2023-03-08

Europe News

EU mulls €2 billion plan to boost ammunition deliveries to Ukraine

Ukraine says it needs one million ammunition rounds but the EU's stocks are nearly depleted.

08/03/2023

Travel News

Travel trade fair ITB bounces back after Covid-19

ITB, the world's largest travel fair, bounces back after Covid-19 with a focus on sustainability and train travel.

08/03/2023

Ecotech

How is this tiny country leading Europe’s solar power drive?

This tiny country is short on land. But a forward-thinking government and innovative solutions are overcoming the lack of space.

08/03/2023

Culture news

(Dis)OBEY: France hosts world’s biggest Shepard Fairey retrospective

The world’s largest ever exhibition on street artist Shepard Fairey, better known as OBEY, opens its doors in France, at Lyon’s Musée Guimet.

08/03/2023

Food and Drink

Founder of sandwich shop that inspired hit TV series 'The Bear' dies

Chicago restaurant Mr. Beef was the inspiration and setting for the hit FX show The Bear last year. The founder and co-owner passed away this week.

08/03/2023

Culture news

US Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison honoured with new stamp

US author Toni Morrison has been immortalised on a stamp, which was unveiled by the US Postal Service during a tribute on Tuesday.

08/03/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | March 8th – Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

08/03/2023

Europe News

Mother of Russia's Wagner Group chief removed from EU sanctions list

EU court removes mother of Wagner Group chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin from bloc's sanctions list

08/03/2023

Georgia

'Dark day': Mass protests over foreign agent law in Georgia

66 people were arrested in Tbilisi on Tuesday, amid protests against new legislation dubbed a threat to the country's democracy.

08/03/2023

Tech News

Musk apologises after publicly mocking fired Twitter worker online

Thousands of Twitter employees have been laid off without warning since Elon Musk’s takeover of the company. One high profile layoff led to a surreal exchange on the platform.

08/03/2023

Spain

Ex-wife gets Є200,000 pay-out for domestic labour

A husband is ordered to pay a Є200,000 pay-out to his ex-wife for domestic labour after the marriage was governed by a separation of property regime.

08/03/2023

World News

'A silent epidemic': Have murders of women increased in Europe?

A staggering shortage of up-to-date data available on gender-based violence in the EU pushed a cross-border investigation to collect data independently.

08/03/2023

Europe Decoded

'Reflexes die hard’ as women underrepresented in diplomacy: ambassador

France's ambassador to NATO told Euronews that the higher the level of defence and security meetings, the fewer women are present, something she says should change.

08/03/2023

Culture news

The 10 female headliners Glastonbury should have picked

Apparently the all-male headliners for the UK's biggest music festival is a "pipeline" problem. We're not convinced and here's why.

08/03/2023

Mexico

Two of the four Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead

Two of the four citizens captured in Mexico by the cartel last week have been found dead, the two survivors are back in the US.

08/03/2023

Tech News

TikTok launches charm offensive amid growing privacy fears in Europe

Fears around data security have led to a number of government agencies banning TikTok on employee devices.

08/03/2023

World News

Euroviews. Women are unjustly harmed by the fossil fuel industry. It has to end

On International Women's Day, it's important to remember that the industry's business models are reportedly driving inequality and furthering sexual and physical violence against women and gender minorities, Lisa Göldner argues.

08/03/2023

Spain

Helping Spain's forgotten victims in the fight against gender violence

2023 has seen 10 women murdered in Spain so far as a result of gender-based violence. Joshua Alonso lost his own mother to femicide six years ago Today he runs workshops to explain gender violence to children and young people.

08/03/2023

Canada

EU Commission President asks Canada for lithium and more Ukraine aid

As the only supplier of lithium in the northern hemisphere, Canada is key for the EU's energy transition away from fossil fuels.

08/03/2023

Moments

How my best friend and I put guilt aside and keep travelling as mums

International Women’s Day is a good reminder for mothers to set aside time for themselves to pursue their passions.

08/03/2023

Women Beyond Borders

Video: This woman walked around the world. Here's what she learnt

Angela Maxwell set out to prove female travellers can ‘do anything’. She learnt some valuable lessons through the hardships she encountered en-route.

08/03/2023

Earth News

These transformation stories show how water is a women's issue

Women are disproportionately affected by water scarcity, but ‘clean water gives women a chance to make their dreams a reality’.

08/03/2023

World News

New intelligence suggests pro-Ukrainian group behind Nord Stream blast

US.officials are reviewing new intelligence suggesting a pro-Ukrainian group may be behind the September 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blasts.

08/03/2023

Culture news

Chinese tattoo artist tells women's stories through ink

Song Jiayin sees her project as an open-ended documentary that she hopes will help both promote women's voices and challenge stereotypes.

08/03/2023

Work

Gender parity in tech: Where in Europe are women inventing the most?

The gap between men and women inventors is wider in Europe than in other parts of the world. But women in these countries are leading the way.

08/03/2023

Top News Stories Today

Latest news bulletin | March 8th – Morning

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

08/03/2023

Culture news

Mary McCartney exhibition part of Sotheby’s '(Women) Artists’ campaign

The artist daughter of Beatle Paul and late photographer Linda McCartney follows in her mother's footsteps with an exhibition featuring images of Kate Moss and Stella McCartney.

08/03/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

On this day, episode 1 of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy debuted. The whimsical radio sci-fi show has gone on to influence almost all of science fiction.

08/03/2023

Turkey

'No foreigners': Discrimination allegations mar Turkey quake response

While millions of Turks are also in need of shelter and supplies, some asylum seekers say they were denied basic help after the deadly disaster.

08/03/2023

World News

Meet the women leading the way in Europe

Trans rights, abortion access, climate change and feminism: as the world marks International Women’s Day, Euronews spoke to some of the European women leading the way in their fields.

08/03/2023