Danes stunned by €800mn tax fraud
Criminals have duped Denmark’s tax authority into incorrectly refunding €830mn in the past three years, using online forms.
Hungary: Volunteers who help migrants turn anti-Orban
Hungarian volunteers helping migrants due to lack of basic state support are beginning to turn their anger on Orban, with a protest planned in Budapest on Wednesday.
Germans opening their homes to refugees
Some Germans, including one MP, are hosting migrants in their own homes to relieve overwhelmed official agencies.
News in Brief
- UN climate chief: No such thing as ideal pace for pre-Paris talks
- UK to accept 'thousands more' Syrian refugees
- Talks next week to soothe Northern Ireland tension
- Putin wants new 'coalition to fight terrorism'
- Lithuanian President: We must show solidarity on migration
- ECB signals plan to buy more bonds
- Report: Bulgaria and Hungary turn to Israel for fence technology
- EU to start destroying Mediterranean smugglers' boats
Ireland hits back at Eurostat in water dispute
The Irish government has accused the EU's statistical agency of being "grossly erroneous" after Eurostat ruled that Irish Water is not a market agency and must be counted on the state's balance sheet.
Duda: 'A new chapter of Polish transformation'
Poland’s new president Andrzej Duda took over the presidential palace on Thursday, heralding a shift toward national conservatism in the country.
Kosovo approves war crimes court following EU, US pressure
The EU has welcomed a decision by Kosovo to set up a special war crimes court to prosecute former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
Danes to vote on EU relations in December referendum
The Danish PM has called a referendum on EU home affairs co-operation on 3 December, in a move which could mark the country's first big EU-relations shift in a decade.
Poland's richest entrepreneur dies
Poland lost its richest businessman, philanthropist and person strongly associated with the country’s transformation from Communism to the market economy on Wednesday.
Belgian nuclear reactors get 10 extra years of life
Two Belgian nuclear reactors that were supposed to go offline this year, will continue to be used until 2025. Critics say the decision is putting off investors.
Dutch citizens' group wants to vote on EU-Ukraine treaty
The campaigners are profiting from a new democratic tool which allows citizens to call for a referendum on a recently adopted law or treaty.
Feature
Wanted: Dutch backyards to build wind turbines
EU member state are obliged to increase their renewable energy reliance. But the construction of wind turbines near residential areas in the Netherlands is being met with fierce resistance.
Turkey-funded mega-mosque in Bucharest sparks resistance
Resistance is growing in Bucharest to a giant mosque financed by Turkey as part of a push to build religious centres in foreign cities.
Migrant surge creates tension on Hungary-Serbia border
The thick acacia and pine forest covering the border area between Hungary and Serbia is littered with torn-up Greek asylum documents.
Romania's PM in corruption and money laundering charges
Romania's centre-left prime minister Victor Ponta is refusing to resign despite being indicted with corruption in a case that stems back to his time as a lawyer.
Greek shops, cafes hit by capital controls
Some Greeks are buying gold and laptops in case they lose their savings. But capital controls have put many small businesses in jeopardy.
Tsipras gets cross-party backing before euro summit
The Greek PM will present a new proposal for a deal Tuesday with the backing of Greece's five main parties, amid concerns over the state of Greek banks.
Interview
'Europe needs Greece for its own security'
Destabilisation of Greece could harm EU and Nato security, the country's former military chief has warned.
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Greeks set for razor-edge referendum
Sunday's bailout referendum is the first in Greece for 40 years. It is not clear when the final result will be known.
Analysis
Did Tsipras always want a euro exit?
Did the Greek PM call a vote to save the bailout from parliamentary rejection or to prepare a euro exit?
Bulgarian lev makes inroads in Greece
Hotels and restaurants in northern Greece are accepting payments in Bulgarian levs, then converting them to euros in Bulgaria.
Finland challenges mystery nuclear investor
Finnish authorities have queried the participation of a Croat firm in a nuclear project amid suspicion of Russian skulduggery.
Bulgaria eyes Greek crisis warily
Bulgaria is watching the crisis in neighbouring Greece through wary eyes, with its PM noting that Sofia is in "no rush" to join the euro.
Hungary and allies reject EU migrant quotas
Central European states have rejected the idea of mandatory migrant quotas. Meanwhile Hungary has suspended EU asylum rules.
Populist surge topples Danish PM
Thorning-Schmidt has stepped down as Denmark's PM after elections Thursday saw the right-wing bloc win, and a surge in popularity for the populist Danish People's Party.
Danish elections: A race to the bottom on immigration
Thorning-Schmidt is fighting to regain power, with election promises on tighter immigration control and more welfare.
Analysis
Poland: Waitergate not over yet
Last week, several top politicians resigned in Poland over the 2014 Waitergate scandal. But will it save the ruling Civic Platform party?
Slovakia takes hard look at Greek talks
As Greek bailout talks drag on, some politicians in Slovakia say it was right to stay out of the eurozone's first Athens rescue.
Analysis
The politics behind Cameron's referendum U-turn
Last month's election victory gave Cameron a parliamentary majority and a party more at peace than it has been for decades.
MEPs' Highlights
- Hungary tearing down wall in ’89, putting up wall in 2015 – ALDE MEPs urge Commission to act before border fence is built
- Cynical to see leaders haggling over the number of asylum seekers
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