By Euronews with AP Published on 26/05/2025 – 20:04 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTFour former Volkswagen executives have been found guilty of fraud for their role in the so-called “Dieselgate” emissions-cheating scandal that shook the automotive industry a decade ago.Judges at the Commercial Criminal Chamber in the German city of Braunschweig sentenced the former head of…

Published on 26/05/2025 – 18:25 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTEU ministers will not call for the deployment of sanctions under Article 7 against Hungary when they meet for a hearing on the issue in Brussels on Wednesday because they lack the requisite majority, an EU diplomat said on Tuesday.Ministers of EU affairs will gather…

By Euronews Published on 26/05/2025 – 11:31 GMT+2Key diary datesMonday 26 May: EU ministers meet in Brussels for Agriculture and Fishing Council.Tuesday27 May: EU affairs ministers to meet for a General Council with Hungary, minority languages, and the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism on the agenda.Wednesday 28 May – European Commission…

ADVERTISEMENTRussia has lost almost 1 million troops in its ongoing all-out war against Ukraine, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Monday, after Russian forces suffered another 1,000 casualties in the past 24 hours. Kyiv does not specify whether the numbers include killed or wounded, but the general perception…

ADVERTISEMENTThe second round of the Polish presidential election is set to be tight, with both candidates going head to head. Both Civic Coalition candidate Rafał Trzaskowski and Law and Justice or PiS party-backed candidate Karol Nawrocki argue that if they were to win, the entirety of Poland would win.Tens of…

Published on 25/05/2025 – 19:58 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTThe demonstration, organised under the slogan ‘Let’s save our public health’, highlighted the growing public unease over what they see as the privatisation and dismantling of Madrid’s public health system.Organised by the platform ‘Vecinas y vecinos de los barrios y pueblos de la Comunidad de…

ADVERTISEMENTA massive Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and other regions in the country for a second consecutive night, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens, officials said early Sunday. According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russia hit the country with 367 drones and missiles, making this the…

ADVERTISEMENTForeign Minister Sergey Lavrov said “the prospect of peace talks being held at the Vatican is unrealistic” on Friday, according to Russian news agency TASS. Lavrov added that it would be “inappropriate for Orthodox countries like Ukraine and Russia to resolve issues concerning the roots of the conflict in a…

ADVERTISEMENTThe EU Trade Commissioner Maros Šefčovič says he hopes the British public have a pragmatic view of the recent EU-UK deal covering trade, defence and fishing.The first ever EU-UK summit was “an important step forward” in repairing relations between the two sides after almost of a decade of bitterness and…

By Romane Armangau & Video by Maria Psara Published on 23/05/2025 – 17:11 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTA €2 euro-handling fee set to be imposed on every small parcel entering the EU with a value of €150 euros or less announced this week by Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is set to hit imports on cheap goods…