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On 23 June 2016, UK voters cast their ballots in a referendum that will live forever in European history books. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT 51.9% of voters decided to leave the EU, while 48.1% favoured remaining. The outcome was followed by the resignation of the then UK Prime Minister, David Cameron and…
Updated: 19/06/2026 – 13:48 GMT+2 Tomi Huhtanen, Executive Director of the Wilfried Martens Centre, believes the EU should be “involved” in the peace deal. Huhtanen said the bloc needed to be “in the same group chat” when discussing potential contacts with Russia, arguing that coordination among European countries “has not…
Published on 19/06/2026 – 18:13 GMT+2 The European Commission will develop new tools to counter macroeconomic imbalances, most notably the growing and “unsustainable” trade deficit with China, including a diversification instrument, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Europe has already built an extensive…
French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have issued a blistering rebuke against deportation camps outside the European Union, setting their countries on a collision course with a growing political majority. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT During a summit on Friday, 19 leaders across the bloc signed a joint declaration…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said now is the right time to be prepared and consider a mandate to negotiate with Russia, speaking at a closed-door meeting with EU leaders on Thursday ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The head of the Commission said the EU should start considering a negotiating mandate…
Can we eat chocolate and save the planet at the same time? The answer now is yes. A young team from southern Germany has developed sustainable “chocolate” made from fermented and roasted sunflower seeds, without using a single cocoa bean. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This means making the chocolate alternative involves supply…
Published on 19/06/2026 – 14:40 GMT+2 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has fired back at US President Donald Trump’s claim that she “begged” for a photo with him at the recent G7 meeting in France. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a video posted to social media, Meloni said she was “shocked” at…
Published on 19/06/2026 – 13:48 GMT+2 In an interview on Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today, Cyprus’ Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna described the opening of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova during Cyprus’ rotating EU presidency as a “milestone”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Following this step, Raouna says the…
By Jacqueline Mahon, UNFPA Representative to Ukraine Published on 19/06/2026 – 11:57 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. This article contains references to and descriptions of sexual violence. Reader discretion is advised. If…
With the heatwave settling over much of France for several days, some wine estates are bringing forward the working hours of their seasonal staff to avoid the hottest part of the day, especially in physcically intensive and laborious jobs. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This is the case in La Sauve, a commune…
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