June 2026 broke heat records across Europe and oceans, EU climate data reveals

This year’s June was the hottest ever recorded in western Europe and the second-warmest globally at 1.39°C above the estimated pre-industrial average, according to the European Union’s climate change services. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Record-breaking land temperatures coincided with the warmest June sea surface temperatures ever observed, stressing the continued accumulation of heat within the Earth’s climate […]

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Exclusive: EU to revise crypto rules in 2027 amid Trump’s push for digital assets

Published on 08/07/2026 – 16:04 GMT+2 The EU is set to revisit its crypto rules in an attempt to address the issue of multiple crypto-asset issuances from non-EU jurisdictions and to expand the framework to cover emerging technologies, several EU diplomats familiar with the discussions told Euronews. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The European Commission is consulting stakeholders […]

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Lithuania seeks China reset while maintaining hard line on Russia

Lithuania’s new Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius presented his government’s policy agenda to the Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday, setting out a program focused on defence, civil resilience and recalibration of foreign policy towards China while maintaining a hard line on Russia, as the country seeks to respond to a deteriorating security environment on NATO’s eastern flank. […]

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Estonia and Ukraine sign drone pact to deepen defense industry ties

Published on 07/07/2026 – 23:44 GMT+2 Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have signed a new agreement aimed at expanding collaboration on drones, military technology and the defense industry, as European allies seek to draw more closely on Kyiv’s battlefield experience. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The agreement, signed on Tuesday on the sidelines […]

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