Pope complains of ‘haggard’ Europe
Craig TaylorPope Francis warns that Europe appears “somewhat elderly” and less and less a protagonist, in a speech to EU politicians in Strasbourg. BBC News – Europe
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Swiss museum to accept ‘Nazi art’
Switzerland’s Bern Art Museum says it will accept hundreds of works of art bequeathed by German Nazi-era art hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt. BBC News – Europe
West ‘seeks Russia regime change’
Western sanctions against Russia over its role in Ukraine are aimed at forcing regime change in Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says. BBC News – Europe
Dutch ‘Syria bride’ custody extended
A judge in the Netherlands agrees to extend the period police can hold a Dutch teenager who travelled to Syria to marry an Islamist fighter. BBC News – Europe
Blow to UK’s bonus cap challenge
The Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice has rejected the UK’s challenge to Europe’s cap on bankers’ bonuses. BBC News – Europe
Russia seeks Nato pledge on Ukraine
Russia is seeking guarantees from Nato that Ukraine will not be allowed to join and that the alliance will stay away from its borders. BBC News – Europe