Granting “associate membership” to Ukraine risks leaving the country in limbo that could make it lose momentum to complete the path to a full membership status, said Helen McEntee, Ireland’s foreign minister. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The remarks come in response to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented plan to create a tailor-made…

Published on 22/05/2026 – 18:31 GMT+2 EU Industry Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné called for EU businesses to diversify their suppliers on Friday as trade tensions with China ramp up. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The comments come as Beijing has made repeated threats towards the EU in recent weeks, while Brussels seeks to strengthen…

The European Union will not immediately attempt to impose sanctions on Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, despite the new Hungarian government’s readiness to lift the country’s long-standing opposition. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Kirill, a highly controversial figure with both religious and political influence, has been accused of spreading revisionist…

Published on 22/05/2026 – 15:00 GMT+2•Updated 15:02 Italian police reportedly shut down a movie wrap party attended by Hollywood stars and rock and roll icon Mick Jagger on the island of Stromboli earlier this week due to a local rule banning music on Wednesdays. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The celebrities had gathered…

Gustav Hasselskog, CEO of the Swedish company Candela he founded in 2014, steps aboard a futuristic vessel at dock in Stockholm’s Frihamnen harbour. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Low and sleek, the Candela P12 pulling away from the quay has more in common with an aircraft fuselage than a traditional commuter ferry. “We…

Published on 22/05/2026 – 14:07 GMT+2 Police in the United Kingdom investigating former prince Andrew said on Friday that they are also open to probing a claim of sexual misconduct against King Charles’ brother. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the second of the late queen Elizabeth’s three sons, was arrested in…

Reforms on pensions and taxation have emerged as the main sticking points between Budapest and Brussels in technical negotiations to unlock billions of euros in EU funding for Hungary, Euronews has learned. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to several European Commission officials, Hungary’s new prime minister, Péter Magyar, is resisting both reforms,…

Renewable energy remains one of the main engines of the EU’s green economy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Usage across the bloc reached nearly 50%, according to Eurostat, with countries like Austria and Sweden already meeting 90% of their energy needs with renewables. Although the largest shares of green energy are produced by…

Published on 22/05/2026 – 9:00 GMT+2 The Visegrád Four (V4) was set up in 1991 to guide these post-communist neighbours into the West. But beyond geography, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary are bound by the same massive Central European automotive and manufacturing supply chains and a shared goal to protect…

The latest Council of Europe report on overall prison conditions, published on Tuesday, points to a persistent problem of overcrowding, with several countries in a critical situation and others close to maximum capacity. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Based on data supplied by the prison services of the 46 member states of the…