No country can “prohibit the freedom of navigation” on international waterways, the chief of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, told Euronews amid an ongoing standoff between Washington and Tehran over the passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Asked about the US Navy’s blockade of…

For more than two months, a new round of European Union sanctions against Russia has remained stalled on the political table. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT First vetoed by Hungary and Slovakia over an unrelated dispute with Ukraine involving the Druzhba pipeline, and later challenged by the energy turmoil unleashed by the US…

The European Commission is preparing a major overhaul of grid charges and electricity-related taxes to provide relief to households and citizens struggling with soaring energy prices, a document seen by Euronews reveals. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The decision comes as power bills are rising due to the Iran war and the closure…

Defence contractor Rheinmetall has been awarded a major contract to manufacture combat drones for the German armed forces in a deal approved by the Bundestag Budget Committee on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT New combat drones are planned in particular for use as part of the so-called Lithuania Brigade. The unit consists…

Berlin wants to show its best side this summer and is calling on tourists to do their bit. That, at least, is the basic idea behind the “BerlinPay” scheme. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Anyone who takes part, for example by collecting rubbish or supporting social projects, receives benefits in return at museums,…

The oil crisis triggered by the war in Iran has threatened flight disruption this summer, with many holidaygoers now considering train travel instead — or even a mix of both. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But is it worth it? Europe in Motion looked at price differences on some of the continent’s routes.…

Published on 16/04/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 Before Russia’s invasion, no European military fielded more than 2,000 drones. Now, both armies are burning through up to seven million units a year. Drones have vaulted from niche gadgets to the backbone of modern warfare, and Europe is racing to catch up. ADVERTISEMENT…

Published on 15/04/2026 – 17:47 GMT+2 Ukraine is facing a critical shortage of Patriot air defence missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during his visit to Germany, admitting it is as bad as it gets. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The situation is in such a deficit, it could not be any worse,”…

The decisive defeat of Hungarian leader and EU veto-er-in-chief Viktor Orbán presents the EU with an opportunity to move forward on several key foreign policy issues. But was he the problem? Or is unanimity holding the EU back from defending itself on the world stage?

Hungary’s Prime Minister-designate Péter Magyar said on Wednesday that the country’s president had assured him in a meeting that his new government could take power in the first week of May, an accelerated timeline for the end of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s 16-year reign. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Following Magyar and his…