EU Commissioner Magnus Brunner urges European Parliament to adopt anti-people-smuggling law after Ceuta migration incident. Critics warn the legislation could criminalise humanitarian aid.

Spain's Civil Guard says active online campaign could attempt to mobilise mass crossing, but scale and organisers remain unknown per report

Spain's Civil Guard reports an active online campaign with the potential to mobilise people for a mass crossing, but whether it will actually result in a mass crossing, how many people would be involved, and who is behind it all remain unknown.

France unemployment rate rises to 8.3% in Q2 2026, highest since Q3 2020, INSEE says

France's unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 8.3% in Q2 2026, its highest level since Q3 2020, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) said on Friday. The number of unemployed rose by 62,000 quarter-on-quarter to 2.7 million, with the rate up 0.7 percentage points year on year.

Three southeastern French departments remain under highest wildfire alert as a heat wave pushes temperatures above 40C, with authorities closing mountain areas in Var and firefighters containing a 100-hectare blaze in Aude

Three southeastern French departments remain under highest wildfire alert as a heat wave pushes temperatures above 40C, with authorities closing mountain areas in Var and firefighters containing a 100-hectare blaze in Aude

Italy places 27 cities on red alert as blistering heatwave grips Europe, disrupting energy and transport systems in several countries

Italy's health ministry placed 27 cities, from Trieste in the northeast to Palermo in Sicily, on red alert ahead of the weekend as a heatwave across much of Europe disrupted energy and transportation systems in several countries.