Published on 23/03/2026 – 7:30 GMT+1•Updated 10:39 While the Commission wants to invest more than €43 billion by 2027, housing is becoming a structural crisis. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT House prices increased by 60.5%, and rents rose by 28.8% compared to 2015. House ownership in 2024 was 68%, down from 69% in…

The report, adopted with 367 votes in favour, calls for urgent action to tackle rising costs, shortages, and declining living standards across the bloc. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In most European capitals, young people would need to earn much more than they do now to buy a home, since prices have risen…

Slovenia’s ruling liberals and opposition right-wing populists were tied, according to nearly final preliminary figures in Sunday’s fiercely contested parliamentary election, signalling a time of political unpredictability in the central European nation. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT After tallying about 99% of the votes, the State Election Commission reported the centre-left Freedom Movement,…

Published on 23/03/2026 – 7:44 GMT+1•Updated 8:01 Stefan Grobe reports on the latest developments and reactions to the Iran war, now entering its fourth week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EU Editor Maria Tadeo breaks down the controversy surrounding Hungary, which has been accused of sharing sensitive information from EU meetings with Russia.…

France’s municipal runoff delivered a mixed verdict for the country’s main political forces on Sunday: the Left held Paris with Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire, the far-right and its allies scored a major symbolic win in Nice, and mainstream parties pointed to resilience in several big and mid-sized cities ahead of the…

Following its launch in 2016, Pokémon Go quickly became a phenomenon in Europe and around the world, turning streets of Brussels, Paris and Rome into augmented reality playgrounds where players could hunt virtual creatures such as Pikachu, Dragonite or Eevee. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The app is still popular today (with more…

Spring is coming to Brussels, but all your reporter hears when he goes outside are three letters: ETS. That is because ten EU countries are in open revolt against the bloc’s flagship climate policy. But hold on: what actually is the ETS, and why is there such a massive backlash…

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva has criticised Europe’s tentative approach to the Iran war, calling for a harder response as the conflict spreads across the Middle East. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking to Euronews on the sidelines of a crunch EU summit on 19 March, Daniel Meron said, “We…

Russia’s oil earnings have increased since the start of the war in Iran, data shows, as the ongoing conflict has halted oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and raised global energy prices. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Data from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) shows that Russia…

Published on 19/03/2026 – 11:44 GMT+1•Updated 13:29 The European Parliament’s trade committee agreed Thursday to cut EU tariffs on US goods to zero, as set out under the EU–US agreement struck in July 2025 after multiple delays over tensions with the Trump administration. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EU Lawmakers had resisted for…