More and more migrants in the EU are being sent back to their home countries or returned elsewhere, according to the latest Eurostat data. In the third quarter of 2025, nearly 42,000 non-EU citizens were expelled by member states. That’s a 19% increase compared to the same period in 2024,…

Good Friday morning from Brussels. Just in: Latvia’s defence minister Andris Sprūds has told our flagship morning show that Europe needs to “realise what it’s dealing with” when contemplating talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Yes, we can engage in some diplomatic activity, but there must be some limits in…

Published on 16/01/2026 – 7:43 GMT+1 •Updated 8:16 The EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas is finalising a fresh round of sanctions on Iran. EU ambassadors have been working around the clock to target those responsible for the violent crackdown on protestors. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Oman urged…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said the European Union will continue to work closely with the United States to strengthen security in the Arctic even as US President Donald Trump persists with his threats to seize Greenland from Denmark. “The European Union has a very good reputation…

If the European Union wants to remain a key player in wind power production, member states need to follow Germany’s example, a major leader in the continent’s wind industry said in an exclusive interview with Euronews. Former Belgian energy minister Tinne Van der Straeten, who was recently appointed CEO of…

The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas will present fresh sanctions against Iran to member states as early as today to punish Tehran for its violent crackdown on protesters, two diplomats familiar with the discussion told Euronews. The proposed measures would fall under the EU’s human rights sanctions regime…

A pro-Russian Telegram channel is sharing fake, doctored Euronews clips, some that include AI-generated voiceovers based on the voices of real Euronews reporters, to spread negative narratives about Ukrainian refugees in Europe. One clip focuses on the tragic fire in Crans-Montana, which blames a Ukrainian refugee for the blaze, despite…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be the jargon on everyone’s lips at the moment as the technology continues to evolve. More than half of EU respondents believe that AI can both benefit and bring risks to teaching and learning, and that the education community should assess and explore both, according…

Published on 15/01/2026 – 10:18 GMT+1 •Updated 10:38 A top member of the European Parliament has warned against blocking the ratification of the trade deal signed by the EU and the United States last summer in retaliation for the bellicose language around Greenland from the Trump administration. “We need to…

Published on 14/01/2026 – 18:06 GMT+1 •Updated 15/01/2026 – 7:31 GMT+1 While it was approved last Friday by a majority of EU member states, the European Union’s Mercosur free trade agreement is not yet out of the woods. Several countries, led by France, remain opposed to the deal, which would…