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EU lawmakers take aim at luxury flights amid energy supply concerns

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…

Is Europe too late to the metal recycling game?

Europe’s critical raw materials crisis has a partial answer sitting in the waste stream — but the continent has been too slow to see it. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Dorota Włoch, CEO of Eneris Surowce, was direct: recycling is no longer optional. Unlike plastics, metals can be recovered and reused indefinitely, making…

European Economic Congress opens with focus on self-sufficiency

Published on 23/04/2026 – 12:22 GMT+2•Updated 12:28 The 18th European Economic Congress in Katowice has begun, with geopolitics, defence and economic self-sufficiency dominating the agenda of one of Central Europe’s largest business and political forums. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The three-day event, held at the city’s iconic Spodek arena under the motto…

Adapt or lose: Ukraine’s drone war is exposing Europe’s weakness

By&nbspDr Robert Brüll, founder and CEO of FibreCoat Published on 23/04/2026 – 11:28 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. There’s something poetic about the way that birds in Ukraine are now building…

Russian oil flow to Slovakia via Druzhba pipeline resumes

Published on 23/04/2026 – 9:26 GMT+2 The flow of Russian oil to Slovakia through the Druzhba pipeline that crosses Ukraine has resumed, Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Saková said on Thursday morning. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The Economy Ministry informs that ​today at 2 am the reception ⁠of oil to Slovakia through the…

Can slower speed limits save lives on Europe’s roads?

Lower speed limits in cities are reducing road deaths and injuries without increasing congestion or journey times, a new Eurocities survey reveals. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Around 75% of European cities which have introduced 30 km/h limits in targeted areas have reported fewer road deaths and injuries. The study was based on…

EU leaders weigh a NATO-style common defence clause

Good morning from Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The leaders of the European Union are meeting today in Cyprus for an informal summit that will consider, among other things, how to strengthen European defence. The meeting kicks off with a dinner in a resort, and on the menu is Article 42.7 of…

Deepfakes of frontline Ukrainian soldiers aim to undermine morale

A video posted on social media shows a despairing Ukrainian soldier panning his camera around to reveal trenches lined with bodies of dead and injured soldiers. These videos reveal the chilling reality experienced by many Ukrainians battling Russian troops on the frontline — a key component of modern-day warfare. ADVERTISEMENT…

Austrian court acquits ex-official over Novichok document leak

Published on 22/04/2026 – 18:25 GMT+2 An Austrian court acquitted a former senior official on Wednesday that prosecutors had accused of leaking confidential documents linked to the 2018 Novichok poisoning of a former Russian double agent in the UK. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Johannes Peterlik was the foreign ministry’s highest-ranking civil servant…

Czech students protest government plans to cut public media funding

Published on 22/04/2026 – 20:40 GMT+2•Updated 21:06 Thousands of high school and university students marched through the Czech capital on Wednesday to protest against a government plan to overhaul and reduce funding for public radio and television. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We won’t let you take the media,” protesters chanted. Smaller protests…