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Italians to vote on easing citizenship rules amid low turnout fears

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…

US-style blanket travel bans could be ‘viable’ in UK, says Tory leader

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…

EU hits back against ‘Buy China’ policy in medical devices market

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…

What is the level of public support for Israel in Western Europe?

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…

At least four killed in Kyiv in Russian missile and drone attacks

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…

The domestic violence pandemic saw mother killed in front of daughter

ADVERTISEMENTIn February 2024, 23-year-old  pregnant mother Teodora Marcu was shot dead in front of her three-year old daughter and other children on a street in Romania by her ex-partner.The killer, 49-year-old Robert Lupu, had a documented history of abuse: Marcu had filed multiple complaints against him. She died on the…

Exclusive: Europe also needs Golden Dome missile defence – US experts

ADVERTISEMENTThe idea is simple and complex at the same time: ballistic missiles fired at targets anywhere in the United States would be detected and intercepted before they could strike the ground.This is the concept of US president Donald Trump’s plan to build the “Golden Dome for America”, a missile defence…

Sweden reaches deal with Estonia to rent prison cells to house inmates

Published on 05/06/2025 – 18:02 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTSweden has reached an agreement with Estonia to house up to 600 inmates in rented prison cells in the Baltic country in a bid to alleviate its prison overcrowding crisis.The deal, which was confirmed on Wednesday by Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer, will allow Sweden to…

EU lawmakers take aim at Eurovision over ‘rigged’ televote

ADVERTISEMENTJust over two weeks after the conclusion of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, controversy over the integrity of televoting continues to mount.A group of 12 MEPs from socialist, leftist, green, and liberal groups has written to the top brass of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises the contest, expressing “renewed apprehension…

Migration past crisis but still a big issue, says agency chief

Published on 05/06/2025 – 17:05 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTEurope is past the worst of its peak migration flows but cannot afford to calm its efforts to deal with the issue, the head of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) has told Euronews in an interview.The ICMPD is an international organisation that…

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