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European leaders push back on Trump's peace plan, call it a draft only

European leaders say a controversial 28-point plan promoted by the US to end the war in Ukraine is far from being the final settlement. Kyiv is under "enormous" pressure to take or leave the deal by Thursday. Zelenskyy warns country could "lose dignity or key ally".

22/11/2025

Europe News

Nathan Gill's downfall raises questions over EU lawmakers' Russia ties

A former British MEP has been sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for taking bribes in exchange for Russia-friendly posturing in the European Parliament. The sentence comes as scrutiny of European lawmakers’ ties to the Kremlin intensifies.

21/11/2025

Europe News

US peace plan throws reparations loan into disarray

The new peace plan promoted by the United States has added fresh complications for the EU's unprecedented proposal to issue a reparations loan for Ukraine pegged to Russia's frozen assets. Leaked documents show the funds would be released and invested.

21/11/2025

Europe News

EU Parliament's centrist majority splits over deforestation rules

The European People’s Party wants to dilute and postpone a law prohibiting to import into the EU of goods that cause deforestation, but socialists and liberals will oppose them.

21/11/2025

The Cube

Elon Musk's Grok revives a long-debunked claim about Auschwitz

Musk's AI chatbot Grok repeated a long-debunked antisemitic trope about Auschwitz that experts told The Cube contradicts overwhelming evidence.

21/11/2025

Brussels, My Love?

COP30: Does it still matter, or is it just a waste of time?

French crackdown on Chinese shop Shein, EU privacy laws on the chopping board and COP30 closing in Brazil with critics questioning its value: catch up on this week in EU politics with our podcast, "Brussels, My Love?"

21/11/2025

Europe News

EU will benefit from Montenegro joining the bloc, says PM Spajić

Montenegro's Prime Minister Milojko Spajić told Euronews that his country will be a full member of the European Union by the end of the EU Commission's term in 2029, adding that it is already behaving like a member of the club without reaping the benefits.

21/11/2025

Europe News

Brussels Donor Conference offers no new money to Palestinian Authority

Four EU member states signed for the Palestinian Authority €82 million which was already pledged. No official commitment came from non-EU countries.

21/11/2025

Europe News

Live news, hard talk, key interviews: Euronews launches new programme

Beginning on Monday 24 November, Euronews will launch its new daily live programme “Europe Today”, with accompanying newsletter and podcast, just one of several new formats available on the channel.

21/11/2025

Europe News

Russia paying 'lip service' to Trump with new peace plan, Kallas warns

The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs has doubled down on calls for Europeans to have a seat at the table in any Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations.

20/11/2025

The Cube

Fact-checking Europe's 'drone problem': Why are airports closing?

Airports in Europe are seeing a sharp rise in drone-related disruptions, analysis by The Cube shows. What are these drones interrupting passengers, and who's behind them?

20/11/2025

Europe in Motion

Where in the EU sees the most long-term unemployment?

Southern EU nations and France see the highest rates of long-term joblessness, according to new Eurostat data, hitting migrants, people with disabilities, the youth, and those with less education the hardest.

20/11/2025

Europe News

Unclear numbers: What we know about Italian military aid to Ukraine

The current figures are outlined in the Annual Report on Authorised Transit, Import and Export of Armaments which was submitted to parliament in spring.

20/11/2025

Europe News

European Commission proposes delaying AI Act implementation to 2027

The EU is giving companies more time to adapt to its new regulations on AI, but experts and MEPs say they regret the rowback on rules adopted just a year ago.

19/11/2025

Europe in Motion

Are priced-out European singles turning to love to buy a home?

Salary, love life, geography... For people living alone, the road to the property ladder is strewn with obstacles. Who faces the biggest costs, and what solutions are Europeans turning to?

19/11/2025

The Cube

Which European countries draft women, and why Germany doesn't

Germany is planning to bring back a form of military service — but only men are required to sign up. Amid misinformation about the measure online, here's why and how unusual Germany's revived military service is.

19/11/2025

Europe News

Amazon loses legal challenge to EU's strictest digital rules

The EU's highest court has ruled that US tech giant will remain subject to the toughest measures of the Digital Services Act.

19/11/2025

Europe News

Denmark plans final effort to break EU privacy chief deadlock

An impasse between EU lawmakers and national governments has held up the Data Protection Supervisor selection process for nearly a year.

19/11/2025

Europe News

UN warns Afghanistan unfit for returns as EU tries to deport Afghans

A UN agency report has detailed how Afghanistan is struggling to absorb the refugees already returning home, but EU member states are still seeking to deport rejected Afghan asylum seekers.

19/11/2025

Europe News

France and Germany support simplification push for digital rules

The Commission, with French-German backing, plans to ease AI and data rules to ease the burdens on European companies. Members of Parliament and NGOs fear it will open “pandora’s box” of negative ramifications.

18/11/2025