Europe

Cinema

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Final Destination: Bloodlines'

Blending franchise fan service with a generational twist, 'Final Destination: Bloodlines' caters for the sickos that just want to have fun — and proves there's still plenty of life (and head splatters) left in the series.

16/05/2025

World News

Crimea is Russia’s training ground for colonisation, Kyiv envoy says

There is one topic on which Kyiv and Moscow will never agree, and yet, for both sides, this point is of the utmost importance — Crimea. Olha Kuryshko, the Ukrainian president’s permanent representative in Crimea, told Euronews that Russia implemented its 2014 techniques on all occupied territories.

16/05/2025

Culture news

Eurovision 2025: Who's through to the final after second semifinal?

Eleven of the 37 acts who traveled to Basel have now been sent home, leaving 26 finalists.

16/05/2025

Economy

Personal average tax rates in Europe: Increases and cuts in 2024

The tax burden on workers, composed of income tax and social security contributions, varies widely across Europe. In 2024, this burden changed significantly in some countries, with notable rises and falls.

16/05/2025

Radio Schuman

Can Eurovision succeed in uniting through music?

While avid Eurovision fans have been counting down the days to Saturday's final, Europe's "biggest party" was drawing criticism. Can organisers succeed in keeping politics off the stage?

16/05/2025

Culture news

Ville Haimala and Yaboi Hanoi use AI to create a new musical language

Set to perform at the innovative music festival and conference Sónar+D, Ville Haimala and Yaboi Hanoi explain how they've utilised AI in their music to create something entirely new.

16/05/2025

EuroVerify

Pope already hit with waves of misinformation a week into the job

Just as his predecessor was a prime target for fake news, Pope Leo XIV has been hit with various false claims on social media and elsewhere.

16/05/2025

Europe News

German, UK defence ministers discuss support for Ukraine in Berlin

The European Union military chief announced that the bloc plans to double its heavy calibre ammunition delivery to Ukraine this year to better equip Kyiv in its fight against Moscow.

16/05/2025

Spain

Car ploughs into a crowd of people outside Barcelona v Espanyol game

Catalan police called the incident an accident, adding that none of the victims sustained serious injuries.

15/05/2025

Europe News

Simion seeks diaspora support in Romanian presidential race last leg

Ahead of Sunday's election, Romanian hard-right presidential candidate George Simion campaigns abroad, targeting the Romanian diaspora vote. Euronews spoke to him at the European Parliament in Brussels.

15/05/2025

Europe News

EU unlikely to get rid of all US tariffs - Commission

As the negotiations with the US gather pace, doubts are raised about the extent of concessions achievable.

15/05/2025

Europe News

Brussels looking to beef up the EU's collective defence clause

Article 42.7 of the EU Treaties was triggered once following the terrorist attack in Paris on November 13, 2015, but is generally seen as weaker than the collective defence clause in NATO.

15/05/2025

Culture news

Meet the pop star singing to bring Eurovision back to Slovakia

Adonxs said "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" to his native Slovakia for Prague many years ago but the candidate for Czechia tells Euronews Culture that he wants his Eurovision song to help make the contest much more popular with the government in the country of his birth.

15/05/2025

No Comment

Massive fire erupts in Sumy region after Russian drone strike

Firefighters in Ukraine’s Sumy region battled a massive blaze overnight after Russian drone strikes caused multiple fires and destroyed buildings, emergency services said on Thursday.

15/05/2025

The Europe Conversation

‘EU needs to take decisions to defend multi-lateral order’ Eurogroup president tells Euronews

Irish Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe believes that the institutions that emerged after World War II are being challenged by the United States. In an exclusive interview with Euronews, he warned that history shows that "progress can decline".

15/05/2025

Latvia

'Lost tourists' in the forest might be Russian spies, Latvia warns

In its annual report, Latvia’s security services said Russian intelligence and security services pose the "main threat" to its national security.

15/05/2025

Destinations

This Greek island is overwhelmed by 150 tourists per resident

Destinations in Bulgaria, Poland and Italy have been identified as some alternative places to get away from the crowds.

15/05/2025

No Comment

Cruise steals spotlight at Cannes with latest Mission: Impossible

Three years after soaring into Cannes with Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise returned to the Croisette on Wednesday for the premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

15/05/2025

Europe News

Russia may use military force to protect shadow fleet, Estonia warns

Moscow is using ageing vessels in an effort to dodge international sanctions on its oil exports.

15/05/2025

United Kingdom

Starmer: UK to send rejected asylum seekers to 'return hubs' abroad

During his first official visit to Albania on Thursday, the British prime minister said the UK was in talks to set up "return hubs" with "a number of countries".

15/05/2025

United Kingdom

UK to allow foreign states to own 15% stake in British newspapers

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the move would allow media outlets to seek investment while limiting the risk of outside influence.

15/05/2025

Europe News

Dutch competition agency launches two probes under EU's DMA

The findings will be shared with the European Commission which has enforcement powers under the Digital Markets Act.

15/05/2025

Europe in Motion

Which country is most likely to win Eurovision according to history?

New data analysed the typical Eurovision winner between 1956 and 2024 ahead of the Grand Final in Basel, Switzerland.

15/05/2025

Climate

Extreme weather behind 99.5% of disaster displacements last year

With climate change displacing more people within the countries they live, here’s what experts say is needed to support them.

15/05/2025

Europe News

Foreign minister: Germany to comply with Trump's 5% defence target

US President Donald Trump has long demanded that NATO partners spend more on defence. Germany now wants to comply.

15/05/2025

Euronews Debates

Euronews Debates: The future of digital identity

Earlier this week, Euronews hosted a debate on the future of digital identity which featured some of the leading figures in the European technology industry.

15/05/2025