Italy, Germany join carmakers in call to rethink internal combustion engine ban
Rome and Berlin are siding with the European automotive industry in calling for the EU to relax CO2 emissions standards for cars as the bloc aims to end the sale…
‘The time to leave is now’: European countries urge nationals to leave Lebanon
Portugal, Spain, France and the UK have issued warnings to their nationals in Lebanon to return home while commercial flights remain available. Read More
German supermarket Aldi’s fake discounts breach EU law, top European court says
The supermarket can’t pretend it’s offering a discount if it raises prices just to cut them back, the judges ruled in a case brought by consumer activists from Baden-Württemberg. Read…
‘People are dying there’: Freed Belarusian activist fights for forgotten political prisoners
Natallia Hersche was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for participating in a political protest. She speaks to Euronews about conditions and her release. Read More
‘It’s unacceptable’: Pope Francis expresses concern over escalation in Lebanon
Pope Francis expressed his closeness to the Lebanese people in an address on Wednesday, adding that he hopes the international community will make “every effort” to stop the escalation of…
EU Parliament’s left signals warning over Dutch Commission nominee for tax portfolio
The choice of former Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra to run EU tax policy has drawn attention from MEPs given previous links to tax havens, and the Netherlands’ status as…
Wolves in crosshairs as EU governments agree to more hunting and culls
Nature conservationists have denounced as ‘shameful’ a back-room agreement that saw all but two EU governments acquiesce to a European Commission proposal to ease protection for Europe’s burgeoning wolf populations.…
Protesters clash with police at Barcelona real estate fair
Housing activists, environmental groups and unions mobilised in the wake of souring housing costs. Read More
EU Commission rejects greater transparency after ‘corrosive’ revolving door scandal
The European Commission says it won’t immediately publish details of the restrictions placed on Henrik Morch, whose move earlier this year from its antitrust department to law firm Paul, Weiss…
Russian strike on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia wounds seven
Russia launched a third day of strikes on the southeastern city as it continues to try and stretch Ukraine’s air defences. Read More