Icelanders vote in close race on restarting EU membership talks
Voters in Iceland head to the polls on Saturday in a close race to decide whether the island nation should reopen membership negotiations with the European Union.
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Six EU Countries Push for Windfall Tax on Oil Companies Amid War Profits
Six European Union member states—Germany, Italy, Austria, Poland, Portugal, and Spain—are pushing for an EU-wide windfall tax on oil companies. Prompted by surging war profits and severe supply shocks following … Read More
Germany’s Strict Laws on Smart Glasses vs. European Photography Rules
In August 2026, German regulators and digital rights groups launched a coordinated offensive against Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, invoking a strict espionage law originally deployed against interactive children’s toys. Germany … Read More
New EU Handling Fees for Non-EU Online Purchases Starting November
Irish Shoppers Face €5 Combined Charges on Non-EU Parcels as Handling Fees Approach Starting in November 2026, consumers in Ireland ordering low-value goods from outside the European Union will face … Read More
Morocco Arrests Over 100 Migrants in Second Ceuta Border Rush
Hundreds of migrants attempted to cross into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Saturday, August 15, 2026, driven by social media rumors about asylum access. Moroccan security forces … Read More
Belgium’s Largest Wildfire Forces Evacuations Near German Border
Belgium is battling its largest wildfire on record, which has scorched approximately 2,700 to 3,000 hectares of the eastern High Fens nature reserve and pushed within three kilometers of the … Read More
Netanyahu Sparks Controversy by Calling UK the ‘Islamic Republic of Britain
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignited a fierce diplomatic backlash earlier this week by referring to the United Kingdom as the “Islamic Republic of Britain” during a podcast interview. The … Read More
20 Best Instagram Spots in Berlin: A Photography Guide
Berlin, the largest city in the European Union and capital of Germany, occupies a unique geographical footprint along a relatively minor river in the centre of the region. Despite its … Read More
WHO European Region Reports 112883 HIV Diagnoses For 2023
A total of 112,883 HIV diagnoses were reported across 47 countries in the WHO European Region for 2023, marking a slight crude rate increase to 12.7 per 100,000 population. While … Read More
Opinion | How Green Policies Fuel Fires In Europe
As severe summer heatwaves and prolonged droughts fuel destructive wildfires across Europe—including a massive blaze at Dunwich Heath in the UK—experts and commentators are fiercely debating whether strict European Union … Read More