EuroVerify False image shows Inter Milan supporting Palestine with flag Not only is the photo old, it's been cropped, with the original showing children waving both the Palestinian and Israeli flags. 09/07/2025
Tech News Privacy, consumer groups warn against delays and backtracking on AI The growing pressure regarding a potential stop-the-clock mechanism is problematic, they say. 09/07/2025
Health news Common virus that causes mono raises cancer risks 5-fold, study warns Scientists identified new types of cancer linked to Epstein-Barr virus, which most people have been infected with at some point in their lives. 09/07/2025
Ukraine Can Germany sell one of its Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine? Donald Trump reportedly told Germany to sell one of its Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine. But can Berlin increase its military support to Kyiv as Russia intensifies aerial attacks? 09/07/2025
Europe News How von der Leyen's confidence vote has torn Conservative group apart The ECR group has split, with Polish and Romanians promoting the motion of censure and Italians defending the Commission. 09/07/2025
Climate Climate change tripled deaths during Europe heatwave, scientists find A ‘silent killer’, the June to July heatwave is estimated to have claimed many more lives than the Valencia floods last year. 09/07/2025
Europe News More than 100 injured as wildfire rages near Marseille A wildfire reached the edge of France's second largest city of Marseille. Strong winds have fanned the flames, causing it to move exceptionally fast. Scores have been injured and hundreds evacuated. 09/07/2025
Europe News France and the UK can 'save Europe' by working together, Macron says Macron’s three-day trip is the first state visit to the UK by a European Union head of state since Brexit and a symbol of the British government's desire to reset relations with the bloc after its withdrawal from the EU in 2020. 08/07/2025
Europe News Migration Commissioner expelled from Libya as 'persona non grata' The incident comes amid a new surge of departures of irregular migrants from Libya to Southern Europe. 08/07/2025
Europe News Police suspect speeding in crash that killed footballer Diogo Jota Portuguese media reported Jota was heading to the northern Spanish city of Santander to take a ferry to England where he would rejoin Liverpool after being advised not to fly following a recent lung procedure. 08/07/2025
Europe News Far-right Patriots for Europe lead negotiations on key climate file By taking over legislative work on the European commission’s new 2040 climate target, the Eurosceptic Patriots for Europe will increase its influence over the bloc’s climate policy. 08/07/2025
Europe News EU will keep €18 billion frozen for Hungary over rule of law concerns The money currently frozen combines around €8.4 billion in cohesion funds and €9.5 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds. 08/07/2025
Earth News Consumer groups fear EU plans to ease rules for chemicals sector The European Commission unveiled yet another simplification package on Tuesday, this time targeting chemicals, promising savings for industry - but raising concerns for consumer protection. 08/07/2025
Europe News German authorities probe doctor suspected of killing several patients Investigators are examining "past deaths", with a special commission having already performed "several autopsies and exhumations" as part of the probe. 08/07/2025
Russia Russia expands recruitment, allowing foreigners to serve in army To offset battlefield losses without triggering a second wave of mobilisation, the Russian president signed a decree allowing foreigners to serve in the Russian army not only during a state of emergency or martial law, but also amid draft periods. 08/07/2025
Europe News European Commission puts prepped Mercosur deal on ice According to several sources, the agreement reached by the EU and the Mercosur countries has been reviewed by the European Commission’s legal service and translated, but its submission to the Member States for ratification has been put on hold. 08/07/2025
No Comment Violent storms strike central Europe following intense heatwave After days of extreme heat, powerful storms swept through parts of Central and Eastern Europe, causing deaths and widespread damage. 08/07/2025
EU Decoded Can the EU jet itself into the space race? A revolution is coming to space, according to the European Commission, which has just proposed a new Space Act. Increasing the EU’s competitiveness in the space sector is the goal of the new legislation, but is the bloc willing to invest enough to lead the space race? 08/07/2025
Bulgaria European Parliament approves Bulgaria's adoption of the euro The vote came as thousands of Bulgarians have protested in recent weeks against joining the eurozone. 08/07/2025
Europe News Marine Le Pen turns to European law in bid to overturn ineligibility ruling The figurehead of France’s far-right party has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in an attempt to overturn a conviction that has crushed her hopes of running in the 2027 presidential election. 08/07/2025
Tech News Dutch government seeks new tools in fight against fake news The Netherlands is going to the polls in October after the government collapsed in June. 08/07/2025
United Kingdom Inquiry: UK Post Office scandal may have led to at least 13 suicides About 10,000 people are seeking compensation, revealed the first volume of the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry report. 08/07/2025
Europe News UK court convicts three of arson organised by Russia’s Wagner group The prosecution said Wagner used British intermediaries to recruit the men to target an industrial unit in Leyton where generators and StarLink satellite equipment bound for Ukraine were being stored. 08/07/2025
Europe News Heatwave causes excess deaths in Portugal as fires rage across Europe In late June, mainland Portugal recorded its hottest ever temperature of 46.6 degrees Celsius. 08/07/2025
Europe News Danish PM scolds fellow EU leaders for forgetting climate change Some EU leaders are "starting to forget that fighting climate change should be one of our top priorities", Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said. 08/07/2025
Europe News Children in England living in 'almost Dickensian poverty,' report says Almost one in three children in the UK live in poverty and the report comes as the government faces growing pressure to scrap the two-child benefit limit. 08/07/2025