Published on 01/07/2026 – 14:24 GMT+2•Updated 18:20 At least six people have died after a fire broke out at an apartment block in Antwerp, Belgian police said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In an update on Wednesday afternoon, Antwerp police said the fire was “almost under control” and that it had been caused…

German prosecutors said on Wednesday they had brought charges against a suspect in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline linking Russia with Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Federal prosecutors confirmed to the AFP news agency that a man had been charged over the explosion, with German media reporting that…

Published on 01/07/2026 – 18:13 GMT+2 The European Parliament is set to trigger a procedure against the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) party, home of Alternative for Germany (AfD) and other far-right political forces across Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT If ESN is found to have failed to uphold the core values…

The European People’s Party (EPP) has urged Climate Action Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra to significantly recalibrate the bloc’s carbon market, the Emissions Trading System (ETS), by allowing more free pollution allowances to heavy industry beyond 2030. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Issued in an internal document detailing the EPP’s position and seen by Euronews,…

Three pre-dawn firebomb attacks apparently targeting the residences of members of Greece’s governing conservative New Democracy party have left five people hospitalised, with one in serious condition, authorities said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The attacks, which happened in the early hours in the northern city of Thessaloniki, were carried out…

Updated: 01/07/2026 – 15:06 GMT+2 Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Thomas Byrne, said the country’s six-month EU presidency will be a “generational moment” with key priorities, including opening more negotiation clusters with Ukraine and strengthening the EU’s economy. … More

Published on 01/07/2026 – 14:37 GMT+2 Two people have reportedly died following storms in Austria and Romania this week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The two countries have been battered by heavy rain and winds in recent days after a heatwave swept through much of Europe, bringing scorching temperatures and ramping up pressure…

The Vatican has issued a final appeal to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, while in Switzerland preparations are underway for a new break with Rome. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On one side is the Pope, urging them to stop. On the other are the Lefebvrists, who are determined to press…

Published on 01/07/2026 – 10:45 GMT+2•Updated 10:51 The European Union is heading into a “phase of conflict” with Beijing unless it reaches a deal by the autumn to curb its widening trade deficit, European People’s Party chairman Manfred Weber has told Euronews’ flagship morning programme, Europe Today. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The…

But first, just in: Mafred Weber, the chairman of the powerful centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), has just told Europe Today that unless the EU and China strike a deal to reduce trading imbalances by October, the bloc is “entering into a phase of conflict” with Beijing. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The…