English

Amandine Hess

Culture news

European Heritage Awards honour pioneering conservation projects

The European Heritage Awards were launched by the European Commission in 2002 and are run by Europa Nostra.

Sudan

Sexual violence 'form of warfare' in Sudan war, UN representative says

Sexual violence is being used as a weapon of war in Sudan, with women and girls bearing the brunt amid mass displacement and scarce health services, UNFPA country representative told Euronews.

Georgia

Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II died at 93

Ilia II was hospitalised on Tuesday morning in critical condition with "mass bleeding from the stomach," the director of the Caucasus Medical Centre said.

Europe News

Sharp drop of MDMA in European wastewaters; cocaine and ketamine rise

A new study has monitored illicit drug use through wastewater analysis in 115 European cities from 25 countries. From 2024 to 2025, MDMA's residues in wastewaters decreased by 16%, while those of ketamine increased by 41%.

ADVERTISEMENT

Europe News

European Commission presents intergenerational fairness strategy

"We must not leave any generation behind", European Commissioner Glenn Micallef said.

Europe News

EU remains least corrupt but anti-graft progress stalls, report warns

The EU remains the least corrupt region but has stalled on reforms, with Hungary and Bulgaria worst, the Nordics best, and watchdogs warning of rising risks.

Europe News

Eurobarometer: Europeans see wars and disinformation as top concerns

Europeans are most worried about wars near EU borders and disinformation, and want the European Parliament to tackle inflation, jobs and defence, according to the latest survey published Wednesday.

Europe News

Sustainable tourism projects celebrated at EU exhibition

The European Commission is expected to publish its EU strategy for tourism this year.

Iran

Ali Khamenei will resist 'to the last drop of blood,' his nephew says

Exiled in France since 1986, Mahmoud Moradkhani is a doctor and an opponent of the Iranian regime. The nephew of Iran's ayatollah tells Euronews that the security crackdown will not end the demonstrations.

Europe News

What will joining the eurozone mean for the Bulgarian economy?

The Balkan country of 6.5 million people joined the EU in 2007 and formally began the process of joining the eurozone in 2018.

Europe News

Influencer marketing in fast-fashion and food sectors under scrutiny

The European Consumer Organisation is raising the alarm about hidden advertising practices by influencers on social media for fast-fashion and unhealthy food.

Gaza

Palestine Authority calls for tax revenues to be released by Israel

Euronews spoke with Estephan Salameh, Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, on the sidelines of the Palestine Donor Group conference in Brussels.

Belgium

The decline of young farmers: A risk for food security in Europe

The European Commission presented a strategy last month to attract a "generational renewal" in the agriculture sector.

Europe News

EU tightens multiple-entry Schengen visa rules for Russian citizens

The European Commission claims Moscow's war of agression against neighbouring Ukraine has altered the risks linked to Russian visa applicants.

Belgium

Belgium to strengthen airspace security following drones incursions

The country's defence minister said the National Airspace Security Centre aims to be made operational from 1 January 2026.

Norway

Joint Expeditionary Force launches enhanced partnership with Ukraine

Defence ministers of the UK-led coalition met with their Ukrainian counterparts in Bodø in Norway to deepen their collaboration and strengthen security in the Nordic-Baltic region.

World News

Rule of law declined in over two thirds of EU countries in 2025

In 2025, Slovakia and Hungary saw the sharpest declines, according to the Rule of law index published by the World Justice Project.

Belgium

Journalists from Belarus and Georgia win 2025 Sakharov Prize

The European Parliament awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Andrzej Poczobut from Belarus and Mzia Amaglobeli from Georgia.

Europe News

Threat of EU sanctions against Israel still on the table, Kallas says

The 27 European ministers of foreign affairs, who were meeting in Luxembourg, considered the situation in Gaza too "fragile" to withdraw possible sanctions against Israel.

Europe News

EU calls on Israel to lift restrictions on aid deliveries to Gaza

Israel says the reduced amount of aid is in response to Hamas allegedly breaching the truce agreement by returning the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages too slowly.

ADVERTISEMENT