Covid subvariants cast shadow over European summer
A resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Europe, this time driven by new, fast-spreading Omicron subvariants, is once again threatening to disrupt people's summer plans
Some English language students swerve UK post Brexit
Britain's departure from the EU is not helping the post-Covid recovery for visiting English language students, as post-Brexit administrative requirements have raised travel costs
Migrants: walls go up around Fortress Europe
Poland has started work on a €353 million wall along its frontier with Belarus. What other border barriers have sprung up across Europe, particularly since the migrant crisis of 2015
UK finance reigns in Europe despite Brexit fallout
One year after Britain's formal exit from the European Union, London's powerful City financial sector still reigns on the continent despite losing key business and bankers to rival hubs
Channel migrant crossings to UK more than triple in 2021
More than 27,000 migrants have made the perilous crossing to Britain from mainland Europe in 2021, more than three times the total who crossed the Channel in 2020
Surveillance plane to be deployed over Channel to monitor migrants
The EU border agency will deploy a plane 24-hours-a-day over the Channel coast to monitor migrant crossings, France says after pushing European partners for help in cracking down on people-smuggling
Perilous migrant route to Britain
The migrant disaster in the Channel, in which at least 27 people drowned, underlines the dangers of trying to reach England from France on small boats.
Looted art: Colonial ghosts haunt Europe’s museums
With France returning royal treasures taken from Benin in the 19th century, here is a recap of other disputes over artefacts looted from Europe's former African colonies
What’s behind the Franco-British fishing row?
France and Britain are at loggerheads over fishing rights in the Channel, with a row over the politically sensitive industry causing a major diplomatic flare up. What's behind the Franco-British fishing row?
UK govt under spotlight as Covid cases rise again
Britain has repeatedly trumpeted its mass vaccination programme against Covid-19, so why are infection rates so high compared to its European neighbours?