Belgium

Water shortages across the continent, from France through Italy, Spain and beyond, are creating a critical situationEurope’s worst ever drought in picturesEurope’s most severe drought in decades is hitting homes, factories, farmers and freight across the continent, as experts warn drier winters and searing summers fuelled by global heating mean water […]

Health emergencies authority isn't agile enough, according to companies and countries.

Belgian pigeon fanciers say birds ‘didn’t have a chance’ after contest went wrong in NarbonneBelgian pigeon fanciers are in uproar after thousands of their birds went missing when they were released into stormy weather in a competition that went wrong.The birds were let out in Narbonne in southern France at the start of a race back to their lofts in […]

Brussels is paving the way for more Europeans to be taken hostage — we know because we’ve seen it happen before.

The Captured House, part of a Ukrainian diplomacy drive, tours works created since 24 FebruaryRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesTraditional Ukrainian embroidery featuring guns and military helicopters; a graffitied portrait of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin; photographs of smartly dressed school leavers standing in the ruins of a shelled building in […]

Carine Kanimba, daughter of Paul Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame, finds herself a surveillance target as she fights for her father's release.

The former journalist used a Russian visa to get to Crimea, therefore breaching Ukrainian law.

Pontevedra banned cars decades before most cities started to think about reclaiming streets for pedestrians.

Ukraine makes its way to tourist attraction in Belgian capital.

The Continent has a lot of work to do to heat-proof its cities, infrastructure — and mentality.

War in Ukraine prompts government to change course on energy.

We dive into the politics of this week’s hot topic — Europe’s response to a devastating heat wave and how that impacts current energy troubles. We also look into a debate over crypto currencies and how they should be regulated across the EU. POLITICO’s Bjarke Smith-Meyer hosts this week’s episode, which kicks off with a

King Philippe has shielded his children from the dark side of royalty. But there's one child he won't be able to protect.

Critics fear the deal will pave the way for the release of a convicted terrorist to Iran.

It's hot. Really hot. Where should you escape to?

Temperatures are soaring above 40C across Europe.

Latest findings suggest Rwandan government has deployed surveillance campaign against relatives of Paul RusesabaginaThe mobile phone of a Belgian citizen who is the nephew of Paul Rusesabagina, a jailed critic of the Rwandan government made famous by his portrayal in Hotel Rwanda, was hacked nearly a dozen times in 2020 using Israeli-made surveillance […]

Klaus Müller urges people not to panic.

How a global white supremacist movement is recruiting American teenagers.

The city is set to activate its extreme heat plan next week.

From Europe to India and the US, the revelations have fuelled anger from across the spectrum, from the drivers to politiciansWhat are the Uber files?Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governmentsThe worldwide scale of the Uber files – in numbersThe release of the Uber files has prompted a frenzy of reaction around the world, piling […]

Intense heat in Southern Europe is due to move north and east over the weekend.

Hadja Lahbib's appointment came as a surprise given that she has virtually no political experience.

As food and fuel crises start to pinch, governments will come under pressure from poorer, hungrier, colder voters.

Our POLITICO mobility team takes over this episode — unpacking the issues facing the travel industry this summer and what European policymakers can do to address them. Joshua Posaner, POLITICO’s senior policy reporter based in Berlin, talks to Chief Europe Correspondent Matt Karnitschnig about the EU’s aim to phase out the combustion engine by 2035