Sources: BBC
Iran imposes a 14-day quarantine upon arrival for all travelers from Europe. 2021-01-30
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya calls on European leaders to impose sanctions on supporters of President Alexander Lukashenko after police used tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse protesters. 2020-11-17
The Department of Health and Social Care reports that the death toll from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom stands at 29,427, which is now the highest in Europe, after surpassing Italy. 2020-05-5
Nearly 300 migrants including Syrians arrived in Edirne province, Turkey, on the border with Greece in a bid to go to Europe. Another group of migrants arrived on the coast of Ayvacik in Çanakkale, western Turkey, and wanted to go to the Greek island of Lesbos by boats. Turkish officials announced that the security forces will not intervene to prevent the crossing of any migrants, including those from Syria and other countries like Afghanistan and Iran. 2020-02-28
A pregnant woman is reported with the Zika virus in Spain - the first case in Europe. 2016-02-4
The European Union and Turkey reach an agreement for Turkey to stem the flow of migrants into Europe in return for a £3bn aid package, easier visa conditions and re-energised talks to join the bloc. 2015-10-16
Europe's Rosetta space probe reaches the distant 67P-Churyumov–Gerasimenko to orbit it and eventually land. 2014-08-6
More than 250 people have died of the cold weather in Europe, with Russia forced to reduce supplies of natural gas. 2012-02-5
Toyota closes several plants in Europe for part of April and May due to parts shortages caused by the power outages associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. 2011-04-13
NATO agrees to extend its Europe-based missile defence system. 2010-11-19