Category: EURONEWS.COM

Published on 04/02/2026 – 10:19 GMT+1 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will fly to Australia later this month in a bid to seal a long-delayed trade agreement, sources familiar with the matter told Euronews. Concluding the deal would mark another trade win for the Commission, following recent deals with Latin America’s Mercosur bloc […]

Good Morning. In the Mared Gwyn writing from Brussels. US President Donald Trump said overnight that talks with Iran to defuse tensions in the Gulf are ongoing, despite the US military shooting down an Iranian drone that approached its aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. Axios reports today that the talks are due to be […]

Published on 04/02/2026 – 7:39 GMT+1•Updated 8:01 On today’s show: Our Ukraine correspondent Sasha Vakulina updates us on the peace talks in Abu Dhabi Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi joins us for a live interview Euronews’ EU Editor Maria Tadeo sends us an update from the World Governance Conference in Dubai Shona Murray and Jakub […]

Published on 03/02/2026 – 18:21 GMT+1•Updated 18:26 Lawmakers at the European Parliament are struggling to find a compromise position on the design of the digital euro, putting the project’s legislative path in jeopardy, according to three sources familiar with the matter and documents seen by Euronews. In a meeting on Tuesday, the rapporteurs noted that […]

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 […]