ADVERTISEMENTThe Polish elections, held on the first of June, resulted in conservative Karol Nawrocki beating liberal Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski by a very close margin. Nawrocki won 50.89% of the vote against Trzaskowki’s 49.11%. Polish politicians, namely from Trzaskowski’s camp, have been asking for the results to be investigated.Chief among…

Published on 07/06/2025 – 13:18 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTThe US administration has appointed Lt. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich as both the next top US general in Europe as well as the SACEUR. The appointment by Trump will be especially welcomed following media reports in recent months that the US was considering relinquishing the role…

By&nbspAndreas Rogal&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 07/06/2025 – 10:57 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTA large Russian attack with drones and missiles has hit Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring 21, local officials said. The barrage — the latest in near daily widescale attacks — included aerial glide bombs…

ADVERTISEMENTThe European Union is readying a new round of sanctions against Russia to pile extra pressure on the Kremlin and pressure it to agree to a 30-day unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine, a step that Western allies consider indispensable for serious peace negotiations.Ursula von der Leyen has already provided an outline…

Published on 07/06/2025 – 7:00 GMT+2In the hot seatADVERTISEMENTThis week we are joined by Mika Aaltola, a Finnish MEP representing the centre-right European People’s Party, Dorota Bawolek, a seasoned EU correspondent for Polish broadcaster TVP and Ian Lesser, Vice President of the German Marshall Fund, the transatlantic think tank.EU-US trade…

ADVERTISEMENTItalians will begin voting on Sunday in a referendum on whether to relax citizenship laws, but there are fears that turnout will be so low that it will invalidate the result.The two-day referendum, ending on Monday, will also ask voters if they agree with reversing a decade-old liberalisation of the…

Published on 06/06/2025 – 17:14 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTThe leader of the opposition Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has indicated that a US-style blanket travel ban on foreign citizens could be “viable” in the United Kingdom, stressing that it should no longer be the “world’s softest touch.” The Leader of the Opposition said on…

ADVERTISEMENTEU member states’ representatives voted this week for retaliatory measures against Chinese restrictions on European medical device manufacturers, diplomatic and EU sources confirmed to Euronews.This followed an investigation by the European Commission found “clear evidence” that China unfairly blocked EU-made medical devices from its procurement market.It represents the first countermeasure…

ADVERTISEMENTA new YouGov study shows that the favourability towards Israel in Britain, France, Germany, Denmark, Spain and Italy is at or near its lowest level in Western Europe since 2016. The research interviewed 8,625 people from these six key Western European countries between November 2016 and May 2025. Net favourability…

By&nbspEmma De Ruiter&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 06/06/2025 – 8:09 GMT+2•Updated 8:37ADVERTISEMENTAn overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv has killed at least four people and injured 20 others, city mayor Vitali Klitschko said, as air raid sirens rang out during a wider combined attack across Ukraine.Klitschko said search and rescue…