Spain's left-leaning government on Tuesday finalized its plan for an amnesty measure that could pave the way for hundreds of thousands of unauthorized migrants to apply for legal temporary residence permits. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government first announced the plan earlier this year.
Pilots with Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa have announced plans to once again go on strike on Thursday and Friday, after a 48-hour strike on Monday and Tuesday led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights. The airline is also facing a cabin crew work stoppage on Wednesday and Thursday.
Since the start of the war on Iran, fears have grown in Ukraine that the country could be left to fend for itself in its war of defense against Russia.
At the heart of Peter Magyar's victory in the Hungarian parliamentary election on April 12 was more than just anger at high-level corruption and economic hardship. His win was also a repudiation of Viktor Orban's "illiberal democracy," a rejection of his drift away from the European mainstream and a warning not to stray too close to Moscow's orbit.
A white Beluga whale has been spotted in the narrow straits around the Flensburg Firth, the waterway which divides Germany from Denmark near the northern German city of Flensburg.
Skip next section The impressions of DW's correspondent at the press briefing April 14, 2026 The impressions of DW's correspondent at the press briefing Wearing a simple black suit, black shirt and black sneakers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stood at the podium during a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin.
"I know I did something terrible and that it has had terrible consequences," Zhongyi J*, a 27-year-old Chinese student, told a Munich court in February. Today, J* was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder and seven counts of aggravated rape and sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is in China for his fourth visit in the past four years. Spain presents itself as a bridge between China and the European Union at times when Europe's ties with the United States have been strained.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez' wife, Begona Gomez, has been formally charged with corruption, following a years-long criminal investigation into charges she and her husband deny.
"Europe’s heart is beating stronger in Hungary tonight," said Ursula von der Leyen on election night. The country was reclaiming its European path, she wrote on X, adding that the European Union would become stronger as a result.
Pilots with Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and subsidiary Eurowings began a 48-hour strike on Monday morning. The airline is also facing a cabin crew work stoppage right after the pilots end their strike.
The end of the Orban era began with a simple Facebook post on a blue background at 9:11 p.m. CET on Sunday evening. The message, posted by Hungary's opposition leader Peter Magyar, was concise and to the point: "Prime Minister Viktor Orban just congratulated me on the phone on our victory."