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‘Military Schengen’: Brussels proposal aims to speed up mobilisation

Published on 19/11/2025 – 8:00 GMT+1 EU member states will have just three days in peacetime and six hours in emergencies to allow other European military troops and equipment to cross their borders under a new “military Schengen” proposal from the European Commission designed to significantly improve military mobility across…

EU Parliament to block Russian energy imports for landlocked countries

EU sources have told Euronews that the European Parliament is opposed to granting landlocked member states exemptions to import oil and gas from Russia in the event of a sudden supply disruption. The bloc is currently discussing ways to ban Russian energy imports, an initiative that follows a June proposal…

Which European countries should lead climate decision-making?

The majority of people in Denmark (69%), France (73%), Italy (76%), Spain (74%), Germany (63%), and the UK (62%) are concerned about climate change and its effects, according to a new YouGov survey. However, Germans and the British are the most likely, out of the countries surveyed, to say that…

World falling behind on crucial methane emissions cuts, report warns

Worldwide methane emissions are still rising despite a global pledge adopted in 2021 by several countries, the COP30 climate summit has been warned, putting a critical goal for mitigating climate change in severe danger. The findings are the subject of the 2025 Global Methane Status Report, produced by the United…

What we learned from von der Leyen’s options paper to support Ukraine

Ursula von der Leyen has placed cards on the table – and a deadline. In a letter addressed to the 27 leaders of the European Union, the president of the European Commission has outlined the three main options that the bloc has at its disposal to support Ukraine’s financial and…

Women now ‘work for free’ until year’s end, EU Commission says

Equal pay is still not a reality for working women across the European Union, as men continue to earn on average 12% more per hour. This means that from Monday, women could, in theory, stop working until the end of the year to compensate for the pay difference. Each year,…

Fact check: Did Brazil chop down 100,000 trees for COP30?

The Brazilian government has been accused of intentionally chopping down 100,000 Amazon trees in the northern state of Pará, as part of a plan to build a four-lane motorway close to the city of Belém, in order to facilitate access to the United Nations’ Climate Conference, COP30. While the United…

Brussels opens final negotiations cluster in Albania’s EU accession

Published on 17/11/2025 – 14:36 GMT+1 •Updated 14:56 The European Union has opened the final negotiation stretch for Albania to join the bloc. The Western Balkan country is expected to conclude accession talks by the end of 2027, putting it on track to become a member of the EU by…

Baby or ballot? Members of the EU Parliament won’t have to choose

Pregnant members of the European Parliament will be allowed to delegate their vote during their time off with their newborns in a landmark step for women in politics. Until now, the European Parliament did not allow online or proxy voting – meaning a delegated vote passed to another member of…

2% of Russian global oil supply affected following Ukrainian attack

By&nbspEuonews Published on 15/11/2025 – 9:37 GMT+1 Russia temporarily suspends roughly 2% of its global oil supply following a Ukrainian strike on one of its major facilities in its southwestern port city of Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai on Friday, according to multiple Russian officials and Telegram channels. The attack, which…

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