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Former Sánchez ally jailed for 24 years in Spanish corruption case

By&nbspChristina Thykjaer&nbsp&&nbspEuronews en español Published on 22/06/2026 – 12:55 GMT+2•Updated 12:55 Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, once a senior figure in Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Party (PSOE), to 24 years in prison for his role in a corruption scheme linked to the award…

Ten years after Brexit: Europeans more positive about the EU

A decade after the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, that sent shockwaves through the continent, Europeans appear more supportive of the bloc than they were during the Brexit referendum campaign. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT New polling from Pew Research shows favourable views of the EU have increased across much of…

Newsletter: A Commissioner’s secret trip to Israel

Good morning Brussels. Angela Skujins here welcoming you into the first day of the working week, where temperatures are set to soar and UV rays expected to blast. But as they say, sunlight is the best disinfectant. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On today’s menu: a Commissioner in Israel, Starmer staves off leadership…

Can the EU fix the gender pay gap? Take our poll.

The European Union’s Pay Transparency Directive, officially implemented on 7 June this year, introduces new rules requiring private and public companies to standardise and open their pay systems. Under the new law, businesses must include pay ranges in all job ads or disclose them before interviews. Recruiters cannot ask candidates…

Kazakhstan and the EU: The next chapter of a strategic partnership

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. A decade after the 2015 Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA), the EU is today Kazakhstan’s largest trading and investment partner. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Thousands of European companies…

How does the EU ensure pay transparency? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot

Published on 22/06/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 In Europe, pay transparency is the exception, rather than the norm. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Europeans apply to jobs without knowing the salary, then to discover after several interviews that it is far below their expectations. Asking about pay levels is a no-go, while women still…

Starmer weighing ‘political realities’ amid resignation reports

Published on 21/06/2026 – 16:09 GMT+2 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is weighing up the current “political realities” amid reports that he is set to step down next week, the UK’s business secretary has said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday, Peter Kyle said Starmer was…

France bans alcohol at Fête de la Musique as heatwave grips Europe

Published on 21/06/2026 – 13:07 GMT+2 France has banned alcohol at the annual Fête de la Musique festival in Paris as a heatwave continues to grip Europe over the weekend. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Temperatures are expected to reach 35°C in Paris on Sunday, while parts of southern France and Spain are…

Poland and Ukraine’s ‘honours war’ intensifies

Current and former Ukrainian officials are to return honours bestowed upon them by Poland after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was stripped of the country’s highest state honour. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Tensions have been rising between Kyiv and Warsaw since Zelenskyy named a military unit after the controversial World War Two Ukrainian…

Russian-occupied Crimea suspends petrol sales amid fuel crisis

Published on 21/06/2026 – 10:29 GMT+2 Petrol sales in Russian-occupied Crimea will be suspended from Sunday morning as a fuel crisis deepens on the peninsula. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Today, June 21, starting at 9:00 AM, fuel sales at Crimean gas stations will be suspended for cash, non-cash payments, and vouchers for…