Published on 29/04/2026 – 19:52 GMT+2•Updated 19:57 China has called on EU member states to revise the bloc’s proposed “Made in Europe” legislation, according to Suo Peng, trade and economy minister at China’s mission in Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The European Union is currently debating the draft, which was unveiled by…

Published on 29/04/2026 – 18:54 GMT+2 An international taskforce formed to crack down on “violence for hire” has led to 280 arrests in its first year, the European Union’s police agency Europol said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The arrests underscore a trend across the continent of criminals hiring people, many…

Published on 29/04/2026 – 17:47 GMT+2 Women MEPs will be allowed to delegate their vote to a colleague before and after childbirth, thanks to a new measure aimed at strengthening work-life balance – despite claims that it runs against the European Parliament’s gender equality policy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The changes, adopted…

Ukraine has formally asked Israel to arrest a cargo ship carrying what Kyiv says is stolen Ukrainian grain, escalating a diplomatic row between the two countries after Israeli authorities allowed a previous vessel with similar cargo to unload unchallenged at the port of Haifa. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Panama-flagged bulk-carrier Panormitis,…

The world should end new fossil fuel drilling, EU Climate Action Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has said, adding that global energy security depends on reducing oil and gas dependency. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking on Tuesday at an international conference in Santa Marta, Colombia, aimed at quitting oil, gas and coal for good,…

A man has been arrested in Berlin on suspicion of spying for Russia, German prosecutors said on Wednesday, the latest alleged Moscow-linked espionage plot uncovered in the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Prosecutors said the suspect gave his Russian intelligence handler information about German military aid for Ukraine and photos of NATO…

The EU must deal with the US as an equal partner, not as a junior one, European Parliament vice-president Sophie Wilmès told Euronews on Wednesday, as EU leaders weigh a harder line with Washington over the Iran war and trade tariffs. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “What is very important regarding the United…

Leaders across Europe have condemned the shooting that took place at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on 25 April, which US President Donald Trump attended. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice-President JD Vance were among those evacuated at the Washington Hilton hotel after gunshots were fired…

Romanian politician and European Commission Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu has said she is “absolutely counting on the pro-European stance of every member state”, despite signs of a possible eurosceptic shift in parts of eastern Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In Bulgaria, Moscow-friendly President Rumen Radev is in the process of forming a government…

Top story: Euronews EU News Editor Maria Tadeo on Péter Magyar’s first visit to Brussels as he hopes to unlock EU funds to avoid losing €10 billion by August. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Interviews with Roxana Mînzatu, European Commission Executive Vice-President, and Sophie Wilmès, Vice-President of the European Parliament and former Belgian…