Two men charged with stealing Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ from London gallery
The stolen work is one of several versions of ‘Girl with Balloon’, a stencilled image of a child reaching for a heart-shaped red balloon. Read More
One killed in Russian shelling on apartment block in eastern city of Kostiantynivka
Hundreds of residents have fled the eastern Donetsk region via evacuation trains from Pavlohrad to Kropyvnytskyi and Lviv, amid the escalating conflict as Russian forces advance in the area. Read…
Italy eyes up nuclear energy with plans to approve new plants by 2025
The government has appointed teams to draft specific laws to address a renewed Italian interest in nuclear energy, as well as parliamentary committees that will examine the possibilities. Read More
Erasmus+ and research funding slashed in EU’s 2025 budget plans
MEPs and pressure groups have decried a €295m planned cut to the Erasmus+ student exchange programme, formalised by EU member states on Friday. Read More
Study finds eastern-western Europe divide on how religion influences voting choices
People with right-wing views are more likely to choose a leader who shares their religious beliefs, the Pew Research Centre told Euronews. Read More
EU foreign policy chief urges Lebanon and Israel to ease tensions along their border
“We need to de-escalate military tensions and use this opportunity to urge all sides to pursue this path,” said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell during his visit to Beirut.…
Suppliers spooked by Draghi’s call to decouple price of green electricity from gas
Mario Draghi’s EU competitiveness report, launched with much fanfare in Brussels yesterday, included a proposal for an electricity market reform that the European Commission shied away from during the energy…
Sánchez urges the EU to ‘reconsider’ tariffs on Chinese electric cars, exposing cracks
“We don’t need another war, in this case, a trade war. We need to build bridges between the EU and China,” Pedro Sánchez said in Shanghai. Read More
Blinken and Lammy arrive in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian leaders
The two diplomats reached the Ukrainian capital by train from Poland on Wednesday. Read More
Is the border-free Schengen Area about to unravel?
Recent developments in Germany and Hungary linked to irregular migration have cast serious doubts over the future of the Schengen Area. Read More