Cyprus Crews in Cyprus battle huge wildfires, villages forced to evacuate Wednesday's fires broke out on the first day of a heatwave in Cyprus with forecasters expecting temperatures on Thursday to hit 45 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest day of the year. 23/07/2025
Economy EU and US near 15% tariff deal, Brussels remains ready to retaliate The European Commission and member states are discussing the possible use of the anti-coercion instrument, which would allow the bloc to target digital and financial services in the event of a failure to reach a deal with the US on tariffs. 23/07/2025
No Comment 'States must ACT NOW': Climate activists protest outside ICJ Climate activists gathered outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Wednesday, holding banners that read, “Courts have spoken. The law is clear. States must ACT NOW.” 23/07/2025
Markets Ex-star trader Tom Hayes cleared as rate-rigging convictions quashed A decade-long battle ended on Wednesday when the UK Supreme Court overturned the convictions of two former city traders, Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, who were at the centre of one of the largest financial scandals following the 2008 financial crisis. 23/07/2025
Art Inside the UK’s biggest showcase of Versace’s iconic fashion designs Chainmail, silk shirts, pin dresses, and a whole lot of gold - Versace’s most iconic looks are lighting up London in a throwback to ’90s fashion royalty. 23/07/2025
Earth News UN's top court says healthy environment is a human right Experts say the non-binding advisory opinion could mark a turning point in international climate law. 23/07/2025
Germany German satirist acquitted over mockery of Trump assassination attempt Sebastian Hotz, known online as "El Hotzo", was charged with condoning a criminal offence by mocking the shooting of Donald Trump on social media. 23/07/2025
Europe News Von der Leyen asks Zelenskyy to explain new anti-corruption law The European Commission is hardening its tone in response to Ukraine's new law weakening the independence of two anti-corruption agencies. 23/07/2025
United Kingdom Two children among three dead in Northern Ireland shooting, police say Police have not given a motive for the fatal shooting in a village in County Fermanagh, but one local lawmaker called it "a domestic incident." 23/07/2025
Tech News Elon Musk’s X fails to deal with Russian disinformation, study says Some 125 reports of Russian disinformation were reported to X, but only one was removed. The rest went largely ignored. 23/07/2025
Europeans' Stories The Schengen Agreement turns 40. Can its raison d'être survive? The Schengen Agreement has just turned 40 with more doubts than certainties. Almost half of its members have reinstated temporary controls along its internal borders. Is this the end of the Schengen vision of open borders within Europe? We travelled to the Poland/German border to try to find out. 23/07/2025
Health news Bacteria strain that evades antibiotics is spreading in Europe The strain was first identified nearly a decade ago in the Netherlands and Germany, and has since spread to at least nine other European countries, according to Danish research. 23/07/2025
Travel News Cruise line pays Norwegian villages to host slow travel tourists The initiative includes three small villages, Bessaker, Trᴂna and Sæbø at present and is expected to encourage more mindful travel to these coastal communities. 23/07/2025
Europe in Motion Do EU citizens believe that their public institutions are corrupt? A new survey shows that 69% of Europeans believe corruption is widespread in their country, but only 20% of them reported it. 23/07/2025
Culture news British woman returns Italian Renaissance painting stolen 52 years ago Antonio Solario's painting was snatched from the Civic Museum of Belluno in 1973. Now, after a drawn out legal battle and a convincing case argued by the art world's 'Sherlock Holmes', its British owner has finally handed it back. 23/07/2025
Europe News UK and Turkey sign preliminary deal for Eurofighter Typhoon jets Turkey is also seeking to return to the US-led F-35 fighter jet programme, from which the country was ousted in 2019 following its purchase of Russian-made S-400 missile defence systems. 23/07/2025
Europe News Firefighting helicopter crashes into sea as wildfires burn in Greece According to a 2024 report by the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, Europe is the continent with the fastest-rising temperatures on Earth, having warmed twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s. 23/07/2025
Tech News TikTok employees in Germany strike over AI taking their jobs Trade union ver.di says about 150 employees in content moderation and content creator outreach are at risk of losing their jobs as TikTok looks to replace them with AI. 23/07/2025
Ukraine Zelenskyy faces toughest battle as Ukraine protests controversial law Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa and Dnipro, protesting against the controversial bill which effectively eliminates the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions. 23/07/2025
No Comment Kyiv sees rare wartime protest over anti-corruption legislation Thousands of Ukrainians gathered in Kyiv and other cities on Tuesday in a rare wartime protest, urging President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to veto a bill seen as undermining anti-corruption efforts. 23/07/2025
Europe News Tensions, clashes and low expectations loom over EU-China summit The expectations for the EU-China summit are so low that officials in Brussels claim as a victory the fact that it is happening at all. 23/07/2025
Markets UniCredit delivers record earnings, raises 2025 outlook UniCredit delivers record-breaking second-quarter results, boosting confidence with stronger full-year outlook and new share buy-back. CEO Orcel calls it the best first half in the bank’s history. 23/07/2025
Economy UniCredit withdraws bid for Banco BPM due to uncertainty The group's board of directors announced that it had decided to abandon the takeover due to the Italian government's use of golden power, which had prolonged the negotiations too much, preventing UniCredit from talking to BPM's shareholders 23/07/2025
Earth News Barcelona's beaches are being swallowed by sea level rise and storms Storms and sea level rise are rapidly reshaping Barcelona’s coastline, raising fears about the future of local tourism. 23/07/2025
Art George the Poet teams up with young Londoners to reimagine iconic art Supported by George the Poet, a new project at London's FRAMELESS reimagines classic artworks through the voices and experiences of a new generation. 23/07/2025
Europe News Euroviews. China and the EU: Partners for mutual success China and the EU have achieved mutual success with practical cooperation, delivering benefits to people on both sides. With deeper high-level opening-up, China places greater emphasis on meeting the growing needs of its people for a better life, Ambassador Cai Run writes in a Euronews exclusive. 23/07/2025