Life sentence for Magdeburg attacker
When he drove a car into the Magdeburg Christmas market, he killed six people and injured more than 300. Taleb al Abdulmohsen has now been sentenced to life imprisonment. Read…
Ukraine launches 40-day operation to ‘pressure Russia to end the war’
After several weeks of a strike campaign against energy and military targets in Moscow-occupied Crimea, Ukraine is now launching a 40-day operation aimed at “pressuring Russia to end its war”.…
Hospitals struggle as European heatwave moves east
As hospitals buckle and warnings spread east, the heatwave is exposing how unprepared much of Europe remains for extreme temperatures. Read More
EU investigators seize 4,200 tonnes of textile waste illegally shipped to Turkey from Italy
Inspectors discovered an additional 2,100 tonnes of textile waste stored in a warehouse linked to a Turkish recycling facility that was noncompliant with environmental laws. Meanwhile, France is urging EU…
Podcast | From Nicosia to Dublin: Cyprus to pass the baton to Ireland
From the long-term EU budget to the conflict in the Middle East, what were the defining moments of Cyprus’ presidency of the Council of the EU? And as Ireland takes…
EU ban on Russian combatants faces resistance from France and Italy
Rome and Paris have cited legal and technical concerns over how the ban should be applied in practice. Read More
Brussels to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from temporary protection scheme
Despite Ukraine’s martial law, some draft-age Ukrainian men have crossed the border illegally and subsequently received temporary protection in EU countries in recent years. Read More
Newsletter: Temperatures rise over sanctions against Russia
In this newsletter: Bulgaria attempts to bulldoze part of the EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia, criticism mounts over the EU’s hyped rule of law reports, and a baby makes…
EU releases €3 billion loan for Ukraine as US-Iran talks remain fragile
Ukraine has received 3.2 billion euros as the first disbursement under the European Union’s 90 billion euro support loan. Meanwhile, Iranians are rejecting claims that the UN would visit nuclear…
Tehran will allow nuclear inspections during peace talks, former Iranian diplomat says
Seyed Hossein Mousavian, former spokesman for Iran’s nuclear negotiation team, tells Euronews he believes Tehran will allow the IAEA access to its nuclear sites as part of negotiations with the…