Since 1993, Poland has allowed abortion only in cases of severe foetal abnormalities, risks to the mother's health or life, or pregnancies resulting from rape or incest.

The arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta has fuelled political tensions ahead of next month's election.

The National Police has found 74 migrants crammed into a house in Ceuta's Príncipe district, including 10 unaccompanied minors, and arrested a man on suspicion of labour exploitation, assault and facilitating irregular immigration.

A Ukrainian national has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia. According to federal prosecutors, he allegedly gathered defence-related information.

EU lawmakers say their position balances climate ambitions with easing supplies – at a time of turmoil in energy security.

Truck drivers' protests over high fuel prices are disrupting supermarket deliveries across southern Italy, leaving shelves partly empty and some petrol stations without fuel.

The European Parliament has awarded the Sakharov Prize to the International Criminal Court in a show of support after the US imposed sanctions on the court. The abstention of the far-right Patriots for Europe group was decisive in breaking the deadlock over the final choice.

National Geographic has curated its list of 25 must-visit places for 2027, with six destinations in Europe making the cut, including the Tricity area in Poland and Vestland in Norway.

Italy's government has warned of criminal penalties for truck drivers blocking roads in protest over soaring fuel prices, as authorities move to clear demonstrations disrupting transport and deliveries in the country's south.

Macron met intelligence chiefs on Thursday morning ahead of renewed protests, while the Prime Minister is due to meet political parties and mayors in the afternoon. Protest bans and curfews remain in force.

This Sunday the clocks will be turned back again, even though the EU Parliament set abolition in motion at the end of 2019. Why?

AfD leader Alice Weidel unveiled her EU vision in Strasbourg a week after Marine Le Pen did the same in Brussels. Both parties seek to reshape the bloc around national sovereignty but differ on fiscal policy, energy and the extent of reform.