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Published on 02/28/2026 – 13:11 GMT+1•Updated 13:24 European leaders reacted with a mix of alarm and caution to news of joint US–Israeli military strikes on Iran — operations the Pentagon has referred to as “Operation Epic Fury” — warning that the offensive risked widening the conflict across the Middle East. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING French president Emmanuel […]

With Budapest going head-to-head against Kyiv over the fate of the Druzhba oil pipeline, Brussels is looking for a way out of the spiraling crisis – sooner rather than later. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Something has to give,” as one EU official puts it. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has blocked a critical €90 billion loan to […]

Women’s rights groups and activists hailed the European Commission’s decision on accessible abortion across Europe, calling it a “historic” move for women’s rights and European democracy. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The move marks an unusual step taken by the European Union, as healthcare policy is typically determined at a national level. On Thursday, the European Commission confirmed […]

The family of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has sued US President Donald Trump and senior administration officials over sanctions imposed on her for criticizing Israel’s conduct in Gaza, claiming the penalties violate her constitutional rights. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Albanese’s husband Massimiliano Calì, a senior World Bank economist, and their minor daughter filed the lawsuit on […]

Published on 02/27/2026 – 15:40 GMT+1•Updated 15:57 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to visit Ukraine to discuss “all issues” after tensions rose over the Druzhba pipeline dispute. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The invitation followed a Friday morning phone call between the two leaders, as tensions grew between Ukraine, Slovakia and Hungary […]

Hungary’s major energy company MOL could initiate legal proceedings against Janaf, the Croatian operator of the Adria pipeline, if it does not “immediately” guarantee access for unsanctioned Russian oil shipments by sea to Hungary, the company said in a press statement released on Thursday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING MOL argues that these oil shipments must be allowed […]

The European Commission has welcomed the joint proposal by Hungary and Slovakia to send a fact-finding mission to inspect the damaged section of the Druzhba pipeline, seeing it as a first step to ease the standoff between the two countries and Ukraine. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Commission does not rule out joining such a mission if […]

The digital euro is facing fresh delays in the European Parliament after the file’s lead rapporteur, Spanish lawmaker Fernando Navarrete Rojas of the European People’s Party (EPP), formed a minority bloc with far-right groups — leaving shadow rapporteurs unable to secure a workable majority around the draft. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The latest compromise text seen by […]

Published on 02/27/2026 – 12:42 GMT+1 The spending plans of France and the Czech Republic for their slices of a €150 billion European defense program have been finalized and are expected to be endorsed by the Commission shortly, diplomats have confirmed to Euronews. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Yet, while the plans are cleared, a row between Hungary […]

Published on 02/27/2026 – 11:40 GMT+1•Updated 11:52 Commission President Ursula von der Leyen decided Friday to move ahead with the provisional application of the Mercosur trade agreement, brushing aside a judicial review launched by MEPs that has suspended the ratification process. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “The Commission will continue to work closely with all EU institutions to […]