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Should the European Union pick up the phone and call Vladimir Putin? It depends on who you ask. The idea of ​​re-engaging diplomatically with the Kremlin as part of the ongoing efforts to end the war in Ukraine has sharply divided the 27 member states, with some in favor, others against and most are on […]

Increasing pressure on manufacturers to move production to Europe will disrupt existing supply routes and force companies to construct new ones, several industry representatives have told Euronews ahead of EU leaders’ talks on the “European preference” – the European Commission’s controversial proposal to revitalize the bloc’s industry. Proposed by French Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné, The preference […]

Published on 10/02/2026 – 10:18 GMT+1•Updated 10:19 The European Union remains the least corrupt region globally, but anti-corruption efforts have largely stalled over the past decade, according to Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index released on Tuesday. The global average has fallen to a new low of 42, while the EU’s regional average stands at […]

Published on 10/02/2026 – 9:41 GMT+1 “God bless America, whether it’s Chile, Argentina, Uruguay…”: Bad Bunny listed over 20 nations across North, Central and South America during the Super Bowl halftime show. And this statement was not just a shoutout. It was intentional and carried a message. Your reporter was asked to explain the phenomenon. […]

“Countries should find their own resources to increase their defense spending and not do it together,” Estonian MEP Riho Terras (EPP) told Euronews’ Europe Today morning show in Strasbourg, referring to the possible issuing of joint debt by the EU. The common debt issuance has been a recurring topic among EU leaders and institutions, and […]

Good morning, I’m Mared Gwyn writing from Brussels. Welcome to Thursday. EU leaders are raising the stakes ahead of their informal gathering on Thursday, with both European Commission chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron unveiling separate pitches for a major overhaul of Europe’s economic doctrine over the past 24 hours. In […]

Published on 10/02/2026 – 7:45 GMT+1 On today’s show: Our EU Editor Maria Tadeo reports from Strasbourg on the reactions to Ursula von der Leyen’s letter pitching a “two-speed Europe”. Interview with Member of the European Parliament Riho Terras from the European People’s Party Group. Live connection with Euronews Berlin, where Laura Fleischmann reports on […]

Forty-eight EU lawmakers added a passage in support of the digital euro in an annual report on the European Central Bank (ECB) that will be voted on Tuesday. Although the document has no legislative effect, the vote on the amendment will publicly show where support for the digital euro stands. The digital euro would be […]

For decades, NATO’s reserve forces sat at the margins of defense planning, but Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has forced the alliance to confront a hard reality: its existing approach to reserves was not fit for purpose and didn’t match the scale, speed and complexity of modern collective defense. Now, allies are all taking steps […]

The European Commission has strong reservations about the Spanish government’s announcement that it will grant legal status to about 500,000 irregular migrants, three EU officials told Euronews, worried it could conflict with the European Union’s current policy. The decision was announced at the end of January and affects people who have entered the country before […]