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The Global Green Bond Initiative is one of the EU’s largest financial instruments to fund sustainable infrastructure and climate-related projects with the bloc’s partner countries. Its declared aim is to mobilise between €15 and €20 billion in investments. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But European Commission and EU officials are now warning that…
By Alessio Dell’Anna & video by Damaso Jaivenois and Loredana Dumitru Published on 18/06/2026 – 10:46 GMT+2•Updated 12:53 Good news for EV drivers out there in Europe planning to set off with their car this summer. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The continent’s public EV charging network has now grown to 1.3 million public charging points.…
A series of misleading statements and videos has spread on social media in the wake of the G7 summit in Evian, France. Leaders from the Group of 7 countries, in addition to the EU and other invitee states, gathered there to discuss global geopolitical challenges such as the conflicts in…
Even as the United States and Iran appear to have forged a deal to stop their hostilities, the global shipping industry is cautious about resuming operations in the Strait of Hormuz. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sea mines, skyrocketing insurance premiums and a lack of confidence after prolonged military activity in the critical…
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov confirmed that Kyiv is deliberately isolating Crimea from Russian supplies and ultimately from Moscow’s control. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Crimea is being isolated by drones. In the near future, it appears that the Crimean peninsula will turn into an island,” Fedorov said in an interview on Wednesday.…
Published on 18/06/2026 – 9:00 GMT+2 Forget the dry press releases. Let’s pull up a chair and look at the dishes driving the debate. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT First is Ukraine. Leaders will hear from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, before discussing a major diplomatic milestone: opening the first formal block of EU membership…
Published on 18/06/2026 – 8:05 GMT+2 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews’ Shona Murray reports from Brussels as NATO defence ministers meet to prepare for next month’s summit in Ankara, with Ukraine, defence spending and transatlantic security high on the agenda. Attention then turns to the European Council, where EU…
Published on 17/06/2026 – 21:18 GMT+2 Finland’s parliament voted to lift a total ban on nuclear weapons on Wednesday, to bring the country in line with NATO’s deterrence policy after joining the alliance in 2023. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The bill will permit nuclear weapons to be brought, transported, supplied, or possessed…
Published on 17/06/2026 – 21:44 GMT+2 The UN food aid agency, which has been hit hard by steep European and US funding cuts, on Wednesday welcomed an $800 million (€695 million) contribution from the United States. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The World Food Programme in a statement said the funds would support…
The dispute between US tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and the public broadcaster ZDF is causing a major stir across Germany. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In its coverage of last week’s anti-immigrant riots in Belfast, an edition of “ZDFheute live” said that Musk had called for “a migrant hunt” in his social media…
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