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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 […]

Published on 04/23/2026 – 17:09 GMT+2 French liberal MEP Christophe Grudler told Euronews the Commission’s proposed European preference, once adopted, covering public procurement in strategic sectors such as clean tech, cars and energy-intensive industries (aluminum and steel) should be limited to a core group of non-EU countries. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The “Made in Europe” provisions of […]

European Union leaders have gathered in Cyprus for an informal summit that will kick off an internal process to establish a mutual assistance clause that could, one day, stand in for NATO’s Article 5, should the United States withdraw from the alliance, something that President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Russia’s full-scale invasion […]

The European Union agreed on Thursday to impose a new round of sanctions against Russia after Hungary and Slovakia lifted their respective vetoes over an unrelated dispute with Ukraine involving the Druzhba oil pipeline, which is now repaired. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING However, the centerpiece of the long-stalled package – a full ban on maritime services for […]