Europe

Travel News

Edinburgh tourist tax set at 5% of accommodation costs

The fee will be capped at seven consecutive days and is scheduled to come into force in 2026.

09/01/2025

Economy

Eurozone retail trade shows tepid growth after prior drop in October

The final quarter of last year was disappointing for retailers in the eurozone, with little reprieve forecasted for 2025.

09/01/2025

Business

Northvolt AB owners vote for operations to continue amid cash concerns

Northvolt AB has signalled that its battery production operations will continue as normal, while the company ramps up efforts to find new sources of funds under the US Chapter 11 restructuring process.

09/01/2025

Economy

UK bond yields soar to multi-decade highs: Is it a new 'Truss moment'?

UK gilt yields hit multi-decade highs, with 10-year yields at 4.90% and 30-year at 5.40%. The pound slumped to a 14-month low. Analysts debate if this is a new "Truss moment" or temporary turbulence driven by inflation and fiscal worries.

09/01/2025

Tech News

Gender details needn't be given to buy train tickets: EU court

A French LGBT+ rights association filed a complained after the railway company SNCF asked customers for their titles when buying a ticket online.

09/01/2025

Europe News

Jailed Belarus opposition figure seen for first time in two years

Viktar Babaryka was jailed for trying to run against President Alexander Lukashenko in a 2020 election and has been denied contact with his family.

09/01/2025

Culture news

Award-winning Guinean actor granted visa to remain in France

Star of Cannes winning film 'Souleymane’s Story', Abou Sangaré has been granted a one year visa to work in France.

09/01/2025

United Kingdom

UK freezes assets of extreme-right group for alleged terrorism

The British authorities' designation makes it illegal for anyone in the UK to offer funding to Blood and Honour, which takes its name from a Nazi slogan.

09/01/2025

Europe News

French police arrest founder of website used by Gisèle Pelicot's ex

Isaac Steidl has been detained by French police for creating a website used by criminals, including Dominique Pelicot, to carry out rape and murder.

09/01/2025

Europe News

Poland seeks to break EU deadlock on GMO deregulation

After 18 months, governments have yet to agree on when a new class of genetically modified crops can be treated as equivalent to conventional strains, and whether producers should be granted monopoly rights through patents.

09/01/2025

Radio Schuman

Will the EU attempt to rein in Musk's X?

The founder and CEO of Space X and owner of the social media platform X is making waves and today stages an interview with the leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party leader Alice Weidel. Will the EU respond?

09/01/2025

EuroVerify

Morgue pictures don't show hidden bodies of Valencia flood victims

The pictures show morgues in the US, rather than an attempt by the media to hide photos of the victims of the floods in Valencia.

09/01/2025

Health news

France's youth mental health crisis is growing, study shows

Girls and young women have been particularly affected, the analysis found.

09/01/2025

Europe News

Should EU member states freeze Syrian asylum applications?

Several EU member states have suspended asylum claims from Syrians following the collapse of the Assad regime. Euronews spoke with a Syrian refugee in Berlin to hear a story of how moving to Europe changed his family's life.

09/01/2025

Health news

New dementia patients live fewer than 5 years after diagnosis

Dutch researchers found differences in life expectancy by gender, geographic region, and age at dementia diagnosis.

09/01/2025

Europe News

Lithuania ramps up power grid security ahead of Russia decoupling

Lithuania’s government says it will boost security on its power grids with Poland ahead of planned decoupling from the Russian energy system next month.

09/01/2025

Tech News

Big tech too influential over AI standards, warns report

The report argues that the AI Act has a business-friendly approach where complex and fundamental rights questions are left in the hands of standard-setting organisations.

09/01/2025

Europe News

Musk's interference in national debates angers Europe's leaders

Several European leaders have denounced, directly or indirectly, the actions of the owner of the social network X.

08/01/2025

No Comment

Polar cold in eastern Turkey

Cities in eastern Turkey are facing extreme winter weather with temperatures as low as -20°C.

08/01/2025

No Comment

Berlin Zoo's new play area for baby pandas

Berlin Zoo's five-month-old twin pandas, Leni and Lotti, have been exploring their new playroom.

08/01/2025

Spain

Sanchez takes aim at Musk's "ultra-right-wing internationalism"

Sánchez highlighted the country's achievements after the dictatorship, but warned of the risks of a possible democratic regression in the face of the advance of autocratic values and fascism in Europe.

08/01/2025

Experiences

Get steamy and sociable in Europe’s historic saunas

Bathing culture is a great way to appreciate a new destination. Will you take the plunge in 2025?

08/01/2025

France

EU will defend its borders, France says after Trump's Greenland threat

The French foreign minister said the bloc must become stronger after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to take control of Greenland.

08/01/2025

United Kingdom

Suspicious vehicle alert leads to evacuations in central London

Bomb disposal teams carried out controlled explosions in Regent Street in central London after authorities became aware of a suspicious vehicle.

08/01/2025

Europe in Motion

Which European country is set to excel in the Dry January challenge?

Initiatives such as Dry January and Damp January gain increasing popularity, with millions of people said to be taking part across Europe.

08/01/2025

EuroVerify

What does Trump’s threat to seize Greenland mean for the EU and NATO?

The US president-elect has refused to rule out an attack on Greenland, a Danish self-governing island and NATO ally.

08/01/2025