ADVERTISEMENTThéophile Humann-Guilleminot grabs his 100,000 euro suitcase, a special high-tech camera: “Today we are going on the hunt for methane emissions in Croatia. We analyse oil and natural gas plants.” Thermal imaging technician Theo works for the international climate protection organisation CATF and has already undertaken 500 “methane hunts” from Romania…

ADVERTISEMENTTelegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has alleged that France’s intelligence chief asked him to “silence” Romanian conservative voices by banning them from his messaging app ahead of Sunday’s presidential run-off, triggering a wave of disinformation online.Durov made the claims on social media the morning after Nicușor Dan, a pro-European…

ADVERTISEMENTAt least six Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in a Russian missile strike in the north-eastern region of Sumy, officials have said. Ten others were injured in the strike on a military shooting range, a Facebook statement from Ukraine’s National Guard said.According to the statement, the unit commander has been…

Published on 21/05/2025 – 8:16 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTRadio Schuman spoke with water and drought expert Niko Wanders as much of Europe is buckling under a prolonged period of drought. He voiced “serious” concerns regarding water scarcity in Europe in the longer term, and discussed what people can do to mitigate the problem.We…

By Euronews Published on 21/05/2025 – 8:26 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTAt least three people have died and two remain missing after heavy rainfall and storms caused flooding in southern France since Monday. An elderly couple were found dead in their car in the Cavalière area, reported local media. Their car was swept up in…

Published on 21/05/2025 – 4:47 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTBelgian authorities have formally requested the European Parliament to revoke the immunity of five Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in connection with an investigation into corruption and influence peddling associated with the Chinese technology company Huawei.The request pertains to five MEPs, three affiliated with…

Published on 20/05/2025 – 14:58 GMT+2•Updated 15:08ADVERTISEMENTEuropean Union’s budget Commissioner sought to reassure farmers protesting outside the institution’s headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday for the first time in almost a year.Farmers oppose a Commission plan to consolidate different EU funding streams, such as the bloc’s farming, regional subsidy and research…

Published on 20/05/2025 – 18:39 GMT+2•Updated 19:39ADVERTISEMENTThe European Union agreed on Tuesday to lift all remaining economic sanctions on Syria, hoping the relief will ease access to financial funds and speed up the war-battered country’s recovery after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in December.”We want to help the Syrian…

Published on 20/05/2025 – 19:09 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTThe European Parliament will stage an urgent debate on Hungary’s proposed new transparency law – part of a self-styled ‘spring clean’ by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán – during the plenary session in Brussels on Wednesday, the Parliament’s rapporteur for Hungary, MEP Tineke Strik (Netherlands/Greens) has…

ADVERTISEMENTThe European Union will review its wide-ranging trade and cooperation agreement with Israel over its widened offensive in Gaza and its failure to fully lift a two-month aid blockade.The decision came on Tuesday after 17 of the bloc’s 27 foreign ministers backed the move, tabled earlier this month by the…