De Europese Commissie wil de Nederlandse bijdrage aan de begroting voor de Europese Unie de komende jaren fors verhogen. Volgend jaar moet Nederland 8 miljard euro bijdragen, maar als de plannen doorgaan dan moet dat in 2027 al 13 miljard zijn.

Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told Tuesday's Corriere della Sera that his 5-Star Movement (M5S) must start over with humility after its poor showing in Sunday's regional election in Umbria. © ANSA

According to recent statistics, 94 percent of immigrants who've arrived in Sweden since the migrant crisis of 2015, rely on state benefits.

What lessons could the EU learn from Switzerland, which rejects a one-size-fits-all approach to migration?

MPs have given approval to Boris Johnson's request for a general election before Christmas, in principle, however amendments to the Bill may now be added.

The prime minister wants to go to the polls on December 12 - declaring the need for a "new and revitalised"…

THERESA MAY wanted to sack Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary and replace him with former Brexit Secretary David Davis after the now Prime Minister criticised her plans for a post-Brexit customs partnership with the EU, it has been revealed in a new book…

After emerging as the clear winner from this summer's political crisis in Italy, Giuseppe Conte has found himself besieged by problems only eight weeks after resuming office again as prime minister.

BORIS JOHNSON has vowed to accept an SNP and Lib Dem amendment to allow an election on December 11 following his defeat in the Commons last night - and now Jeremy Corbyn has said he will back today's vote.

Germany charged two alleged former Syrian secret service officers with participating in crimes against humanity, in what rights activists said Tuesday would be the first trial worldwide over state-sponsored torture in Syria.

The Local contributor Alyssa James shares the experiences of people of colour in Switzerland and investigates how racism and xenophobia intersect in Swiss society.

The Daesh terrorist group has been severely weakened over the last two years, having lost most of the territory it previously occupied. However, many have expressed concern that the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi over the weekend may potentially…

THE National Crime Agency have released the image of this paedophile from Sussex who used a sickening “dark web” child abuse site.

Germany's economy minister fell badly as he left a stage Tuesday during an event at which he was presenting a European digital cloud project.

The incident in “Europe’s biggest cinema” has brought back the horrific memories of terror attacks France has witnessed over the past few years. The 2015 Paris massacre, when three groups of terrorists staged assaults in the city and its northern suburbs…

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest Wednesday for trade and energy talks, the latest in a regular series of meetings with his closest ally in the EU.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Hundreds of kilometers of Dutch highways were clogged with traffic jams on Wednesday when construction workers drove trucks, diggers and cranes to a protest against moves to cut nitrogen pollution that could impact their jobs.

According to researchers, the organisation Ibn Rusdh, a major benefits recipient, spreads an activist brand of Islam, targetting newly arrived migrants and marginalised Muslims living in vulnerable neighbourhoods.