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Thevenot & Brossat square off over the French poltical crisis in Paris

Published on 19/11/2025 – 20:44 GMT+1 In this special episode, we are at the Rooftop of Maison de l’Alsace, on the Champs Elysées, where we meet Prisca Thevenot, ex-spokesperson of the French government and elected lawmaker with the centrist party “Ensemble pour la République”. Facing Thévenot is Ian Brossat, senator,…

Are priced-out European singles turning to love to buy a home?

House prices are rising again across the EU, and many single youngsters are facing increasing barriers to getting on the property ladder. After a brief dip in 2023, property price tags inflated again in 2024 and surged by 5.4% in Q2 2025, according to the latest Eurostat data. One of…

EU aims to reskill 600,000 workers for booming defence sector by 2030

Published on 19/11/2025 – 13:39 GMT+1 •Updated 14:23 The EU says it wants 600,000 people to be upskilled or reskilled for the defence industry by 2030, with the sector struggling to recruit as fast as is needed to meet the bloc’s rearmament needs. The upskilling plan is part of several…

Denmark plans final effort to break EU privacy chief deadlock

Published on 19/11/2025 – 12:09 GMT+1 Denmark is working to find a solution to the ongoing standoff between EU lawmakers and national governments over who should be the EU institutions’ top privacy official, officials have told Euronews. The mandate of the current European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) expired on 5…

UN warns Afghanistan unfit for returns as EU tries to deport Afghans

Afghanistan does not have the capacity to absorb returning refugees into its local communities, a senior UN official has told Euronews, as EU member states seek ways to repatriate them. According to a UN Development Programme (UNDP) report, roughly 4.5 million Afghans abroad are returning to their country. But the…

‘Military Schengen’: Brussels proposal aims to speed up mobilisation

Published on 19/11/2025 – 8:00 GMT+1 EU member states will have just three days in peacetime and six hours in emergencies to allow other European military troops and equipment to cross their borders under a new “military Schengen” proposal from the European Commission designed to significantly improve military mobility across…

EU Parliament to block Russian energy imports for landlocked countries

EU sources have told Euronews that the European Parliament is opposed to granting landlocked member states exemptions to import oil and gas from Russia in the event of a sudden supply disruption. The bloc is currently discussing ways to ban Russian energy imports, an initiative that follows a June proposal…

Which European countries should lead climate decision-making?

The majority of people in Denmark (69%), France (73%), Italy (76%), Spain (74%), Germany (63%), and the UK (62%) are concerned about climate change and its effects, according to a new YouGov survey. However, Germans and the British are the most likely, out of the countries surveyed, to say that…

World falling behind on crucial methane emissions cuts, report warns

Worldwide methane emissions are still rising despite a global pledge adopted in 2021 by several countries, the COP30 climate summit has been warned, putting a critical goal for mitigating climate change in severe danger. The findings are the subject of the 2025 Global Methane Status Report, produced by the United…

What we learned from von der Leyen’s options paper to support Ukraine

Ursula von der Leyen has placed cards on the table – and a deadline. In a letter addressed to the 27 leaders of the European Union, the president of the European Commission has outlined the three main options that the bloc has at its disposal to support Ukraine’s financial and…