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A delegation of European Parliament members said on Monday they were prevented from carrying out a full inspection of the Italian-run migrant detention centre in Gjadër, northwest Albania – a facility at the centre of one of Europe’s most debated offshore migration experiments. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Today’s visit was very disappointing…
European Union leaders must recognise that the most pressing challenge they face is an internal one — not possible disagreements with Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s former national security advisor, Jacob Nagel, told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His comments come as EU-Israel ties are coming under strain. Earlier this month, Israel’s…
Updated: 29/06/2026 – 19:48 GMT+2 Carlo Buontempo, Copernicus Climate Change service director, says heatwaves have become “more intense, lasting longer and starting earlier in the season” in Europe as the continent “is warming faster than the global average”. … More
Once considered an unnecessary luxury across much of Europe, air conditioning has become one of the continent’s most politically charged household appliances after nearly two weeks of extreme and deadly temperatures. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For decades, Europe distinguished itself from hotter parts of the world by relying on thick masonry buildings,…
Published on 29/06/2026 – 19:00 GMT+2 EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said on Monday that the EU will seek to achieve “tangible” results through dialogue with China by October. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Šefčovič was meeting his Chinese counterpart, Wang Wentao, in Brussels that same day for talks that were due to…
When freshly sworn-in Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar lifted Hungary’s long-standing veto on Ukraine’s EU membership bid in early June, many in Brussels and Kyiv breathed a sigh of relief. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The move signalled the end of Viktor Orbán’s years-long policy of blocking Ukrainian accession, and was welcomed by…
Amid record-breaking temperatures, the European Commission has declined to take a stance on the increasingly contentious debate over air conditioning, saying it is not the role of the EU executive to dictate consumers’ choices. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT About 20% of European households have AC units installed, compared to 90% or more…
Five people were killed in a shooting at a youth welfare facility in the northern German town of Stade, police said on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Two people were arrested, including the suspected shooter. There were also injuries, police said, but they did not give a figure. Police said the shooting…
Published on 29/06/2026 – 13:44 GMT+2 Ukraine was braced on Monday for an “intense” spike in temperatures over the coming days, with an eastward-moving heatwave set to heap pressure on the country’s struggling power grid. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Russian drone and missile attacks have decimated Ukraine’s energy network since Moscow invaded…
By Alessio Dell’Anna & video by Baptiste Goudier Published on 29/06/2026 – 9:40 GMT+2 With only 5.8% of its freshwater resources used — from glaciers, groundwater, rivers, and lakes — the water usage rate across the whole EU might seem under control. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Unfortunately, this is not a case where the average…
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