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Updated: 04/24/2026 – 16:35 GMT+2 Former European Council President Charles Michel has told Euronews that some EU leaders “were hiding behind” Viktor Orbán, urging them to “fight against the abuse of veto rights”. …More

There is no inherent contradiction between the European Union’s mutual assistance clause and NATO’s collective defense, High Representative Kaja Kallas told Euronews as Washington ramps up criticism against the transatlantic alliance over the war in Iran. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Article 42.7 of the EU treaties allows a member state under “armed aggression” to request assistance from […]

Published on 04/24/2026 – 14:44 GMT+2•Updated 3:10 p.m A senior Swedish diplomat serving as special envoy to Syria was charged on Friday with unauthorized possession of classified documents which could have jeopardized Sweden’s national security in the hands of a foreign power, prosecutors said. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “This concerns highly-classified information that the defendant has unlawfully […]

The instrumentalization of vetoes undermines the democratic principles of the European Union as it hijacks the interests of 26 in the name of one single holdout, High Representative Kaja Kallas told Euronews in an exclusive interview. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Kallas was reflecting on the end of Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in uninterrupted power, during which the […]

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 […]