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10 June 2025 – Fossil fuel phase-out: The British government announces it will invest £14.2 billion (US$19 billion) to construct the new Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, England, to reduce the country's reliance on fossil fuels. (AP) (Reuters)
10 June 2025 – War crimes in the Gaza war, Gaza humanitarian crisis: The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway impose sanctions on Israeli far-right ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, including asset freezes and travel bans, due to their conduct during the Gaza war. (Reuters)
9 June 2025 – Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip: The Israeli Navy seizes the June 2025 Gaza Freedom Flotilla's flagship vessel, the United Kingdom-flagged Madleen, and takes its occupants (including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and MEP Rima Hassan) to Israel. The humanitarian aid the ship was carrying en route to Gaza will still be sent into Gaza. (The Times of Israel)(CNN) (The Guardian)
5 June 2025 – Mediterranean Sea migrant smuggling, Sudanese refugee crisis: The Freedom Flotilla, a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid en route to Gaza with Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, Irish actor Liam Cunningham, and French European Parliament member Rima Hassan, rescue four Sudanese civil war refugees from a dinghy near Libya. (The Times of Israel) (The Print)
2 June 2025 – Procurement in the European Union: The European Commission passes a measure to limit Chinese medical device supply bids on public contracts, alleging unfair access for EU companies to China's tenders. The measures are the first under the International Procurement Instrument. (Reuters)
1 June 2025 –: A ban on the sale of disposable vapes enters force in the United Kingdom. (BBC News)
1 June 2025 – 2025 Polish presidential election: Poles vote in the second round to choose their president. Right-wing populist President of the Institute of National Remembrance Karol Nawrocki wins 50.89% of popular vote over pro-European incumbent Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski. (The Guardian) (TVN24) (Al Jazeera)
29 May 2025 – Corruption in Slovakia: Slovakia’s central bank chief, Peter Kažimír, a member of the European Central Bank committee, is convicted of bribery and fined 200,000 euros. The verdict was issued by Judge Milan Cisarik at the Special Criminal Court in Pezinok. (AP)
26 May 2025 – European Union–United States relations, Tariffs in the second Trump administration: U.S. president Donald Trump says the implementation of 50% tariffs on all goods imported from European Union countries will be postponed until July 9. (CNN)
26 May 2025 – 2025 Games of the Small States of Europe: The XX Games of the Small States of Europe are inaugurated in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. (Diari d'Andorra)
24 May 2025 – 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup: In rugby union, Bordeaux Bègles defeat the Northampton Saints 28–20 in the final to win the European Rugby Champions Cup at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. (BBC Sport)
23 May 2025 – European Union–United States relations, Tariffs in the second Trump administration: U.S. president Donald Trump announces the implementation of 50% tariffs on all goods imported from European Union countries starting June 1. European stock exchanges including the German DAX, the French CAC 40, and the British FTSE 100 report losses afterwards. (DW)
23 May 2025 – Israel–United Kingdom relations: British Minister of State for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard says that the UK "does not recognize" the comments made by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, where he accused British prime minister Keir Starmer, along with French president Emmanuel Macron and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, of "siding with Hamas" and being on "the wrong side of humanity". (Sky News)
23 May 2025 –: Authorities from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the U.S. announce a joint operation to crack down on malware around the world, which took down over 300 servers, neutralized 650 domains, and seized over €3.5 million (US$3.9 million) of cryptocurrency. (DW)
22 May 2025 – Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute, Mauritius–United Kingdom relations: British prime minister Keir Starmer signs a deal formally handing over sovereignty of the disputed Chagos Archipelago in its entirety to Mauritius. The UK and United States will retain control of the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia for 99 years as part of the deal. (BBC News)
21 May 2025 – Foreign relations of Israel: More than a dozen governments condemn the Israeli military firing in the direction of a diplomatic delegation with representatives from 31 countries including Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay. (The Guardian) (Al Jazeera)
20 May 2025 – European Union–Russia relations: The European Council adopts a 17th sanctions package against Russia, including 189 additional vessels of Russia's shadow fleet. (European Commission)
20 May 2025 – Israel–United Kingdom relations: The United Kingdom suspends negotiations on a new free trade agreement with Israel and summons the Israeli ambassador amid the recent Israeli offensive in Gaza. (BBC News)
19 May 2025 – Iran–United Kingdom relations: The Iranian foreign ministry summons the British chargé d'affaires to protest the arrest of seven Iranian nationals in London earlier this month. (DW)
19 May 2025 – Post-Brexit United Kingdom relations with the European Union: The United Kingdom and European Union conclude a deal on travel, food and metals exports, fishing access, and border security. (The Guardian)
19 May 2025 –: Lithuania files a lawsuit against Belarus with the International Court of Justice, accusing it of orchestrating the migrant crisis and violating international law. (Baltic Times)
15 May 2025 –: A long-lost version of the British Magna Carta, dating to 1300 in the reign of King Edward I, is believed to have been found at Harvard University in the United States. (BBC) (The Guardian)
13 May 2025 – Gaza war: 2025 Gaza European Hospital strikes; At least 28 people are killed in an Israeli air strike that struck the Gaza European Hospital, which the Israeli military claims had a Hamas command and control centre beneath the building. (BBC News)
13 May 2025 – 2024–25 Serie B: Multiple European and domestic title winners UC Sampdoria are relegated to the third tier of the Italian football league system for the first time in their 78 year history. (ESPN), (BBC Sport), (The Guardian)
11 May 2025 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin proposes holding direct negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 15 after the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Poland threatened further sanctions if it does not agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire beginning on May 12. (Reuters)
6 May 2025 – India–United Kingdom relations: British prime minister Keir Starmer and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi announce they have signed a bilateral free trade agreement to significantly lower tariffs on 99% of Indian exports into the UK, including textiles, and halve tariffs of British exports into India, including aerospace manufacturing, whiskey, and lamb meat. (DW)
1 May 2025 – 2025 United Kingdom local elections: The United Kingdom holds local elections, as well as a parliamentary by-election in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency. (BBC News)
30 April 2025 –: The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, dies at the age of 116 years and 326 days. The new oldest living person is British supercentenarian Ethel Caterham, who is the last person born in the 1900s decade, the last living subject of King Edward VII, and the oldest British person ever. (BBC News) (The Telegraph)
29 April 2025 – 2025 European power outage: At least five fatalities are reported in Spain as a consequence of the power outage that affected the Iberian Peninsula the day before. (ABC.es)
28 April 2025 – 2025 European power outage: A widespread power outage is reported in Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and parts of France, shutting down airports, public transit systems, and many hospitals. (La Vanguardia) (El Mundo) (El Confidencial); The government of Spain declares a national state of emergency and deploys over 30,000 police officers to maintain order. Portuguese prime minister Luís Montenegro rules out a cyberattack as the cause of the power outage. (Reuters)