The first pair of Galileo navigation satellites to launch on an Ariane 6 are scheduled to liftoff from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Wednesday (Dec. 17) at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT; 2:01 a.m. local time in Kourou).

As the European Union has looked to push carmakers towards electric vehicles, sales of EVs across the continent have been uneven, skewed more to northern and western countries, while nations further south and east have tended to lag.

Germany’s decision to grant its first operating license for maglev trains represents a pivotal moment for transportation innovation in Europe. With increasing pressure on urban infrastructure, the shift toward efficient, sustainable, and high-frequency public transport options is a priority across the continent.

Archaeologist Paula García Medrano, researcher at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), has just published in Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology a study on the lithic industry from the Paleolithic site of Terra Amata (Niza,

The European Union plans to expand an incoming emissions charge on imported goods as part of efforts to strengthen a flagship climate policy that’s aimed at protecting the bloc’s industries during the green shift.

That’s perhaps doubly true, given France’s skepticism. The country has spent years looking for alternative defense AI specialists, on the back of concerns around data sovereignty and privacy. In the end, France renewed its decade-long Palantir contract anyway, in essence admitting to the platform’s stickiness.

Pope Leo XIV is insisting that Europe must have a role in any Ukraine peace deal. And he is criticizing what he says is the Trump administration’s effort to “break apart” the long-standing U.S.

A top JPMorgan Chase & Co. banker urged the European Union to follow the UK in scrapping a cap on bankers’ bonuses, saying the bloc risks falling behind other regions in the global race to roll back regulations.

The holiday season may be the best time to ride the rails on these iconic routes through Germany’s enchanted Black Forest, Norway’s frozen waterfalls, and Scotland’s haunting peat bogs.

Under crisp December skies and the watchful gaze of the Dolomite mountain range, the Vicenza Military Community Football Club hosted

PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The EU's parliament will vote on Wednesday on a scheme that would enable women from nations restricting abortion to terminate pregnancies in another member state free of charge.