Published on 01/27/2026 – 10:40 GMT+1 The European Commission said it is scrutinizing Hungary’s request for €17.4 billion under the European Union’s Security Action For Europe (SAFE) program due to the country’s poor record on public procurement transparency and conflicts of interest, with MEPs warning that the money could be diverted for the political benefit […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 01/26/2026 – 15:44 GMT+1 WhatsApp has been officially classified as a “Very Large Online Platform” (VLOP) under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), a designation that subjects the platform to the bloc’s strictest obligations to protect its users. The move, announced on Monday, means WhatsApp will be required to actively prevent the spread […]
Continue ReadingByEuronews Published on 01/26/2026 – 10:33 GMT+1 The European Commission will today launch a formal investigation into Grok, X’s chatbot, after its image-editing function was widely used to virtually undress pictures of real women and underage girls without their consent, according to a report by German newspaper Handelsblatt. The concerns emerged last summer after the […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 01/23/2026 – 17:52 GMT+1 Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary could have quoted Frank Sinatra in response to Elon Musk calling him an “utter idiot” on X. In response, Ryanair boss launched a “Big Idiot” seat sale with cheap flights for Elon and all the others, quote, “idiots,” end quote. But away from the noise, […]
Continue ReadingThe chief of Spain’s diplomacy, José Manuel Albares, said in an interview with Euronews on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos that the EU should stand firmly behind its values, as some countries are threatening the use of force as foreign policy. He called on Europe to take full control of its […]
Continue ReadingThe chief of Spain’s diplomacy said that the deal cut bilaterally between Rutte and the United States President Donald Trump is a bilateral arrangement, “not NATO, (…) it is the Secretary General of NATO talking to one of the allies.” Details of the arrangement are yet to emerge. “The only thing I know is the […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Union overwhelmingly backed a decade-long proposal on Wednesday that will require airlines to pay passengers financial compensation for a three-hour delay and allow them to carry a small amount of hand luggage for free. While consumer groups have greeted the outcome backed by EU legislators in Strasbourg, which includes clearer obligations for airlines to […]
Continue ReadingByeuronews Published on 01/20/2026 – 17:19 GMT+1 In an exclusive interview in the margins of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev said that the world order is changing. “International relations are entering a new era, an era where it is not the rule of law, but the rule of strength that […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 01/20/2026 – 16:56 GMT+1 The European Commission on Tuesday presented a revision of the Cybersecurity Act aimed at reducing risks linked to so-called “high-risk” suppliers in the EU’s information and communication technology supply chains. The scope is broad, covering companies providing equipment and services for telecom networks, data centers, cloud services, connected devices […]
Continue ReadingByEuronews Published on 20/01/2026 – 13:02 GMT+1 The UK approved plans for China to build a massive new embassy in central London on Tuesday, seeking to boost relations with Beijing despite widespread opposition from lawmakers over potential security risks. Critics have long warned that the proposed embassy — which is set to be China’s largest […]
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