Europe

Work

Spain moves forward with plans to shorten the 40-hour working week

The bill to reduce the current workweek from 40 to 37.5 hours for over 12 million people will now be put to the Spanish parliament for approval.

07/05/2025

Culture news

Comedy at the European Council: The making of Parlement TV series

TV series Parlement follows young parliamentary assistant Samy and his comedy capers working in the European Parliament post-Brexit. Ahead of its final season, co-writer Maxime Calligero shares his take on the sharp, warm humour that made the show an award winning cross-cultural hit.

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

Europeans' Stories

Aging Europe faces a serious shortage of health workforce

The European health workforce faces a severe crisis. Rapidly aging EU countries have an estimated shortage of some 1.2 million doctors, nurses and midwives. Lack of nurses is especially significant. Our reporter Julián López Gómez travelled to Bulgaria, one of the countries most affected.

07/05/2025

Europe in Motion

Why is gender-based violence going under-reported in the EU?

Despite EU countries differing on gender-based data collection, changes to create a common standard are taking place in 2027.

07/05/2025

Vatican

No pope elected on first day of conclave at the Vatican

Cardinals from around the world have entered the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on Wednesday to begin the closed-door process of electing the next pontiff, following the late Pope Francis' passing on 21 April. Follow Euronews' live blog for the latest updates.

07/05/2025

Europe News

Germany and France to set up 'joint defence and security council'

The meeting between the two leaders was an attempt to revive the stalled 'Franco-German motor' before Germany's new chancellor heads to Poland.

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

Commission sues Hungary for releasing thousands of smugglers

Hungary earlier released at least 2000 foreign people smugglers from prison, ordering them to leave the country. The European Commission thinks it's a violation of European law.

07/05/2025

Business

BMW Group profits plunge but outlook maintained despite tariff impact

The German carmaker reported earnings below the previous year’s level but confirmed its financial targets for this year, and said it expects some of the US trade tariff increases to be temporary.

07/05/2025

Europe News

UK police failed to tackle risk social media poses to public order

The review published on Wednesday found that the UK's police forces are largely under-resourced and ill-equipped to effectively respond to the risk posed by online content.

07/05/2025

Economy

Merz's stumble jeopardises hopes of rebooting sluggish German economy

Friedrich Merz's failure to secure the title of chancellor in the first round of voting has created doubt over the future effectiveness of his government.

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

Merz visits France and Poland in first overseas trip as chancellor

Merz's trips come the day after his historic defeat in the first round of voting in the German parliament, the Bundestag.

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

No Comment

Ukraine and Russia exchange 410 prisoners in major wartime swap

Ukraine and Russia exchanged 205 prisoners each on Tuesday in one of the largest swaps since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.

07/05/2025

Europe News

At least two killed in Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv

The attack came ahead of a planned unilateral 72-hours ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin to coincide with celebrations in Moscow marking Victory Day in World War II.

07/05/2025

Health news

The age your baby learns to walk at could already be in their genes

A combination of nature and nurture help determine when babies start walking, the new study shows.

07/05/2025

Europe News

Syria's Interim leader al-Sharaa visits Paris in first European trip

The visit comes amid renewed bloodshed, coming a week after clashes between forces loyal to al-Sharaa and fighters from the minority Druze community that left nearly 100 people dead.

07/05/2025

EuroVerify

Disinformation, conspiracy theories circulate as papal conclave begins

Cardinals gather Wednesday in Rome’s Sistine Chapel to elect the successor of Pope Francis. Euroverify debunks false theories about the secretive conclave.

07/05/2025

Radio Schuman

Trump's movie tariffs throw European film industry into turmoil

US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on non-US films. Is the EU movie industry the latest political pawn in the EU-US trade war?

07/05/2025

Europe News

Cardinals attend final Vatican mass ahead of conclave to elect pope

133 cardinals from 70 countries will be isolated from the outside world, opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history.

07/05/2025

Economy

Europe’s top tax breaks for the rich – see how countries compare

A number of countries, eager for investment and tax revenue, are hoping to become magnets for the wealthy.

07/05/2025

Germany

Top 10 photos of the exceptional day for German politics

Euronews takes a look through the top 10 photos of the day, during which CDU leader Friedrich Merz both lost and then won enough votes to be elected as German chancellor.

06/05/2025

Europe News

Russia launches wave of drones on eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

Residents in the nearby Sumy region began evacuating earlier on Tuesday amid intensified Russian attacks with local authorities warning that the security situation in the city had worsened in recent days.

06/05/2025