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Published on 04/24/2026 – 13:44 GMT+2 A letter is circulating in the European Parliament warning of the concentration that might result from the system of quotas allocation contained in the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement and the potential for major South American agricultural firms to abuse it. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The document, sent to EU Agriculture Commissioner Christophe […]

The Pentagon has outlined a set of options aimed at penalizing NATO countries which rejected calls to assist in the war in Iran. A leaked email suggests suspending Spain’s membership of NATO, as well as undermining US support for UK territorial control of the Falklands.

The Irish government has asked Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to rethink plans to accelerate permitting procedures, stressing that faster approvals are vital to deliver housing and critical infrastructure. The request comes as the country faces a deepening housing crisis marked by soaring rents, widespread homelessness and chronic supply shortages. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Irish Housing Minister James […]

The European Union’s failure to sanction Israel over its military action in Gaza and Lebanon weakens the collective “credibility” and “legitimacy” to defend Ukraine against Russia’s full-scale invasion, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Something that is delegitimizing us, not only in the eyes of the outside world but also in the […]

Good morning from Brussels. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING EU leaders are meeting for a second day of an informal summit in Cyprus today, after making history on Thursday with the adoption of a €90 billion loan for Ukraine. Hungary’s election outcome last week helped clear the path for the move, lifting Budapest’s veto and giving Kyiv additional […]

Russian soldiers who took part in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine should be barred for life from the passport-free Schengen area, Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michal has told Euronews, as he seeks to turn the proposal into EU-wide policy. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Estonian government argues that the Kremlin’s expanded mobilization — aimed at sustaining its […]

Published on 04/24/2026 – 7:55 GMT+2•Updated 7:57 On today’s show hosted by Mared Gwyn: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Top story: Euronews’ Jorge Liboreiro reports live from Cyprus on the EU Summit there, where EU leaders are discussing energy, defense, and Middle East. Interview with former EU Council president Charles Michel and Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michal. Euronews’ […]

Spain validated 65,319 foreign university degrees in 2025 — 76.3% of all academic recognition decisions issued that year — according to a new report from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Of those, a record 30,303 were medical degrees, making healthcare the single biggest beneficiary of Spain’s overhauled degree recognition system. The […]

With a €90 billion loan for Ukraine and a new round of sanctions against Russia now unblocked and finally approved, the focus at an informal summit in Cyprus is rapidly shifting to Hungary’s long-standing veto on Kyiv’s EU accession amid hopes of using political momentum in Budapest as a new government prepares to take office. […]

Deliveries of weapons to Ukraine from the United States haven’t stopped despite the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday, saying long-range strikes continue to hammer Russian oil production and manufacturing plants. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Of course, we are hitting what is painful for Russia and it is very painful,” Zelenskyy said in voice messages […]