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Published on 22/05/2026 – 14:07 GMT+2 Police in the United Kingdom investigating former prince Andrew said on Friday that they are also open to probing a claim of sexual misconduct against King Charles’ brother. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the second of the late queen Elizabeth’s three sons, was arrested in…
Reforms on pensions and taxation have emerged as the main sticking points between Budapest and Brussels in technical negotiations to unlock billions of euros in EU funding for Hungary, Euronews has learned. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to several European Commission officials, Hungary’s new prime minister, Péter Magyar, is resisting both reforms,…
Renewable energy remains one of the main engines of the EU’s green economy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Usage across the bloc reached nearly 50%, according to Eurostat, with countries like Austria and Sweden already meeting 90% of their energy needs with renewables. Although the largest shares of green energy are produced by…
Published on 22/05/2026 – 9:00 GMT+2 The Visegrád Four (V4) was set up in 1991 to guide these post-communist neighbours into the West. But beyond geography, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary are bound by the same massive Central European automotive and manufacturing supply chains and a shared goal to protect…
The latest Council of Europe report on overall prison conditions, published on Tuesday, points to a persistent problem of overcrowding, with several countries in a critical situation and others close to maximum capacity. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Based on data supplied by the prison services of the 46 member states of the…
Published on 22/05/2026 – 9:25 GMT+2 In this week’s episode of Brussels, my love?, we dive into the big conversations around Brexit after recent UK local elections reopened a Pandora’s box about Britain’s future relationship with the EU. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Host Méabh Mc Mahon unpacks why the debate has returned…
By Tomasz Lezon with Reuters, PAP Published on 22/05/2026 – 7:35 GMT+2•Updated 7:36 US President Donald Trump has announced he will send an additional 5,000 American troops to Poland. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Based on the successful Election of the now President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who…
Published on 22/05/2026 – 6:11 GMT+2•Updated 6:15 The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas said on Thursday that the modernisation of its commercial agreement with Mexico will eliminate trade barriers as the world’s economies lean towards protectionism. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Mexico and the EU will sign the update…
Published on 21/05/2026 – 9:43 GMT+2 Montenegro marks 20 years of independence from a union with Serbia this week, with concerts and various celebrations being held in the capital Podgorica and other towns across the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Split between the supporters of independence and those backing the union with…
The tanker deal is not just a competition won; it is a decision that shifts the balance. Behind the purchase of the new Airbus A330 MRTT lies a shift in the centre of gravity of Italy’s air defence, which is now looking increasingly to Europe within the NATO framework, leaving…
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