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Hungary’s government has ended the country’s state of emergency in a move that new Prime Minister Péter Magyar said represented a return to “normality.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “As of today, after four years, the wartime state of emergency in Hungary is ending, and with it we are also putting an end…
Published on 14/05/2026 – 15:28 GMT+2 Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, who abdicated in 2024 has been admitted to hospital due to chest pain, the Royal House of Denmark said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The 86-year-old Queen was admitted to Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen’s main hospital, “this afternoon due to angina,” the court said…
Published on 14/05/2026 – 15:15 GMT+2 The number of prisoners in Russia has dropped by more than 180,000 over five years, in part driven by Moscow sending convicts to fight in Ukraine, Russia’s prison chief said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In four years of war, Russia has offered prisoners army…
Published on 14/05/2026 – 13:08 GMT+2 Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim condemned Norway’s move on Thursday to revoke the export license for a naval missile system for his country’s navy, warning it could damage confidence in European defence suppliers. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Anwar said he raised Malaysia’s “vehement objection” during a…
The publication on Wednesday of a book about France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte has reignited rumours of a relationship between the French leader and Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to Paris Match journalist Florian Tardif, author of the book “Un couple (presque) parfait”, an apparent…
By Alessio Dell’Anna & video by Loredana Dumitru Published on 14/05/2026 – 11:20 GMT+2 European businesses are pulling back on their investments. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The EU’s business investment rate fell to its lowest level in more than a decade, reaching 21.8% in Q4 2025, according to new Eurostat data. The rate basically measures…
Published on 14/05/2026 – 10:53 GMT+2•Updated 10:59 Latvia’s centre-right Prime Minister Evika Silina announced on Thursday she will resign from the top job, effectively triggering the collapse of the country’s governing coalition. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Latvia is set to face parliamentary elections in October. The shock departure follows a series of…
The EU’s next long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) covering 2028 to 2034, was billed as a historic overhaul. In practice, experts say it falls short. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With a headline envelope of roughly €1.8-2 trillion, the Commission’s proposal is the biggest in the Union’s history. But after repayments…
Published on 14/05/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2•Updated 8:02 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Interview with Michael Bloss, member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA). Explainer by Jakub Janas: The US–China AI race — should Europe be worried? Euronews’ Shona Murray on the B9 summit in Bucharest and the latest discussons on…
Published on 13/05/2026 – 18:27 GMT+2 Brazil’s ambassador to the EU Pedro Miguel da Costa e Silva told Euronews that the EU’s decision to ban meat imports from Brazil from September was “a surprise” and that Brasilia had engaged with the European Commission to reverse the move. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Da…
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