February 10, 2022 Paris police ban French ‘Freedom Convoy’ demonstrations in city, threaten prison time if traffic blocked French police on Thursday banned demonstrations in Paris through the weekend in anticipation of a “Freedom Convoy” of anti-vaccine mandate protesters arriving in the capital city by Friday.
February 9, 2022 Canadian truckers inspire anti-vaccine mandate protests in France Inspired by the Freedom Convoy of Canadian truckers protesting their government's vaccine mandate, a group of protesters gathered together in France Wednesday for a “Convoi de la Liberté” of their own.
February 5, 2022 Mass swarm of dead fish in Atlantic prompts European inquiry France and the European Union are investigating why a massive swarm of dead fish was released by a huge trawler in the Atlantic Ocean off France, after an environmental group released dramatic video and photos of the incident.
January 25, 2022 Greece imposes fines on unvaccinated people age 60 and older, reports say Greece is now imposing fines on people age 60 and older who are unvaccinated – even as COVID-19 cases have been declining.
January 24, 2022 NATO sending fighters, ships to region; UK to withdraw some staff from embassy in Ukraine NATO announced Monday that it will send fighter jets and ships to eastern Europe as tension with the alliance and Russia hit a fever pitch due to the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
January 11, 2022 Biden admin backs Ukraine ahead of NATO, Russia summit The Biden administration on Tuesday said it is "working in lockstep" with its allies as the NATO meeting with Russia looms amid heightened tensions with Ukraine.
December 22, 2021 Spain issues outdoor mask mandate amid COVID-19 spike Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez passed a law by decree making it mandatory to wear a mask outdoors amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
December 17, 2021 European Union leaders press Russia to resume peace talks with Ukraine European Union leaders on Thursday pressed Russia to return to peace talks with Ukraine and renewed their threat to impose unprecedented sanctions on Moscow in tandem with the United States and Britain should Russian armed forces cross the border.
December 15, 2021 Norway fines dating app Grindr $7.16M over breaching privacy rules Norway’s data privacy watchdog on Wednesday fined gay dating app Grindr $7.16 million for sending sensitive personal data to hundreds of potential advertising partners without users' consent
December 15, 2021 Omicron will be the dominant COVID-19 variant by mid-January, EU official says The head of the European Union's executive branch said Wednesday that omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus variant in the 27-nation bloc by mid-January, amid concerns that a dramatic rise in infections will leave Europe shrouded in gloom during the holiday season.