Sources: BBC
German airline Lufthansa announces that it will cut 20,000 short-haul flights in Europe this summer, saying rising fuel prices have made many flights "unprofitable" for the company. 2026-04-22
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will resume rollouts in Europe. 2021-04-20
Authorities in Germany and Belgium seize more than 23,000 kg of cocaine, worth billions of dollars, in an international operation that resulted in one arrest. Authorities consider this to be the largest amount of cocaine ever seized in Europe. The containers came on a ship from Paraguay, via Tangier and Rotterdam, the police said. 2021-02-24
New Zealand health officials report the first community case of COVID-19 in more than two months in a person who travelled from Europe. 2021-01-24
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo called the situation a "state of sanitary emergency" in the country and announces a second nationwide lockdown from November 1 for at least six weeks, with all non-essential businesses ordered to close. Belgium is the worst affected country in Europe with more than 1,600 cases per 100,000 people. 2020-10-30
Panasonic announces their intent to move their European headquarters from London to Amsterdam, citing concern over Brexit. 2018-08-30
Sweden celebrates the 70th birthday of their King Carl XVI Gustaf, whose celebration was attended by fellow European royals, including Denmark's Margrethe II, former King of Spain Juan Carlos I and former Queen of the Netherlands Beatrix. 2016-04-30
A team of scientists from the United States and Europe are predicting that declining snowpacks on mountain ranges could lead to Northern Hemisphere water shortages by the year 2060. 2015-11-14
ACTA loses further support in Europe as Bulgaria and the Netherlands join Poland and Germany in declining to ratify it due to privacy and human rights concerns. 2012-02-15
German health officials report 365 new cases of the E. coli outbreak as it continues to spread throughout Europe. 2011-06-1