http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 23:19:35 +0200 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 23:19:35 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/10/01/spain-bets-on-migrants-to-counter-labour-shortage-and-boost-growth http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/10/01/spain-bets-on-migrants-to-counter-labour-shortage-and-boost-growth Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:00:42 +0200 While the US government is waging an unprecedented deportation campaign against immigrants, combating irregular migration is one of the European Union’s priorities. Amidst the global rhetoric against undocumented immigrants, Spain stands out as an exception. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/09/17/never-again-a-blackout-mega-storage-could-help-make-europes-electricity-grids-more-stable http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/09/17/never-again-a-blackout-mega-storage-could-help-make-europes-electricity-grids-more-stable Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:00:35 +0200 The EU is preparing a package of measures for the expansion of the electricity grid. The aim is to achieve faster authorisations and intelligent electricity grids so that a rapid response can be made to grid fluctuations. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/09/03/drought-and-doubts-can-the-european-union-help-greece-and-other-thirsty-member-states http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/09/03/drought-and-doubts-can-the-european-union-help-greece-and-other-thirsty-member-states Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200 Certain regions in Greece face their fourth consecutive drought year. Lack of water is affecting consumers and several economy sectors, especially the agriculture. Are national authorities and the European Union doing enough to help? We travelled to the north of the country to try to find out. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/20/renaturalisation-of-wetlands-slows-global-warming-and-species-decline http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/20/renaturalisation-of-wetlands-slows-global-warming-and-species-decline Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:00:34 +0200 For many centuries, farmers drained swamps to gain arable land. But this contributes to climate change. The European Union wants to change this, and an EU law sets out a detailed timetable: By 2050, half of the damaged moors are expected to be "healed" - a third of them through rewetting. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/13/hunting-microplastics-french-scientists-sound-the-alarm-on-plastic-pollution http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/13/hunting-microplastics-french-scientists-sound-the-alarm-on-plastic-pollution Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:00:05 +0200 We eat, breathe and drink them, but there is still much we don’t know. We’re talking about microplastics. They’re dangerous for the environment and for our health. They can absorb toxic substances and easily make their way into the food chain. What is the European Union doing about it? http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/06/spains-housing-crisis-deepens-residents-anger-is-rising http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/06/spains-housing-crisis-deepens-residents-anger-is-rising Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:00:45 +0200 Millions across Europe are being priced out of housing, with Spain at the heart of the crisis. Euronews’s international correspondent Valérie Gauriat reports from Barcelona, where skyrocketing rents and property speculation are pushing residents to the brink. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/30/european-dockworkers-take-on-arms-exports-to-israel http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/30/european-dockworkers-take-on-arms-exports-to-israel Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:00:20 +0200 Israel says its Gaza offensive is self-defence, but dissent is spreading. In June, French dockworkers blocked a shipment of arms components bound for Israel, rousing support across Europe. In the Italian port of Genoa, dockworkers — long opposed to arms exports — joined the protest. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/23/the-schengen-agreement-turns-40-among-big-dilemmas-is-this-the-end-of-the-open-borders-dre http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/23/the-schengen-agreement-turns-40-among-big-dilemmas-is-this-the-end-of-the-open-borders-dre Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0200 The Schengen Agreement has just turned 40 with more doubts than certainties. Almost half of its members have reinstated temporary controls along its internal borders. Is this the end of the Schengen vision of open borders within Europe? We travelled to the Poland/German border to try to find out. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/16/currency-changeover-in-bulgaria-the-euro-replaces-the-lev-in-january http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/16/currency-changeover-in-bulgaria-the-euro-replaces-the-lev-in-january Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:59:22 +0200 In an interview with Euronews, Plamen Ralchev says: “The euro is a lifeboat that Bulgaria should board!" The scientist at the University of National and World Economics warns against right-wing populist parties exploiting the currency debate. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/09/too-much-manure-too-little-action-dutch-farming-tests-eu-green-goals http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/09/too-much-manure-too-little-action-dutch-farming-tests-eu-green-goals Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:00:59 +0200 Dutch farms emit too much nitrogen. As targets slip, ecosystems suffer, and EU green goals hang in the balance. Can food production and nature conservation coexist in Europe? http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/02/cyprus-a-never-ending-partition http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/02/cyprus-a-never-ending-partition Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:30:53 +0200 Informal discussions were held this spring under the auspices of the UN, in hopes of reigniting reunification talks between the Greek-Cypriot-led Republic of Cyprus in the south, and the Turkish Cypriot breakaway entity in the north. More talks are due in July. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/25/rail-baltica-could-be-used-for-defensive-military-purposes http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/25/rail-baltica-could-be-used-for-defensive-military-purposes Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:00:06 +0200 Construction on the 870-km-long Rail Baltica through Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia is gathering momentum, as the line switches from the Russian broad gauge to the European standard gauge. The EU is covering a large part of the costs. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/18/pesticides-a-life-ruined-by-glyphosate http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/18/pesticides-a-life-ruined-by-glyphosate Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:00:13 +0200 Ludovic Maugé, a former landscaper, thought he would live happily for many years to come on the coast of Brittany in France, where our reporter Valérie Gauriat met him. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/11/doubtful-waste-management-is-cyprus-doing-enough-to-fight-illegal-landfills http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/11/doubtful-waste-management-is-cyprus-doing-enough-to-fight-illegal-landfills Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:00:25 +0200 The Republic of Cyprus has a serious issue with its waste management. The island recycles far less than required by European Union legislation and sends much more to landfill. It also has numerous illegal dumping grounds. What is the extent of the problem, and what are the possible solutions? http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/04/from-lithium-to-rare-earths-europes-strategy-to-power-its-future-energy http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/04/from-lithium-to-rare-earths-europes-strategy-to-power-its-future-energy Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:00:51 +0200 Europe is investing in local mining to reduce its reliance on imports and power its green and digital transformation. I went to the Czech Republic, to one of the EU’s 47 strategic projects, aimed at boosting raw materials to reduce import dependence. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/28/shooting-training-at-schools-and-dragon-teeth-at-the-border-latvia-is-preparing-for-an-eme http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/28/shooting-training-at-schools-and-dragon-teeth-at-the-border-latvia-is-preparing-for-an-eme Wed, 28 May 2025 18:00:23 +0200 To protect themselves from unpleasant surprises, Poland and the Baltic states are fortifying their EU external border with tank barriers and minefields. And Latvia has introduced “military lessons” as a compulsory subject in schools. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/21/climate-killer-methane-on-the-hunt-for-natural-gas-leaks-with-theo http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/21/climate-killer-methane-on-the-hunt-for-natural-gas-leaks-with-theo Wed, 21 May 2025 17:00:52 +0200 I'm travelling in Croatia, looking for leaks in the natural gas network from which methane is escaping, one of the most dangerous climate killers of all. The European Union wants to reduce emissions. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/14/screen-addiction-in-europe-how-do-we-protect-minors http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/14/screen-addiction-in-europe-how-do-we-protect-minors Wed, 14 May 2025 17:00:31 +0200 The dangers of screen time for children and adolescents are becoming widely recognized and an increasing number of EU countries are imposing smartphone bans in schools. But are we doing enough in Europe to protect young people from screen addiction? http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/07/where-are-the-nurses-aging-europe-faces-a-serious-shortage-of-health-workforce http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/07/where-are-the-nurses-aging-europe-faces-a-serious-shortage-of-health-workforce Wed, 07 May 2025 17:00:43 +0200 The European health workforce faces a severe crisis. Rapidly aging EU countries have an estimated shortage of some 1.2 million doctors, nurses and midwives. Lack of nurses is especially significant. Our reporter Julián López Gómez travelled to Bulgaria, one of the countries most affected. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/30/how-is-the-european-union-fighting-the-latest-outbreak-of-foot-and-mouth-disease http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/30/how-is-the-european-union-fighting-the-latest-outbreak-of-foot-and-mouth-disease Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:00:33 +0200 Following cases in Germany earlier this year and Hungary a few weeks ago, Slovakia is currently facing a significant outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Is the European Union properly prepared to fight this extremely contagious virus that is terrorising some livestock farms? http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/29/war-30-europes-smart-defence-challenge http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/29/war-30-europes-smart-defence-challenge Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:30:20 +0200 In the light of the war in Ukraine, Europe is seeking to adapt to new forms of conflict taking place far from the traditional frontlines. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/23/should-irregular-migrants-be-deported-to-return-hubs-outside-the-eu http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/23/should-irregular-migrants-be-deported-to-return-hubs-outside-the-eu Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:00:07 +0200 Europe has proposed a controversial draft regulation on EU returns that presents return hubs outside the EU as innovative measures to reduce irregular migration. Does externalising the management of illegal migrants comply with EU human rights standards? http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/16/european-capital-of-culture-2025-chemnitz-relies-on-citizen-participation http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/16/european-capital-of-culture-2025-chemnitz-relies-on-citizen-participation Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:00:34 +0200 Chemnitz strives for a creative fresh start. As European Capital of Culture 2025, this major Eastern German city wants to move away from its negative image as a stronghold of right-wing extremists. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/09/green-steel-as-a-lifeline-eu-commission-protects-european-metal-industry-from-unfair-compe http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/09/green-steel-as-a-lifeline-eu-commission-protects-european-metal-industry-from-unfair-compe Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:00:27 +0200 Europe's steelworkers are furious. They are afraid for their jobs. Is there still a future for Europe's heavy industry? Yes, says the European Commission - and presents a rescue plan. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/02/shoring-up-ukraine-and-eus-defence http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/02/shoring-up-ukraine-and-eus-defence Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:00:27 +0200 Faced with the potential disengagement of the United States from European defence and Russia's drastic conditions for a truth, let alone peace with Ukraine, the European Union is under pressure. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/26/readiness-2030-how-is-europe-planning-to-rearm-and-can-it-afford-it http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/26/readiness-2030-how-is-europe-planning-to-rearm-and-can-it-afford-it Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:00:33 +0100 Europe has become convinced that its American ally will no longer guarantee its security, and has decided to rearm massively. How does it plan to do this? Can it afford it? And what impact will this new scenario have on its geostrategic position, but also on its economic and industrial sectors? http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/19/student-protests-in-serbia-a-challenging-situation-for-the-european-union http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/19/student-protests-in-serbia-a-challenging-situation-for-the-european-union Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:00:36 +0100 Serbia remains immersed in a deep political crisis before the perplexed gaze of the EU caught in the crossfire between the strategic need to keep supporting a candidate country for EU membership, and the realisation that many principles of law here are still very far from European standards. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/12/bridge-to-sicily-a-strategic-project-for-italy-and-europe-or-a-waste-of-resources http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/12/bridge-to-sicily-a-strategic-project-for-italy-and-europe-or-a-waste-of-resources Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:00:19 +0100 Construction of the bridge across the Strait of Messina will start this year, assures the Italian government. This mammoth undertaking that aims to link the island of Sicily to the region of Calabria is one of the most expensive and controversial infrastructure projects worldwide. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/05/the-czech-republic-is-getting-serious-about-the-energy-transition http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/05/the-czech-republic-is-getting-serious-about-the-energy-transition Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:00:53 +0100 Europe's coal-age, industrial dinosaurs are getting fitted-out for the future. Take the Czech Republic, for example: The Prague government has promised to phase-out coal-fired power generation by the year 2033. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/26/child-protection-or-censorship-the-legal-battle-between-the-court-of-justice-of-the-eu-and http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/26/child-protection-or-censorship-the-legal-battle-between-the-court-of-justice-of-the-eu-and Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:00:42 +0100 Necessary for some, discriminatory for others, Hungary's so-called “child protection law” has been the subject of a hearing at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Whatever its nature, the ruling could further determine the already tense relationship between Hungary and its EU partners. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/19/estonia-phases-out-russian-as-a-language-of-instruction http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/19/estonia-phases-out-russian-as-a-language-of-instruction Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:00:18 +0100 The Republic of Estonia is reforming its school system. Russian will gradually be phased out as a language of instruction by the year 2030. Soon all children will only be taught in Estonian – even children in the predominantly Russian-speaking areas in the North-East. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/12/whos-afraid-of-the-eu-mercosur-agreement http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/12/whos-afraid-of-the-eu-mercosur-agreement Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:00:01 +0100 Vilified by some, defended by others and misunderstood by many, the “Mercosur Agreement” is a passionate subject these days on farms across the European Union and especially in France. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/05/are-syrian-refugees-rights-at-stake-in-europe-after-assads-fall http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/05/are-syrian-refugees-rights-at-stake-in-europe-after-assads-fall Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:00:55 +0100 Several European countries have suspended processing asylum requests from Syrian nationals following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/29/cannabis-legalisation-in-germany-a-european-dilemma http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/29/cannabis-legalisation-in-germany-a-european-dilemma Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:40:54 +0100 Last spring, hundreds of people gathered under the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to celebrate the legalisation of recreational cannabis use in Germany. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/22/dolphin-conservation-and-fishermens-livelihoods-in-the-bay-of-biscay-a-difficult-balance http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/22/dolphin-conservation-and-fishermens-livelihoods-in-the-bay-of-biscay-a-difficult-balance Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:00:04 +0100 The Bay of Biscay, stretching from the tip of Brittany, in western France, to the north of Spain, is a major fishing zone in the Atlantic Ocean. It’s also home to around 200,000 dolphins. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/15/wolf-protection-reduced-in-europe-whose-turn-is-it-now http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/15/wolf-protection-reduced-in-europe-whose-turn-is-it-now Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:10:54 +0100 The wolf is no longer a “strictly protected species” in Europe. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/08/factories-from-china-spark-geopolitical-debates-in-europe http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/08/factories-from-china-spark-geopolitical-debates-in-europe Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:00:13 +0100 Chinese companies are investing massively in Hungary. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/18/how-can-the-european-union-tackle-brain-drain http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/18/how-can-the-european-union-tackle-brain-drain Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:00:54 +0100 Our reporter Julián López has travelled to Portugal to investigate the reasons behind, and consequences of, brain drain there - and the possible solutions being explored. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/11/denmarks-carbon-tax-on-livestock-a-model-for-europe http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/11/denmarks-carbon-tax-on-livestock-a-model-for-europe Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:00:06 +0100 The European Union wants to become carbon neutral by 2050. But there is no consensus on how to achieve this, especially when it comes to the agricultural sector. Euronews reporter Valerie Gauriat went to Denmark, which wants to introduce a carbon tax on livestock farming from 2030. A world first. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/04/is-the-eu-going-to-lower-mercury-allowed-levels-in-tuna http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/04/is-the-eu-going-to-lower-mercury-allowed-levels-in-tuna Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:00:01 +0100 French NGO Bloom warns against a “health scandal of vast proportions” over mercury levels in tinned tuna. Their inquiry, published in October, echoed all over the world. Is it going to prompt a change in European legislation? http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/27/do-organic-farmers-still-have-a-chance-in-europe http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/27/do-organic-farmers-still-have-a-chance-in-europe Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:00:03 +0100 For more than a year now, European agricultural policy has been in a state of unrest. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/20/closure-of-audi-brussels-a-symbol-of-de-industrialisation-in-europe http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/20/closure-of-audi-brussels-a-symbol-of-de-industrialisation-in-europe Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:00:25 +0100 Audi’s decision to close its Brussels plant in February 2025 reflects a more general trend in the European economy: de-industrialisation. Euronews met the workers affected by this phenomenon to understand its tangible effects and analyse the solutions being considered to revitalise European industry http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/13/pesticides-a-health-hazard-for-europeans http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/13/pesticides-a-health-hazard-for-europeans Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:00:09 +0100 In Charente-Maritime, France, rising child cancer cases are suspected to be linked to pesticide exposure. Local residents are pushing for stricter national and EU regulations on pesticide use. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/06/road-to-a-european-future-bosnia-and-herzegovina-speeds-up-highway-construction http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/06/road-to-a-european-future-bosnia-and-herzegovina-speeds-up-highway-construction Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:00:59 +0100 The Western Balkan country hopes to build not only a road but also closer ties to the EU in hopes of joining the bloc in the future and stronger relationships with companies in the region. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/30/polands-recovery-from-storm-boris-is-the-eu-prepared-for-more-and-more-floods http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/30/polands-recovery-from-storm-boris-is-the-eu-prepared-for-more-and-more-floods Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:15:30 +0100 Floods are the most common and most costly natural disasters in Europe. They are becoming more frequent due to climate change. What is Europe doing to anticipate and limit the damage? http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/23/overcoming-obstacles-to-equality-the-battle-for-disability-rights-in-the-eu http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/23/overcoming-obstacles-to-equality-the-battle-for-disability-rights-in-the-eu Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:45 +0200 Living with a disability in Europe today is still all too often a journey littered with obstacles and discrimination. The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have put the issue back on the agenda. But the task ahead is enormous. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/16/forever-chemicals-what-are-they-and-could-they-be-totally-banned-in-the-eu http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/16/forever-chemicals-what-are-they-and-could-they-be-totally-banned-in-the-eu Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:00:00 +0200 Since PFAS were found in the south of Lyon, Pierre-Bénite has become a European symbol in the fight against forever chemical pollution. But what are these substances exactly, and why are they causing concern across Europe?