A former European lawmaker described as key to an alleged cash-for-influence operation by Morocco and Qatar has signed an agreement with the Belgian authorities.
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European Parliament Focuses on 2 More Lawmakers in Corruption Scandal
The assembly on Monday began the process of lifting the immunity of two members at the request of the Belgian police in a snowballing corruption investigation involving Qatar.
At France’s Oldest Christmas Market, Energy Crisis Dims Festive Spirits
Amid soaring gas prices and the war in Ukraine, Strasbourg’s Christkindelsmärik, like holiday fairs across Europe, has faced a tough question: “How do you balance magic and responsibility?”
Top E.U. Official Becomes an Unexpected Wartime Leader
In her annual address, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, pushed for the bloc to remain firm in the face of Russian aggression.
Your Monday Briefing
Russia looks to Africa.
A French University Confronts Medical Crimes and Its Nazi Past
A report on the University of Strasbourg’s takeover by Nazis during World War II and on medical crimes they committed there sheds light on a period that had been mostly scrubbed from official memory.
New Brand of Activist Takes Aim at Ukraine War and Climate Crisis, Together
Led by young women from Eastern Europe, they are cornering Europe’s leaders and pressing them for a total energy embargo on Russia — to end the fighting and to save the planet.
European Court Backs Germany in Case Over 2009 Killings of Afghan Civilians
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Germany sufficiently investigated a bombing in Afghanistan that killed as many as 90 civilians.
European Court Backs Germany in Case Over 2009 Killings of Afghan Civilians
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Germany sufficiently investigated a bombing in Afghanistan that killed as many as 90 civilians.
Europe Dispatch: What Is Europe? Freedom, Slavery, Austerity or Nothing at All
As Europeans go to the polls in a Continental election, a New York Times reporter set out to find out what Europe means to Europeans in 2019.