Europe News Incoming Commissioner open to add violence against women as 'EU Crime' Irish Justice Commissioner-designate Michael McGrath has pledged to strengthen the protection of women and girls from gender-based violence across the EU - and is open to further common legislation to criminalise it. 05/11/2024
EU Decoded EU DECODED: Governments may try to delay action on air pollution In this episode we talk about air pollution, the biggest environmental risk to health in the European Union. The Ambient Air Quality Directive has just been revised with stricter limits, but some member states may ask to postpone it under the pretext of protecting economic activity. 05/11/2024
Business Netflix's European offices searched over suspected tax fraud Offices of the streaming giant have been searched in France and the Netherlands, as part of an investigation into suspected tax fraud. 05/11/2024
Culture news Author Victoria Hislop on being a Thessaloniki Film Fest ambassador Euronews Culture met bestselling British novelist Victoria Hislop to discuss her role as Agora Ambassador at this year’s Thessaloniki Film Festival, as well as the role the city has played in her own creative work. 05/11/2024
Europe News Stick to the fossil fuel car ban, says incoming EU transport chief Incoming Greek commissioner wins over MEPs with confident performance throughout a gruelling hearing that saw him reject calls to slow the switch to electric vehicles. 05/11/2024
Health news UK introduces anti-tobacco bill to 'break the cycle of addiction' The UK is introducing new anti-tobacco legislation that could make it harder for today's children to legally buy cigarettes. 05/11/2024
Art Ryoji Ikeda uses DNA from 100,000 Estonians in groundbreaking new show In collaboration with Estonian researchers, Japanese artist and composer Ryoji Ikeda explores the intersection of science, music and art. 05/11/2024
No Comment No Comment: Search for survivors under way in Spanish car parks In the hope of finding missing victims of the recent floods, around fifty Spanish soldiers, police and firefighters inspected an underground car park in Valencia on Monday. 05/11/2024
Europe in Motion Golden age for train travel? Europe's railways never been busier Eurostat data reveals which EU citizens travelled the most on national and international rail lines in 2023, marking a record year for train travel. 05/11/2024
Belarus Belarus' Lukashenko to face only pre-approved challengers in election Alexander Lukashenko, who has led the country for over 30 years, has overseen a brutal crackdown on free media and opposition — which has slammed the upcoming January election as a farce. 05/11/2024
Europe News Up to 11,000 North Korean troops now in Kursk, Zelenskyy says According to local media reports, Ukrainian forces had fired at North Korean soldiers in combat for the first time since their deployment by Russia to its western Kursk region. 05/11/2024
Europe News Germany arrests eight over alleged neo-Nazi government takeover plot The "Saxon Separatists" extremist group trained in combat with a view to seizing power in eastern Germany, according to prosecutors. 05/11/2024
Business Thousands of jobs to go at German car parts maker Schaeffler The company is downsizing at 10 locations in Germany and five other sites in Europe, further illustrating the challenges facing the European car industry. 05/11/2024
Art Photography exhibition shines a light on Black life around the world A new exhibition puts one of the most comprehensive collections of Black photography on show in London. 05/11/2024
Europe News Von der Leyen won't go to COP29 in Baku, like Putin and Macron European Commission spokesperson confirms President Ursula von der Leyen won't attend landmark climate summit in Azerbaijan, after UN sources told Euronews French and Russian presidents not going. 05/11/2024
Europe News Would Harris' election victory bring stability to US-EU ties? The EU would prefer Kamala Harris over Donald Trump as next US president due to her stance on issues from trade to support for Ukraine, analysts say. 05/11/2024
Art Ashfika Rahman wins Kyiv’s Future Generation Art Prize The prize, now in its 7th year, is open to all artists aged 35 or younger from anywhere in the world and working in any medium. This year’s shortlisted cohort – whose works are on display until 19 January – featured 21 artists from as far afield as Lithuania, Iraq and Taiwan. 05/11/2024
Europe News MEPs back agriculture commission nominee following CAP defence pledges Luxembourgish Commissioner nominee won EU lawmakers’ hearts promising to be a boots-on-the-ground Commissioner closer to farmers’ needs. 05/11/2024
No Comment Austrian team sets record at top of Swiss Verzasca dam The Austrian team of Jessica Pilz and Jakob Schubert triumphed in the Red Bull Dual Ascent 2024 competition at the Verzasca dam in Switzerland. 05/11/2024
EuroVerify Fact check: Belarus protest falsely shared as far-right London march A video of an anti-government protest in Belarus in 2020 has been circulated online, with netizens claiming it is from a far-right London march in October 2024. 05/11/2024
Radio Schuman EU should get tough on trade if Trump wins, says leading lawmaker A second Donald Trump presidency would call for unity and countermeasures on trade, according to Italian socialist MEP Brando Benifei. 05/11/2024
Europe News Sweden rejects applications for thirteen offshore wind farms The government believes that building the projects in question in the Baltic Sea area would have unacceptable consequences for Sweden's defence. 05/11/2024
Europe News Valencians press on with cleanup effort after historic floods Citizens, volunteers and thousands of soldiers and police officers pressed on with their gargantuan clean-up effort to clear out mud and debris following devasting floods in eastern Spain. 05/11/2024
Europe News Thousands of Georgians rally again to protest the election results Thousands of Georgian opposition supporters rallied in Tbilisi once again, demanding new parliamentary elections under international supervision and an investigation of alleged election fraud. 04/11/2024
No Comment Desperate rescue efforts continue in Valencia’s flooded car parks Emergency services are intensifying their efforts to locate victims in a flooded underground car park in Aldaia. 04/11/2024
Europe News Germany and the UK sign a new defence pact, but will it help NATO? Germany and the UK signed a significant defence treaty last week, but will it be enough to salvage NATO as Europe gears for a new change of US president this week? 04/11/2024