- yesterday
CrediaBank reports 37.4m euro net profit; Optima Bank 165.1m in nine months
CrediaBank's net profit reached 37.4 million euros in the first nine months of 2026, up 278% year on year, while Optima Bank's net profit rose 34% to 165.1 million euros.
- 4d ago
Malta releases 15-year-old Italian held since May over false bomb alarm
Maltese judicial authorities ordered the bail release of a 15-year-old Italian boy arrested on 25 May for a false alarm at his school, the Italian foreign ministry said on 10 November. He is expected to return to his parents' home in Malta between 10 and 11 November and resume regular schooling.
- 4d ago
Portugal records second-largest EU emissions rise in 2025 as EU total falls 1.6%
EU greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.6% in 2025 according to Commission data published on Monday, 9 November 2026. Portugal's 4.2% rise, driven by the forest sector, was the second largest in the bloc after Italy.
- 5d ago
Italy ranks worst EU country for LGBTQ+ travelers in 2026 safety map
The LGBTQ Travel Safety Map 2026 places Italy 36th of 49 countries, scoring 24.11% against an EU average of 52%. Spain tops the continental list at 88.7%.
- 5d ago
EU finance ministers to weigh higher minimum tobacco excise at Ecofin
The Irish presidency's compromise text would lift the minimum cigarette excise to 140 euros per 1,000 from July 2028 and give Greece until 2036 to adjust.
- Oct 29
Mário Ferreira acquitted of tax fraud over Atlântida ship sale
Portuguese businessman Mário Ferreira was acquitted on Thursday, 29 October, of tax fraud over the sale of the ship Atlântida. Prosecutors had sought a conviction, arguing that a €3.7 million gain went undeclared.
- Oct 28
36 countries confirmed for Eurovision 2027 in Burgas, with Canada debuting and Spain and Slovenia undecided
The European Broadcasting Union said 36 broadcasters will take part in the 71st contest in Burgas, held 11 to 15 May 2027. Canada makes its debut, while Spain and Slovenia have until December to decide whether they will compete.
- Oct 24
Armenia wins Eurovision Junior 2026 with 202 points, Spain second with 184
Armenia's entrant won the 24th Eurovision Junior final in Malta on Saturday, 24 October, with 202 points. Spain finished second with 184 points and France third with 165.
- Oct 23
Belgian court discharges 31 defendants in drugs trial over excessive delays
The Hasselt court found that nearly nine years had passed since the first judicial step in January 2018, and it ended the prosecution of John H. and his co-defendants on Friday, 23 October 2026.
- Oct 22
Romania posts the EU's largest quarterly budget deficit, at 9.2% of GDP in Q2 2026
Eurostat data published on 21 October puts Romania's second-quarter deficit at 9.2% of GDP, against 3.5% for the EU. The National Bank's chief economist says the quarterly figure is not an annual one.
- Oct 14
Joshua Huck takes over US embassy in Athens after Kimberly Guilfoyle's exit
Career diplomat Joshua Huck now leads the US embassy in Athens in a transitional role, while a permanent successor to Kimberly Guilfoyle is chosen, confirmed and installed over several months.
- Oct 7
Two-thirds of child migrants entering southern Europe arrived alone in 2025, UN report shows
A joint UN agency report shows 67% of the 31,100 migrant children reaching southern Europe in 2025 were unaccompanied, amid declining access to formal refugee resettlement programs.
- Oct 7
Portuguese police conduct 250 raids in 100 million euro mobile phone VAT fraud probe
Roughly 1,000 Portuguese police and tax inspectors executed 250 search warrants across the country on Wednesday, targeting a suspected cross-border mobile phone VAT carousel overseen by the European Public Prosecutor's Office.
- Oct 6
Pejcinovic scores twice as Germany beat Georgia 2-0 to qualify for 2027 Under-21 Euro
Dzenan Pejcinovic scored twice in Bielefeld before a crowd of 20,049 as Germany secured top spot in Group F, avoiding the playoff route to reach the finals in Albania and Serbia.
- Oct 5
Italian authorities seize 377 exotic animals in car bound for Malta at Sicilian port
Customs officials and financial police in Pozzallo intercepted a car carrying 300 tortoises and 77 parrots without climate control ahead of a catamaran crossing to Malta.
- Oct 4
European asylum applications fall 24.3% in 2026 as Germany drops to third
Asylum requests across the EU, Norway, and Switzerland dropped to 452,969 in the first nine months of 2026, with France and Italy receiving more applicants than Germany.
- Oct 4
Poznan hosts 25th jubilee marathon as race course returns to Old Market Square
The 25th LOTTO Poznan Marathon takes place on 4 October 2026, starting at 9:00 from the Poznan International Fair grounds and closing roads across the city until 16:00.
- Oct 2
Seventeen EU leaders oppose cuts to agriculture and cohesion in 2028–2034 budget
Leaders from seventeen member states submitted a joint letter to EU presidency holder Ireland, rejecting proposed spending cuts to regional cohesion and the Common Agricultural Policy ahead of the October summit in Brussels.
- Sep 30
Nicolò Tresoldi hat-trick leads Germany U21 to 4-1 victory over Malta
Nicolò Tresoldi scored three goals as captain to take Germany to a 4-1 European Championship qualifying win in Attard, moving his team one victory away from the 2027 finals.
