It must nevertheless be demonstrated that that additional leave seeks to protect female workers from the effects of pregnancy and motherhood

A French stuntman famous for airborne feats using jetpacks and carbon-fibre wing packs has been killed in a training accident in Dubai.

The Russian parliament’s lower house – the Duma – has backed a bill granting Russian presidents and their families immunity from criminal prosecution after they leave office.

Three people were arrested and more than 1,600 officers were deployed across Germany on Tuesday to search for jewellery and artwork stolen a year ago in a daring museum heist in Dresden, police said.

The EU has agreed to a preliminary 160 million doses of the Moderna vaccine in its exploratory talks with the company, which could be finalised soon, a spokesman for the health commissioner said on Tuesday.

A team of European scientists and historians announced a new project on Monday to recreate a library of scents from history on the continent.

Lockdowns to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domestic violence reports. In two new studies, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) assesses the measures each EU country took to protect women during the pandemic and shows how governments can amplify the role of people witnessing violence.

​European Citizens’ Initiatives help mobilise citizens around a common cause and foster the creation of pan-European debates. They can be a key tool in the process of establishing a permanent structured dialogue with Europeans

The iliad Group and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have set up a new €300 million loan to help the Group finance its mobile network rollouts in France, particularly to densify its 4G network and deploy its 5G network.