In 2025, just under half of internet users across 20 EU countries encountered online messages they considered hostile and degrading towards specific groups or individuals, according to the latest figures from Eurostat. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The highest shares were recorded in Ireland, Hungary, Finland and Slovakia, while the lowest shares were…

Updated: 27/05/2026 – 9:01 GMT+2 Heatwaves have become “much more common” and are affecting all Europe, not just the south, Carlo Buontempo, from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, says. He warns that climate change is making these events “last longer” and increasing their “intensity”. … More

Published on 27/05/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2•Updated 8:02 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Interviews with Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Benjamin Haddad, French Minister for European Affairs. Euronews’ Rafael Salido reports live from Madrid on a corruption case in Spain involving Spanish PM José Luis…

Updated: 26/05/2026 – 22:44 GMT+2 Kata Tüttő, former deputy mayor of Budapest, said the city “suffered a lot” under Viktor Orbán’s rule. Now President of the European Committee of the Regions, she also warned against a “wave of centralisation” threatening Europe’s regions. … More

Published on 26/05/2026 – 21:22 GMT+2•Updated 21:29 A collision between a train and a school bus at a level crossing in the small Belgian town of Buggenhout on Tuesday morning killed four people and injured five children. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “This is one of the worst accidents in the history of…

Imposing restrictions on goods originating from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories is only common sense, French Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The country put forward a proposal alongside Sweden last month, calling on the European Union to increase trade tariffs and enforce stricter import controls…

Published on 26/05/2026 – 14:35 GMT+2 The two French children found abandoned last week in southern Portugal by their mother and her partner will soon be heading to France, according to a statement from the Setúbal District Court to which Euronews had access. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the document, French…

Published on 26/05/2026 – 12:44 GMT+2 Sixteen European countries are calling for increased investment in regional funds, agriculture and fisheries in the upcoming EU long-term budget for the period 2028–2034, according to a document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The paper is signed by Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Croatia,…

The European Commission will adopt a decision this week that would privilege European satellite operators in a move designed to curb the European expansion of Starlink, the flagship service of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Starlink currently dominates the global satellite internet market with over 10,000 low-orbit satellites. Its closest…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Washington remains ready to mediate in the war between Russia and Ukraine, after Moscow threatened new strikes on Kyiv. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Russia’s warning, including a call for foreign diplomats to flee the Ukrainian capital, marks a fresh escalation in the…