Romanian authorities said 200 people were evacuated while two British fighters jets scrambled after a drone landed in the southeastern city of Galati, near the country’s border with Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It is not the first time that Romania, which is a NATO as well as EU member, has seen…

EU leaders vowed to boost security and economic ties with Middle East partners and push for a diplomatic end to the Iran war, after talks in Cyprus focusing on the fallout from the conflict. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Leaders from Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and Jordan as well as the secretary general of…

Published on 24/04/2026 – 19:50 GMT+2•Updated 19:53 Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz won’t attempt to defend his French Open title due to an injury to his right wrist. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Alcaraz posted on X on Friday that he would also not play in the preceding Italian Open in Rome, where…

Published on 24/04/2026 – 13:40 GMT+2 Posts shared on X feature what appears to be a BBC News report of an interview with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy from his office in Kyiv. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the background of the footage, a painting is visible, identified as Nature morte aux cerises, or…

Published on 24/04/2026 – 13:44 GMT+2 A letter is circulating in the European Parliament warning of the concentration that might result from the system of quotas allocation contained in the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement and the potential for major South American agricultural firms to abuse it. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The document, sent…

There is no inherent contradiction between the European Union’s mutual assistance clause and NATO’s collective defence, High Representative Kaja Kallas told Euronews as Washington ramps up criticism against the transatlantic alliance over the war in Iran. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Article 42.7 of the EU treaties allows a member state under “armed…

Gaza and the West Bank were propelled back to the top of the agenda this week after having been placed on the political and media back burner due to the US-Israeli attacks on Iran and the ensuing war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Monday, a meeting of the Global Alliance for the…

The instrumentalisation of vetoes undermines the democratic principles of the European Union as it hijacks the interests of 26 in the name of one single holdout, High Representative Kaja Kallas told Euronews in an exclusive interview. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Kallas was reflecting on the end of Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in…

The Irish government has asked Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to rethink plans to accelerate permitting procedures, stressing that faster approvals are vital to deliver housing and critical infrastructure. The request comes as the country faces a deepening housing crisis marked by soaring rents, widespread homelessness and chronic supply shortages. ADVERTISEMENT…

Russian soldiers who took part in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine should be barred for life from the passport-free Schengen area, Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michal has told Euronews, as he seeks to turn the proposal into EU-wide policy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Estonian government argues that the Kremlin’s expanded mobilisation…