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The Euro Weekly News proudly connects the English-speaking community of Spain with all the latest news from home and abroad. Known by residents as the ‘people’s paper’, we have been providing this invaluable news service since 1999, ensuring that expats and international travellers can remain up-to-date with all the latest developments in Spain and the rest of Europe.
One compulsory “home-working day” per week to deal with Iran conflict fuel shortages on the cards
Brussels has floated fresh ideas that might quietly reshape daily commutes across Europe, at least for the duration of the current energy strains linked to...
Could robots solve Europe’s growing wild boar problem? Warsaw experiment goes viral
Poland has come up with a novel way to get rid of packs of roaming wild boars from busy towns and cities, and it is...
Queen Mary breaks silence on father’s death with heartfelt tribute: ‘My heart is heavy’
Denmark’s Queen Mary has spoken out following the death of her father, revealing new details about his final years in a rare and deeply personal...
Woman’s warning after weight-loss injections led to surgery and unexpected side effects
A woman from Northern Ireland has spoken publicly about serious health complications she experienced after using weight-loss injections, warning others to carefully consider the risks...
Paid leave for sick pets: Italy’s precedent that could open up leave rights to care for animals
In Europe today, pets are generally viewed as another integral member of a multi-species family in society, and this recognition is behind more and more...
Germans could face wage cuts for taking sick days under new proposals
German workers could face having wages reduced for taking sick days under proposals being discussed by political leaders and business groups, according to reports in...
Chios ‘Rocket War’ lights up Vrontados as Easter tradition continues in Greece
Thousands of homemade rockets lit up the night sky over Vrontados on the Greek island of Chios during the annual 'Rocket War' (Rouketopolemos), a long-running...
UK easyJet passengers faint & vomit in Milan airport with EES chaos as flight departs without them
Holidaymakers went through nightmare scenes at Milan Linate airport when lengthy queues caused by new EU border rules left around 100 people stranded on Sunday,...
Forget the plane: new night train from Brussels to Milan launches this September
A new overnight train linking Brussels and Milan will start running on September 9, 2026, giving travellers a very different option from the usual short...
Lufthansa strike set to hit flights across Germany this week : What passengers need to know now
Passengers travelling to or from Germany this week could face major disruption, as pilots at Lufthansa and its subsidiaries prepare for a new two day...
Senior pilot takes last flight on Boeing 757 on hair-raising low flyby over mum’s house
Icelandair has reported one of their own pilots to the police after he flew a Boeing 757 at an unusually low altitude over a residential...
Ryanair and easyJet warn passengers: Delays could hit EU airports from May 4
Low-cost airlines Ryanair and easyJet have cautioned that European airports could be facing systemic fuel shortages if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, leading to...
Nine-year-old boy rescued in France after being found in parked van since 2024
A nine-year-old boy has been rescued in eastern France after police discovered he had been living inside a van for more than a year, according...
EU records 27,000 refusals of entry under new border system in early rollout
The European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) has recorded more than 27,000 refusals of entry at external Schengen borders during its early rollout phase, according to...