Ukraine

Amnesty's Ukraine chief quits in anger at 'Russian propaganda' report

Oksana Pokalchuk accuses her NGO of backing Russian arguments after it accused Kyiv of endangering civilians by putting military infrastructure in inhabited areas.

6 August 2022

Europe News

'A turning point': How the EU is reacting to Johnson's resignation

The Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said that his "government stands ready to work with a new UK PM."

7 July 2022

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson resigns but stays in power until his successor is chosen

Among the possible candidates to succeed Johnson: former Health Secretary Sajid Javid, former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.

7 July 2022

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Prime Minister Petkov resigns after losing confidence vote

Petkov will remain a PM candidate and has now been tasked with trying to form a new government.

27 June 2022

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson suffers blow as second ethics adviser resigns

Christopher Geidt did not give a reason for his resignation but had previously called on the prime minister to explain his conduct in the "partygate" affair.

15 June 2022

Germany

Secretary-General of CSU party resigns after threatening journalist

Stephan Mayer said he had personally decided to step down on "health grounds".

3 May 2022

United Kingdom

UK MP resigns after admitting to watching pornography in parliament

The Conservative party MP admitted to watching pornography in the House of Commons in a "moment of madness".

30 April 2022

Germany

German minister resigns over controversial holiday after deadly floods

Anne Spiegel has quit her post as minister for families and women citing “political pressure”.

11 April 2022

Greece

Greek minister dismissed over natural disaster compensation remarks

Agriculture minister Spilios Livanos has resigned after seemingly endorsing an "unacceptable" proposal, the Greek government said.

7 February 2022

Armenia

Armenia's president resigns over position's lack of power

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian resigned on Sunday, citing his inability to "influence" the political life of his country.

24 January 2022

Germany

German navy chief quits over 'ill-considered' Ukraine-Russia comments

Vice-admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach said Ukraine would never regain Crimea from Russia, and described as 'absurd' Western views that Putin may invade Ukraine.

23 January 2022

Switzerland

Credit Suisse chairman resigns after alleged COVID breaches

Antonio Horta-Osorio has quit following an internal investigation, saying 'a number of my personal actions have led to difficulties for the bank'.

17 January 2022

Poland

Doctors resign from Poland's COVID council over government 'inaction'

13 of the 17 members of the Prime Minister's dedicated council have stepped down.

14 January 2022

Tech News

Euroviews. What does 2022 have in store for the global labour market?

The pandemic has created an “unparalleled labour market crisis” which will affect the employment market for years to come.

22 December 2021

France

French junior minister resigns after convition for false declarations

Alain Griset was the first French minister in office to appear before a criminal court.

8 December 2021

Work

The Great Resignation: Is the US workers' revolution coming to Europe?

While the number of people leaving their jobs in the US has soared, European job markets have stabilised. Is Europe bucking the Great Resignation?

1 December 2021

Afghanistan

US envoy to Afghanistan quits after chaotic troops withdrawal

Zalmay Khalilzad will leave the post this week after more than three years on the job under both the Trump and Biden administrations.

19 October 2021

Poland

Poland's Kaczyński to resign as deputy prime minister in 2022

The leader of the ruling Law and Justice will step down from his government role to focus on party affairs, according to the PAP state news agency.

13 October 2021

Germany

Germany's Armin Laschet ready to leave as CDU head after election loss

The conservative leader has taken personal responsibility for the party's worst ever electoral result (24,1%) in modern German history.

7 October 2021

Slovenia

Slovenian news agency director quits role over government pressure

The head of the Slovenian STA news agency has said that he "cannot accept the conditions imposed" by the country's government.

30 September 2021