The European Commission said on Thursday that member states can use an EU social fund to provide access to safe and legal abortion for women who are barred from doing so in their home country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The decision came in response to calls by the citizens’ initiative “My Voice,…

Italy’s Industry minister Adolfo Urso urged the European Union to suspend its carbon market until the bloc presents a revised proposal due this summer, citing the hardship faced by European businesses because of high power and carbon costs. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Emissions Trading System (ETS) is the bloc’s mechanism for…

Published on 26/02/2026 – 12:49 GMT+1 US tariffs are biting. US President Donald Trump has threatened to annex nearby Greenland. And his nominee for ambassador just joked about making Iceland America’s 52nd state. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With such friends around, suddenly Brussels bureaucracy looks incredibly appealing. Let’s investigate together. Iceland actually…

Published on 26/02/2026 – 9:24 GMT+1 German MEP Bernd Lange (S&D) made clear Thursday he would not bow to pressure to salvage the EU-US trade deal, arguing Washington has already broken it following last week’s Supreme Court ruling and President Donald Trump’s fresh tariff salvo. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Nobody can pressure…

Fake Euronews videos circulating on X and Telegram have gone viral, spreading false claims about Ukrainian refugees and athletes during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For instance, one video, shared on X with more than 114,000 views, falsely claims that Ukrainian refugees robbed a Euronews crew at the…

Poland could be on course for a dramatic debt surge over the next decade unless it tightens its public finances. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The shift could push Europe’s largest eastern economy into the EU’s top tier of heavily indebted states, according to the European Commission. In its Debt Sustainability Monitor 2025,…

After its failure to strike a deal to tap into the EU’s defence for loan scheme, the UK is now on a charm offensive to secure “Made in Europe” access for its industry. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT UK Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle is in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday to…

The European Parliament has approved a new category of companies, small mid-cap enterprises (SMCs), which will benefit from a simpler legal framework, including exemptions that were previously available only to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Voted through on Wednesday in a joint session of three parliamentary committees, the…

The EU cannot implement its trade deal with the United States until Washington provides legal certainty on tariffs, Irish MEP Barry Andrews (Renew Europe) told Euronews’ morning show Europe Today. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “As long as there isn’t legal certainty, it’s impossible for us to do this,” Andrews said, amid discussions…

Published on 25/02/2026 – 9:42 GMT+1 A month ago, an incident was reported on the Druzhba pipeline, affecting flows of cheap Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia via Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine blamed ongoing Russian strikes for the blaze, saying the constant pounding from the air is delaying repair works.…