Europe
Yesterday
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in surprise visit to Lviv
Europe • 10:39 PM
6 min
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Ukrainian city of Lviv on Tuesday. Tusk expressed his country’s unwavering support to Ukraine, as Warsaw gears up to take-over the presidency of the Council of
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EU’s threatened corporate due-diligence rowback raises ‘deep concerns’ from left
Europe • 5:53 PM
3 min
Landmark corporate supply chain rules scraped through the EU legislature earlier this year despite complaints from business – but suggestions of a U-Turn are now prompting a backlash from the powerful socialist grouping.
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New European Parliament intergroups: What’s in and What’s Out
Europe • 4:50 PM
4 min
Although informal, parliamentary intergroups are a mirror of Europe’s ever-changing priorities—part tradition, part reinvention, and occasionally, a little bit of whimsy.
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Which Europeans have better skills in literacy, math and problem-solving?
Europe • 4:50 PM
2 min
Finnish adults score the highest in literacy, math, and problem-solving skills, while Portugal, Poland, Italy and Lithuania fall below the OECD average in all three competences.
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Lawyer accused of being Chinese spy loses legal battle with UK intelligence agency
Europe • 4:22 PM
3 min
MI5 issued a security alert in 2022 that Christine Lee had engaged in "political interference" for a branch of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Why Turkey is a key player in Syria
Europe • 4:20 PM
5 min
Brussels wants to use Ankara's influence to guarantee unity in Syria, as well as to avoid a new confrontation in the northern part of the country.
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UK, Denmark vow to ‘disrupt and deter’ Russia’s shadow fleet
Europe • 4:04 PM
2 min
Western naval nations have vowed checks on a network of ageing tankers that may be helping Putin circumvent sanctions and fund his war effort.
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EU DECODED: How and why is EU downgrading protection status of wolves?
Europe • 4:02 PM
6 min
In this episode we ask why the EU is determined to reduce the protected status of wolves, a species almost extinct in this part of the world about a century ago.
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Denmark frees anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and refuses Japan extradition request
Europe • 3:59 PM
3 min
Watson, the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, has been the subject of a Japanese arrest warrant for more than a decade.
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EU affairs ministers rebuke Georgia and Turkey in enlargement conclusions
Europe • 2:45 PM
11 min
The enlargement conclusions validated by ministers come a day before leaders of the Western Balkans and the European Union meet in Brussels.
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Governments support strict controls on maritime transport of plastic pellets
Europe • 2:14 PM
4 min
In the wake of the spillage of some 26 tonnes of tiny plastic pellets which washed up on Spanish beaches a year ago, environment ministers have agreed that minimum standards and monitoring should apply to shippers operating in EU waters.
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Facebook owner Meta hit with €251m in fines for 2018 data breach
Europe • 2:04 PM
2 min
European Union privacy watchdogs hit Facebook owner Meta with fines totaling €251 million on Monday after an investigation into a 2018 data breach on the social media platform that exposed millions of accounts.
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Oil and gas majors demand massive public support for carbon capture
Europe • 1:52 PM
9 min
The clock is ticking on a legal deadline for the petroleum industry to deploy carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure – a technology it has championed for decades – at an unprecedented scale by the end of the decade.
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Erdoğan pushes for EU-Turkey upgrade after meeting von der Leyen to discuss Syria
Europe • 1:41 PM
5 min
During her meeting with President Erdoğan, Ursula von der Leyen announced an additional €1 billion to support Syrian refugees in Turkey, which can be adapted "as things evolve on the ground."
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Italy's PM Meloni says EU must be pragmatic with Trump to avoid US trade tensions
Europe • 1:24 PM
3 min
As fears of a trade war rise, the Italian premier is seen as one of US president-elect Donald Trump's closest EU allies.
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Greece rescues 23 migrants near Lesbos as pressure on migration routes increases
Europe • 1:19 PM
2 min
Athens says migrant arrivals have increased by about a third since autumn 2023, and that their journeys have become longer and more dangerous.
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Can Germany's improving financial sentiment overcome business pessimism?
Europe • 11:37 AM
6 min
Financial experts are more optimistic about Germany’s economy as the ZEW index rebounded more than expected in December, its highest in four months, driven by ECB rate cut prospects and snap elections. Yet, the ifo survey shows businesses remain far more
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European Commission opens probe against TikTok over Romanian election
Europe • 10:57 AM
4 min
The European Commission has launched formal proceedings against TikTok over potential breaches of the Digital Services Act, following evidence of Russian interference in Romania's election. The EC is gathering data to determine if TikTok violated EU law.
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Germany's business climate hits near four-year low as 2025 outlook darkens
Europe • 10:36 AM
5 min
A pessimistic outlook towards 2025 is gripping key sectors, with structural challenges and weak investment driving prolonged stagnation concerns for Europe's largest economy.
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Pro-EU protests in Georgia were not peaceful, says foreign minister
Europe • 10:23 AM
2 min
In an exclusive interview with Euronews in Budapest, Georgia's new Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili questioned whether the protests by pro-EU groups in her country could truly be described as "peaceful".
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TikTok disinformation falsely accuses von der Leyen of cancelling Romania’s presidential run-off
Europe • 10:04 AM
5 min
Euronews' verification team has detected pro-Georgescu TikTok accounts falsely pinning responsibility for the cancelled second round of voting on the EU Commission chief.
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'They can just take you': Ukrainian soldier faces redeployment to frontlines as Russians advance
Europe • 9:31 AM
19 min
Ukrainian soldier Mykola reveals forced redeployments to the frontlines, highlighting a lack of training, strained resources, and dwindling morale.
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Last chance: The story of harrowing evacuations of Ukrainian civilians
Europe • 9:16 AM
6 min
A TV host, a YouTube blogger and a showman. Denys Khrystov had a very different life before Russia’s invasion. Now a volunteer evacuating civilians from the most dangerous places on the frontline, Denys says he doesn’t know how many he rescued, but he rem
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France demands nuclear-friendly replacement for Renewable Energy Directive
Europe • 8:19 AM
5 min
A ministerial debate on the future of Europe’s energy system saw calls to build up cross-border power grids and end dependence on Russian fossil fuels, while France said it was time bring nuclear power into the centre of EU decarbonisation policy.
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What to expect from new French Prime Minister Bayrou? | Radio Schuman
Europe • 7:23 AM
2 min
Last week, French president Emmanuel Macron appointed the centrist Francois Bayrou as prime minister to address the country’s deep political crisis following the collapse of Michel Barnier’s government. Radio Schuman asks what will change in France with t
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European stock markets hit by Germany and France's political upheavals
Europe • 7:06 AM
4 min
The euro has plunged against the dollar since November amid Trump's victory in the US election, falling to 1.0330 at a two-year low on 22 November amid an unexpected contraction in the eurozone's services sector.
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Emmanuel Macron to visit Mayotte in the coming days in Cyclone Chido aftermath
Europe • 2:34 AM
4 min
French President Emmanuel Macron says he will visit Mayotte in the coming days in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido that has ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory, causing major damage in its path, with hundreds feared dead.
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Ex-Portuguese Justice Minister Anjinho elected to be EU ombudsman
Europe • 12:13 AM
4 min
Teresa Anjinho, a human rights lawyer who previously served as Portugal's deputy ombudsman, has gained MEPs' support to succeed Ireland's Emily O'Reilly probing maladministration in the EU bureaucracy.
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Monday, december 16, 2024
France's Le Pen hails 'positive' meeting with new PM Bayrou
Europe • 3:59 PM
3 min
French Prime Minister François Bayrou is meeting with most political parties including Marine Le Pen's National Front after the ouster of Michel Barnier.
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Finland accelerates preparedness for war in all forms
Europe • 3:58 PM
3 min
Finnish commitment to defending their sovereignty from an imperialistic Russia has long been part of the Finnish psyche, and intrinsic to how the state is run. Since Putin's revanchist mindset materialised in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Helsinki h
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Hungary and Slovakia veto EU sanctions on Georgian officials as protests continue
Europe • 3:10 PM
4 min
The sanctions proposed by Kaja Kallas targeted state officials of Georgia involved in the repression of pro-European demonstrations.
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Brussels takes UK to court over EU citizens’ rights
Europe • 2:52 PM
3 min
The European Commission has longstanding concerns that the extended families of Europeans living in the UK aren’t getting what they were promised – and time is running out to address legal concerns under the Brexit deal.
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Personal money transfers: Which EU country sends the most outside the bloc?
Europe • 2:50 PM
1 min
The amount of money sent outside the EU by people who live within it keeps growing every year and is significantly higher than the money inflow.
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Twelve found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at Georgia ski resort
Europe • 11:47 AM
1 min
Among the dead were eleven foreigners and one Georgian citizen, according to the country's Interior Ministry.
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EU signs satellite constellation contracts in 'paradigm shift' for defence
Europe • 11:43 AM
4 min
The multi-orbital satellite constellation, dubbed IRIS², is scheduled to come fully online in 2030.
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Forever chemicals: What are they and could they be totally banned in the EU?
Europe • 11:34 AM
9 min
Since PFAS were found in the south of Lyon, Pierre-Bénite has become a European symbol in the fight against forever chemical pollution.
But what are these substances exactly, and why are they causing concern across Europe?
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North Korean soldiers killed and wounded in skirmishes with Ukrainian forces, Kyiv claims
Europe • 10:54 AM
2 min
North Korean units fighting for Russia sustained losses of at least 30 soldiers killed or wounded in Russia's Kursk region over the weekend, Ukraine’s military intelligence HUR said on Monday.
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Ukraine ramps up counter-attacks against Russia with drone strike on Chechnya
Europe • 10:45 AM
3 min
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov vowed retaliation for the attack, amid an escalation in drone and missile attacks betwen Kyiv's and Moscow's forces.
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EU takes first step to make contact with Syrian rebels, Kallas announces
Europe • 10:12 AM
4 min
The EU has taken the first step to directly engage with HTS, the Syrian rebel force, while maintaining its designation of a terrorist organisation.
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Eurozone services rebound in December, but political woes linger
Europe • 10:08 AM
5 min
Eurozone services rebounded in December, lifting overall activity despite a manufacturing slump and job cuts. Germany and France remain in contraction, weighed by political uncertainty. Inflationary pressures persist, keeping the ECB's interest rate path
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FIFA apologises for showing map of Ukraine without Crimea during 2026 World Cup draw
Europe • 10:07 AM
3 min
World football's governing body has removed the image omitting Crimea from Ukrainian territory, which Kyiv called an "unacceptable error".
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Plastic pollution and climate change, Newsletter
Europe • 10:02 AM
9 min
This week's key events presented by Euronews' EU senior energy and environment reporter Robert Hodgson.
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European markets may face pressure following weak Chinese data
Europe • 9:38 AM
3 min
China reported disappointing retail sales data for November, underscoring ongoing challenges with sluggish consumer demands. The data will likely weigh on the European stock markets, particularly in consumer, energy, and mining sectors.
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Women's parity vital to EU competitiveness drive, says agency director
Europe • 7:31 AM
4 min
The gender employment gap costs the EU €370 billion a year. “If the EU truly wants to become more competitive, gender equality should play a crucial role,” the director of the European Institute for Gender Equality told Euronews.
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Are conservatives set to take back power in Germany? | Radio Schuman
Europe • 7:19 AM
2 min
On Monday, the German parliament will hold a confidence vote on Chancellor Olaf Scholz amid the rise of the far-right in the country.
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Irish PM Simon Harris says Israel's decision to shutter Dublin embassy 'regrettable'
Europe • 3:16 AM
5 min
Israel announced on Sunday it would shut its mission in the Irish capital because of what Israel's Foreign Minister called 'extreme anti-Israel policies.'
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Clean-up ongoing in Mayotte after Cyclone Chido devastates French overseas territory
Europe • 1:01 AM
6 min
Chido brought winds in excess of 220kph when it made landfall on Saturday, according to the French weather service, ripping roofs off houses in the archipelago which has a population of just over 300,000.
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How many artefacts in the British Museum are actually British?
Europe • 12:32 AM
8 min
It's often claimed online that the British Museum in London would have nothing left to show if it returned every artefact that the UK allegedly stole from other countries, but there's more to the claim than meets the eye.
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Serbia used spyware to hack phones of journalists and activists, Amnesty says
Europe • 12:20 AM
4 min
Serbian authorities have rejected the claims they used forensic tools from Israeli company Cellebrite and bespoke spyware for illegal surveillance, calling them "nonsensical".
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Starmer in Norway to discuss green energy deal ahead of defence talks in Estonia
Europe • 12:19 AM
3 min
Starmer said the energy partnership with Norway would help boost growth and protect against fluctuations in energy prices, such as those that happened after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Sunday, december 15, 2024
Italy's Giorgia Meloni steps down as president of ECR, the European conservative party
Europe • 4:19 PM
1 min
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Sunday she is resigning as president of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party.
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Israel to close its embassy in Ireland over 'anti-Israel policies'
Europe • 2:32 PM
5 min
Israel will close its embassy due to the "extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish Government,” foreign minister Gideon Saar said in a statement on Sunday.
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Two Russian oil tankers badly damaged in storm in Kerch strait
Europe • 1:40 PM
2 min
The Volgoneft-212 tanker has run aground and one of its 13 crew members has died. The others were rescued, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said on Sunday.
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Sweden considers Australia-style social media age limits to fight online gang recruitment
Europe • 11:38 AM
3 min
Authorities in Sweden are concerned about criminal networks recruiting children online.
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Francis becomes the first pope to visit the French island of Corsica
Europe • 8:10 AM
2 min
Francis deliberately shunned the grand reopening of France's Notre Dame Cathedral last weekend - instead he's visiting the Mediterranean where thousands of migrants have perished.
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Georgia's president slams her successor's appointment as 'a mockery of democracy'
Europe • 1:30 AM
8 min
Zourabichvili has vowed to stay on as president after her six-year term ends on Monday, describing parliament as illegitimate and having no authority to select her successor.
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Saturday, december 14, 2024
'Several hundred' feared dead after cyclone hit French territory of Mayotte
Europe • 11:47 PM
8 min
The death toll from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may be close to 1,000, the island’s top government official told the local broadcaster on Sunday.
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Turkey reopens its embassy in Syria for the first time in 12 years
Europe • 6:40 PM
1 min
The embassy reopening happened just days after rebels overthrew the government of Bashar al-Assad.
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Mango founder dies aged 71 in hiking accident
Europe • 6:02 PM
2 min
The Spanish business community is in mourning following the death of Isak Andic, founder and non-executive chairman of Mango.
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Romania's Georgescu slammed over links to controversial former mercenary
Europe • 5:20 PM
2 min
Far-right nationalist presidential candidate Călin Georgescu is facing another scandal after photos emerged of him with Horațiu Potra, a private military contractor, investigated on weapons and ammunition charges as well as public incitement to illegal ga
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