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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will convene her team of European Commissioners for a meeting officially centered on competitiveness, but which is also intended to ease internal tensions within the Commission, several officials told Euronews. According to the Commission’s official agenda, von der Leyen will chair a “college seminar” on competitiveness tomorrow in […]

ByEuronews Published on 03/02/2026 – 16:51 GMT+1 Two Swedish citizens were jailed on Tuesday for throwing grenades at Israel’s embassy in Denmark in October 2024. A Copenhagen court sentenced an 18-year-old to 12 years in prison and a 21-year-old to 14 years after finding them guilty of terrorism and attempted murder in the incident. The […]

ByEuronews Published on 03/02/2026 – 16:08 GMT+1 Slovakia’s former national security adviser Miroslav Lajčák, who resigned over his messages with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has said he feels like a “fool” after rereading them. Lajčák left his position on Saturday after newly released US documents relating to Epstein showed the […]

Published on 03/02/2026 – 15:21 GMT+1 European leaders should “listen carefully” to the words of Mario Draghi as the continent looks for a new recipe to overcome the impact of tariffs on the bloc’s economy, the chief of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development told Euronews. Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, […]

With the 10th anniversary of the referendum that took the UK out of the EU approaching, and after years of acrimonious rhetoric, a rapprochement between London and Brussels now seems well and truly underway. Talks on deeper trade, customs and defense integration are accelerating, with a steady stream of positive signals issued on both sides […]

ByEuronews Published on 03/02/2026 – 13:28 GMT+1 The new Czech coalition government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš faced a no-confidence vote on Tuesday over the handling of a dispute with President Petr Pavel. The vote was requested by opposition parties backing Pavel, who accused Czech Deputy Prime Minister Petr Macinka of blackmailing him after he […]

ByEuronews Published on 03/02/2026 – 12:26 GMT+1 The stepson of Norway’s crown prince pleaded not guilty to rape charges as he went on trial on Tuesday for multiple offenses, opening weeks of proceedings in a case that has rocked the country’s royal family. Marius Borg Høiby, 29, is the eldest son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit […]

Published on 03/02/2026 – 12:10 GMT+1 Have you seen this precious metal recently? After hitting a record high, gold plummeted, suddenly losing nearly 15% of its value. Silver did even worse, crashing by more than 30%. Ouch. So what caused the crash? Markets are reacting to US President Donald Trump’s latest nominee for the Federal […]

ByEuronews Published on 03/02/2026 – 11:13 GMT+1 Euronews has secured its strongest January on record for digital performance, signaling the success of a multi-year pivot towards a digital-first, original journalism model. The network registered 113 million page views and 13.6 million video views across its proprietary website and app throughout the month. This performance marks […]

ByEuronews Published on 03/02/2026 – 11:02 GMT+1•Updated 11:27 The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday that the French offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X were being searched as part of a recently launched investigation. The prosecutor’s cybercrime unit is conducting the searches with the support of Europol and the French police’s own cybercrime […]