Feliks the eagles journey resembles a Hollywood movie script, with kidnappers, smugglers and clandestine border crossings. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The year-old eastern imperial eagle from Serbia started flying in August and later set off on his first migratory flight toward the Middle East, only to be captured by poachers, sold illegally…

On July 1, a flat €3 customs duty on low-value e-commerce imports came into effect. Until now, goods imported into the EU worth under €150 were exempt from customs duties. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This temporary measure means small parcels entering the bloc, largely through online shopping platforms, will face a fixed…

The number of people living in cities worldwide has grown dramatically. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT More than 80% of the world’s population now lives in towns and cities, according to a United Nations report — and this figure is set to rise further, with many considering a move to urban areas due…

A delegation of European Parliament members said on Monday they were prevented from carrying out a full inspection of the Italian-run migrant detention centre in Gjadër, northwest Albania – a facility at the centre of one of Europe’s most debated offshore migration experiments. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Today’s visit was very disappointing…

European Union leaders must recognise that the most pressing challenge they face is an internal one — not possible disagreements with Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s former national security advisor, Jacob Nagel, told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His comments come as EU-Israel ties are coming under strain. Earlier this month, Israel’s…

Updated: 29/06/2026 – 19:48 GMT+2 Carlo Buontempo, Copernicus Climate Change service director, says heatwaves have become “more intense, lasting longer and starting earlier in the season” in Europe as the continent “is warming faster than the global average”. … More

Once considered an unnecessary luxury across much of Europe, air conditioning has become one of the continent’s most politically charged household appliances after nearly two weeks of extreme and deadly temperatures. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For decades, Europe distinguished itself from hotter parts of the world by relying on thick masonry buildings,…

Published on 29/06/2026 – 19:00 GMT+2 EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said on Monday that the EU will seek to achieve “tangible” results through dialogue with China by October. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Šefčovič was meeting his Chinese counterpart, Wang Wentao, in Brussels that same day for talks that were due to…

When freshly sworn-in Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar lifted Hungary’s long-standing veto on Ukraine’s EU membership bid in early June, many in Brussels and Kyiv breathed a sigh of relief. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The move signalled the end of Viktor Orbán’s years-long policy of blocking Ukrainian accession, and was welcomed by…

Amid record-breaking temperatures, the European Commission has declined to take a stance on the increasingly contentious debate over air conditioning, saying it is not the role of the EU executive to dictate consumers’ choices. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT About 20% of European households have AC units installed, compared to 90% or more…