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Who is Romanian far-right presidential candidate Călin Georgescu?

Little-known Georgescu took a shock lead in Romania's presidential election on Sunday.

25/11/2024

Europe News

Cargo plane crashes near Vilnius Airport, killing one

A Boeing 737 cargo plane operated by Swiftair crashed into a house near Vilnius Airport, Lithuania, killing one person and injuring another.

25/11/2024

Health news

The 'Celtic curse,' the blood condition affecting the Irish diaspora

Awareness about haemochromatosis - a genetic condition that also affects people from Scotland, Wales, England, and Brittany - is still relatively low.

25/11/2024

Mobility

How quickly do electric cars lose their value?

In the third part of our new series The Switch, we look at how much electric cars depreciate compared to their petrol and diesel counterparts.

25/11/2024

Culture news

Nova Gorica 2025: Introducing the first cross-border city of culture

Two cities in one, both in different countries, both with different languages. Will next year's European City of Culture accolade bring them closer?

25/11/2024

Business

Cross-border payments still not easy enough, says Revolut Europe CEO

Launched in 2015, Revolut announced earlier this month that it had hit the 50 million customer mark globally, emerging as the most downloaded financial app in Europe.

25/11/2024

Europe News

Anguish grows among Lebanese diaspora in France amid Israeli strikes

Hundreds of Lebanese people demonstrated in Paris on Sunday to demand an immediate ceasefire since clashes between Israel and Hezbollah began a year ago.

25/11/2024

Europe News

Far-right populist stuns Romania as he wins election first round

After polls closed, 9.4 million people - just over 52% of eligible voters - had cast their ballots, according to data from the Permanent Electoral Authority.

25/11/2024

Europe News

Protesters in Georgia accuse government of rigging election results

The round-the-clock protests in Tbilisi follow the 26 October elections that kept the governing pro-Russian Georgian Dream party in power. Opponents say the vote was rigged and suspect neighbouring Russia of election interference.

25/11/2024

Europe News

Polish PiS party selects historian Karol Nawrocki as presidential pick

The decision caps a weekend during which the country's two largest parties announced their candidates for an election that will decide the successor to incumbent President Andrzej Duda, whose second and final term ends in August 2025.

24/11/2024

Europe News

Ukraine losing ground in Kursk, says military source

Over 100,000 Kursk residents were displaced after Kyiv's troops came over Russia's western border in August.

24/11/2024

Eco-Innovation

How do heat pumps work? 5 common myths debunked

Around 24 million heat pumps have been installed in Europe so far - here’s why they work well in different countries and conditions.

24/11/2024

Europe News

Tens of thousands protest high rents in Barcelona

A large number of Spaniards took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday night to protest a housing crunch and the high cost of renting an apartment in the city.

24/11/2024

Art

First exhibition of Radiohead artwork announced

Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood's collaborative artwork for Radiohead will be featured in a public exhibition for the first time.

24/11/2024

Europe News

Zelenskyy says 321 port facilities damaged in Russian strikes

Ukraine, known as the Breadbasket of Europe, is a major global supplier of grain and before the Russian invasion it regularly exported around six million tonnes of grain every month from its Black Sea ports.

24/11/2024

Economy

Unicorn hub? Here's why Lithuania attracts so many fintech companies

Euronews Business looks at the factors that have contributed to Lithuania becoming one of the fastest-growing startup and fintech hubs in Europe, with a range of soon to be unicorns, known as soonicorns.

24/11/2024

Europe News

Donald Tusk's party chooses Warsaw mayor as presidential candidate

Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has been chosen by Prime Minister Donald Tusk's centrist Civic Coalition as its candidate for next year's presidential election, defeating Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski.

23/11/2024

Europe News

Thousands march across Europe protesting violence against women

Violence against women and girls remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it.

23/11/2024

Europe News

Borrell attends Israel-Palestine two-state solution conference

Asked whether he was optimistic about peace in the Middle East over the coming months, Borrell said "a ceasefire must come and it is absolutely essential."

23/11/2024

Cyprus

Cyprus reaches investment category 'A' for first time in 13 years

Cypriot President Nicos Christodoulides has said he is proud of the upgrade by Moody's, and expects the development to attract quality foreign investment and generate new jobs.

23/11/2024

Culture news

The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

A huge chestnut-themed Christmas fair, stunning Scottish landscapes, 'Wicked' witches and the return of a folk rock father - here's what to enjoy around Europe this week.

23/11/2024

Health news

Why did Europe stop adding fluoride to its drinking water?

Few EU countries still fluoridate their water supplies, but there's no evidence that countries in Europe stopped because of health harms.

23/11/2024

Tech News

What is H, the French AI start-up backed by Europe's richest person?

The French company created a buzz and hundreds of millions of euros in investment before it had even released its first AI product.

23/11/2024

Green News

Can Paris’s historic zinc roofs be adapted to rising temperatures?

Over 60 per cent of roofs in the French capital are made of the sheet metal.

23/11/2024

Markets

Winter is coming: Volatile energy prices set to return in Europe

Rising natural gas prices and increasing uncertainty are set to dominate Europe's energy outlook for the coming winter.

23/11/2024

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? After Baku - Has the COP process run its course?

In the latest edition of our talk show from Brussels, participants discussed the climate summit in Baku, the possible comeback of fossil fuels and the crisis of the electric car market.

23/11/2024