France's far-right leader Jordan Bardella appears strolling hand-in-hand with an Italian princess on the cover of a glossy magazine - in what commentators called a drive to hone his image ahead of next year's presidential elections.
Huge numbers turned out at pro-Palestinian rallies in Europe on Saturday, calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the release of activists on board a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the territory.
The EU's much-delayed EES system of biometric passport checks could begin in October this year, after an agreement was reached on Wednesday between member states.
European governments are announcing emergency measures on a near-weekly basis to protect households and businesses from the energy crisis stemming from Russia's war in Ukraine.
In many capitals public celebrations were cancelled or curtailed, and in some even private celebrations were heavily restricted. But the European countries covered by The Local still managed to bring in 2022 in some style.
Pope Francis has broken with Catholic tradition to appoint a woman as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first to hold the post with voting rights in a body that studies major questions of doctrine.
Here is an overview of recent restrictions being imposed in countries across Europe, including localised lockdowns, mandatory testing
and obligations to wear face masks among others.
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases across 61 countries hit 86,000 Saturday with nearly 3,000 deaths to date, the profile of those most at risk of dying is coming into focus, experts told AFP (This article is not behind a paywall)
Hundreds of thousands of young climate activists rallied across Europe Friday ahead of EU Parliament elections as part of protests worldwide demanding action against global warming.
