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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is mobilizing €3 billion to address likely increases in energy bills linked to the European Union’s upcoming carbon tax on road transport and buildings, according to a press statement from the European Commission. The funds are the result of pressure from the European Parliament, which has been urging the EU […]

ByJakub Janas&Jorge Liboreiro Published on 05/02/2026 – 15:30 GMT+1 By April, Ukraine’s budget will be empty. And, unable to tap into Russia’s frozen assets last December, Brussels triggered Plan B: a massive €90 billion loan raised through joint debt. But not everyone will participate: Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic secured total opt-out. So, €30 […]

ByMarco Fazzini&Euronews Published on 05/02/2026 – 15:12 GMT+1 US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Milan Thursday for the Winter Olympics, leading what he described as a unifying moment for Americans as 22 heads of state prepare to attend Friday’s opening ceremony. Vance told US athletes competing in the Milan Cortina Winter Games that the […]

ByChiara Zampiva&Euronews Published on 05/02/2026 – 12:40 GMT+1•Updated 12:41 The ongoing dispute between social services and an Anglo-Australian family living in rural Italy, which has drawn international attention, had a fresh turn after health experts recommended returning three children to their parents. A report by psychiatrists from the Lanciano-Vasto-Chieti Local Health Authority said it is […]

The European Union is one step closer to agreeing on joint efforts with the United States and Japan to “increase economic security and national security” by securing the supply of critical raw materials, according to a statement. Within the coming 30 days, the EU and the two nations are expected to sign a memorandum of […]

Good Morning. I’m Mared Gwyn with a packed newsletter to start your Thursday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen want to meet President Emmanuel Macron in Paris later today – amid reports that Macron discretely sent his most senior diplomat, Emmanuel Bonne, to meet his Russian counterpart Iouri Ouchakov in Moscow earlier this week. […]

Published on 05/02/2026 – 7:43 GMT+1 On today’s show: Our EU Editor Maria Tadeo interviews Latvia’s Prime Minister, Evika Siliņa, at the World Governance Conference in Dubai. Our Ukraine correspondent Sasha Vakulina reports on the peace talks taking place in Abu Dhabi. Jakub Janas explains the EU’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine. An interview with […]

As Arctic ice retreats and geopolitical tensions harden, NATO’s northern flank is emerging as one of the alliance’s most consequential and neglected theaters, and Europe is now confronting a hard truth: it is strategically underprepared to play a role in a region that is set to become a key military and economic corridor. Most European […]

Published on 04/02/2026 – 18:00 GMT+1 An extraordinary plenary session of the European Parliament will be held in Brussels on February 24 to mark the fourth anniversary of Ukraine’s invasion by Russia, and to approve a €90 billion loan to Kyiv from European Union member states. The decision was taken during the Parliament’s Conference of […]

Two weeks after US President Donald Trump dropped his tariff threats over Greenland, EU lawmakers on Wednesday agreed to resume work on enforcing the EU-US trade deal. The agreement, struck in July 2024 by Trump European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, sets US tariffs at 15% on EU exports, while the EU committed to […]