#europe

#europe

In 2024, there has been a threefold increase in allegations of environmental and human rights abuses in transition mineral projects across Europe and central Asia, rising from 92 cases to 270.

Strikes by French air traffic controllers affected over a million people's travel plans this month - and may be set to continue.

Lahemaa in Estonia is not the only destination on this list that has the best hiking weather in the summer. With a maximum temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, visitors can avoid having to plan their outdoor activities-namely, long walks and wildlife-spotting -to avoid the summer heat.

Every year, VivaTech transforms Paris into a vibrant global hub of innovation. In 2025, Fortune played a leading role as an official media partner, boosting the event's international reach and highlighting Europe's most thrilling innovations.

The analysis of 5G performance across Europe shows some regions like Poland experiencing significant speed increases, while others like Sweden face declines. This disparity arises from differences in spectrum use and network congestion.

Emmanuel Macron emphasized that the United Kingdom must not remain on the sidelines and that defense, security, and democracy are interconnected across Europe.

A consortium made up of ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Energy International has made a second natural gas discovery beneath the seabed south of Cyprus, reinforcing the region's role as an energy exporter.

Low water levels after heatwaves and drought are limiting shipping on some of Europe's biggest rivers, including the Rhine and the Danube, and pushing up transport costs.

At a meeting in Brussels last week, several dozens of CEOs of Fortune 500 Europe companies met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and four of her deputies. They held an open-ended discussion that touched on simplifying and delaying ESG rules, recasting clean energy as a matter of European independence, crafting an industrial AI strategy to compete with the US, and creating a single regime for companies to operate all over Europe.

The UK has been revealed as the worst country in Europe for commuters, in joint worst place with Greece, showing high commuting costs and long times.

Support for democracy among young people in Europe varies significantly, with only half in France and Spain seeing it as the best government form, while Poland has lower support.

"Universities find themselves caught between these pressures, trying to maintain international openness and competitiveness while responding to domestic political concerns."

The heat wave that has blanketed much of Europe is expected to linger over the continent this week, driving up temperatures to higher-than-normal levels and offering little reprieve.

"Protestors gathered en masse in Barcelona, cheering and holding signs that said things like 'mass tourism kills the city', and wielding water guns—the images have become synonymous with the movement against overtourism."

According to the European Parliament, from 2015 to 2023, in absolute terms, house prices in the EU rose by just under 50% on average.

The Blockchain Group has positioned itself as Europe's first Bitcoin treasury company by acquiring additional BTC, reflecting the growing trend of institutional Bitcoin adoption.