Europe

On Wednesday, two senior Turkish journalists were arrested by German police. Both of the journalists who were detained work for Sabah, a well-known Turkish daily newspaper. The two men who were arrested were identified by a Sabah employee as Ismail Erel...

Barclays Bank in the UK has closed the accounts of non-UK residents following Brexit and is now dragging its feet in returning the money to their rightful owners, customers in Greece allege. There are at least two cases of Greek...

In a head-spinning turn of events, the EU has just rejected an Observer State Status of Turkish Cypriots in Turkic States Body. The breaking news came just one day after Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced  that occupied Northern Cyprus...

Greece has been named the most popular destination in Europe for beach-passionate travelers this year, according to the 2022 Best Beaches Index published by vacation rentals search engine Holidu. Based on Google rankings, Holidu’s “Most Popular Countries for Beaches in...

Jeff Bezos' superyacht is in danger of becoming the target of Dutch preservationists who threaten to pelt her with rotten eggs. Bezos is looking to take apart a 140-year-old bridge in the city of Rotterdam in order to fit...

Almost two years after the pandemic rocked the globe, a new, as-yet-untried Covid-19 strategy may be on the horizon -- accepting that the virus will be with us for some time, and loosening measures as part of the coronavirus'...

A major geopolitical reshuffle is underway in the wake of AUKUS, which has drawn France closer to Greece and Cyprus, and widened its divide with Turkey. By Konstantinos Apostolou-Katsaros A major geopolitical reshuffle is underway in the wake of AUKUS. Although...

A post-Brexit rule banning the use of ID cards from the EU and European Economic Area (EEA) for entering Britain came into effect on Friday, according to the UK government. Under plans announced by the government one year ago, most...

The UK flagship carrier British Airways -- along with Heathrow-- asked the UK to add more countries to its "Green List" category.

Which EU countries appear to be the most open to welcoming American tourists back after their long exile after the pandemic?

As the transition period of Brexit ends on December 31, 2020, millions of Europeans, among which thousands of Greek citizens who live in Britain, should get ready for the new reality of January 1, 2021. London and Brussels managed to...

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we fly and travel in planes. Taking a casual look to see if there are any cheap flights for this summer, one grasps immediately that there are no flights whatsoever available for...

Calls and text messages between European states are set to become considerably cheaper as of Wednesday, May 15. The decision to impose a ceiling on prices for calls between people in different EU member-states (and additionally the four EEA members,...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, says Turkey is distancing itself from the European Union and will not become a member of the bloc in the "foreseeable future." In his "State of the European Union" address on Wednesday, Juncker said Turkey...

This September, the United Nations General Assembly will bring together world leaders to address one of the leading challenges of our time: responding to large movements of refugees and migrants. War, human rights violations, underdevelopment, climate change and natural disasters...