Growing concern over unseasonal warm spell in Europe
October morning temperatures topping 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in Spain may have brought cheer to the tourists, but they are provoking concern among environmentalists
Italy’s PM is a trailblazer, just don’t call her feminist
In her rapid rise through Italian politics, Giorgia Meloni has repeatedly shattered the glass ceiling and has now become the first woman premier in the still staunchly patriarchal country
Hounded at home, China’s video game firms welcomed in Europe
China is investing billions in Europe's video game industry, but analysts have warned that there could be trouble along the road unless regulators start to take stricter notice
New European Community
EU members have established a new political community with almost all other European countries as a response to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The aim of the association is to enable closer exchanges between EU countries and partners outside the EU.
The interactive map shows the composition of the community, consisting of the 27 EU countries and 17 other non-EU countries.
EU gas price trends
The interactive map shows the increase in gas prices in the EU compared to the same month last year (indicates the individual increase in value for each EU country).
Arms for Ukraine: US pulls ahead, Europe slows
Dozens of countries have supplied military support to Ukraine since Russia invaded it on February 24, but new pledges of support from European countries have tapered off, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy notes
EU leaders struggle for answer to Putin’s ‘energy missile’
EU leaders meeting in Prague wrestled to come up with a plan to tackle soaring energy costs as they struggle with the fallout from Russia's war on Ukraine.