Latest Europe News
RSS-
Its Official France Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
signed the country's same-sex marriage and adoption bill into law on Saturday, almost one month after its passage in Parliament that prompted a legal challenge in the country's Constitutional Council by the conservative ...
-
Toulon 16 Clermont Auvergne 15 Heineken Cup final match report - Jonny Wilkinsons boot gives Toulon the edge over French rivals to become champions of Europe
Toulon were crowned champions of Europe for the first time on today when, aided by the boot of Jonny Wilkinson, they came from behind to beat Clermont Auvergne 16-15 in an all-French final at Dublin's Aviva ...
-
Plane catches fire landing at airport in Moscow no injuries
In this image taken Saturday, May 18, 2013 made available from AP video, passengers leave a Boeing 737 belonging to Russian carrier UTair in Vnukovo airport, outside , Russia, on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Emergency officials said the landing gear of a plane carrying more then 130 people caught on fire as it was landing. All passengers and crew members were safely evacuated. (AP Photo/AP ...
More Europe News
RSS-
Russias Karjakin wins $130000 Norway chess tournament with draw against Bulgarian Topalov
STAVANGER, Norway - Russia's Sergey Karjakin has won the EUR100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess tournament after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. Karjakin needed only a draw against Topalov to take the top prize after the world's No. 1 player, Magnus Carlsen, failed to win against Levon Aronian from Armenia, ranked No. 2. Topalov went into the final day of the nine-day round ...
-
Pope and Merkel mindful of Christian vote discuss a Europe focused on values assistance
Pope Francis meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a private audience at the Vatican, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, ...
-
Turkish prime minister to meet US president
Prime Minister Erdogan will visit the US upon an invitation by President Barack Obama ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will leave for the US on Tuesday upon an invitation by US President Barack Obama.Turkish Prime Ministry stated on Monday that Erdogan and Obama would hold a meeting in Washington on May 16.The meeting will take place in White House and focus on Turkish-US ...
-
Italy Sea of protesters fills streets in Rome
Thousands took to the streets on Saturday to protest austerity measures and advocate for job creation and workers' rights. Italy is experiencing its longest recession since 1970, with unemployment rates ...
-
CSKA secure Russian title for fourth time
"To our fans, this trophy is yours," said coach Leonid Slutski after PFC CSKA Moskva drew 0-0 with FC Kuban Krasnodar to wrap up the Russian Premier League title with a game to ...
-
Thousands Rally Against Budget Cuts in Italy
Thousands took to the streets the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government led by center-left PM Enrico Letta. The protesters, who were led by trade unionists, urged Letta to scrap austerity measures and focus on job creation, the BBC informs. Opinion polls suggest that public trust in the Prime Minister's fragile coalition with the centre-right is ...
-
European Union to ban refillable olive oil jugs
Restaurants must use pre-packaged oil in a tamper-proof bottle from now on, while opponents claim the move will largely harm small-time ...
-
France Becomes 14th Country To Turn Marriage Equality Into Law
After lots of controversy, marriage equality is finally the law of the land in France. French President Francois Hollande signed a bill legalizing not only marriage between members of the same sex, but also adoption by gay and lesbian couples. Marriage equality became law after the Constitutional Council shot down a challenge by the right-wing opposition, ruling on Friday the measure does not ...
-
Sweden Storms Into World Hockey Final
MOSCOW, May 18 (R-Sport) - Sweden reached the world hockey championship final on Saturday as two goals from Dallas Stars wing Loui Eriksson propelled the eight-time champion to a 3-0 semifinal win over an ill-disciplined Finland. Sweden went ahead at 10:33 in the first period with Ilari Melart off the ice for cross-checking; Eriksson converting Henrik Sedin's assist. The same combination ...
-
Downing Street insider Lord Feldman taking legal advice as he denies calling anti-Europe anti-gay marriage Tory activists mad swivel-eyed loons
The comments, reported in a number of newspapers this morning, had allegedly come from a close aide to David Cameron.And the party's co-chairman Lord Feldman has rebuffed internet rumours that it was him that made the comments, reported ...
-
Union leads march in Rome calling for job creation
ROME (AP) -- A union of Italian metal workers has led thousands of people in a march through the heart of Rome to press the new government for measures to spur job ...
-
France signs gay marriage in to law
The French leader made the historic move after it was cleared by the constitutional council, which turned down a challenge by the right-wing opposition.Hollande, who had made ''marriage for all'' a key election pledge, made the announcement saying it was ''now time to respect the law and the Republic'' after the top French institution cleared the bill on ...
-
Rome protesters call on Letta government to boost jobs in Italy
The first major protest against Italy’s new coalition government has taken place in Rome. Organised by the left-wing Fiom union, its message was that more needs to be done to create jobs. New Prime Minister Enrico Letta, whose centre-left Democratic Party is in a fragile partnership with Berlusconi’s centre-right, stands accused of neglecting a promise to tackle unemployment, and ...
-
Save the date Frances first same-sex wedding is set for May 29
No sooner had the inked dried on the new law approving same-sex marriage in France than the first couple had announced their nuptials. Invitations to the marriage of Vincent and Bruno in Montpellier have been sent out for May 29 after they officially registered their intention to marry at the town hall, though arrangements were underway for some weeks before. ';Vincent and Bruno are ...
-
Thousands in Rome protest Italys austerity policy
A trade union rally in Rome Saturday attracted thousands of protesters who called for an end to the coalition government's austerity measures. The demonstration took place amid high unemployment and a national debt 127 percent over Italy's annual economic output -- and brought out a number of so-called radical leftists who mixed with the union members and other attendees, the BBC ...
-
European investor confidence falls
European investor confidence saw a three-point decline from 80.3 to 77.3 between July 2008 and August 2008, according to research by State Street Global Markets. Globally, confidence fell from 84.0 in July 2008 to 77.2 in August 2008, a decrease of 6.8 points, with the biggest drive from North American investors who reported a decline from 85.8 to 77.7 points. The only positive area of ...
-
In the past few years the U.S. the NATO leader has raised the question of the need for Europe to increase defense spending. Does Europe need to worry that much about its own security NATO made the most recent attempt to exert pressure on the Europeans
, at the meeting of the committee for Foreign and Security Policy of the European Parliament, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced the need to increase defense spending on Europe. Rasmussen did not clarify the reasons for such actions. The official explained the need to increase defense spending with a higher security level that Europe needs ...
-
Nigeria Imposes Curfew in Military Campaign
Nigeria's military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri, as security forces continue to pursue suspected Islamist militants in the region. The military on Saturday listed more than 10 areas in Maiduguri under curfew. The armed forces have locked down the city and closed roads. Maiduguri, the original home of the Islamist militant group Boko ...
-
Heynckes signs off in style as Schalke seal fourth
FranckRibry inspired FC Bayern Mnchen to a 4-3 comeback win atVfL Borussia Mnchengladbach in Jupp Heynckes' final league game, while FC Schalke 04 cemented ...
-
Ten Under-17 stars to watch
With Europe's premier talent on display in Slovakia at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals, UEFA.com picks ten potential stars to watch out for in the ...
-
Greece to buy 142 ships from China
SHANGHAI - Greek Shipping Minister Kostis Moussouroulis said here Saturday Greek shipowners have recently signed contracts to buy 142 new ships from Chinese shipbuilding companies. The orders, which were signed in April, accounted for more than 60 percent of the recent global orders of Greek shipowners, said the Greek official. The shipping industry, including shipbuilding, is one of the most ...
-
Russia May Change Adoption Law Over French Gay Marriage
MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov said on Saturday Russia may change its adoption agreement with France in response to the country’s new gay marriage law. Earlier on ...
Denmark Discussion
-
Denmark's Russian relationship
Danish relations with Russia have existed for several centuries, with the first recorded diplomatic relations dating from 1493, when King Hans and Ivan III signed a treaty aimed at planning an offensive against Sweden and Lithuania. Since then the relations between the two countries have grown closer, frayed, become tense, reconciled and stagnated at different points throughout the history of their respective political development.
Denmark and Russia have always been economically and politically important to one another though. Denmark, since the end of the Cold War, has acted as a bridge between the east and west, and during much of the tumultuous politics of the post-war and Cold War period, remained largely neutral in many affairs concerning Russia. In 1939 the country refused to support measures to expel Russia from the then-League of Nations, and resisted attempts by Nordic countries to set up a defense alliance for the region. Read more
News from around our Network
