Netherlands

Second Dutch minister resigns over Afghanistan evacuations

Ank Bijleveld is the second minister in the Netherlands' caretaker coalition government to resign over the evacuations, following the foreign minister, Sigrid Kaag.

16 September 2021

Vatican

'Resign? Forget about it': Pope Francis plays down health fears

"Now I can eat everything'

2 September 2021

Slovakia

Third consecutive Slovakian police chief resigns over legal action

Slovakia's police chief has announced that he will resign after he was accused of abuse of power and obstruction of justice.

1 September 2021

Sport

Iceland's football association resigns after sexual assault scandal

The Icelandic Football Association's entire executive committee has resigned after they were accused of covering up sexual assault allegations involving an international player.

31 August 2021

Italy

Italian politician resigns after trying to rename a park 'Mussolini'

A member of Italy's far-right League has resigned after he proposed renaming a town square after the brother of dictator Mussolini.

27 August 2021

Russia

Russian opposition politician quits Moscow role over 'pressure'

Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin has announced he is quitting as head of Moscow's Krasnoselsky district amid ongoing pressure.

12 July 2021

United Kingdom

COVID-19: UK confident about July reopening despite soaring cases

Britain's new health secretary says he sees "no reason" for social restrictions to remain beyond 19 July despite an ongoing rise in new coronavirus infections.

29 June 2021

Germany

Pope Francis rejects resignation of German archbishop Reinhard Marx

Pope Francis has refused to accept the resignation of German archbishop Reinhard Marx over the mishandling of the church sex abuse scandal.

10 June 2021

Sport

German Football Association President resigns over Nazi comments

During an April meeting, Fritz Keller had compared a DFB vice-president to a Nazi-era judge, prompting widespread criticism.

17 May 2021

Austria

Austria's health minister quits amid 'exhaustion' of COVID response

"15 months have felt like 15 years," said Austria's health minister Rudolf Anschober, announcing his resignation.

13 April 2021

Slovakia

Pressure mounts on Slovakia's PM to quit after two ministers resign

Slovakia's political crisis was sparked by the secret purchase of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.

24 March 2021

Slovakia

Slovakia's Sputnik V crisis deepens as PM says he's willing to resign

The decision to buy vaccines from Moscow before their approval by the European Union had generated a political crisis in Slovakia's ruling coalition.

22 March 2021

Spain

Spain's deputy PM quits role to stand in Madrid election

It was just fifteen months ago when Iglesias led Podemos into Spain's first coalition government in four decades.

15 March 2021

Austria

Austria's vaccine official resigns over distribution mistakes

The senior Austrian official in charge of his country's COVID-19 vaccine orders has resigned for failing to buy all the doses available.

15 March 2021

Germany

Third conservative MP in Germany resigns amid corruption allegations

A third conservative politician from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's bloc has resigned over corruption allegations.

12 March 2021

Slovakia

Slovakia's health minister quits over buying Russia's COVID-19 vaccine

He resigned to avoid Slovakia's ruling coalition crumbling apart.

12 March 2021

Germany

German MP resigns amid claims he used pandemic to enrich himself

It was claimed that a company run by Löbel had earned commissions of €250,000 for brokering face mask contracts between manufacturers and German authorities.

8 March 2021

Sweden

Swedish chief who resigned over pandemic holiday given new job

Weeks after offering his resignation over his controversial holiday to the Canary Islands, Dan Eliasson has been appointed Director-General of the Government Offices in Sweden.

26 January 2021

World News

Spain's top military chief resigns after jumping COVID vaccine queue

Spain's top military chief has resigned after it was revealed he and other senior officers jumped the queue for a coronavirus vaccine.

24 January 2021

Estonia

Estonian prime minister Juri Ratas resigns amid corruption allegations

Ratas said he would resign amid corruption allegations against his political party.

13 January 2021