Europe Today Newsletter: Sánchez to Trump: “No War" Also in this newsletter: European Investment Bank (EIB) President Nadia Calviño tells us the war in the Middle East "makes it more urgent" for Europe to "reinforce its strategic autonomy" in the field of energy as well as security and defence. 04/03/2026
Europe News EU slams door on China with ‘Made in Europe’ push EU Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné on Wednesday presented a strategy shutting Beijing out of EU public funding by introducing a European preference in strategic sectors. Countries which limit access to their own markets through local content rules would also be cut off. 04/03/2026
Europe News What are Europe's oil route alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz? Many European countries like Italy, Greece, Spain, Poland and Belgium rely on the Strait of Hormuz for imports or refining. Experts say the closure of this corridor will not cut off Europe’s oil supply, but will continue to drive up oil prices and disrupt markets. 04/03/2026
Tech News Qualcomm bets on AI-native 6G by 2029 and says Europe can lead "6G is not an evolution, it's a revolution," Qualcomm's Wassim Chourbaji tells Euronews Next at the Mobile World Congress. 04/03/2026
Earth News Saharan dust is headed for Europe – is climate change to blame? "It just shows that we are connected across borders and across continents," says Copernicus scientist Mark Parrington. 04/03/2026
Culture news Mysterious men-only Mithras cult site found by German archaeologists German archaeologists have discovered new insights into Bavaria's Roman past from an ancient buried temple where Roman legionaries once worshipped the sun god Mithras. 04/03/2026
Europe in Motion Gender equality is improving in the EU, but the pension gap persists There's a gap between men's and women's pensions across the EU, both in the average and median amounts received. 04/03/2026
Europe Today Middle East war shows 'Europe must reinforce its autonomy': Calviño European Investment Bank chief Calviño tells Euronews a world in disarray means Europe 'must enforce its strategic autonomy' faster. Europeans worry new energy shock stemming from the war in Iran could rattle industry again. 04/03/2026
No Comment Spain: From AI assistants to humanoid robots, 5G dominates MWC Barcelona Spain’s MWC in Barcelona showcases real-world AI and 5G, from humanoid robots to connected ambulances. 04/03/2026
Health news Weight loss drugs can help heart attack recovery, study Weight-loss medication improves blood flow and can reduce the chance of complications, a new study has found. 04/03/2026
EU.XL Why Europe needs a payment system beyond Mastercard and Visa Europe spends trillions of euros every year on card payments, yet almost none of them run through a European system. Now the EU wants to change that, but can it? Watch the video. 04/03/2026
Europe Today Iran war death toll nears 1,000 as Trump threatens Spain over stance Watch Europe Today as we bring you the latest developments and reactions to day five of the Iran war. Live from 8 am Brussels time. 04/03/2026
Art Jubilee joshin: drMáriás political portraits unite in landmark show Complex and provocative, Hungarian artist drMáriás is turning more than heads with his jubilee show in Budapest. Figures from world history and modern day politics are frequent targets for his satirical portrait brush. 04/03/2026
Earth News ‘Toxic’: Europe’s most polluting ferry port revealed - see full list Ferries in certain European cities are responsible for more toxic air pollution than all the cars in those cities, a new study warns. 04/03/2026
France Macron launches first evacuations and boosts defences in region France says it downed drones “in legitimate defence”, will send the warship to Cyprus and deploy air-defence assets to allies as the first two repatriation flights head to Paris on Tuesday night 03/03/2026
Europe News Hungarian veto proves EU needs less unanimity, says new Dutch PM "The Netherlands is back," Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten declared on his first trip to Brussels since taking office. 03/03/2026
Europe Today What are Iranian Shahed drones — and why are they everyone's problem Recent videos from Bahrain and Dubai show a terrifying new reality. Open-source intelligence quickly confirmed what they are: Iranian-designed and made Shahed drones. And Iran is now firing these weapons across the entire region. Should you be worried? 03/03/2026
Europe News Iran war puts Von der Leyen’s foreign policy role under scrutiny Analysts say the European Commission president has increasingly stepped into foreign-policy areas reserved for others under EU treaties, from the US-Israel attack on Iran to Ukraine, Gaza, and US tariffs on the EU. 03/03/2026
Health news Global breast cancer cases set to reach 3.5 million by 2050, study Breast cancer cases are expected to rise worldwide due to population ageing and growth, according to a new study. 03/03/2026
Europe News Drone attacks on Cyprus UK base spark concern but no NATO or EU action Cyprus is one of four EU countries that are not NATO members – but the UK, which has sovereign bases on the island, is. 03/03/2026
Europe News EU praises Azerbaijani gas as Qatar suspends LNG production Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said Azerbaijan's gas supplies will remain an important backbone of the EU's energy security as the bloc deals with a new energy crisis following the suspension of LNG shipments from Qatar and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 03/03/2026
France France to evacuated 'vulnerable' nationals from Middle East 400,000 French nationals are in countries across the Gulf affected by the Iran war, according to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. 03/03/2026
Economy Spring statement: Iran war casts shadow over UK economic recovery Chancellor Rachel Reeves sought to strike an upbeat note on Tuesday on the state of the UK economy, even as oil and gas prices surged in the wake of the fast-evolving war with Iran. 03/03/2026
Tech News Europe unites to build sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure Europe announces a new cloud empire to end dependence on the US and China. 03/03/2026
Cinema Peaky Blinders: Birmingham premiere for Tommy Shelby's film debut Cillian Murphy is back in Birmingham as gangster Tommy Shelby for 'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man', a feature film, based on the hit television series. The Oscar-winning actor played the enigmatic character for six seasons of the show set in the early 1900s in central England. 03/03/2026
Europe News Orbán and Zelenskyy clash again over Druzhba, with Brussels in between As the dispute over the Druzhba pipeline persists, EU officials are hoping that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make a move. 03/03/2026