Lewandowski to miss Poland's Euro 2024 opener

Polish town of Lewin Brzeski braces for dramatic flooding

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions in recovery aid to help most of central Europe, which has battled severe flooding for days.

EU chief visits flood-stricken region in Poland and pledges billions in swift aid

While in Wroclaw, Poland, the President of the European Commission announced billions in aid for countries affected by severe flooding - saying it was "heart-breaking to see the destruction and the devastation through the floods."

Hundreds evacuated from northern Italy as extreme weather continues to impact Europe

At least a thousand people were evacuated as flooding hit northern Italian regions. The extreme weather has continued to affect other Central European countries as well, like Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic.

Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe

Authorities have reported 23 deaths from floods in four Central European countries.

Women in Belgium travel to the Netherlands for later term abortions

In Belgium abortion is legal 12 weeks after conception, with many women travelling across the border to the Netherlands in order to terminate pregnancies later.