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Families of Israeli civilians kidnapped by Hamas ask for help

Relatives of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas militants more than a month ago came to the European Parliament on Wednesday to call for help.

09/11/2023

Tech News

EU risks going too far, too soon on AI, says Irish trade minister

Euronews hosted an international AI summit on Wednesday in Brussels to debate how the EU is going to move forward on regulating artificial intelligence.

08/11/2023

Business

EU seeks to make 10-second instant bank payments a reality

A legal deal struck late Tuesday could put an end to long waits to transfer money across borders

08/11/2023

Tech News

Europe's top experts discuss future of AI in Brussels

The one-day International Artificial Intelligence Summit in the heart of the EU sought to find answers to many of the questions around global AI regulatory cooperation, and what it will mean in practice.

08/11/2023

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? European Jews and Muslims on edge as racism rises

In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we ask if the Israel-Hamas war is turning European societies into breeding grounds for antisemitism and Islamophobia.

04/11/2023

Euronews Witness

Has Belgium become a haven for people wanting to end their life?

While euthanasia is legal in Belgium, increasing numbers of patients from neighbouring countries, particularly France, are seeking to end their lives there.

02/11/2023

Markets

High interest rates and weak demand hit Europe's economy

European markets were higher on Tuesday as investors digested a raft of economic data from across the Eurozone, as well as more corporate updates, including BP's latest earnings.

31/10/2023

Belgium

Euroviews. Can the EU become an effective geopolitical power in the Middle East?

Considering the increasing tensions and international competition in a very volatile region, if the EU seeks to become a strong actor in the MENA, it must uphold its values with tangible actions and not with contradictory statements, Assem Dandashly and Christos Kourtelis write.

30/10/2023

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? EU parks plans to promote animal welfare

In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we hear how the European Commission is juggling multiple files in the context of geopolitical turmoil.

28/10/2023

Belgium

State of the Union: Israel-Hamas conflict dominates EU leaders' summit

The European Union's autumn summit, held this week in Brussels, was attended by a new prime minister who is a well-known face of the centre-left.

27/10/2023

Belgium

Brussels shooting: Man arrested on suspicion of supplying weapon

The man arrested on Wednesday was suspected of being involved in supplying the automatic rifle used by the attacker, Abdesalem Lassoued.

26/10/2023

Belgium

Serbia and Kosovo leaders set to resume normalisation talks

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo are scheduled to meet with top EU officials on Thursday to try to normalise ties. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti are not expected to meet face-to-face - but the aim is to push forward with new proposals floated last weekend.

25/10/2023

Belgium

Brussels on security alert ahead of EU leaders summit

Wednesday's police operation in Brussels comes one week after an Islamic extremist shot dead two Swedes and wounded a third in the Belgian capital.

25/10/2023

Tech News

EU AI Act nearing trilogue agreement despite key roadblocks

As the European Parliament, European Council and member states prepare for fifth round of negotiations on the AI Act this week, three key stumbling blocks remain in the negotiations, MEP Dragoș Tudorache told euronews in an interview.

23/10/2023

Belgium

Belgian minister quits after deadly Brussels attack

The shooter was denied asylum in October 2020 and ordered to be extradited in 2021, but the authorities did not do so because they could not find an address for him. After Monday night's shooting, the place where he was living was found within hours.

21/10/2023

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? MEPs condemn horrific Hamas attack on Israel

In this edition of our talk show Brussels, my love?, we hear how MEPs have been reacting to the horrific Israel-Hamas war and about a possible new government in Poland.

21/10/2023

Tech News

AI Act trilogue to wrangle foundation models, governance

Disagreements between the EU institutions over foundation AI models and governance issues are set to be wrangled during tomorrow’s (24 October) fifth trilogue negotiation taking place in Brussels, one of the AI Act’s MEP co-rapporteurs has told euronews.

20/10/2023

Earth News

EU ministers back ‘polluter pays’ principle on wastewater treatment

EU environmental ministers have agreed that pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies should pay to cover costs of removing micro-pollutants from wastewater as the EU Council agreed an opening negotiating stance over an update to the bloc's 1991 Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.

18/10/2023

Belgium

Commemorations in Brussels, as Islamic State claims shooting attack

Swedish authorities say the suspect had previously served a prison sentence in the Nordic nation, but have not released any specific details of the crime, nor length of sentence.

18/10/2023

Belgium

Brussels police kill suspect in shooting deaths of Sweden fans

The suspect was shot at a cafe in the Brussels neighbourhood of Schaerbeek, where a residential property had been searched overnight.

17/10/2023

Belgium

Police in Belgium say two people killed in a shooting in Brussels

The shooting comes at a time of increased vigilance linked to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war that has heightened tension in several European nations.

16/10/2023

Art

Georgian art festival in Brussels brings together East and West

"The Avant-Garde in Georgia" at Bozar is one of the main highlights of this autumn's Europalia arts festival in Brussels.

16/10/2023

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? The EU's disunited response to the Israel-Hamas war

In this edition of our talk show Brussels, my love?, we discuss if the EU should play a role in the war between Israel and Hamas and President Zelenskyy's visit to Brussels.

14/10/2023

Belgium

US Secretary of Defence joins NATO security discussions

The escalating violence between Israel and Hamas has pushed the war to the top of the agenda as NATO allies meet in Brussels. The ministers will also discuss support for Ukraine's defence against Russian aggression and NATO's missions and operations in Kosovo and Iraq.

12/10/2023

Belgium

European Union holds minute of silence for victims of Hamas attack

The French government not only wants to avoid an escalation in the Middle East. It also wants to prevent the conflict from being imported into France. Fifty anti-Semitic acts have reportedly been committed since the weekend.

11/10/2023

Europe News

Zelenskyy visits NATO to ask for more equipment ahead of winter

Ukraine's President unexpectedly visited the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday morning where defence ministers from the military alliance are gathering for a meeting.

11/10/2023