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Published on 04/22/2026 – 18:25 GMT+2 An Austrian court acquitted a former senior official on Wednesday that prosecutors had accused of leaking confidential documents linked to the 2018 Novichok poisoning of a former Russian double agent in the UK. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Johannes Peterlik was the foreign ministry’s highest-ranking civil servant between 2018 and 2020. In […]

Published on 04/22/2026 – 18:12 GMT+2 The European Union’s leading energy official cautioned on Wednesday that the severe energy crisis triggered by the United States and Israel against Iran is likely to drive up prices for months, if not years. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen emphasized that the impact will be long-lasting, rather […]

Greece’s parliament lifted the immunity of 13 lawmakers on Wednesday, as demanded by European and Greek prosecutors investigating the alleged theft of millions of euros in EU farm subsidies. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to Greek authorities, the network defrauded at least €23 million after it began in around 2018. Parliament Vice President Georgios Georgantas said lawmakers […]

Published on 04/22/2026 – 16:15 GMT+2 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Wednesday that he would not resign, claiming allegations of misleading MPs over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK envoy to Washington had been “put to bed”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Starmer’s remarks in parliament came as the beleaguered premier faced fresh calls to […]

The European Commission is urging EU governments to provide energy vouchers, income support and social tariffs to support vulnerable groups facing high energy pricesas well as blocking energy disconnections from the power grid. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Brussels is also suggesting tax reductions on electricity and clean technologies, while encouraging consumers to lower bills over time through […]

Published on 04/22/2026 – 14:27 GMT+2 A court in Moldova sentenced oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc to 19 years in prison on Wednesday in a case linked to the disappearance of $1 billion (€850 million) from the country’s banking system. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING A former businessman, lawmaker and kingpin in the Democratic Party of Moldova, Plahotniuc fled Moldova […]

Published on 04/22/2026 – 13:53 GMT+2 The European Union has formally launched the internal process to unblock the €90 billion loan for Ukraine and the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, bringing the standoff between Budapest and Kyiv closer to an end after months of intrigue. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The so-called written procedure began on Wednesday […]

Published on 04/22/2026 – 12:14 GMT+2•Updated 12:18 Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel compared the discrimination of minorities in Hungary under the Orbán government to policies of fascist regimes. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Bettel, who was also Luxembourg’s prime minister from 2013 until 2023, recalled how he put his objections directly to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during […]

ByJudith Arnal, PhD in Economics and a State Economist in Spain and Senior Research Fellow at CEPS, Elcano Royal Institute and Fedea. Published on 04/22/2026 – 10:46 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. The Strait of Hormuz […]

Updated: 04/22/2026 – 9:16 GMT+2 Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin believes Europe is “vulnerable” without Ukraine and demands the EU to build its “own” military capabilities and increase European nuclear deterrence. …More