The European Union’s flagship initiative to cut pollution from heavy industry has hit its first birthday, but a new watchdog study claims the bloc’s ambition has caved in to the biggest polluters with more than 750 meetings between lobbyists and EU officials registered in just 12 months. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The…

Published on 24/02/2026 – 18:49 GMT+1 EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič urged lawmakers on Tuesday to move ahead with the EU-US trade pact even as Washington piles on new tariffs and legal uncertainty puts the agreement’s terms in doubt. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The deal was abruptly frozen Monday after a ruling…

Posts shared on X and TikTok using the hashtag #HollywoodagainstZelenskyy show doctored videos of celebrities urging European leaders to pressure Ukraine into accepting a peace deal on Russia’s terms. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Cube, Euronews’ fact-checking team, found examples of the videos on X and Telegram, where they were shared by…

Published on 24/02/2026 – 12:19 GMT+1 Four years ago today, Russian troops crossed the border, and the first missiles struck Ukrainian cities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Russia started its full-scale invasion. An all-out war, which seemed unimaginable in 21st-century Europe. That day, millions of Ukrainians woke up to the sound of explosions.…

The internet is filled with promises: from schemes that say they’ll “get users rich quick”, to dating apps that claim to match perfect partners in a few clicks, and bargain offers for idyllic holidays. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But with all of these opportunities comes the possibility of being scammed, and as…

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has accused Hungary of deepening its obstruction of EU support for Ukraine, describing Budapest’s latest move to block a €90 billion loan and fresh sanctions as an “escalation” that favours the Kremlin. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking to Euronews’ flagship Europe Today morning programme, Sikorski said Hungary…

Published on 23/02/2026 – 7:43 GMT+1•Updated 11:31 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Our Shona Murray and Sasha Vakulina fill us in on the Foreign Affairs Council taking place in Brussels, amid Hungary’s blockade of the EU’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine. An interview with Maria Malmer Stenergard and Kęstutis Budrys,…

Published on 23/02/2026 – 9:17 GMT+1•Updated 13:39 Postponing sanctions against Russia is a “failure” for Europe, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard told Euronews’ morning show Europe Today on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Every delay that we have in the adoption of a sanctions package is a failure for Europe,” the…

The top leadership of the European Union has sharply accused Hungary of breaching the bloc’s principle of sincere cooperation after the country unexpectedly decided to veto a €90 billion loan to Ukraine over an unrelated energy dispute. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The financial assistance programme was agreed in December by heads of…

Published on 23/02/2026 – 18:43 GMT+1•Updated 18:50 The European Parliament has turned down a request from the far-right Patriots for Europe (PfE) group to observe a minute of silence this week in memory of a French nationalist student who was killed in Lyon two weeks ago, internal sources told Euronews.…