'Alice Bah Kuhnke, a former government minister who is seeking to be Sweden’s first black MEP, was such a novelty growing up that she was considered to be news. “I was in the paper because I was the only black girl in the school,” she recalls.'

'Donald Trump broke with that precedent this week when he received Orban in the Oval office, praising the far-right demagogue as a “tough” and “respected” leader.'

'Thousands are marching in the Polish capital to celebrate the nation's European Union membership ahead of key European Parliament elections.'

'Russia will remain in the Council of Europe after members of the human rights watchdog reached agreement Friday to resolve a years-long dispute that began after Moscow's annexation of Crimea.'

'France and Germany pushed through a compromise that would allow Russia to return to the Council of Europe (CoE), as foreign ministers from the 47 member states resumed their two-day summit in Helsinki.'

'It started with a question: what would happen if strangers from different cultures, with different world views, were connected for face-to-face conversations?'

'Russia will remain in the Council of Europe after ministers at the human rights organisation moved to end a bitter dispute following the annexation of Crimea.'

'The pair, who are originally from the UK but live in the Netherlands, are urging voters in all 28 EU states to do the same when they cast their ballots from 23-26 May.'

'Nationalist parties from across Europe held a rally on Saturday, led by Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, promising to reshape the continent following next week’s EU parliamentary election.'

'Members of the Muñoz family spent 2018 swimming and running to raise money for the Gibraltar Community Association and Cancer Relief Gibraltar.'

'Have you ever imagined what it would be like to have car-free roads in Gibraltar? Here’s a man who can help.'

'Over 2,600 local school children recently enjoyed performances of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by the Young Shakespeare Company.'

'Sir Vince Cable may have little time left as Lib Dem leader but he is determined to make the most of it.'

'On Sunday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists evidently won the national election and are set to stay in power. With almost 29% of the vote and 123 seats in the 350-seat Parliament, the left-wing PSOE made a huge gain from the 85 seats they previously held. '

'I take train not plane within Europe because it’s a better travel experience. But switching to rail can also be the single biggest thing an individual can do to cut their carbon footprint.'

'European powers vowed Saturday to uphold the Iran nuclear accord in response to Washington cancelling waivers that had allowed a small group of countries to continue buying Iranian oil despite the reimposition of U.S. sanctions.'

'This new application round follows a very successful first year for the initiative that enables young people to explore Europe's cultural diversity and shared values. For this second year of DiscoverEU, the European Commission is focusing on enhancing the learning dimension of the project.'

'While visiting Hungary on Thursday (May 2), Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini from the far-right League party gave a controversial interview to Hungarian national television.'

'Pope Francis urged European leaders on Sunday to address wealth inequality and low birth rates which he said had created an “ice curtain” between Europe’s richer and poorer states and was fuelling emigration.'

'The Council of Europe, a pan-continental rights watchdog, on Sunday marked its 70th anniversary at a time of mounting populism and a standoff with Russia as well as doubts over its own role in the modern world.'

'The Munich Security Conference was a depressing gathering this February. Throughout the Cold War and for decades thereafter, Wehrkunde (as the conference was known when it started in 1963) was the premier event for Europeans and Americans committed to NATO, trans-Atlantic ties and the West.'

'Inside a large room in Facebook’s European headquarters in Ireland’s capital, about 40 employees sit at rows of desks, many with two computer screens and a sign representing a country in the European Union.'