Europe News Von der Leyen, Costa and Metsola took private jet to Luxembourg event German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Brussels prompted a schedule change that led the three presidents to fly private to Luxembourg. 12/05/2025
Europe News Irish PM says Gaza is 'hell on earth' Ireland's Taoiseach Micheál Martin called the situation in Gaza ‘hell on earth’. He told The Europe Conversation that Israel is committing war crimes, and criticised the EU’s lack of response. Food and medicine have been blocked from entering the besieged area for almost 60 days. 08/05/2025
Europe News Signs of EU-China reset intensify as Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow Brussels and Beijing appear to be moving closer to a rapprochement under the shadow of Donald Trump's disruptive policies. 07/05/2025
Slovakia Slovakia's PM slams EU over plan to end Russian gas imports by 2027 Robert Fico is not alone in voicing his discontent. Hungary, the other member state with close ties to Moscow, also hit out at the plan. 07/05/2025
Europe News €150 bn defence loan plan sees Parliament threaten to sue Commission With SAFE, the Commission plans to raise up to €150 billion on the market to then loan the money to member states for defence investments. 07/05/2025
Europe News Von der Leyen rules out return to Russian fuels after the war "Dependency on Russia is not only bad for our security, but also for our economy," Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament. 07/05/2025
Europe News 'Choose Europe,' von der Leyen tells US scientists threatened by Trump In implicit criticism against Donald Trump's policies, Ursula von der Leyen said attacking free and open science was a "gigantic miscalculation". 05/05/2025
Europe News The EU’s biggest political party met in Valencia – what we learned As the European People's Party met in Valencia at a gathering overshadowed by a power cuts across Spain and Portugal this week, here are some of the key takeaways. 30/04/2025
Europe News Day one of the EPP Congress in Valencia wraps up: Key takeaways Manfred Weber, running as the sole candidate for the presidency, was re-elected as European People’s Party President with 502 votes in favour and 61 against during day one of the EPP Congress in Valencia. 30/04/2025
Health news NGOs warn of Big Pharma’s influence on EU drug reform Several major organisations are suspicious that recent lobbying efforts by pharmaceutical companies could sway the upcoming EU pharmaceutical reform talks in favour of innovation arguments at the expense of patient access. 29/04/2025
Europe News European People's Party officials elected as Valencia congress ends Annual congress of the party representing the largest cohort in the European Parliament met in Spanish city blighted by flood six months ago. 29/04/2025
Europe News Von der Leyen and Trump will meet when EU-US trade deal is ready The European Commission hopes to schedule a meeting between Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump once trade talks yield results. 28/04/2025
Vatican Five historic moments from Pope Francis' funeral From the suggestive Trump-Zelenskyy summit to the second-ever encounter between the US president and Ursula von der Leyen: The funeral ceremony for Pope Francis offered several significant developments. 26/04/2025
Europe News UK chancellor: EU trade relations 'arguably' more important than US A day after the meeting between the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the UK finance minister said that trade relations with the EU may take precedence over those with the US. 25/04/2025
Europe News I wish I didn't have to send people back to Libya, Frontex chief says The executive director of the EU's border and coast guard responds to Euronews’ question about an NGO's claims that returnees often face human rights abuses. 25/04/2025
Europe News EU and UK underline commitment to energy transition at London summit The president of the European Commission has underlined the need for Europe to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels at an energy security summit hosted jointly by the UK government and International Energy Agency, despite US demands for Europe to ramp up LNG imports. 24/04/2025
Europe News The silence between von der Leyen and Trump looms over trade talks Despite the European Commission holding exclusive competence on trade policy, Donald Trump has not spoken with its president, Ursula von der Leyen, since he returned to the White House. 19/04/2025
Europe News Ursula von der Leyen: 'The West as we knew it no longer exists' "Europe is still a peace project. We don't have bros or oligarchs making the rules. We don't invade our neighbours, and we don't punish them," Ursula von der Leyen said in a wide-ranging interview with the Zeit newspaper. 16/04/2025
Cambodia Euroviews. Cambodia’s descent into autocracy demands a bold EU response The world is watching, and history will judge our response. Let us ensure that the EU’s actions reaffirm our collective commitment to a future where democracy and human rights are not only preserved but are allowed to flourish, Mu Sochua writes. 11/04/2025
Focus EU and Central Asia launch strategic partnership at Samarkand summit In partnership with Agency of Information and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan In this episode of Focus, we report from Samarkand, where the EU and Central Asian leaders held a historic first summit, launching a strategic partnership to deepen cooperation across key sectors. 11/04/2025