
Burqa ban bill approved by Portugal’s parliament seen as targeting Muslim women
If signed into law, the bill proposed by far-right party would follow other European countries in banning face veilsPortugal’s parlia...
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If signed into law, the bill proposed by far-right party would follow other European countries in banning face veilsPortugal’s parlia...

Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchersMainstream parties are increasingly allowing the far right to set th...

BPA, a synthetic chemical used in production of plastics, found in baby products made by three big European brandsA chemical linked to impaired sexual development, obesity and cancer has bee...

Marine Le Pen says she will seek to call a no-confidence motion as she urges Macron to dissolve the National AssemblyDonald Trump has warned that the US cou...

Netherlands and Hungary move towards designation as draft resolution reportedly backed by 79 MEPs in 20 countriesWhere Donald Trump leads, Europe’s nationalists and far right follow. After a...

Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shiftingThe ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has been m...

Chega supporters in Albufeira hope party can use Sunday’s local elections as springboard for nationwide takeoverThe road into Albufeira is thronged with billboards. Some, such as the faded o...

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds studyThe number of wild bee species in Europe at risk of extinction has more than doubl...

All parties except National Rally and La France Insoumise called on by president to show ‘collective responsibility’Emmanuel Macron has summoned the leaders of several political parties to h...

Brussels urged to impose stronger sanctions against Rwanda, as it has in response to Russia for its war in UkraineThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused the EU of “an obvious doubl...

Sébastien Lecornu speaks at the Matignon Palace and expresses optimism that parliament will not need to be dissolvedEmmanuel Macron’s second term is set to end in May 2027 a...

Dominique Pelicot says Husamettin Dogan’s attempt to overturn conviction in the mass rape case ‘is indecent’Dominique Pelicot, who drugged his ex-wife Gisèle Pelicot and invited dozens of st...