Published on 06/23/2026 – 15:05 GMT+2•Updated 15:24 The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee approved the long-awaited digital euro on Tuesday, as the EU seeks to reduce its reliance on US-controlled payment systems. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to European Central Bank (ECB) data, US payment giants Visa and Mastercard account for 61% of card payments […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 06/23/2026 – 14:59 GMT+2 The president of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, has appealed to the country’s Constitutional court amid a dispute over his participation in the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Pavel, who served in the Czech armed forces for more than three decades, took office in March 2023 and […]
Continue Reading“Nothing in politics is permanent, and we as politicians must understand that our positions and offices are not eternal,” Ruginienė told journalists after the final cabinet meeting. “We are given a certain period of time to do good work, and I believe that this government has made proper use of that time.” ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Her […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 06/23/2026 – 14:00 GMT+2 The Russian foreign minister said on Tuesday that Europe is “becoming a major threat to international peace and security” by providing military support to Ukraine, and claimed that the US was no longer trying to be an “objective mediator” to broker an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine. ADVERTISING […]
Continue ReadingSpain issued a strong warning that one of the EU’s flagship environmental funds risks losing its impact if it is absorbed into broader funding structures as negotiations over the multi-annual budget intensify, according to a document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In the document circulated ahead of environment ministers’ meeting in Brussels on June 25, […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 06/23/2026 – 11:08 GMT+2 Two Labor MPs are considering mounting a challenge for the party’s leadership after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned on Monday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is widely seen as the frontrunner to take over as Labor leader. But ex-minister for the armed forces Al Carns and […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 06/23/2026 – 10:43 GMT+2 The office of the prime minister, Luís Montenegro, issued a warning on Thursday night about an attempted fraud using the prime minister’s name. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In a statement, the prime minister’s office says that several people are being contacted by email and Whatsapp message, asking them to fill in […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 06/23/2026 – 10:42 GMT+2 The European Union will propose new legislation to reform the banking sector, aiming to break down financial barriers within the bloc and reduce its dependence on foreign banks for critical financing needs, according to a draft European Commission report seen by Euronews. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The report, due to be […]
Continue ReadingBelgium has issued visas to a Taliban delegation to attend a migration meeting in Brussels, paving the way for the first visit by Taliban representatives to an EU-hosted event since the group returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The planned talks have already sparked criticism from human rights organizations, which argue that […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union has set the stage for decoupling Moldova’s accession process from Ukraine’s after both candidates overcame Hungary’s two-year veto and opened the fist cluster of negotiations. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The two countries have been informally paired since the early days of Russia’s war of Ukraine, which prompted the back-to-back membership applications. Since then, the […]
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