By Thomas Blade & Maud Zaba Published on 29/05/2025 – 17:58 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTTotal energy in the EU, what Eurostat calls gross available energy, fell by 4.1 % in 2023, the equivalent of about 380 million barrels of oil, marking a record low. Long-running efficiency policies have reduced waste across all sectors, while milder…

ADVERTISEMENTEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has won this year’s Charlemagne Prize, the continent’s top award for those promoting European values.At the award ceremony in Aachen on Tuesday, the EU executive chief outlined the priorities for Europe over the upcoming years, emphasising the importance of securing peace through defence,…

ADVERTISEMENTFar-right Chega party has become Portugal’s main opposition party, following a final tally of votes from the 18 May election. After the initial round of counting, the party was tied on 58 seats with the Socialist Party (PS), which received a slightly higher share of the vote. However, Chega —…

ADVERTISEMENTInfluencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in the United Kingdom with rape and other crimes, prosecutors have said.The charges were authorised in January last year and news media at the time reported on arrest warrants issued against the brothers, dual US and British citizens who moved to…

ADVERTISEMENTThree people have been charged in Germany with working for one of Russia’s intelligence agencies and could have been plotting to kill a man, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office has said.The three men arrested in the “particularly serious case” on 19 June last year in Frankfurt were identified as Robert A.,…

ADVERTISEMENTSpain failed on Monday to obtain the necessary unanimity to elevate Catalan, Galician and Basque into official languages of the European Union, as several member states raised concerns over the administrative and legal implications of such an unprecedented move.One of the main arguments against the proposal is that it could set…

Published on 28/05/2025 – 6:37 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTTurkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Tuesday his country is ready to host a future round of talks between Ukraine and Russia, expressing hope that negotiations will “swiftly lead to a ceasefire, followed by lasting peace.””We emphasized that we are always ready to host negotiations.…

ADVERTISEMENTCălin Georgescu, the controversial populist whose bid for Romania’s presidency last year resulted in the annulment of an election in the European Union and NATO member country, has announced he is stepping away from political life.Georgescu upended Romania’s political landscape last November when he ran as an independent and unexpectedly surged…

Published on 27/05/2025 – 18:05 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTA fake video has been posted on Russian Telegram channels, featuring Euronews’ graphics and claiming that corruption has pushed Moldova to become one of the biggest black markets for arms sales.Euronews neither produced nor published this video. Our graphics and format were copied and used…

ADVERTISEMENTSpain has failed to obtain the necessary unanimity to elevate Catalan, Galician and Basque into official languages of the European Union, as several member states raised concerns over the administrative and legal implications of such an unprecedented move.The result materialised during a meeting of EU affairs ministers on Tuesday, where…