Europe
Yesterday
Delegates from 100 countries meet for last-chance talks to reduce plastic pollution
Europe • 6:52 PM
8 min
Delegates from 176 UN member states, NGOs, scientists and industrialists are meeting in Geneva until 14 August to negotiate an international treaty to reduce plastic pollution.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.e
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Kyiv observes official day of mourning for 31 killed in Russian missile and drone strikes
Europe • 5:02 PM
7 min
The youngest victim in Thursday's strikes was two years old and 16 of the injured were children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/01/k
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Italian, Turkish and Libyan leaders meet to address migration flows to Europe
Europe • 4:43 PM
6 min
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said that in 2021, 32,400 refugees and migrants had made the crossing from Libya to Europe, more than twice as many as in 2020.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews
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UK ninja sword ban begins as 1,000 bladed weapons surrendered in national amnesty
Europe • 4:01 PM
4 min
From 1 August, it is now illegal to own, sell or import ninja swords in England and Wales, with possession in public carrying up to four years in prison.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2
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Hedging bets: Who are the people driving up gambling figures in Europe?
Europe • 3:41 PM
3 min
Most gamblers in Europe are men, but women tend to develop gambling problems more quickly. Underage gambling mostly happens in southern European and Balkan countries.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.co
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Croatian MEP's wartime photo causes a stir in neighbouring Serbia and prompts calls for resignation
Europe • 3:21 PM
6 min
Tonino Picula's tweet commemorating Operation Storm sparked backlash in Serbia, with calls for his removal. An Austrian MEP and his party colleague from Vienna called it a serious diplomatic misstep.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"
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Italy greenlights €13 billion project to build world's largest suspension bridge to Sicily
Europe • 2:38 PM
9 min
Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said the project will boost development in southern Italy, but it has raised security and environmental concerns.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/06/italy-
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Lithuania asks NATO for air defence support after Russian drone incursions
Europe • 1:04 PM
6 min
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said he had spoken with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte about "the recent drone incidents".<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/06/lithuania-asks-n
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Renaturalisation of wetlands slows global warming and species decline
Europe • 1:01 PM
3 min
For many centuries, farmers drained swamps to gain arable land. But this contributes to climate change. The European Union wants to change this, and an EU law sets out a detailed timetable: By 2050, half of the damaged moors are expected to be "healed" -
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Spain’s housing crisis deepens: residents’ anger is rising
Europe • 1:01 PM
3 min
Millions across Europe are being priced out of housing, with Spain at the heart of the crisis. Euronews’s international correspondent Valérie Gauriat reports from Barcelona, where skyrocketing rents and property speculation are pushing residents to the br
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Fact check: No, the EU is not eroding European democracy
Europe • 11:34 AM
5 min
European countries, including EU member states, tend to dominate democracy indexes, even as democracy faces threats worldwide.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/06/fact-check-no-the
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Electoral authorities strip Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik of presidency after court ban
Europe • 11:19 AM
9 min
Milorad Dodik lost his presidency according to electoral law after an appeals court upheld a six-year political ban last Friday. He plans to stay in office and appeal the decision.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://w
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Lebanon tells army to prepare plan to disarm Hezbollah by end of the year
Europe • 9:45 AM
7 min
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is under growing pressure from the US to ensure that the Iran-aligned militant group lays down its weapons.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/06/lebanon-te
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What lies ahead for Karol Nawrocki, Poland's new president?
Europe • 9:10 AM
7 min
Poland's new President Karol Nawrocki is expected to challenge Prime Minister Donald Tusk's policies, raising questions about potential effects this might have both at home and abroad.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https
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France arrests man who lit cigarette from war memorial flame in Paris
Europe • 8:17 AM
2 min
A video posted on social media shows a man lighting a cigarette from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris before calmly walking away.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/06/france-arrests-m
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EU credibility at risk over Israel stance, warns ex-ambassador
Europe • 4:31 AM
8 min
The inconsistent application of international law on Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank is damaging Europe’s credibility with the Global South, with which the EU aims to strengthen trade ties, former EU Ambassador to Palestine tells Euronews.<div
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At least one killed as massive wildfire in southern France continues to burn
Europe • 12:37 AM
3 min
A massive wildfire has left at least one person dead, while nine others have been reported injured. The blaze is France's largest wildfire so far this summer.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-eur
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Tuesday, august 5, 2025
Heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne died of heart attack, death certificate shows
Europe • 6:46 PM
8 min
Osbourne died at home surrounded by his family on 22 July at the age of 76, just weeks after his farewell concert in Birmingham.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/08/05/heavy-metal-icon-
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Russia's missile and drone strike on Kyiv kills 13, including a child, and injures 130
Europe • 6:02 PM
4 min
Russia launched a missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight on Thursday, killing 13 people and injuring more than 130. A nine-story building was heavily damaged, with rescue teams on site.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="
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Why is Slovenia the only EU country to ban arms trade with Israel?
Europe • 4:47 PM
10 min
The Slovenian government has banned the export, import and transit of military equipment to and from Israel. Other European countries have reduced but not stopped their arms sales.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://w
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Trump threatens EU with 35% tariffs if $600bn investment pledge unfulfilled
Europe • 4:22 PM
2 min
Trump spoke on CNBC about the current state of markets in the US, but was quizzed about a pledge on investment made in the EU-US trade deal.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/05/tru
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To what extent do people in the EU feel discriminated against in their daily lives?
Europe • 2:59 PM
2 min
Immigrants, people with disabilities and individuals at risk of poverty or social exclusion report facing more discrimination in the EU than those who do not belong to these groups.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://
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Trial of German ex-MEP's aide thrusts spy scandal back into spotlight
Europe • 2:30 PM
4 min
German prosecutors expect new details from the hearing of the Chinese national accused of spying at the European Parliament. Euronews takes a closer look at the key actors in the scandal.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="ht
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German politicians and lawyers worry 'trusted flaggers' of online hate may curb freedom of speech
Europe • 2:20 PM
13 min
Politicians and experts alike have criticised Germany's reporting centres for confusing opinion with hate speech, as concerns continue to rise over state-funded "trusted flaggers".<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://w
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Ex-Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey granted conditional bail on rape charges
Europe • 2:08 PM
2 min
The 32-year-old Ghanaian international, who recently left Arsenal, has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/05/ex-arsenal-f
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No, French President Emmanuel Macron's approval rating is not 7%
Europe • 11:42 AM
5 min
EuroVerify investigates the suspiciously low figure, which has most notably been shared by members of France's far-right National Rally party.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/05/n
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Death toll in 'vile' Russian missile strike on Kyiv rises to 31, including children
Europe • 11:40 AM
3 min
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the strike "vile" and said it "demonstrates the need for increased pressure on Moscow and additional sanctions."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-eu
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French PM Bayrou launches podcast and YouTube series to defend his 2026 budget cuts
Europe • 9:52 AM
2 min
Under fire for his unpopular €44-billion savings plan, PM François Bayrou has decided to turn to YouTube and a podcast series to try to convince the French public.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/m
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Far-right figure Tommy Robinson arrested over alleged assault in London train station
Europe • 9:49 AM
2 min
Former leader of the far-right English Defence League was arrested by British Transport Police after disembarking from a flight from Portugal.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/05/f
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Denmark to axe Copenhagen's 'pornographic and too primitive' mermaid statue
Europe • 9:14 AM
3 min
"The mermaid has completely normal proportions in relation to her size. Of course the breasts are big on a big woman," the man behind the statue said.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/05/den
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At least five killed in 'intense' Russian strikes hit Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions
Europe • 9:09 AM
3 min
Overnight Russian strikes targeted Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa and Sumy regions, killing five people and damaging civilian infrastructure.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/05/at-l
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The two faces of Ursula: Reinvention or deception at the EU's helm?
Europe • 5:01 AM
7 min
As Ursula von der Leyen beds down for her second term as European Commission president - almost unrecognisable from her first - many are wondering if she has truly changed course, or is simply revealing her true colours?<div class="small-12 column text-ce
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The Netherlands announces weapons package for Ukraine under new Trump-NATO initiative
Europe • 3:56 AM
4 min
Amsterdam becomes the first NATO member to use the alliance’s new initiative to supply Ukraine with much needed US weapons as it continues to fend off Russian attacks.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.c
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Moscow 'stuck in another century,' Zelenskyy says at Helsinki Accords anniversary
Europe • 12:52 AM
5 min
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy's comments come after a Russian missile and drone strike on Kyiv overnight killed six and injured more than 50 people.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe
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Ex-aide to AfD politician goes on trial in Germany over Chinese espionage charges
Europe • 12:49 AM
3 min
Two suspected spies for China, including a former aide to Alternative for Germany (AfD) lawmaker Maximilian Krah, have gone on trial in Dresden.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/05
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Diplomatic row between France and Spain escalates after Jewish teens kicked off flight
Europe • 12:18 AM
2 min
Accounts of what happened differ and have led to allegations of antisemitism, which have been rejected by both the airline and the Spanish authorities.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/202
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Monday, august 4, 2025
EU diplomats confirm they won't yet sanction Israel on Gaza
Europe • 4:29 PM
2 min
Last week, EU member states already failed to rally enough support to suspend Israel from the Horizon Europe fund in response to the war in Gaza. Two of the largest EU countries - Germany and Italy – prefer to “continue dialogue” with Israel, one diplomat
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Romania to access EU funds to help areas affected by devastating floods, PM says
Europe • 4:23 PM
4 min
At least three people were killed when torrential rainstorms hit Romania late July, triggering flash floods in the country’s northeast.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/08/04/romania-to-acccess
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How healthy do young people feel across the EU?
Europe • 2:08 PM
2 min
Although a large majority of young people in the EU view their health positively, socio-economic and gender disparities affect their well-being across the 27-member bloc.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronew
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Trump sends Witkoff to Moscow days before US sanctions hit Russia
Europe • 11:32 AM
4 min
The US president’s special envoy for the Middle East and Russia Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow midweek, just two days before Trump’s deadline for the Kremlin to reach a deal with Ukraine or face significant tariffs.<div class="small-12 column text-c
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No part of France is free of drugs, anti-narcotic agency warns
Europe • 10:54 AM
3 min
The report released by France's anti-narcotics office OFAST said the country witnessed 367 murders or attempted murders linked to the drug trade in 173 cities last year.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews
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Russia's strikes cause fires and injuries in Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk
Europe • 9:05 AM
2 min
Russian overnight airstrikes resulted in damage to an electronics market in Ukraine's Odesa and injured several, including a four-month-old, in Dnipropetrovsk.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-eu
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How a photo of a skeletal child sparked controversy about starvation in Gaza
Europe • 7:59 AM
5 min
It's been widely established that there is severe starvation in Gaza, but the misreporting of a photo of a Palestinian child has caused criticism of the media's reporting of the crisis.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="http
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Diplomatic downfall: When ambassadors cross the line
Europe • 12:29 AM
7 min
Secret sex blogs, bullying scandals and public naps, these diplomats were once at the top of their game. Here's how their careers took unexpected turns.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/20
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Sunday, august 3, 2025
Exclusive: Cross-party EU lawmakers call for sanctions on Israel over Gaza ‘atrocities’
Europe • 8:24 PM
4 min
At least 58 MEPs from the left and right of the political spectrum are urging the EU to take ‘decisive’ action over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying that the ‘time for moral cowardice is over’.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button
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German retailers speak of rise in shoplifting and lack of prosecution
Europe • 7:41 PM
1 min
The damage caused by shoplifting in Germany in 2024 amounted to around €3 billion - a fifth more than in 2022.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/03/german-retailers-speak-of-rise-in
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French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt wins women's Tour de France on her first attempt
Europe • 7:34 PM
3 min
France's Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt won the women's Tour de France on Sunday. After sealing victory, she said she had achieved "the goal of (her) life as an athlete."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my
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Bavarian state premier Markus Söder calls for stop to citizen's allowance for Ukrainian refugees
Europe • 5:13 PM
2 min
Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder said he is in favour of paying Ukrainian refugees in Germany lower benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act, rather than the current citizen's allowance.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__butto
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German military helicopter crashes into river in Saxony, air force spokesperson says
Europe • 1:35 PM
1 min
An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing but emergency crews say accessing the wreck of the helicopter is difficult.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/29/german-milit
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Almost 50% of Poles support the resignation of Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Europe • 10:48 AM
2 min
Almost half of Poles believe that Prime Minister Donald Tusk should resign, according a poll conducted just days before president-elect Karol Nawrocki's inauguration.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.co
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Pope Leo XIV urges young Catholics to spread faith at Rome's Youth Jubilee
Europe • 10:29 AM
10 min
The pontiff celebrated the concluding mass of one of the most important events of the Holy Year as 1 million faithful filled the Tor Vergata esplanade in Rome on Sunday.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews
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Russian missile and drone strikes injure at least 18 across Ukraine
Europe • 10:03 AM
4 min
Russian missile strikes on Mykolaiv injured seven people, while Ukraine's air force intercepted 60 drones. Ukrainian forces hit an oil depot in Russia's Sochi.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-eu
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Poland extends border controls with Germany and Lithuania until October
Europe • 9:42 AM
2 min
Border controls with Germany and Lithuania, which were introduced by Poland on July 7, have been extended until October 4. They were originally in place until August 5.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.
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Saturday, august 2, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics attend Pope Leo XIV's vigil at Holy Year youth festival
Europe • 6:43 PM
5 min
Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics descended on Rome for the Youth Jubilee, which kicked off on Tuesday evening with a mass by the Pope in St Peter's Square. They gathered for a vigil on Saturday night ahead of a Sunday mass held by the Pope.<div cl
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Portuguese government declares high-alert due to high temperatures and fire risk
Europe • 5:34 PM
3 min
The alert situation for mainland Portugal begins at 00:00 this Sunday and lasts until 23:59 on Thursday 7 August, announced the Minister of Internal Affairs, Maria Lúcia Amaral.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.
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Domestic violence in Germany has never been so high, new report shows
Europe • 2:42 PM
10 min
Every two minutes, someone in Germany is a victim of violence in their own home. However, experts believe that the number of unreported cases is significantly higher. Women are particularly affected - they account for almost 80 per cent fo domestic violen
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By 2030, Poland will have more tanks than the UK, Germany, France and Italy combined
Europe • 1:47 PM
3 min
Germany, Italy, the UK and France have a combined total of 950 tanks. Only two NATO member states - Greece and Turkey - will have more tanks than Poland once its latest deal with South Korea is completed.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu
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Ukraine claims attacks on Russian drone storage airbase and military plant
Europe • 10:49 AM
6 min
In a social media post, Governor of the Samara Oblast region, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, confirmed the drone strike on Novokuibyshevsk, writing "Enemy UAVs attacked one of the industrial facilities in Novokuibyshevsk this morning. Emergency services are wor
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Georgia hosts NATO military exercises despite perceived pivot towards Russia
Europe • 8:09 AM
5 min
The war games involve more than 2,000 troops from 10 countries, such as Germany, Romania, Poland, Ukraine and Moldova.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/25/georgia-hosts-nato-milita
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Tuesday, july 29, 2025
