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Alicia García-Herrero, an economist at the Bruegel think tank, says new EU legislation to limit the subsidies foreign companies investing in Europe can receive is “fair”, despite facing criticism. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The European Parliament is proposing to close the EU market to Chinese investment in sectors where Beijing is dominant,…
Published on 10/09/2026 – 11:05 GMT+2 British police said Wednesday that they have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that anti-immigration party Reform UK broke rules barring foreign donations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The allegations emerged from an undercover investigation aired by Channel 4 News. Under UK law, political parties cannot accept…
As the European Parliament plenary prepares to discuss the EU Democracy Shield — an initiative designed to protect democratic processes and institutions across the bloc — misleading claims about it have emerged online, alleging it will be used to “cancel” results unwelcome in Brussels, potentially even subverting France’s 2027 presidential…
Published on 10/09/2026 – 11:45 GMT+2 More than 100 MEPs have called on European Union leaders to reopen talks on using Russia’s frozen assets to support Ukraine, as Kyiv flags a €23 billion shortfall in defence funding and EU countries remain reluctant to commit more money from their national budgets.…
Published on 10/09/2026 – 16:50 GMT+2 Russian military bloggers have acknowledged that Ukrainian forces have gone on the counterattack around Lyman in eastern Ukraine, with some claiming that Russian troops have been forced to withdraw from forward positions as the situation for Moscow deteriorates. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT One Russian military blogger…
Spain’s parliament backed a law on Thursday granting citizenship to tens of thousands of Western Saharans who were born when Spain ran the disputed territory, which is now largely controlled by Morocco. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The text grants Spanish nationality to Sahrawis born before 29 September 1977 and to their children…
By Simon Ormiston & Euronews Published on 10/09/2026 – 20:53 GMT+2•Updated 22:32 A tour coach has overturned on a mountain road in the eastern Swiss canton of Graubünden, leaving several people dead and a number of others injured, authorities have confirmed. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The crash took place on Thursday on the stretch of…
Published on 10/09/2026 – 22:12 GMT+2 NATO allies have caught Russian submarines training to carry out undersea cable sabotage using a secret weapon that leaves no trace, Reuters has reported citing two Western officials. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This clandestine Russian operation was carried out by the highly secret GUGI, the Russian…
By Euronews with AFP Published on 10/09/2026 – 19:08 GMT+2 Asylum applications in Europe reached a five-year low in the first half of the year, according to new data from the European Union Agency for Asylum. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EU member states plus Switzerland and Norway received about 332,000 applications for international protection in…
The picture of student performance in Europe is “really concerning”, with a recent report showing young people are losing essential skills that are “particularly important for the times we live in”, Andreas Schleicher, the founder of the OECD’s renowned PISA tests, has told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The results of the…
