Thousands of people took to the streets of Albania to protest plans for luxury tourism developments linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump over the weekend. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Demonstrators gathered in the capital, Tirana, and at the protected Vjosa-Narta lagoon on the country’s Adriatic coast, where campaigners say a project…

Published on 08/06/2026 – 15:39 GMT+2 Seven EU countries have urged Brussels to resist any rollback of CO2 standards for cars and vans, arguing that weakening emissions rules would endanger Europe’s climate objectives, economic competitiveness and energy security, according to a document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The plea from…

Nine European capital cities have joined forces to oppose a European Commission proposal that would require large corporate vehicle fleets to switch to electric vehicles, according to a document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A coalition led by Poland and including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Slovakia…

Published on 08/06/2026 – 12:49 GMT+2 Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will return to Brussels next week for the first time since his election defeat, attending a summit of Patriots for Europe leaders — the far-right alliance he helped establish. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Orbán will join other Patriots leaders —…

Pope Leo XIV denounced the “scourge” of sexual violence by Catholic clergy on Monday and called for a “culture of care” in the Church ahead of an expected private meeting with victims in Spain. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Faced with this scourge, the ecclesial community is called to respond with listening, truth,…

More and more of us are using AI chatbots in our daily lives, whether it’s to ask for advice, help us with work, or conduct research. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But what happens when these chatbots start pushing disinformation and conspiracy theories? That’s what information reliability rating platform NewsGuard discovered in a…

Published on 08/06/2026 – 10:26 GMT+2•Updated 10:29 Latvia’s military said on Monday that its fighter jets had shot down a drone that entered its airspace earlier in the day. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The National Armed Forces (NBS) said an airspace warning that had been issued had been lifted by 10:30 am…

In an increasingly connected world, internet access has become an essential facility in homes across Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In 2025, 94% of individuals living in the EU used the internet in the last three months, while only 4% went the whole year without using it, according to the latest Eurostat…

In 2025, the EU saw 669,400 first-time asylum requests and 178,000 irregular border crossings. The scale is putting pressure on the five member states along the Central Mediterranean route: Spain, Italy, France, Germany and Greece received 83% of all first-time asylum applications. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Frontline countries lack the physical capacity…

Published on 08/06/2026 – 7:58 GMT+2•Updated 8:09 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina reports on the meeting between the leaders of France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Ukraine. Euronews’ Jane Witherspoon reports live from Yerevan on Armenia’s elections. Interview with Edi Rama, Albanian Prime Minister, and Hervé…