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Do EU citizens want the bloc to limit its reliance on foreign tech?

Around 80% of Europe’s digital infrastructure and technology comes from outside the EU. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The digital market is dominated by US giants such as Google, Microsoft and Apple, and Chinese conglomerates such as Alibaba and TikTok-owner ByteDance. Yet most EU citizens want European-controlled digital infrastructure, with respondents in Sweden…

Meloni-Trump spat: What do the polls say about Meloni’s popularity?

A public row between Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and US President Donald Trump has prompted debate about how she’s seen among Italians, after Trump claimed that she had repeatedly asked him for a photo during the summit. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to Trump, Meloni “begged” for the picture in an…

Heatwave and wildfire alerts, power cuts in Finistère: France swelters

Published on 24/06/2026 – 12:17 GMT+2 A historic heatwave continues to grip France. On Wednesday 24 June, residents woke to record temperatures once again: 29°C in La Rochelle, 26°C in Dieppe and 27°C in Paris — all by 5am. Fifty-eight départements are on red alert and 31 on orange alert.…

Twelve EU countries seek extra funds to cope with energy transition

Twelve European Union countries are asking the European Commission to preserve and expand a key fund for lower-income countries investing in the energy transition beyond 2030, arguing that without it, the bloc’s economic competitiveness and energy security may slow down. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a letter addressed to Climate Action Commissioner…

Rutte meets Trump to defuse tensions ahead of major NATO summit

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is meeting US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to address his resentment with European allies over their refusal to join the Iran war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With the crunch NATO leaders’ summit coming in July, sources tell Euronews Rutte will be on…

Iran stronger after conflict, warns former top US diplomat

Published on 24/06/2026 – 9:18 GMT+2 Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman says Tehran has emerged from the war in a much stronger position that the US, who initiated the conflict on 28 February with US–Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian military and government sites that broguht about the assassination…

Europe Today: Sánchez under pressure as Europe backs Ukraine

Published on 24/06/2026 – 8:02 GMT+2 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina reports from Berlin as the leaders of Europe’s five leading military powers meet to coordinate support for Ukraine, strengthen European security and discuss further sanctions against Russia. Euronews’ Méabh McMahon speaks to Wendy Sherman, the chief…

20 drownings reported as 54 French departments remain on red alert

On Tuesday, Météo France is forecasting exceptionally high temperatures, both during the day and at night. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Night-time lows will not fall below 18 to 24 degrees across most of the country. In the daytime, they will rise to 40, and even 42 degrees in the west. Fifty-four départements…

EU officials meet Taliban in Brussels to speed up Afghan deportations

Officials from the European Commission and 15 member states discreetly met with a Taliban delegation on Tuesday in an attempt to speed up the deportation of Afghan migrants to the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The meeting in Brussels, whose details and venue were not disclosed, was harshly criticised by progressive lawmakers…