Western Europe Archives

“Cementing its place in the top three (...) life-work balance is becoming just as much a hallmark of Belgian culture as chocolate, waffles and beer," the ranking reads.

Poland’s decision brings to 11 the number of countries that have reintroduced border checks within the Schengen zone.

Austria’s energy market exposes why Europe’s power bills keep climbing – and how regulators are fighting back.

Interior ministry says deportations can begin as asylum no longer applies to convicts.

Emissions from the two sectors are expected to remain stable between 2024 and 2025.

Since coming to power earlier this year, the new German coalition government had championed a more restrictive line on migration, both at home and at the EU level.

The deadly unrest was triggered by France's proposal to revise New Caledonia’s electoral roll, which pro-independence groups saw as a direct threat to their political influence.

The call is the first between a European leader and the Russian president since last November.

Nine German Länder call for EU nature law to be scrapped, citing cost and red tape.

Merz’s key ally and Germany's second-in-command, Lars Klingbeil, is struggling to unite his Social Democrats behind his pragmatist course, spelling trouble for the chancellor.

Pitched as a lifeline for public media, the reform aims to merge France’s fragmented landscape into a single, centralised structure.

DeepSeek's privacy issues in the EU are stacking up.

The summit debut of the leader of the EU's biggest economy was unremarkable, if not underwhelming.

Berlin's decision to keep the €20.50-per-megawatt-hour electricity tax has sparked criticism, including from within German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's own party.

The announcement arrived on the eve of the annual event organised by the biggest national farmers' organisation.

"I don't see any particular value in keeping the money and not spending it,” Germany's new finance minister said following the unveiling of his first budget.

Failed pension talks push Bayrou toward possible ouster.

The Agriculture Ministry calls the rule “unnecessary bureaucracy” – though it takes just five hours a year to complete.

Bruno Retailleau has two years to make his case for his brand of conservatism. 

Macron condemns US strikes on Iran as illegal and counterproductive, warning forceful regime change has never brought stability.

To underpin the plan, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is reportedly planning to take on record levels of public debt.

According to the WHO’s new report, the Netherlands is the only EU country to have met all its targets for curbing tobacco use.

The informal group now claims it represents a "clear majority" within the bloc.

Voting data shows the German Free Voters are drifting away from their Renew Europe group in the European Parliament.