The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Secretary General, Alain Berset, told Euronews that reviewing the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to reform protections available to migrants could embolden governments to roll back human rights on other fronts. His comments come following calls from several members of the Strasbourg-based body —…

For many, winter sports are great fun — but they’re also a luxury. Not just for amateurs, but sometimes for elite athletes too. At least 19 of them have had to turn to crowdfunding just to get to the starting line of the event kicking off this week in Italy.…

The European Union is one step closer to agreeing on joint efforts with the United States and Japan to “increase economic security and national security” by securing the supply of critical raw materials, according to a statement. Within the coming 30 days, the EU and the two nations are expected…

In Tallinn, starting a company can take minutes. Registration, taxation and contracts are handled online, often without a single interaction with a civil servant. For entrepreneurs, the state is designed to stay out of the way. This efficiency has made Estonia, with a population of 1.3 million, one of the…

As Arctic ice retreats and geopolitical tensions harden, NATO’s northern flank is emerging as one of the alliance’s most consequential and neglected theatres, and Europe is now confronting a hard truth: it is strategically underprepared to play a role in a region that is set to become a key military…

Published on 04/02/2026 – 20:30 GMT+1 With a dangerous spike in cyberbullying and self-harm content to addictive algorithms, concerns about children’s online lives are mounting across Europe. Should social media be banned for under-16s across the EU? Could that be the answer? This week on The Ring, Euronews’ weekly debate…

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cast a wide net in cultivating his relationships with Europe’s political elite, according to documents newly released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Alongside a new tranche of images, texts and emails that show the breadth of the late disgraced financier’s relationships with unexpected…

Published on 04/02/2026 – 16:58 GMT+1 European Union countries have reached a deal to issue a €90 billion loan to meet Ukraine’s financial and military needs for 2026 and 2027, with Brussels aiming to make the first payment in early April to spare Kyiv from a sudden drop-off in foreign…

The days of warfare confined to the battlefield are long gone, and artificial intelligence is playing an ever-growing role in the flow of information about global conflicts. As security becomes an increasingly serious matter for Europe, more and more citizens are turning to chatbots for answers to their most pressing…

New data shows that EU citizens are taking more precautions with their personal data online, as Europe tries to seize back its digital sovereignty from US Big Tech. In 2025, the majority of internet users in the European Union chose not to allow their personal data to be used for…