EU targets Russian drone-makers with sanctions following massive strikes on Kyiv

Published on 02/07/2026 – 11:53 GMT+2 EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced that new sanctions targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex will be presented on Thursday, after Russian forces launched massive overnight strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Today, I will propose to sanction more entities supporting Russia’s military-industrial […]

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Newsletter: EU enlargement climbs the political agenda

EU redistributes Western Balkans funding: First this morning, a scoop from my colleague Luca Bertuzzi. The European Commission is set to redistribute funding it has allocated to Western Balkan candidate countries, with frontrunners Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia poised to receive cash at the expense of other countries in the region, two EU officials told […]

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Europe Today: Clash over EU cash set to dominate today’s Budget Conference

Published on 02/07/2026 – 7:59 GMT+2•Updated 8:03 On today’s show: Euronews’ Angela Skujins reports on today’s Annual EU Budget Conference, the debate taking place there over the EU’s long-term budget, and the fight for cash between member states. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Euronews’ Meabh McMahon speaks to Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov. Euronews’ Jorge Liboreiro reports […]

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EXCLUSIVE: EU set to reallocate Western Balkans funding in favor of accession ‘frontrunners’

Published on 02/07/2026 – 7:13 GMT+2 The European Commission is set to redistribute funding under the tool designed to financially incentivize Western Balkan countries to carry out the reforms required for EU accession in favor of ‘frontrunner’ countries, two EU officials told Euronews. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans was […]

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Russia’s petrol crisis worsens as citizens feel the bite of Moscow’s war in Ukraine

ByIrina Aleksandrova Published on 02/07/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 Russia’s unprecedented months-long petrol crisis has made the consequences of the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine palpable for ordinary citizens. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Continued Ukrainian attacks have been causing fires at refineries and disrupting petrol supplies nationwide. Queues at petrol stations are growing, along with public anger and […]

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