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Oil, cod, Kirill: friction points emerge in new EU sanctions on Russia

An agreement on the 21st package of European Union sanctions against Russia remains mired in difficulty, with major political obstacles and the public threat of a Bulgarian veto shrinking the chances of securing unanimity. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ambassadors met on Friday to discuss a revised text of the proposal tabled by…

Ukraine launches 40-day operation to ‘pressure Russia to end the war’

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he approved a plan for Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU) to launch a 40-day operation aimed at pressuring Russia to end the war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Zelenskyy’s announcement comes after his meeting with SBU chief Major General Yevhenii Khmara, who reported on Kyiv’s “plan for long-range…

EU seizes 4,200 tonnes of illegal textile waste from Italy in Turkey

European anti-fraud investigators have helped uncover a large-scale scheme that illegally exported 4,200 tonnes of textile waste from Italy to Turkey, exposing what authorities describe as a profitable operation designed to evade environmental laws and recycling costs. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The investigation, led by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in cooperation…

EU to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from temporary protection

Published on 26/06/2026 – 10:36 GMT+2 The European Commission proposed excluding military-age Ukrainian men from the EU’s temporary protection scheme while extending the program until March 2028, in a move intended to bolster Kyiv’s armed forces. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The measure followed pressure from several EU member states to tighten temporary…

Europe’s Taliban Dilemma: the struggle to return Afghan migrants

The EU’s efforts to return irregular migrants to Afghanistan face a fundamental dilemma: how to solve the long-standing and intractable issue of the repatriation of Afghans while avoiding legitimising the Taliban, a regime the bloc has refused to formally recognise since it seized power in 2021. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT UN and…

Newsletter: Temperatures rise over sanctions against Russia

Morning Brussels. Angela Skujins here ringing out the hopefully penultimate day of this heatwave in the Belgian capital, and the final day of the working week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Here’s what’s driving your Friday: Discussion on the 21st package of sanctions fires up, Commissioner McGrath’s trip to Malta prompts questions, and…

EU releases €3 billion loan for Ukraine as US-Iran talks remain fragile

Published on 26/06/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2•Updated 8:03 Euronews’ Maria Tadeo reports live from the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Poland, where European leaders are discussing Ukraine’s reconstruction, and interviews David Lammy, Deputy Prime Minister for the UK. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews’ Mared Gwyn speaks to former senior Iranian nuclear negotiator Seyed Hossein…

Rutte defends NATO allies as Trump says he was ‘let down’ on Iran

Published on 25/06/2026 – 16:56 GMT+2 During a visit to Washington on Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met US President Donald Trump, offering warm words while gently pushing back on his latest criticism of the alliance. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Trump reiterated grievances with NATO over its failure to back the…

Brussels tightens rules on US cloud providers in tech sovereignty push

Published on 25/06/2026 – 15:41 GMT+2 The European Commission said on Thursday that Microsoft and Amazon’s cloud services should fall under a strict regulatory regime, at least on a preliminary basis, as Brussels tries to make the cloud market fair and contestable while promoting European providers. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The decision…