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Ukraine deserves fast EU membership ‘more than anyone,’ Zelenskyy says

Volodymyr Zelenskyy told EU leaders at a Brussels summit that Ukraine’s process to join the European Union must be fast-tracked as the country has paid the ultimate price for it. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Ukraine merits it because it has paid more than any other European country for its right to be…

Magyar’s EU summit debut signals Hungarian reset after change of guard

Brussels welcomed the new Hungarian Prime Minister looking to a no-drama summit. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Péter Magyar made his debut promising a change in tone and substance, returning to the conservative European mainstream space and seeing a return to unanimity. “We will represent Hungary in a different way. We will certainly…

EU of six, not 27, is needed to ‘stay relevant’ – Bruno Le Maire

Working with a coalition of six core European countries instead of 27 is the best way to reinforce Europe, former French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire told Euronews on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Évian, France. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His comments come as the European Union looks for ways…

UK police arrest man after toddler ‘ended up’ in crocodile pen at zoo

Published on 18/06/2026 – 20:11 GMT+2•Updated 20:13 Police in the UK said on Thursday that a man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy “ended up in the crocodile enclosure” at a zoo. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Cambridgeshire Constabulary said the toddler had sustained “serious injuries” and…

French fishermen gather in Cherbourg as sector faces challenges

By&nbspEuronews Published on 18/06/2026 – 17:48 GMT+2 Resource management, fuel prices, foreign competition – pressing issues for French fishermen and other actors in the maritime sector to discuss at their meeting in Cherbourg. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In April, fishermen protested against high fuel prices from Normandy to the French Mediterrenean island…

Foreign aid cuts and climate change pushing migrant flows, IOM warns

Published on 18/06/2026 – 18:30 GMT+2 Cuts in development aid by wealthy countries tend to drive up displacement away from the world’s poorest regions, the head of the UN’s International Organisation for Migration warned in an interview with the AFP news agency on the sidelines of the Berlin Climate Mobility…

Hegseth says Europe must take the lead on building ‘NATO 3.0’

Published on 18/06/2026 – 10:25 GMT+2•Updated 10:31 US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said Europe must take the lead on building out a revamped “NATO 3.0” and creating a “real, hardline military alliance”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Hegseth made the comments while speaking ahead of a meeting with his NATO counterparts…

Social Democrats stitch together new Lithuanian coalition

Political parties in Lithuania agreed on a coalition agreement on Thursday, with the Social Democrats, the Democrats “For Lithuania” and the Farmers and Greens Union, along with partners, the Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance, signing an agreement. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Third time’s the charm,” Mindaugas Sinkevičius…

Albania’s PM Edi Rama in Berlin: Europe needs courage for enlargement

Standing in the city that became the symbol of Europe’s division and reunification, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama delivered a sweeping vision for the continent’s future, urging the European Union to show the same strategic courage that enabled German reunification more than three decades ago. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Addressing senior German…

EU-backed green bonds risk financing Chinese clean tech

The Global Green Bond Initiative is one of the EU’s largest financial instruments to fund sustainable infrastructure and climate-related projects with the bloc’s partner countries. Its declared aim is to mobilise between €15 and €20 billion in investments. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But European Commission and EU officials are now warning that…