The European Union will not seek to mediate between Ukraine and Russia nor attempt to replace the United States in the peace process, High Representative Kaja Kallas has said amid an ongoing debate on whether the bloc should appoint a special envoy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The hot-button issue, which has sharply…

Published on 28/05/2026 – 16:28 GMT+2 Ukraine plans to buy up to 20 latest model Gripen fighter jets and Sweden will donate 16 older models to boost its air defence, the two countries said on Thursday during a surprise visit to the country by Ukraine’s president. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine plans…

French lawmakers were moved to tears in parliament on Thursday as France inched towards repealing outdated legislation that defines people enslaved in its colonies as “moveable goods,” in a symbolic move as the country grapples with its colonial legacy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The French were the third largest slave traders in…

Overwhelming favourite Jannik Sinner is out of the French Open in the second round after struggling with dizziness amid the Paris heatwave and losing to 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I didn’t feel very well on court,” Sinner said. “I struggled, starting…

Published on 28/05/2026 – 17:53 GMT+2 Six European Union countries have raised renewed concerns over the bloc’s carbon market, saying that the costs it links to pollution could force industry to relocate production outside the EU to countries with weaker environmental rules. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT During a gathering of industry ministers…

Investing in the electrification of transport and heavy industry is the right energy strategy if the European Union wants to preserve its economic sovereignty and revive struggling industries, International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We can generate electricity from renewables, nuclear power and perhaps natural…

Published on 28/05/2026 – 13:21 GMT+2 Portugal’s Judicial Police (PJ) on Thursday carried out raids targeting an alleged corruption “network” working within the Socialist Party’s (PS) local government power base. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A source in the PJ confirmed the operation to Euronews and later stated in a press release that…

The EU’s cohesion funds, the bloc’s financial instrument for reducing territorial disparities in its poorest regions, could be deployed to mitigate the impact of soaring energy prices, European Cohesion Commissioner Raffaele Fitto said in a letter to ministers on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “It is critical to ensure these readily available…

“Please do not underestimate this war criminal. He’s not an idiot. He’s a KGB operative,” former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yastenyuk said when asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin and a possible EU envoy at direct talks with the Kremlin. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Putin will choose someone he can recruit,” Yastenyuk…

Published on 28/05/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2•Updated 8:51 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Interviews with Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and Rule of Law, and Arseniy Yatsenyuk, former Prime Minister of Ukraine. Euronews’ Shona Murray reports live on NATO drills near the Russian border. Euronews’ Rafael Salido reports…