Published on 14/05/2026 – 10:53 GMT+2•Updated 10:59 Latvia’s centre-right ​Prime ‌Minister Evika ​Silina announced on Thursday she will resign from the top job, effectively triggering the collapse of the country’s governing coalition. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Latvia is set to face parliamentary elections in October. The shock departure follows a series of…

The EU’s next long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) covering 2028 to 2034, was billed as a historic overhaul. In practice, experts say it falls short. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With a headline envelope of roughly €1.8-2 trillion, the Commission’s proposal is the biggest in the Union’s history. But after repayments…

Published on 14/05/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2•Updated 8:02 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Interview with Michael Bloss, member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA). Explainer by Jakub Janas: The US–China AI race — should Europe be worried? Euronews’ Shona Murray on the B9 summit in Bucharest and the latest discussons on…

Published on 13/05/2026 – 18:27 GMT+2 Brazil’s ambassador to the EU Pedro Miguel da Costa e Silva told Euronews that the EU’s decision to ban meat imports from Brazil from September was “a surprise” and that Brasilia had engaged with the European Commission to reverse the move. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Da…

For Europe, the Trump-Xi summit is not just about US-China relations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It’s about whether the European Union ends up squeezed between two superpowers cutting tactical deals over trade, technology, energy and security – while European interests are treated as secondary (if at all). In fact, Europe might be…

Published on 13/05/2026 – 20:24 GMT+2 Hungary’s new Prime Minister Péter Magyar will send a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday, setting out his government’s position on politically difficult conditions tied to EU funding. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Magyar made the announcement at a press conference following…

Israel should halt actions that “threaten” Syria’s stability and work towards a “calm and comprehensive” security agreement, the country’s foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani said in an exclusive interview with Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Al-Shaibani made the remarks coinciding with a high-level political meeting in Brussels as Israel and Syria pursue efforts…

The European Commission is looking for ways to help Hungary unlock billions in EU funding, dispatching a delegation to Budapest next week as the clock ticks. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT While Brussels has warned Budapest the receiving the full envelop €10 billion in recovery funds before an August deadline, suggesting that it…

European Union countries must take immediate action to end “barbaric” conversion practices targeting LGBTIQ+ people, Hadja Lahbib, the European Commissioner for Equality, said on Wednesday as she announced a non-binding recommendation. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Conversion practices are built on a lie. The lie that LGBTIQ+ people need to be fixed,” Lahbib…

Published on 13/05/2026 – 14:02 GMT+2•Updated 14:08 EU lawmakers have reached a provisional deal to make the EU-US trade agreement suspendable in the event of a market disruption caused by a surge in US imports, Euronews has learned from two sources close to the talks. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Intense negotiations have…