Each year, 30,000 asylum applications are registered in the UK. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin declares it is time for the UK to change its immigration laws—to make it easier for people to enter the UK.

Czech president Miloš Zeman appointed the leader of a large centre-right alliance, Petr Fiala, as prime minister on Sunday. Zeman oversaw the ceremony—which had originally been scheduled to take place on Friday—from inside a plexiglass box especially designed for the occasion. He was seated on a wheelchair and flanked by health workers in hazmat (PPE) suits. […]

The Social Democrats, Greens, and Free Democrats announced on Wednesday their plans for Germany's transition to a green economy and other

President Macron has denied that immigration is out of control. But his assurances contradict official data from the government statistics agency, INSEE, which show that net migration numbers have risen steadily since the early 2000s.

On Monday, Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said all Germans will be "vaccinated, cured or dead" by the end of

China has punished Lithuania after the country allowed Taiwan to open a diplomatic office in the capital of Vilnius. It is “bad international precedent,” according to the Chinese government.