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Thousands of French professionals from different fields marched in cities across the country on Monday in the latest protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s flagship pension overhaul. Under the same banner “SOS Retraites” (SOS Pension), lawyers, […]

About 411,000 people in Germany received standard benefits at the end of 2018 in accordance with the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act (AsylbLG), the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Monday. According to Destatis, the number […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker held their first meeting Monday in Luxembourg on Brexit without breakthrough. Focusing on the Irish backstop, a protocol aiming to prevent a […]

U.S. intelligence fugitive Edward Snowden wants to claim asylum in France — a demand to which the French minister of justice gave a favorable answer while the president remains silent, French media reported on Monday. […]

Bjoern Hoecke, top politician of the far-right populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, cut off an interview with the German public TV channel ZDF broadcast on Sunday evening local time after the language he used […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ended a hectic day in Luxembourg Monday insisting Britain will leave the European Union on Oct. 31. Johnson held talks with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. He gave […]

The extreme rainfall and strong winds battering southeastern Spain have claimed five lives over the past three days, the emergency services said Friday. The “cold drop,” a seasonal phenomenon caused when cold air from the […]

The finance ministers of members of the European Union on Saturday discussed options of changing the EU energy legislation to adapt to the climate change combat. Air travel taxation got attention, but with emphasis on […]

About half of the migrants on board the ship Ocean Viking have disembarked on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa by Sunday morning after Italy agreed to take in the migrants, local media reported. The […]