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By Euronews Published on 04/09/2025 – 13:00 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT An image is circulating widely on social media claiming to show an Allied forces WWII nurse taking the names of soldiers who died during the D-Day landings in Normandy in France. The picture is typically shared with captions saying that the men…
ADVERTISEMENT President Donald Trump said the United States will keep a robust military presence in Poland during a meeting on Wednesday with Karol Nawrocki, the new president of the American ally in Europe. Trump had taken the unusual step of endorsing Karol Nawrocki in the presidential election earlier this year and…
Published on 04/09/2025 – 11:15 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Portugal and other parts of Europe have been at the centre of one of the continent’s worst wildfire seasons since records began in 2006, which has also turned into a breeding ground for misinformation. A post appeared on Instagram in August, alleging that…
ADVERTISEMENT More than €4 million of EU funds wrongly spent by the European Parliament’s far-right group Identity and Democracy (ID) during the previous term should be repaid by the Patriots for Europe (PfE) group, according to an opinion drafted by the Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) and set to be…
ADVERTISEMENT A viral wave of disinformation targeting Spanish olive oil is shaking up the industry with claims that bottles labelled as ‘non-EU’ actually contain Moroccan olive oil. However, while these claims are false, similar ones arguing that the Spanish government will recall olive oil products from the markets if the…
By Peggy Corlin & video by Amandine Hess Published on 03/09/2025 – 13:36 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The Commission launched the ratification process for the trade agreement concluded in December 2024 with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay on Wednesday, hoping that the most resistant member states — led by France — will ultimately give their…
ADVERTISEMENT Three-quarters of EU citizens currently live in urban areas – a figure that is set to rise to 78% by 2050. Europe’s cities are vital engines of economic growth, innovation and employment. However, they are not without their problems. A recent Eurobarometer survey has shown that urban populations are increasingly…
ADVERTISEMENT Defence and security were identified as the key priority to bolster EU global influence by most respondents (37%) to the Eurobarometer Spring Survey 2025, it was revealed on Wednesday, followed by competitiveness, the economy, and industry (32%), and energy independence, resources, and infrastructure (27%). Defence and security ranked as…
ADVERTISEMENT Europe is experiencing an upsurge in GPS interference in areas such as the Baltic and Black Seas, particularly near airports and critical infrastructure. The plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS interference on Sunday in Bulgarian airspace on an official tour of seven…
ADVERTISEMENT The European Union continues to resist decoupling the membership applications of Ukraine and Moldova, fearing that such a break-up would deal a heavy blow to Kyiv at a time when accession is seen in the context of security guarantees. The idea of splitting the two bids, which were filed…
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