Europe News Red Cross President calls for reversal of worsening aid crisis trend International Red Cross President Mirjana Spoljaric spoke to Euronews at the European Humanitarian Forum 2025 about intensifying global conflict, warning of declining respect for humanitarian law and rising concerns over shrinking budgets. 22/05/2025
World News EU and African Union ministers vow to boost ties on peace and security The last time that foreign ministers from both continents met, Russia had not launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war in Sudan had not begun, and France had not lost its influence in Africa's Sahel region, where its military departed from last year. 22/05/2025
Europe News Kallas asks for probe after IDF fires near foreign diplomats in Jenin The Israeli military said in a statement that while the visit had been approved, the delegation “deviated from the approved route” and Israeli soldiers fired warning shots into the air to distance them from the area. 21/05/2025
Travel News It could soon be easier for UK travellers to bring pets into the EU Before Brexit, UK residents enjoyed straightforward travel with their pets involving minimal paperwork. 21/05/2025
Romania Hungarian minority plays key role in Dan's Romanian presidential win High voter turnout, especially among young people and women, helped Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan win Romania's presidential runoff, defeating the hard-right George Simion. 21/05/2025
Israel Israel 'completely rejects' EU decision to review cooperation deal Israeli foreign ministry has denounced the European Union's move to review a pact governing trade ties with Israel over its conduct of the war in Gaza. 21/05/2025
Europe News Everything you need to know about the EU’s €150bn defence instrument European Council President Antonio Costa said the adoption by ambassadors is "an important step toward a stronger Europe". 21/05/2025
Europe News Belgium requests lifting of MEP immunity in alleged corruption case Belgian authorities have requested the European Parliament to revoke the immunity of five MEPs in a corruption probe linked to Huawei, involving alleged money laundering and active corruption. 21/05/2025
Europe News EU to review trade and cooperation with Israel over Gaza offensive A majority of the European Union's foreign ministers backed a Dutch proposal to review the bloc's ties with Israel over its actions in Gaza. 20/05/2025
Europe News EU to provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s corporate headquarters are in Washington but its journalistic base is in the Czech Republic, which has been leading the EU drive to find funds. 20/05/2025
Europe News Brussels seeks easier exits of asylum seekers from the EU The European Commission proposed a revision of the “third safe country” concept, paving the way for agreements similar to the UK-Rwanda asylum partnership. 20/05/2025
Europe News EU elections Super Sunday shows centre-left parties remain in freefall Experts told Euronews that centre-left parties are losing connection to voters across the continent in a period of time when social issues are pressing. 20/05/2025
EU Decoded Can the EU do enough to attract scientists to work in its countries? Europe is home to more than two million researchers and the bloc wants to attract many more, especially after restrictions imposed by the US government on the scientific community. Will the "Choose Europe" initiative be enough to make the EU a world leader in science? 20/05/2025
Economy UK faces higher fruit and vegetable prices for non-EU goods Exotic fruits such as pineapples, avocados and mangoes could become more expensive for UK shoppers, along with more common items such as tomatoes. 20/05/2025
Business Farmers set to see lower trading costs from closer EU-UK ties The EU and the UK remain each other’s most important trading partners for agri-food products, despite frictions linked to Brexit. A reduction of red tape could help farmers and other traders on both sides of the Channel, although businesses are waiting for details. 20/05/2025
Business Schneider Electric: Grid digitisation key to EU energy resilience As the first-ever EU-UK summit takes place this week, investing in grid modernisation is among one of the many topics that Schneider Electric would like addressed as it has become more important than ever for the EU to boost its energy profile and protect itself against outages. 20/05/2025
Europe News Indigenous Brazilians protest EU-Mercosur deal in European Parliament Indigenous peoples' representatives fear that increased trade with Europe will lead to the agricultural exploitation of their territories 19/05/2025
Europe News 15 EU countries call for 'renewed' ties with Russia's closest allies In a joint letter led by Austria, 15 member states pitch a "renewed, targeted and joint global diplomatic outreach effort" to strengthen leverage on Russia. 19/05/2025
Travel News When will Brits be allowed to use e-gates at European airports? The UK government said the move would end “the dreaded queues at border control." 19/05/2025
Europe News EU and UK reach fishing and defence deals hours before first summit Talks between the two sides went down to the wire as the EU stuck to its stance that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed and Prime Minister Starmer faces political headwinds at home. 19/05/2025