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A round-up of the stories making news around Europe. The debt row in the US has ended after the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favour of a deal to prevent...

A round-up of the headlines making news around Europe. US President Barack Obama has announced a last-minute deal to raise the United States' borrowing limit, and urged...

Osama bin Laden's death offers opportunity for ‘new era' in campaign against terror. The death of Osama bin Laden, especially when taken in combination with the ongoing...

EU leaders speak of relief but urge caution. EU leaders have welcomed the news that Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda and mastermind of the 11 September 2001 attacks,...

Two books that seek to allay Germany's fears about Islam in Europe. Germany's Islamkritiker are a clique of prominent, highly influential intellectuals who believe that...

The Sweden Democrats and other far-right parties have enjoyed electoral success, and they may get even stronger. The outcome of the recent Swedish elections has brought into...

Secretary-general of Council of Europe part of group set up to look at the issue. Thorbjørn Jaglund, the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, today (30 September)...

Decision had been in the offing for months before the current monsoon floods. The European Commission has committed humanitarian assistance worth €30 million to...

Dutch MEPs stir up trouble. Dutch members of the European Parliament from the Freedom Party have hit upon a novel way to stir up trouble. 

Policy Adviser, European and International The ABI (Association of British Insurers) represents the collective interests of the UK's insurance industry. The Association...

German MEP wants to ban the burqa. When it comes to public bans, Silvana Koch-Mehrin, the German Liberal MEP and vice-president of the European Parliament, seems to be...

We would be doing Afghanistan a disservice if we did not take the appointment of the EU special envoy seriously. Given the complexity of the Afghan crisis and the outcome of...

EU governments are increasingly interested in Islamic studies, but Islam in Europe has yet to become a distinct academic discipline. The past decade has seen Islamic studies...

Although Samuel Huntington went one step too far in predicting a clash of Christian and Islamic civilisations, there are very serious problems between the two. The vast...

In mid-October, 38 Muslim leaders wrote an “Open Letter to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI”, in response to the pope's September lecture at Regensburg University and the...

The bomb drawn in Muhammad's turban, as depicted in one of the infamous cartoons published by several European newspapers, could prove more devastating than a real explosive...

An increase in racism towards Muslims in Europe threatens to spark a dangerous ‘Europhobic' backlash across the Islamic world, a senior Muslim leader has warned. According...

European Muslims have migrated from the margins of public consciousness right to the centre of the media and political stage. But they have, for the most part, not enjoyed...

INCREASED surveillance of Muslim places of worship in Europe will be recommended to next week's EU summit (16-17 December). In a confidential report prepared for the summit,...

EUROPEAN Liberals have pleaded for greater understanding to help combat Christian and Islamic fundamentalism. A public hearing in the European Parliament called for a...