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A Ryanair flight bound for Munich that had departed from Thessaloniki returned safely to Greece on Friday after a serious engine failure during the journey, which caused a fragment of the engine to shatter a passenger window. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The passenger was injured as the intense pressure difference pulled him towards the outside, while oxygen […]

The European Union has entered the last stretch of negotiations to reach a deal on a new round of sanctions against Moscow, as countries scramble to avoid a politically disastrous update of the price cap on Russian oil. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Under the rules, the cap, currently set at $44.10 per barrel, must be automatically adjusted […]

Published on 09/07/2026 – 18:07 GMT+2 EU finance ministers are expected to approve Hungary’s revised National Recovery Plan on Friday at the ECOFIN meeting, paving the way for Budapest to withdraw €10 billion in post-pandemic recovery funds once it fulfils all remaining conditions. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING For years, a large share of the recovery and cohesion […]

A Polish court jailed a former Russian opposition activist and his wife for spying for Moscow on Thursday and also accused them of organizing a parcel containing explosives. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Authorities in Warsaw have warned of Russian sabotage acts in Poland since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago. According to court […]

Published on 09/07/2026 – 15:53 ​​GMT+2 The United States has approved the sale of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday, despite previous doubts about a planned deployment. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “On the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Ankara, we agreed with the American government that American Tomahawk missiles will […]

The European Commission is set to propose electrification target for 2040, arguing that widespread adoption of electric technologies could save approximately €200 billion in fossil fuel imports by 2040, cut fossil fuel demand and greenhouse gas emissions, according to an internal document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The EU spent an additional €50 billion on […]

Italy ordered the expulsion of two Russian military attaches accused of spying on Thursday, with its foreign minister condemning “serious and unacceptable acts of interference” by Moscow. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The expulsions came two days after police announced the arrest of two former Italian intelligence agents who media reports said gave Russia secrets on military aid […]

Published on 09/07/2026 – 13:47 GMT+2 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will donate a pistol given by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to a military museum in the Belgian capital once it is brought to Brussels. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING European Commission Deputy Chief Spokesperson Olof Gill said that von der Leyen expressed her “thanks” […]

Published on 09/07/2026 – 9:45 GMT+2 European countries, together with the EU’s anti-fraud office (OLAF) and Europol, dismantled a multimillion-euro illicit cigarette supply chain, targeting groups suspected of manufacturing, distributing and trafficking counterfeit tobacco products worth an estimated €10 million, OLAF said in a press release. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Last month, officers carried out 23 searches […]

Published on 09/07/2026 – 12:35 GMT+2 The European Parliament confirmed its negotiating position on the digital euro with a vote in Strasbourg on Thursday. EU lawmakers are now ready to begin negotiations with member state governments on how the digital euro will work. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The digital euro would be an electronic form of central […]