Sweden’s government has faced growing criticism over its plans to require migrants to adhere to “honest living,” with rights groups and legal experts saying the proposed measure is discriminatory. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sweden’s government, which came to power in 2022 on pledges to get tough on immigration and crime, is trying…

Published on 17/04/2026 – 11:25 GMT+2 A former Philippine congressman who fled the country and had his passport cancelled after being charged in a corruption scandal over flood control projects has been detained in the Czech Republic, President Ferdinand Marcos said on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The alleged crime, believed to…

Published on 17/04/2026 – 8:30 GMT+2 Speaking to Euronews’ Europe Today, the European Union’s competition chief Teresa Ribera said the defeat of Viktor Orbán after 16 years in office reflected the limits of anti-EU rhetoric, as Hungarians opted for closer ties with Europe in large numbers. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Hungarians decided…

The coalition of mainly NATO countries, including South Korea, Australia and Japan, is meeting in Paris on Friday and is expected to announce the broad outline of a plan to resume navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The mission is set to include military ships, escorts, armed forces,…

Published on 17/04/2026 – 9:11 GMT+2•Updated 9:13 Even if the Middle East conflict were to end today, its ripple effects risk creating the conditions for further conflicts to emerge, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Alexander De Croo has told Euronews’ morning show, Europe Today. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The first…

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has criticised Iran for disrupting trade in the vital shipping lane and for carrying out “barbaric attacks” on the group’s members. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Iran started this and should be the one responsible for taking all the effect that comes back from its…

Published on 16/04/2026 – 21:14 GMT+2 The Russian Defence Ministry has published a list of European manufacturers that allgedly produce drones for Ukraine, saying such joint ventures constitute a “step towards escalation.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The ministry also said that such collaboration risks “increasingly dragging European countries into war,” while one…

Staff at immigration offices across Spain cancelled plans to strike after a deal was reached with the government that took into account their concerns about an uptick in workload following an amnesty programme for undocumented migrants, the union group CCOO said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Unions representing immigration officers cancelled…

Pope Leo XIV criticised the “tyrants” ransacking the world on Thursday, on a high-security visit to a “bloodstained” region of Cameroon following a war of words with US President Donald Trump. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Since his landmark four-nation African tour started earlier this week, the pope has abandoned his previous restraint…

A Paris court handed a former silverware keeper at France’s presidential palace a two-year prison sentence on Thursday for stealing hundreds of thousands of euros worth of luxury items between 2023 and 2025. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Thomas M. was ordered to wear an electronic tag for a year, with the second…