Category: EURONEWS.COM

Women’s rights groups and activists hailed the European Commission’s decision on accessible abortion across Europe, calling it a “historic” move for women’s rights and European democracy. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The move marks an unusual step taken by the European Union, as healthcare policy is typically determined at a national level. On Thursday, the European Commission confirmed […]

The family of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has sued US President Donald Trump and senior administration officials over sanctions imposed on her for criticizing Israel’s conduct in Gaza, claiming the penalties violate her constitutional rights. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Albanese’s husband Massimiliano Calì, a senior World Bank economist, and their minor daughter filed the lawsuit on […]

Published on 02/27/2026 – 15:40 GMT+1•Updated 15:57 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to visit Ukraine to discuss “all issues” after tensions rose over the Druzhba pipeline dispute. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The invitation followed a Friday morning phone call between the two leaders, as tensions grew between Ukraine, Slovakia and Hungary […]

Hungary’s major energy company MOL could initiate legal proceedings against Janaf, the Croatian operator of the Adria pipeline, if it does not “immediately” guarantee access for unsanctioned Russian oil shipments by sea to Hungary, the company said in a press statement released on Thursday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING MOL argues that these oil shipments must be allowed […]

The European Commission has welcomed the joint proposal by Hungary and Slovakia to send a fact-finding mission to inspect the damaged section of the Druzhba pipeline, seeing it as a first step to ease the standoff between the two countries and Ukraine. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Commission does not rule out joining such a mission if […]

The digital euro is facing fresh delays in the European Parliament after the file’s lead rapporteur, Spanish lawmaker Fernando Navarrete Rojas of the European People’s Party (EPP), formed a minority bloc with far-right groups — leaving shadow rapporteurs unable to secure a workable majority around the draft. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The latest compromise text seen by […]

Published on 02/27/2026 – 12:42 GMT+1 The spending plans of France and the Czech Republic for their slices of a €150 billion European defense program have been finalized and are expected to be endorsed by the Commission shortly, diplomats have confirmed to Euronews. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Yet, while the plans are cleared, a row between Hungary […]

Published on 02/27/2026 – 11:40 GMT+1•Updated 11:52 Commission President Ursula von der Leyen decided Friday to move ahead with the provisional application of the Mercosur trade agreement, brushing aside a judicial review launched by MEPs that has suspended the ratification process. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “The Commission will continue to work closely with all EU institutions to […]

Published on 02/27/2026 – 10:32 GMT+1 Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he will hold consultations with his Slovak counterpart, Robert Fico, on a joint response against Ukraine as the dispute over the Druzhba oil pipeline continues. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Orbán again urged Kyiv to restart the pipeline immediately, which Kyiv says was damaged in a […]

Published on 02/27/2026 – 9:35 GMT+1 Lithuania’s Prime Minister Olga Ruginienė has rejected Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s claims that Ukraine is deliberately blocking Russian oil from reaching Hungary via the damaged Druzhba pipeline, calling the accusation “nonsense”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “When you’re fighting for security, not just for Lithuania, but for whole Europe, to hear […]