By&nbspEuronews Published on 15/07/2025 – 14:50 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTKosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti has launched a renewed attack on Serbia’s largest telecom operator, Telekom Serbia, accusing it of waging what he called “a hybrid war” against Kosovo, with the company responding by saying it has been a frequent target for the authorities…

Published on 15/07/2025 – 15:13 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTGermany’s highest court rejected a case on Tuesday brought by Yemeni plaintiffs who argued the German government failed in its duty to protect relatives who they say were killed in a 2012 drone strike that was carried out with help from a US military base…

ADVERTISEMENTAs the European Commission prepares to publish on Wednesday its proposal for the next seven-year EU budget, political groups in the European Parliament are preparing to fight tooth and nail to defend their funding priorities.Since the 2009 Treaty of Lisbon the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) has required the regulatory consent of the…

ADVERTISEMENTThink of any EU policy you care about or benefit from, as a citizen, politician, or stakeholder.Whether it’s funding Ukraine’s reconstruction, boosting the continent’s competitiveness, or maintaining farm subsidies, all of it ties back to one foundational element: the EU’s long-term budget.That process begins in earnest this Wednesday, when the…

Published on 15/07/2025 – 6:30 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTThe €13 billion set aside for security and defence in the EU’s current long-term budget (2021–2027) is a drop in the ocean when it comes to protecting Europe from serious threats, the bloc’s defence, security, and space industry has warned. The next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)…

ADVERTISEMENTUS President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a “productive” meeting on Monday, the Ukrainian leader said, as anticipation grew over a major announcement Trump said he would make on Monday. Kellogg and Zelenskyy discussed what the US and Ukraine…

By&nbspEmma De Ruiter&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 14/07/2025 – 13:06 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTFrance is celebrating its biggest national holiday, Bastille Day, with military jet flyovers, a drone light show over the Eiffel Tower and fireworks in almost every city.Around 7,000 people are marching on riding on horseback or in armoured vehicles, along the cobblestones…

Published on 14/07/2025 – 11:25 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTA 20-year-old inmate who escaped from a detention facility near Lyon by hiding inside a fellow detainee’s luggage has been arrested three days after his prison break, French authorities confirmed on Monday.The man, identified as Elyazid A, originally from Mayotte, was apprehended around 6 am…

By&nbspAmbassador John B. Craig, Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Leadership Network Published on 14/07/2025 – 9:29 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. ADVERTISEMENTUS President Donald Trump hoped to bring a swift end to Russia’s…

By&nbspMaia de la Baume and Shona Murray Published on 14/07/2025 – 6:30 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTThe EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas is set to offer an exhaustive list of 10 possibilities for the EU to respond to Israel’s action in Gaza during a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels this week,…