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Volkswagen denies plans to cut 30,000 staff from its workforce

Europe • 8:25 AM

Earlier this month, CEO Oliver Blume told employees that the company needed to end a three-decade-old job protection pledge that would have banned layoffs until 2029.

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Von der Leyen arrives in Kyiv promising Ukraine electricity funds for winter

Europe • 7:51 AM

Russia continues to target the war-torn country's energy infrastructure, leaving parts of the east in darkness for hours at a time.

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Was gender equality made to take a backseat in the next European Commission? | Radio Schuman

Europe • 5:49 AM

The European Commission's equality portfolio has been merged with the preparedness and crisis management portfolio, raising concerns among NGOs that it may be neglected in EU legislation.

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Yesterday

EU and China fail to deliver breakthrough on electric cars dispute, but talks will intensify

Europe • 5:07 PM

Brussels and Beijing have agreed to take a new look at price undertakings, which could avoid extra tariffs on China-made electric vehicles.

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Battle for Pokrovsk: Why is Russia so focused on the eastern Ukrainian town?

Europe • 3:48 PM

Kyiv's surprise incursion into Kursk hasn’t changed Russia’s plans and strategic priorities. Moscow is still primarily focused on capturing Pokrovsk and advancing in eastern Ukraine.

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Von der Leyen pledges Ukraine €160m in aid, energy support from frozen Russian assets

Europe • 3:32 PM

With 80% of thermal plants destroyed, Kyiv is facing a difficult winter – but some worry EU support means higher prices for Europeans.

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Prime Minister Rama insists Albania migrant deal 'exclusive' to Italy as more countries eye scheme

Europe • 3:06 PM

Albania's "unconditional love" for Italy means Rome has the exclusive privilege to house asylum seekers on Albanian soil, Rama told Euronews.

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Will Brandenburg follow the far-right surge in eastern Germany?

Europe • 1:51 PM

The third and final eastern German state of Brandenburg heads to the polls in just a couple of days. With the government already adopting far-right policies in a bid to hold on to voters, how is the vote likely to play out?

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Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia hit by Russian aerial attacks

Europe • 1:19 PM

In Kharkiv, ballistic missiles were launched around midnight, and bombs were dropped in the morning, local reports say.

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'Usually it's a harmless little river': Austrians struck by flooding reel from ruin left in its wake

Europe • 11:28 AM

Authorities have reported 23 deaths in Central Europe, as record rainfall has caused devastation to infrastructure in small towns.

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EU Commission pushes Apple over headset, watch interoperability

Europe • 11:24 AM

The EU executive is using new powers intended to stop online gatekeepers dominating digital markets, given fears it might block out rivals to its own Apple Watch or AirPods.

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Right-wing MEPs unite to recognise González as Venezuelan president, weakening cordon sanitaire

Europe • 11:08 AM

It is the first time the Strasbourg hemicycle's bolstered right-wing factions unite in a vote since June's European elections.

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Silvio Berlusconi posthumously wins longstanding banking dispute in EU court

Europe • 10:27 AM

The ECB did not have the right to probe Silvio Berlusconi’s holdings in Banca Mediolanum, in spite of the late Italian prime minister’s conviction for tax fraud, the EU’s highest court said today.

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Oddballs, or just independent-minded? Meet the European Parliament’s outsiders

Europe • 9:28 AM

Some broke it off, some got dumped, and some just prefer the single life. Euronews examines how the EU’s 32 unattached MEPs got that way.

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Eastern European voters are more likely to care about candidates' religious beliefs, study finds

Europe • 9:25 AM

People with right-wing views are more likely to choose a leader who shares their religious beliefs, the Pew Research Centre told Euronews.

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Thousands of firefighters battle ongoing blazes in Portugal

Europe • 7:44 AM

Emergency services have reported 90 active incidents in mainland Portugal, with 17 fires currently raging and 60 approaching their end stages.

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

Europe • 6:57 AM

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

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Von der Leyen's bold move: Is Austria the fix for EU migration policy? | Radio Schuman

Europe • 5:41 AM

Austrian nominee Magnus Brunner has received mixed reactions in Strasbourg and Brussels due to Vienna's history of opposing key EU migration policies.

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UK's loss is Europe's gain as overseas visitors swap Mayfair for Milan

Europe • 5:07 AM

Wealthy overseas tourists put off from shopping in the UK by its hefty tourist tax are visiting France, Italy and other European countries to benefit from Europe's continuing tourist tax breaks.

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Europe's first lithium refinery opens in Germany

Europe • 1:53 AM

The refinery is expected to produce enough lithium hydroxide for 500,000 electric cars per year.

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Wednesday, september 18, 2024

Zelenskyy says Ukraine's Victory Plan is fully prepared

Europe • 11:01 PM

The Ukrainian President praised the army for its attack on a Russian ammunition depot, and says Ukraine's Victory Plan is ready in his nightly video address.

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Socialist Ribera becomes von der Leyen’s new right-hand woman

Europe • 6:14 PM

Teresa Ribera, Spain's climate expert, is set to become the EU's second most powerful woman in Ursula von der Leyen's new College of Commissioners.

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German government denies it suspended permits for arms exports to Israel

Europe • 6:11 PM

Reports indicate that arms exports have fallen dramatically from the previous year, and no more permits have been issued for weapons sales since March.

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EU to allocate €14 million to help Canary Islands host migrants

Europe • 5:09 PM

The funds will come from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of a joint operation launched with Frontex.

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What was stored at the Russian arms depot in Tver region struck by Ukraine's drones?

Europe • 4:03 PM

Renovated in 2018, the facility in Toropets is estimated to have stored tonnes upon tonnes of military goods, including explosives, artillery shells and ballistic missiles.

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Exotic briefs and tangled spaghetti: Von der Leyen’s portfolio paradoxes

Europe • 3:28 PM

Exotic hybrid portfolios, overlapping policies, and candidates with a problematic past could all plague plans for the new European Commission outlined by Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday.

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Don't downgrade equality, rights groups warn von der Leyen

Europe • 2:37 PM

Ursula von der Leyen's decision not to have a dedicated Equality Commissioner in her second mandate has prompted outrage, amid rising concern about weakening rights for women and LGBTIQ+ people.

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Will France gain more influence in the next European Commission?

Europe • 2:12 PM

Questions have been raised about the influence France will have over the new European Commission following the appointment of its new commissioner and the divide between conservatives and centrists.

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Brussels puzzled over migration nomination for Austria's Magnus Brunner

Europe • 2:08 PM

Austria's Magnus Brunner, a finance minister, has been placed to deal with migration in a move that has left some in Brussels scratching their heads.

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European Parliament announces 5 nominees for the LUX Audience Film Award

Europe • 1:36 PM

Women's rights, climate change, colonialism, harassment in school and the war in Ukraine are the topics covered by the three fiction and two documentary films that were nominated for the LUX Audience Film Award 2025, by the European Parliament.

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Barnier faces crumbling support as French right-wing MPs slam rumoured tax hikes

Europe • 1:13 PM

France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier has said that the country's budget is in a "very serious" situation.

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The EU's new defence commissioner is open to eurobonds

Europe • 11:39 AM

Lithuanian commissioner hopeful Andrius Kubilius told Euronews he's urgently looking to raise billions - including via the controversial idea of joint borrowing.

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Who is Maria Luís Albuquerque, the likely next financial services Commissioner?

Europe • 11:22 AM

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen entrusted a financial portfolio to a woman known for administering tough fiscal discipline during Portugal's sovereign debt crisis.

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Russia’s Tver region partially evacuated after Ukrainian drone strike causes fire

Europe • 11:18 AM

Reports from the Ukrainian and Russian sides differed as to the cause and scale of the attack.

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The EU's new Hungarian health Commissioner-designate is in for a rocky ride

Europe • 10:59 AM

Olivér Várhelyi, the controversial pick of Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán, has been handed a highly technical role by Ursula von der Leyen. What does it mean for EU health policy if he's rejected by the European Parliament?

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Brussels moves to deduct €200 million fine from Hungary's EU funds, as country refuses to pay up

Europe • 10:48 AM

Budapest will soon be deprived of a share of its EU funds for refusing to pay the fine imposed by the European Court of Justice.

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Portuguese prison guards decry country's penal system as 'obsolete'

Europe • 9:25 AM

Frederico Morais, President of the National Prison Guard Union, claims a lack of resources has led to poor security in Portuguese prisons.

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Netherlands requests opt-out clause from EU asylum rules, a bold move with low chances of success

Europe • 9:11 AM

The four-party coalition in the Netherlands, led by Prime Minister Dick Schoof, has promised to build up the "strictest asylum regime ever."

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Portugal battles with fires: 62,000 hectares burned and seven lives lost

Europe • 7:54 AM

Hot weather has pushed over 50 municipalities across nine mainland districts in Portugal to maximum fire risk, complicating containment efforts and resulting in seven deaths since the weekend.

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Bank of England set to hold rates steady as it eyes stubborn inflation

Europe • 7:02 AM

The Bank of England is set to announce its interest rate decision on Thursday, with market participants widely anticipating the rate to remain unchanged, given the unsupportive economic landscape.

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UniCredit seeks ECB approval for larger stake in Commerzbank

Europe • 6:14 AM

UniCredit seeks the European Central Bank's approval to own up to 30% of a stake in Commerzbank, potentially triggering a full buyout deal of Germany's second-largest lender by assets.

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Von der Leyen's Commission roll call stirs mixed reactions | Radio Schuman

Europe • 5:48 AM

Ursula von der Leyen presented her list of Commissioners to the press on Tuesday, featuring six executive vice-presidents, four of whom are women, many important job titles given to Eastern European and Baltic countries, and some new portfolios like the M

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Russia has likely suffered more than 610,000 casualties in Ukraine, says UK MoD

Europe • 5:13 AM

The latest military updates on the war in Ukraine.

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Von der Leyen splits neighbourhood policy, tasks Šuica with migration deals and Middle East strategy

Europe • 5:00 AM

The move is a response to the geopolitical urgency of enlargement and the EU's spiralling reputation in its southern neighbourhood.

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Retailers take emergency action to avoid Christmas delivery nightmare

Europe • 4:35 AM

Unprecedented early ordering is being driven by concerns that the global shipping industry could buckle under the strain of trying to fulfil mounting Christmas orders without using the important Red Sea trading routes.

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Storm Boris leaves trail of devastation as it heads south to Italy

Europe • 3:37 AM

Italy braces itself for extreme weather as Storm Boris sweeping over Central Europe heads south.

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Tuesday, september 17, 2024

Hungary braces for what could be the worst floods in a decade

Europe • 10:19 PM

As Storm Boris continues to head south, Hungary remains on high alert for risk of flooding.

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New environment commissioner tasked with tackling growing water crisis

Europe • 3:53 PM

The European Commission president said today that ‘water resilience is a big priority’ for her second mandate as she picked Jessika Roswall for her new environment policy chief.

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EU calls for tougher measures to achieve a ‘tobacco free generation’

Europe • 3:25 PM

The European Commission recommends that member states extend smoking bans to outdoor areas, including for electronic cigarettes and nicotine-free products.

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Georgian parliament approves anti-LGBTQ+ law in lockstep with Russia

Europe • 1:54 PM

The approved bill is the latest in a string of laws seemingly taken from Moscow's playbook.

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The eight biggest surprises from Ursula von der Leyen's new European Commission

Europe • 1:49 PM

From Austria's unexpected assignment to Spain's mega portfolio, the next Commission of Ursula von der Leyen has Brussels talking.

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Hard-right ECR group gets powerful EU Commission post, stirring Parliament

Europe • 1:22 PM

Socialists, Liberals and Greens oppose von der Leyen's appointment of Italian hard-right Raffaele Fitto (ECR) as executive vice-president of the new European Commission.

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Polish PM calls for EU relief funding as thousands forced to evacuate

Europe • 1:06 PM

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has declared a month-long state of natural disaster as Poland braces for further flooding.

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Not-so-well-liked: Who are Europe's most unpopular leaders?

Europe • 11:05 AM

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's approval rating has hit a new low of just 18%, according to a recent survey. In Europe, he is not alone.

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Moscow claims progress in Kursk amid Kyiv's 'propaganda' accusations

Europe • 10:33 AM

Russia's Defence Ministry claimed on Tuesday it had regained control of the village of Snagost. Prior to that, Zelenskyy said reality differed from "Russian state propaganda".

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European democracy is weakening, report warns

Europe • 9:28 AM

Traditionally stable European countries are seeing the rule of law deteriorate as voter turnout and democratic legitimacy decline worldwide, International IDEA said, highlighting concerns over France, the Netherlands and Spain.

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Thousands of firefighters tackle deadly blazes in Portugal

Europe • 9:08 AM

Portugal is on high alert because of the fires, which have killed at least four and left scores injured.

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Brexit impact keeps getting worse, economists warn

Europe • 8:23 AM

A new study suggests that the economic slump caused by the change in UK-EU relations post-Brexit is not just a short-term hiccup, but likely to persist.

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Von der Leyen's team and their CVs: Meet the new European Commission

Europe • 8:00 AM

From journalists to diplomats, MEPs to reality TV stars, Euronews takes a peek behind the CVs at the 27 senior officials likely to lead the EU executive for the next five years.

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Ursula von der Leyen unveils proposed team of European Commissioners

Europe • 6:02 AM

Top of the pecking order with executive vice-president roles are the French, Finnish, Estonian, Italian, Romanian and Spanish nominees.

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