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One year after the Iberian blackout, is Portugal more cautious?

On this day last year, all of Portugal and Spain were plunged into darkness. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT One year on, a Portuguese parliamentary working group has published its final report on the blackout, recommending sweeping changes to how the country handles power grid failures — and acknowledging that the government’s response…

Macron’s Eurobonds push faces Brussels scepticism amid energy crisis

Published on 28/04/2026 – 7:58 GMT+2•Updated 8:01 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Top story: Euronews EU News Editor Maria Tadeo on Europe’s energy crisis as Macron has revived a call for Eurobonds – joint European debt issued by all 27 EU member states. Interview with Abir Al-Sahlani, Member of the…

Ukraine summons Israel envoy over alleged stolen grain sent to Haifa

Tensions between Ukraine and Israel have grown as Kyiv seeks to prevent a vessel carrying grain allegedly stolen from Russian-occupied areas of the country from docking and unloading in the port of Haifa. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine’s foreign minister said Kyiv had issued a summons for Israel’s ambassador to appear on…

UN watchdog rebukes Sweden for deporting disabled child twice

Published on 27/04/2026 – 19:20 GMT+2 The UN Human Rights Committee said on Monday that Sweden had violated the right to life of a child with severe disabilities by deporting him twice to Albania. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The committee reviewed a complaint referring to E. B., an Albanian now aged 21,…

What is Article 5, and can a country ever be suspended from NATO?

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at NATO allies, accusing them of being cowards for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway, which carries a fifth of all global oil supplies, has been weaponised by the Iranian regime and remains shut with severe ramifications for the…

Norway police launch joint cooperation with France on Epstein probe

Published on 27/04/2026 – 15:12 GMT+2 Norwegian police will cooperate with their French counterparts in an investigation into top diplomat Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rod-Larsen, suspected of alleged corruption over their ties with late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A joint investigation team (JIT) has been…

French prison guards strike over overcrowding and staff shortages

By&nbspMatthieu Durand&nbspwith&nbspAFP Published on 27/04/2026 – 13:11 GMT+2•Updated 13:34 French prison guards blockaded facilities across the country on Monday, with 14 of 17 prisons in the Hauts-de-France region shut down in protest at chronic overcrowding and staff shortages, in a strike called by the UFAP-UNSA union. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Guards also…

These European countries have mandatory and voluntary military service

Amid the war in Ukraine and Trump’s criticism of NATO allies, several European states have moved to boost their own security and defence capabilities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT One of the key components of a country’s defence is its military, increasingly supported in Europe by conscripted reserves. Currently, conscription measures vary greatly…

The UN should ‘reform, transform or die’, says UN representative

The United Nations should “reform, transform or die” in a world that is more “volatile” than the one it was created for, the President of the UN’s Cities Alliance, María Fernanda Espinosa, has told Euronews’ flagship morning show, Europe Today. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Espinosa, who previously served as the President of…