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Crans-Montana bar owners back in court over deadly Swiss bar fire

By&nbspVincent Reynier&nbspwith&nbspAFP Published on 05/06/2026 – 10:37 GMT+2 The owners of a bar that caught fire during New Year celebrations in a Swiss ski resort, killing 41 people, were set to be questioned once again on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT French couple Jacques and Jessica Moretti were to be cross-examined by…

Zelenskyy proposes meeting to discuss end of war in letter to Putin

Published on 04/06/2026 – 21:42 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in an open letter to the Russian leader on Thursday, saying he was ready for a “full ceasefire.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The letter marks one of the few times Zelenskyy has appealed directly to…

Lufthansa Boeing plane crashed onto its nose at German airport

A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner tipped onto its nose at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday injuring several staff, the German airline said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The incident occurred at 12:45 pm just before passengers boarded the plane which was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles. “While the aircraft was parked, the nose…

Inside the deal that lifted Hungary’s veto on Ukraine’s EU accession

Ambassadors in Brussels had been in the room for almost 12 hours straight. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The list of topics seemed endless – competitiveness, defence, migration, climate action, the conflict in the Middle East and even a tobacco taxation directive – and diplomats were beginning to feel the strain. Then, just…

Which European countries are becoming the most hostile to travellers?

Tourism is a major source of income for many EU countries, but it is also increasingly a source of grievance for local communities as residents complain of housing shortages and rising costs. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Spain, Italy, and France are the top three European countries where the backlash against mass tourism…

EU eyes expansion at high-stakes EU-Western Balkans summit

Published on 04/06/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2•Updated 8:32 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Interview with Ghassan Salamé, Lebanon’s Culture Minister. Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina reports on Mark Rutte’s surprise trip to Kyiv. Euronews’ Stefan Grobe reports on Germany losing its seat on the UN Security Council. When and where to watch…

Newsletter: The moving pieces of the EU’s enlargement

​Good morning from Brussels. I’m Mared Gwyn. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT We start with a major development in Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union. Hungary last night lifted its two-year-long veto on Kyiv’s accession talks after Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced a deal on the rights of the Hungarian-speaking minority in…

UK Treasury minister says it is inevitable that Britain will rejoin EU

Published on 03/06/2026 – 10:29 GMT+2 A British Treasury minister has called the United Kingdom’s return to the EU “an inevitability”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Lord Spencer Livermore, the financial secretary to the treasury, said on Monday that reversing Brexit was “absolutely” in the UK’s “national economic interest” while also touting the…

General strike: major disruption to services and transport

The government has already responded to Wednesday’s general stoppage, playing down its overall impact. Even so, the late afternoon was marked by scuffles outside the Assembly of the Republic, where one of several demonstrations against the labour law was taking place on this day of general strike. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According…