Published on 26/09/2025 – 7:00 GMT+2 •Updated 7:17 ADVERTISEMENT The European Commission approved the regrouping of €545 million for Hungary from its previously frozen cohesion funds but most payments remain subject to the rule of law conditions set earlier. As part of the mid-term review process of the cohesion policy,…

Published on 25/09/2025 – 15:02 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT A €400 million financing facility was formalised for Palestine during a signing ceremony in New York on Wednesday, held alongside the UN General Assembly. The program is structured as an intermediated facility, channelled through the PMA and local financial institutions, to improve access…

Published on 24/09/2025 – 17:24 GMT+2 •Updated 17:27 ADVERTISEMENT The European Commission has dismissed a call from 42 civil society organisations for it to stop financing the so-called Libyan Coast Guards whose agents are deployed on the country’s coast to prevent migrants’ boats from setting sail. Some 42 European civil…

ADVERTISEMENT The EU has lifted a halt on poultry imports from Brazil four months after they were stopped because of an avian flu outbreak.   The European Commission has begun gradually lifting the temporary restrictions on imports of poultry products from Brazil, an EU executive spokesperson confirmed to Euronews on Tuesday.…

ADVERTISEMENT Ending reliance on energy supplies from Russia is a matter of “political will”, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said in an interview with Euronews. Rinkēvičs urged Hungary and Slovakia to listen to US President Donald Trump in his call to end the European Union’s dependency on Russian oil and gas.…

ADVERTISEMENT Supplies of 136 medicines that are considered “critical” for people’s health were in short supply in the European Union between 2022 and October 2024, according to a new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA). This reached record levels in 2023 and 2024, with 48 and 46 critical…

ADVERTISEMENT The European Commission has reaffirmed its intention to build a drone defence system along the bloc’s eastern flank to deter Russia from violating common airspace and respond rapidly to any such incursions. In less than one month, Russian aircraft have violated the airspace of three member states – Poland,…

ADVERTISEMENT Just over a week ago, pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupted the Vuelta cycle race to oppose the Israeli team’s participation. Several stages were disrupted, participants had to dismount before the finish line and the final ceremony was held in a hotel car park without any spectators. At the same time, Spanish…

ADVERTISEMENT For most Europeans, the daily home to work commute is the equivalent of working one extra part-time shift a week or 48 minutes a day. That’s according to new research from talent firm sd worx,* which surveyed 16,000 workers across 15 countries. Belgium-based workers spend the longest time on…

ADVERTISEMENT Serbia will showcase 19 new weapon systems at Saturday’s military parade, in a display of the Western Balkan nation’s multi-pronged foreign policy balancing EU aspirations with arms deals spanning France, China, Israel and Russia. Officials in Belgrade describe the diversified military procurement as part of the country’s aspiration to…