The Irish government has asked Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to rethink plans to accelerate permitting procedures, stressing that faster approvals are vital to deliver housing and critical infrastructure. The request comes as the country faces a deepening housing crisis marked by soaring rents, widespread homelessness and chronic supply shortages. ADVERTISEMENT…

Russian soldiers who took part in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine should be barred for life from the passport-free Schengen area, Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michal has told Euronews, as he seeks to turn the proposal into EU-wide policy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Estonian government argues that the Kremlin’s expanded mobilisation…

Good morning from Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EU leaders are meeting for a second day of an informal summit in Cyprus today, after making history on Thursday with the adoption of a €90 billion loan for Ukraine. Hungary’s election outcome last week helped clear the path for the move, lifting Budapest’s…

Published on 23/04/2026 – 20:30 GMT+2 Europe’s housing crisis is no longer looming — it’s already squeezing those least able to afford it: renters and low-income households. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Over the past decade, prices have surged while wages have stagnated, leaving millions struggling to afford basic housing. The pressure is…

With a €90 billion loan for Ukraine and a new round of sanctions against Russia now unblocked and finally approved, the focus at an informal summit in Cyprus is rapidly shifting to Hungary’s long-standing veto on Kyiv’s EU accession amid hopes of using political momentum in Budapest as a new…

After several months of negotiations, France and the United Kingdom have agreed to renew the Sandhurst Treaty for the next three years. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The agreement signed in 2018, which aims to prevent illegal crossings of the English Channel, was extended for the first time in 2023 and expires in…

Published on 23/04/2026 – 17:09 GMT+2•Updated 17:41 French liberal MEP Christophe Grudler told Euronews the Commission’s proposed European preference, once adopted, covering public procurement in strategic sectors such as clean tech, cars and energy-intensive industries (aluminium and steel) should be limited to a core group of non-EU countries. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT…

Two commuter trains collided head-on near the Danish capital early on Thursday leaving 18 people injured, five critically, officials said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Police were unable to provide information about the cause of the accident, which occurred near a level crossing in a rural wooded area near the town of Hillerod,…

Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was splattered with red liquid on Thursday as he left a building in Berlin. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Pahlavi had just departed a news briefing, during which he criticised the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, when the incident occurred outside Germany’s federal news conference…

Published on 23/04/2026 – 12:56 GMT+2 Several MEPs from the Greens/European Free Alliance group have called on the European Commission to impose a temporary EU-wide ban on non-essential private jet travel, citing mounting pressure on energy supplies and rising fuel costs across Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The appeal comes in the…