Europe News EU sets 2027 as deadline to phase out all Russian fuels, including LNG Imports of Russian oil, gas and nuclear materials must stop by 2027 at the very latest, Brussels has proposed in a new ambitious strategy. 06/05/2025
Europe News 'Choose Europe,' von der Leyen tells US scientists threatened by Trump In implicit criticism against Donald Trump's policies, Ursula von der Leyen said attacking free and open science was a "gigantic miscalculation". 05/05/2025
Europe News Von der Leyen and Trump will meet when EU-US trade deal is ready The European Commission hopes to schedule a meeting between Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump once trade talks yield results. 28/04/2025
Europe News MEPs urge Greek PM to crack down on Russia's shadow fleet Selling old ships to Russia is a "completely irresponsible business practice", a group of MEPs has told the Greek prime minister. 25/04/2025
Europe News China 'in final stages' of lifting controversial sanctions on MEPs Beijing's offer to lift sanctions on MEPs comes amid growing speculation of an impending EU-China reset in reaction to Donald Trump's tariffs. 24/04/2025
Europe News Brussels rejects Russian recognition of Crimea and sanctions relief Disagreements between Brussels and Washington continue to deepen amid growing US pressure to strike a deal to end Russia's war on Ukraine. 23/04/2025
Europe News EU won't decouple from China to reach a trade deal with Trump Despite the latest developments, the EU's policy on China will remain based on "de-risking" rather than "decoupling", Brussels has said. 22/04/2025
Europe News The silence between von der Leyen and Trump looms over trade talks Despite the European Commission holding exclusive competence on trade policy, Donald Trump has not spoken with its president, Ursula von der Leyen, since he returned to the White House. 19/04/2025
Europe News EU countries decry Hungary's Pride ban as Brussels mulls legal action Hungary is facing the ire of its fellow member states after the country's parliament approved a law that prohibits the Pride parade. 17/04/2025
Europe News Ursula von der Leyen: 'The West as we knew it no longer exists' "Europe is still a peace project. We don't have bros or oligarchs making the rules. We don't invade our neighbours, and we don't punish them," Ursula von der Leyen said in a wide-ranging interview with the Zeit newspaper. 16/04/2025
Europe News EU secures 'two-thirds' of €5 billion ammunition goal for Ukraine "If you want the killing to stop, you should put the pressure on Russia, which actually does the killing," Kaja Kallas has said. 14/04/2025
Europe News 'Putin is mocking Trump': EU foreign ministers call for new sanctions The latest Russian attacks against Sumy and Kryvyi Rih demonstrate that Vladimir Putin has no interest in peace talks, EU foreign ministers said. 14/04/2025
Europe News As Trump brings the EU and China closer, reality pulls them apart The chaos unleashed by Donald Trump's tariffs has fuelled speculation of an imminent rapprochement between the European Union and China. But the cold hard facts might stand in the way. 12/04/2025
Europe News Exclusive: President Putin won't be tried for war crimes in absentia The special tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine is expected to be hosted in the Hague, the Netherlands. 10/04/2025
Europe News EU pauses counter-tariffs against US to 'give negotiations a chance' The counter-tariffs agreed by EU countries were set to target almost €21 billion in American products, such as soybeans, copper and motorbikes. 10/04/2025
Europe News Von der Leyen greets Trump's tariff pause, offers 'zero-for-zero' deal The European Commission will examine Donald Trump's decision to temporarily pause his sweeping tariffs before taking further steps. 10/04/2025
Europe News Ukraine reassures Brussels by drawing red lines on US minerals deal The European Commission has received confirmation from Ukraine that the US minerals deal would not run against the country's bid to join the EU. 09/04/2025
Europe News Geopolitical shifts will affect Iceland's EU referendum, says PM "I don't want to drive our EU accession talks based on fear," Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir told Euronews in an interview. 09/04/2025
Europe News Who's who in the EU-US trade war? From Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič to influential advisor Peter Navarro, Euronews breaks down the main characters in the EU-US trade war. 09/04/2025
Europe News Big Tech probes non-negotiable in US trade talks, Brussels warns Investigations into Big Tech and value-added tax will not be up for negotiation during trade talks with the United States, the European Commission has said. 08/04/2025