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Published on 25/06/2025 – 10:56 GMT+2•Updated 12:00ADVERTISEMENTThe European Parliament’s legal affairs (JURI) committee on Tuesday recommended that the institution takes the Commission to court for bypassing MEPs to set up a €150 billion loan programme to boost defence spending across the bloc.The motion was approved in a secret vote with…
Published on 25/06/2025 – 11:47 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTThe European Parliament’s Committee on Transport adopted its position on Tuesday, stating that air passengers should have the right to take two items of personal luggage with them at no extra cost. But to reach a compromise, MEPs had to agree on the size of…
ADVERTISEMENTThe EU has “listened to President Trump” and “everyone is doing more” to boost European defence spending, High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas told Euronews Today as NATO leaders gather in the Hague on Wednesday for a landmark summit.Kallas was asked by Euronews’ Shona Murray to comment on NATO…
ADVERTISEMENTHistory may repeat itself, but not always with the same impact.In 2012, when then-US defence secretary Leon Panetta announced the withdrawal of two combat brigades – roughly 8,000 troops – from Europe in order to reduce military spending, western European governments shrugged it off.When US president Donald Trump mused this…
Published on 24/06/2025 – 12:23 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTBulgaria’s north-eastern region of Shumen has been placed on high alert as authorities search for a wild predator said to be a black panther on the loose for the fifth day on Tuesday.Residents of the nearby city of Shumen have been warned of potentially life-threatening…
ADVERTISEMENTNATO’s increased defence spending target will see allies finance a five-fold increase in air defence capabilities, the purchase of “thousands” more tanks and armoured vehicles and “millions of rounds” of artillery ammunition, the alliance’s chief Mark Rutte said on Monday on the eve of a summit in The Hague. Leaders…
Published on 23/06/2025 – 16:29 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTA Ukrainian journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) was freed on Sunday after being detained by Russian authorities for more than four years in occupied Crimea, according to the media organisation.Vladyslav Yesypenko was arrested and imprisoned on 10 March 2021 in Crimea, which was…
ADVERTISEMENTSupport for increasing national defence spending appears widespread in Europe although most seem to think that becoming independent from the US when it comes to security and defence before the end of the decade is impossible, a major new survey has found.Most of the more than 16,400 respondents polled across…
By Euronews with EBU Published on 21/06/2025 – 22:42 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Andrzej Duda on Saturday clashed publicly over the outcome of the country’s recent presidential election amid reports of vote-counting irregularities. Tusk addressed Duda, President-elect Karol Nawrocki and the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jaroslav Kaczynsky on…
By Euronews with Agency Published on 21/06/2025 – 18:08 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTIranian authorities have detained a European national on accusations of “spying on sensitive areas of the country.” The individual’s nationality has not yet been confirmed.According to Iranian media, the alleged spy was arrested while cycling through a restricted security zone in Markazi Province.The Tasnim…
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