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Romanians to choose Simion or Dan in presidential vote runoff

Romanians face a presidential election redo on Sunday. Hard-right George Simion scored a victory over pro-European Nicușor Dan in the first round, but recent surveys show the race is tight.

16/05/2025

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Pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin ends with injuries and arrests

A pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin marking 77 years since the Nakba turned violent on Thursday, leaving several injured and prompting dozens of arrests, police said.

16/05/2025

Tech News

EU Commission still lacking AI scientific advisor despite applications

The advisor should lead the scientific approach on General-Purpose AI within the AI unit of the European Commission.

16/05/2025

Europe in Motion

Eurovision: The contest's strongest geopolitical alliances

The Meds tend to vote for each other, while France has strong bonds with Israel and Armenia. Baltic countries love Ukraine and their Nordic neighbours.

16/05/2025

Europe News

Commissioner Hansen presents plan to cut farming bureaucracy in EU

European Commissioner for Agriculture Christophe Hansen presented his simplification plan to help farmers during a meeting organised by Euronews.

16/05/2025

Europe News

Von der Leyen pitches new EU sanctions on Russian energy and banks

The next round of EU sanctions against Russia will target banks, the shadow fleet and Nord Stream, Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.

16/05/2025

Vatican

Pope Leo XIV offers to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks at the Vatican

The Vatican did not release a statement after the meeting, but Pope Leo XIV has repeatedly voiced support for Ukraine, calling for “just and lasting peace”.

16/05/2025

Health news

Novo Nordisk CEO steps down amid competition for weight loss drugs

Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, who has led the pharmaceutical giant since 2017, joined the firm in 1991.

16/05/2025

Travel News

Canary Islands to stage mass anti-tourism protests this weekend

Last year, locals held multiple protests to highlight overtourism’s strain on local infrastructure and housing availability.

16/05/2025

Economy

UK becomes fastest-growing G7 economy after strong first quarter

The UK economy recorded a better than expected first quarter, but experts warn, new taxes on UK businesses and high global uncertainty may slow down growth in the coming months.

16/05/2025

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Puffin count begins as Farne Islands celebrate 100 years of protection

A puffin census is underway as the National Trust marks a century of safeguarding the Farne Islands, a remote seabird sanctuary off England’s northeast coast.

16/05/2025

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

Europe News

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.

16/05/2025

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

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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