France and Italy are calling on the European Commission to exempt fertilizers from the bloc’s carbon border taxwhich requires EU importers to pay for the pollution caused by products entering the EU, according to two documents seen by Euronews. French and Italian officials are concerned that the country’s agricultural sector will be exposed to a […]
Continue ReadingOver the weekend, Cuban authorities announced that 32 Cuban nationals had been killed in the US’s raid on the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. They were serving as bodyguards to President Nicolás Maduro in the military compound from which US special forces seized him. Besides Venezuela itself, Cuba has been hit harder than any other country by […]
Continue ReadingFrance and the United Kingdom have confirmed their intention to deploy their soldiers on Ukrainian soil after an eventual ceasefire as part of a broader package of security guarantees for Kyiv to avoid a repeat of Russia’s full-scale invasion in the future. The commitment was signed in a formal declaration by French President Emmanuel Macron, […]
Continue ReadingThe European Commission has framed the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as an “opportunity for a democratic transition” that should be led by the Venezuelan people, rather than by Maduro’s immediate successor, Delcy Rodríguez. That stance puts the bloc at odds with United States President Donald Trump, who has claimed he is “in charge” […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 05/01/2026 – 14:43 GMT+1 The European Commission has announced it is looking into cases of sexually suggestive and explicit images of young girls generated by Grok, the AI chatbot integrated into social media platform X, following the introduction of a paid feature known as “Spicy Mode” last summer. “I can confirm from this […]
Continue ReadingAfter the US raid on Venezuela that resulted in the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro, Trump repeated his intentions to annex Greenland for the US, as Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen issued her strongest rebuke to date, saying his calls to claim the island must stop. Greenland is a semi-autonomous region of Denmark, which is […]
Continue ReadingEurope’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called for “restraint by all actors” and urged to respect international law in a statement published Sunday night, as the United States remained vague on its future plans for Venezuela after the dramatic ousting of Nicolás Maduro. The statement led by Kallas was supported by 26 out of 27 […]
Continue ReadingByEuronews Published on 04/01/2026 – 15:09 GMT+1 Hundreds of mourners marched in Crans-Montana on Sunday to honor the victims of the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine ski resort that left 40 people dead and dozens severely injured. An hourlong mass was held earlier at the Chapelle Saint-Christophe in honor […]
Continue ReadingBulgaria entered the New Year on Thursday to become the 21st country to adopt the euro, a milestone met with both cheers and concerns, nearly 20 years after the Balkan nation joined the European Union. At midnight Bulgaria gave up the lev — meaning “lion,” a symbol present in Bulgaria for centuries — and Bulgarian […]
Continue ReadingImports of steel, aluminum, cement and other heavy goods to the European Union will start paying for the CO2 emissions they produce from 1 January, as the bloc seeks to protect EU manufacturers facing more stringent obligations compared to foreign peers. While the measure is meant to ensure fair competition for European industries, the EU’s […]
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