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EU Commission prepares for no-deal scenario on Ukraine trade scheme

The EU executive is now considering contingency plans in case a new agreement with Ukraine isn't finalised before the current tariff-free scheme expires in less than a month.

07/05/2025

Tech News

EU Commission sues five countries for not applying platform rules

Czechia, Cyprus, Poland, Portugal and Spain did not give their national watchdogs enough powers to enforce the Digital Services Act.

07/05/2025

Tech News

Merz’s government decree gives German digital ministry extensive power

The newcomer ministry will take over responsibilities that are currently located within six different departments.

07/05/2025

Europe News

EU sends top officials to Washington for tariff talks

A high-level meeting is under way in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday as the EU and US attempt to escape a full-blown transatlantic trade war.

06/05/2025

Tech News

Italy, Hungary fail to appoint fundamental rights bodies under AI Act

The deadline to appoint authorities dealing with the protection of fundamental rights was November 2024.

06/05/2025

Europe News

Film industry fears being swept into EU-US tariff war

Europe’s film industry is worried that hard-won legislation mandating European content quotas for streaming platforms could be put at risk amid ongoing transatlantic trade discussions, following US President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on movies produced outside the US.

06/05/2025

Tech News

Denmark to canvass member states on EU cloud plan, telecom rules

Both policy files are set to be presented by the European Commission by the end of this year.

05/05/2025

Art

First artist on the moon Paul Van Hoeydonck dies aged 99

Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck has died aged 99. For decades he had the honour of being the first and only person to have a work of art on the moon.

05/05/2025

Europe News

Security past and future, Newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews' EU news editor-in-chief, Jeremy Fleming-Jones

05/05/2025

Euronews Tech Talks

Should the EU ease regulation on new generation GMOs? | Podcast

The deregulation of a new generation of genetically modified organisms is stirring debate across the European Union. Euronews Tech Talks dives into the discussion.

03/05/2025

Europe News

'We do have a problem' with integration, Swedish PM tells Euronews

In an interview with Euronews, Sweden’s PM Ulf Kristersson said integration needs to be controlled and backed upping migrant return grants from €900 to €32,000.

02/05/2025

Tech News

TikTok fined €530 million for unsecure data transfers to China

The Irish watchdog launched the probe in 2021: TikTok was already fined €345 million in 2023 for failing to protect children's privacy.

02/05/2025

Europe News

Fine Gael defends refusal to back Hamas hostage release resolution

Resolution calling for release of hostages snatched during Hamas' October 2023 attacks on Israel was among several emergency motions passed at Valencia congress, but Irish Fine Gael delegates declined to support it.

02/05/2025

Health news

EU Commission slams first US step towards pharmaceutical tariffs

The EU executive has condemned a US probe into pharmaceutical tariffs, warning that proposed duties could disrupt transatlantic trade.

30/04/2025

Belgium

One injured in Brussels shooting as city grapples with gang violence

Authorities in Belgium's capital recorded 11 gun attacks in the first six weeks of this year alone, with two people killed and four injured.

30/04/2025

Europe News

Austria awaits court ruling on family reunification ban, Stocker says

The Austrian leader signalled he would withdraw a plan to ban family reunification for migrants if the courts ruled that the measure is not compatible with EU law.

30/04/2025

Europe News

Croatia is pushing for Bosnia's EU membership — PM Plenković

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković voiced strong support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s accession to the European Union, while also expressing concern over ongoing political instability in the region.

30/04/2025

Tech News

Microsoft pledges to take legal action if governments seize EU data

The company set out a range of commitments to Europe including building an AI ecosystem.

30/04/2025

Tech News

Big Tech watered down AI Code of Practice: report

The US government’s Mission to the EU sent a letter to the European Commission pushing back against the Code.

30/04/2025

Cinema

LUX Audience Award finalists discuss cinema and social change

The 2025 edition of the LUX Audience Award features rich themes, stylistic and linguistic diversity. Co-productions and the creative process in cinema today were among the topics debated with the five finalists.

29/04/2025

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

Malta’s golden passport scheme rejected by EU top court

The controversial system allowing foreigners to effectively buy EU citizenship raised security concerns.

29/04/2025

Europe News

Germany will step up to new European security demands, Steinmeier says

Former West Germany sought protection as its 15th member on 6 May 1955 as concern grew about the Soviet army massed east of the Iron Curtain.

28/04/2025

Europe News

European Commission questions legality of US seabed mining plans

The EU executive “deeply regrets” President Trump’s decision to promote deep-sea mining in international waters, joining a chorus of voices questioning the legality of Washington’s latest bid to secure supplies of lithium, rare earth metals and other critical raw materials.

28/04/2025

Europe News

Brazil official optimistic for EU-Mercosur deal amid US tariff war

Brazilian trade official Jorge Vian considered the current international trade climate favourable for concluding the EU Mercosur deal.

28/04/2025

Tech News

EU needs 'reality check' on flawed microchip strategy: report

The European Court of Auditors tells the European Commission to take stock and rethink Chips Act.

28/04/2025