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France, Germany support simplification push for digital rules as Commission preps revision to AI Act
Europe • 5:49 PM
5 min
The Commission, with French-German backing, plans to ease AI and data rules to ease the burdens of European companies. MEPs and NGOs fear it would open “pandora’s box” of data protection and a gift to big tech.View on euronews
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Eight people arrested over suspected plot to kill Brussels chief prosecutor, officials say
Europe • 4:39 PM
4 min
Suspects have criminal records for organised drug trafficking and may "be active within the Albanian criminal underworld", Belgian prosecutors said.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/18/eight
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Meloni's Brothers of Italy party launches saucy carbonara crusade in the European Parliament
Europe • 4:30 PM
5 min
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s party has cooked up a letter to President Metsola criticising the sale of "Italian-style" products in the Parliament’s supermarket in Brussels.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.e
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Fact check: Is Germany really turbo-charging its naturalisation process?
Europe • 3:53 PM
7 min
Narratives online have abounded since the summer about how easy it is to naturalise as a German citizen. The Cube unpacks some of these claims.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/18/
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‘If not us, who else?’: EU Commissioner sees no alternative to Mediterranean Pact
Europe • 3:50 PM
3 min
EU Commissioner Dubravka Šuica has defended the new Pact for the Mediterranean against criticism that the initiative would be dead on arrival due to diverging interests between the European Union and Arab states in the south.<div class="small-12 column te
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EU Parliament to reject Russian energy ban exemptions for landlocked countries
Europe • 3:35 PM
8 min
As the EU finalises plans to wean itself off Russian energy, the European Parliament is opposing any exemptions or loopholes for countries especially reliant on gas imports from the east.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="ht
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MI5 spy agency warns Chinese agents are trying to recruit UK politicians on LinkedIn
Europe • 3:14 PM
4 min
The UK's domestic intelligence agency says China's security services are targeting lawmakers to “collect information and lay the groundwork for long-term relationships."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews
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As COP30 continues, what are European citizens' views on climate change?
Europe • 1:03 PM
3 min
A new survey shows that five EU nations think the worst climate impacts can still be avoided, but they differ over how much the EU should do to tackle climate change.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.co
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France probes Vinted over alleged exposure of children to pornographic content
Europe • 11:03 AM
2 min
France’s child protection chief demanded probe into second-hand clothes platform Vinted after ads were found redirecting users to adult websites.View on euronews
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COP30: World is falling behind on crucial methane emissions cuts, new report warns
Europe • 10:56 AM
6 min
Research from a UN agency says the world is set to miss targets agreed four years ago despite readily available technology and clear incentives.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/11/18/cop
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Belgium buys Latvian-made drone interceptors after string of incursions
Europe • 9:46 AM
3 min
The deal comes after several drone sightings that disrupted Belgian airports, military bases and a nuclear plant over the last month.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/18/belgium-buys-latvian
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What we learned from Ursula von der Leyen's options paper to support Ukraine
Europe • 6:30 AM
14 min
The options paper sent by Ursula von der Leyen to EU leaders presents a binary choice: fresh debt or tap the Russian assets. Euronews breaks down the key elements of her long-awaited document.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a hre
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Poland blames Russian intelligence for blast on railway line to Ukraine
Europe • 12:30 AM
4 min
Polish prosecutors have initiated an investigation into "acts of sabotage of a terrorist nature" committed for the benefit of foreign intelligence.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/18/poland
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EU wants a seat on Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace, Commissioner for the Mediterranean says
Europe • 12:29 AM
4 min
The EU should be represented on US President Donald Trump’s transitional body for Gaza, Dubravka Šuica, the EU’s Commissioner for the Mediterranean, has told Euronews.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.c
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Yesterday
Pay inequality means women 'work for free' until year's end, European Commission says
Europe • 5:48 PM
3 min
Women in the EU only earn €0.88 on average for every euro a man makes, meaning that they will symbolically start “working for free” from 17 November until the end of the year, according to the EU.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a
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Social benefits: Which EU countries spend the most?
Europe • 2:18 PM
6 min
With pensions, social housing, unemployment benefits, medical care, and disability support, Europe has among the best social protections in the world. But which EU countries are the most generous when it comes to public spending?<div class="small-12 colum
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EU countries should have 'multiple' security guarantees beyond Article 5, Kubilius says
Europe • 1:41 PM
4 min
The European Union has its own mutual defence clause but it is seen as weaker than NATO's Article 5. The EU Commissioner for Defence appears to want to change that as the US military reconsiders its footprint in Europe.<div class="small-12 column text-cen
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‘When you deliver, you progress’: EU opens final negotiations cluster with Albania
Europe • 1:36 PM
3 min
The European Union has opened the last remaining negotiation chapters with Albania, bringing the Western Balkan country closer to joining the EU by 2030. "There is no escape from Albania," said PM Edi Rama.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__
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Fact check: Did Brazil chop down 100,000 trees for COP30?
Europe • 1:23 PM
6 min
As European leaders take part in COP30, claims that the controversial Avenida Liberdade — a four-lane 13km highway which cuts across the Amazon — was constructed specifically for the climate summit have spread online.<div class="small-12 column text-cente
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'No easy options': Von der Leyen urges EU countries to plug €135bn gap for Ukraine
Europe • 11:01 AM
6 min
Von der Leyen sends a letter to member states calling for a fast agreement on how to fund Ukraine's enormous €135 billion budget hole for next year and 2027. EU leaders will meet for a make-or-break summit in December.<div class="small-12 column text-cent
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Fico drops joining Patriots, could create new Parliament group with 'friends of peace'
Europe • 12:45 AM
3 min
The Slovak PM won't join any other political groups for the moment, according to a close ally. Instead, he is considering forming a new alliance with like-minded left-leaning parties that share anti-war rhetoric.<div class="small-12 column text-center art
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Sunday, november 16, 2025
Saturday, november 15, 2025
Russia temporarily suspends oil exports from Novorossiysk following Ukrainian attack
Europe • 8:37 AM
2 min
A major oil terminal in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai temporarily suspended operations, approximately 2% of global exports, following Ukrainian attacks.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www
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How the EPP ushered in a right-wing majority at the European Parliament
Europe • 6:01 AM
12 min
For the first time, a right-wing majority is emerging at the European Parliament as the European People's Party flirts with groups that would have been considered too toxic to work with in the past. The pivot has given the EPP a choice but also created a
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Friday, november 14, 2025
Exclusive: 'Everything can be weaponised,' EU trade chief Šefčovič speaks after Nexperia spat
Europe • 3:33 PM
4 min
EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič told Euronews in an exclusive interview that the Nexperia incident is "beginning to be resolved", but points to lessons about critical dependencies: "Everything can be weaponised."<div class="small-12 column text-cente
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Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent — are its cities ready for climate change?
Europe • 3:08 PM
3 min
Despite climate change being a top priority for most mayors in 54 cities, nearly one-fifth of the cities don't have a dedicated team for climate adaptation.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europ
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Growing Resilience: How French biotech helps crops save water worldwide
Europe • 3:02 PM
2 min
Across Europe, a new generation of agri-biotech innovators is redefining how we grow food under pressure from climate change.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/14/growing-resilience-how-frenc
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Europe must reinvent growth formula in changing world, Eurogroup boss tells Euronews
Europe • 1:08 PM
4 min
Europe must reinvent its growth model in changing world hit by tariffs and force, Eurogroup boss tells Euronews in exclusive interview.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/14/europe-must-reinve
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No, Portugal is not banning all Islamic practices
Europe • 6:46 AM
6 min
Viral claims online appear to over-extend a recently approved law that will ban face veils in public in Portugal.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/14/no-portugal-is-not-banning-all
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Migration, TikTok and Chinese bots : Huge mess for Brussels
Europe • 6:30 AM
3 min
TikTok bots and foreign interference, more money for European artists and a migration pact struggling for survival - catch up on the week in EU politics on “Brussels, my love?” the podcast<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="h
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Thursday, november 13, 2025
Political pressure mounts on Belgium to back reparations loan for Ukraine
Europe • 5:32 PM
5 min
Support for a €140 billion reparations loan to Ukraine is intensifying, but Belgium is holding its ground. Talks with the European Commission have stalled and failed to deliver any progress.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href=
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Italy redefines sexual violence law to include explicit 'free and current' consent
Europe • 4:00 PM
4 min
Italy updates its law to redefine sexual violence, focusing on consent rather than physical coercion. The amendment is backed by major party leaders and aligns with the Istanbul Convention.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="
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EU Commissioner slams attempts to revive football Super League
Europe • 3:10 PM
4 min
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Euronews, EU Commissioner for Sport and Culture, Glenn Micallef, defends Europe’s football infrastructure, presents the EU’s first-ever strategic framework on culture and urges to improve working conditions for a
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Why are so many European workers hesitant to use their remaining annual leave?
Europe • 1:57 PM
4 min
If you haven't used up all your annual leave yet, you’re not alone. Why are Europeans holding back, and who's the most reluctant?<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/13/why-are-so-man
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No, Brussels didn't just criminalise cash
Europe • 11:52 AM
7 min
Viral claims about the EU's new Anti-Money laundering package have claimed that cash in Europe will soon be "contraband." Here's what the new €10,000 cap really means.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.c
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European Parliament backs simplification of EU's anti-deforestation rules
Europe • 11:43 AM
7 min
The controversial law was supposed to come into force in December last year but the latest proposal would see its implementation delayed for a second time to late 2026.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.
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Brussels to probe Google for allegedly demoting news in search results
Europe • 10:45 AM
4 min
The EU has opened an investigation into whether Google is unfairly deprioritising news in search listings, a practice critics say dries up traffic and undermines media companies' bottom line.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href
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France's inaugural defence bond issuance shows appetite across Europe is strong
Europe • 10:45 AM
4 min
France's public investment bank aimed to raise €1 billion with its first issuance of a defence product. Interest was nearly four times that amount. Could this strengthen the case for so-called EU-wide defence bonds?<div class="small-12 column text-center
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Von der Leyen lays out alternatives to reparations loan for Ukraine as time runs out
Europe • 8:54 AM
5 min
Ursula von der Leyen has outlined a plan B to fund Ukraine should the reparations loan pegged to the Russian assets fail. The loan is still seen as the best option to keep the financing going even if Belgium plays hardball.<div class="small-12 column text
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MEPs clash over the topic of EU enlargement on the premiere of 'The Ring'
Europe • 8:35 AM
1 min
In our first episode of "The Ring", we debate the highly political topic of EU enlargement that has become a geopolitical goal of the European Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href
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Poland and Hungary among those ready to challenge EU over 'unacceptable' migration rules
Europe • 6:01 AM
6 min
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic will challenge EU over migration quotas. Hardliners say they will not take in more migrants nor pay compensation for refusal. A compromise is out of reach at this stage.<div class="small-12 column text-center a
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Culture is one of the ‘most effective’ shields against extremism, says EU Commissioner Micallef
Europe • 5:45 AM
6 min
The EU’s first-ever strategic framework on culture is one step closer to realisation. European Commissioner Glenn Micallef told Euronews it will be a key tool to safeguard EU culture’s role in combating division, and to tackle challenges concerning AI and
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EPP teams up with far right to water down reporting requirements for companies
Europe • 12:33 AM
4 min
The European Parliament approved a package to ease corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements. EPP teamed up with conservative and far-right MEPs to pass the law.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="http
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Wednesday, november 12, 2025
France's National Assembly overwhelmingly votes to suspend controversial pension reform
Europe • 7:39 PM
5 min
Some of France's European partners have been watching the political turmoil closely as the country struggles to rein in a budget deficit which has become the largest in the euro zone.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:
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Who will pay to rearm Europe? MEPs Schirdewan and Terras face off in The Ring
Europe • 7:03 PM
1 min
In our second episode of "The Ring", we debate the highly political topic of Rearming Europe that has become a geopolitical goal of the European Commission<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/1
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European Commission unveils its big plan to save democracy
Europe • 3:51 PM
7 min
Fighting for democracy is the 27-member bloc's foremost enshrined value, but NGOs and MEPs argue that the new Democracy Shield falls short on concrete measures and funding.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euron
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How do environmental factors contribute to cardiovascular disease in Europe?
Europe • 3:39 PM
3 min
In the EU, factors such as air pollution, extreme temperatures, and chemicals are estimated to cause at least 18% of all cardiovascular disease deaths, with Poland among the most affected.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="h
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False claims and stolen bylines: The Russian propaganda strategy haunting the newsroom
Europe • 2:34 PM
10 min
As part of a trend that is becoming an increasing headache for the media, pro-Russian actors are spreading propaganda through fake news outlets and by impersonating real journalists.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:/
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EU tech chief eyes AI Act amendments to create legal certainty
Europe • 9:02 AM
3 min
A digital simplification package to be presented next week will likely ease the burden on AI companies, Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen tells Euronews.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/1
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Fact check: Would Zohran Mamdani's policies be 'normal' in Europe?
Europe • 6:46 AM
13 min
Far-left or mainstream, a utopic vision or normal; where would incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani’s platform sit if it were transported to Europe?<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe
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Tonight on The Ring: Who should pay for Europe's defence and security?
Europe • 6:01 AM
1 min
Tonight on Euronews, veteran MEPs Martin Schirdewan from the Left and Riho Terras from the European People’s Party go to face to face on The Ring<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/12/tonight-
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Tuesday, november 11, 2025
EU to relocate asylum seekers from Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus to other member states
Europe • 7:13 PM
5 min
Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus are considered "under migratory pressure" by the European Commission, which paves the way to the relocation of asylum seekers to other EU member states. But Poland, Hungary and Slovakia refuse to contribute.<div class="smal
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Is the EU spy unit about to become reality? Von der Leyen wants her own secret service
Europe • 5:50 PM
2 min
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans to create an intelligence service using data from member states, aiming to expand its operational use and increase her influence, according to international media reports.<div class="small-12 column
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Chinese fugitive fraudster jailed in the UK over multi-billion crypto scam
Europe • 4:40 PM
2 min
Zhimin Qian, 47, defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China before trying to launder the illegal cryptocurrency proceeds by buying property in the UK.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/c
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Most workers are enthusiastic about AI, but are employers involving them in creating new workflows?
Europe • 2:01 PM
3 min
Worldwide, Canadian businesses are at the forefront of designing new AI workflows including their workers. Which countries lead the way in Europe?<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/
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Space no longer peaceful, President Macron set to say in new space strategy review
Europe • 1:19 PM
4 min
France and Europe must be prepared to defend their interests in the orbit too, the French leader is expected to say on Wednesday, as space becomes a key element in the global struggle for security.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><
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More than 1,000 Turkish football players suspended in betting probe, TFF says
Europe • 1:09 PM
4 min
Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Ibrahim Hacıosmanoğlu has described the scandal as a "moral crisis" and vowed to purge the sport of "all its filth."<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/mor
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EU top court rejects Denmark's bid to annul bloc-wide rules to set minimum wage
Europe • 10:38 AM
3 min
Denmark sought to overturn a directive adopted in 2022 that would force member states to set a minimum wage. EU's top court has ruled against it.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/11/1
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Russian passports and listed jewels: How the internet went wild for fake news about the Louvre heist
Europe • 10:30 AM
8 min
From sharing pictures of supposed detectives to snaps of suspects purportedly tied to the Louvre heist case, false claims about the case have gone wild across the internet.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euron
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New far-right party named after Trump launches in Belgium
Europe • 10:22 AM
2 min
"Donald Trump is the ultimate symbol of populism. He immediately embodies what we stand for," says Salvatore Nicotra, founder of the new TRUMP party.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/new-
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