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Germany, Netherlands, Austria face Brussels warning for budget spend

Rejigged EU austerity rules – in play for the first time since the pandemic – are now coming back to haunt the bloc’s biggest deficit hawks, in a move likely to prove explosive to national politics.

26/11/2024

Radio Schuman

Jourová: financial sanctions key to countering rule of law abuses

Financial sanctions are the EU's best tool for bringing member states to compliance, despite their length, outgoing European Commissioner Vera Jourová told Euronews in exclusive interview.

26/11/2024

Europe News

Mercosur: France seeks to rally blocking minority against trade deal

While Germany and Spain strongly endorse the Mercosur deal, France is trying to rally a blocking minority to halt the agreement. It is hopeful that Italy, Austria, Poland and the Netherlands will join Paris.

26/11/2024

Europe News

Green MEPs divided over backing for European Commission

The group split on the vote for final approval following decision-making meeting in Strasbourg. Co-chair Bas Eckhout says new executive is 'good on content', but several colleagues set to vote against.

25/11/2024

Nutrition

European consumers baffled by food labelling spaghetti

Lack of EU actions has led to an overwhelming array of labels and claims, leaving consumers struggling to make informed choices, according to EU auditors.

25/11/2024

Radio Schuman

EU has means to counter Trump tariffs, says trade lawmaker

Speaking to Radio Schuman, German socialist MEP Bernd Lange says that the EU has a whole range of measures to counter Donald Trump's trade policy towards the EU.

25/11/2024

Europe News

Brussels warns Orbán: it's your duty to comply with ICC warrants

Ignoring an arrest warrant by the ICC would breach international obligations and damage Hungary's reputation, Věra Jourová told Euronews.

22/11/2024

Europe News

Who's who in the new European Commission?

Meet the new European Commission.

21/11/2024

Radio Schuman

Should the EU follow the US policy shift on Ukraine?

The US now allows ATACMS strikes on Russia and antipersonnel mines in Ukraine, while the EU upholds restrictions despite calls for more offensive aid by EU top Diplomat Josep Borrell.

21/11/2024

Health news

MEPs strip Hungarian Commissioner of key health competencies

Commissioner-designate Olivér Várhelyi has been stripped of oversight over reproductive and sexual rights as well as health preparedness following an evaluation by EU lawmakers.

20/11/2024

Europe News

Teresa Ribera addresses parliament over Valencia flood response

The centre-right Spanish People's Party has sought to blame Ribera for poor emergency management, who in turn blamed Regional President Carlos Mazón.

20/11/2024

Europe News

Hungary seeks to settle Erasmus row as ECJ fines soar to €360 million

Hungary has offered to settle its Erasmus dispute with Brussels, which has left 21 Hungarian universities without access to the popular programme.

20/11/2024

Europe News

Europe faces growing crisis in cereal production

A series of factors are expected to reduce EU cereal production to its lowest level since 2007, setting off alarm bells in the sector.

20/11/2024

Nutrition

Animal or plant? EU countries at odds over protein strategy

A renewed call by EU agriculture ministers to boost local protein production has sparked a divide over the direction of a forthcoming policy initiative.

19/11/2024

Green News

COP29: More countries need to take responsibility, says Hoekstra

The EU Commissioner for Climate stressed the critical need to raise additional funds to support those in need.

18/11/2024

World News

Euroviews. Trump’s re-election will test Europe’s treatment of minorities

The moment calls for bold action — securing a future where Roma and other marginalised groups actively contribute to a resilient, democratic Europe, Mensur Haliti writes.

18/11/2024

Radio Schuman

How can deported Ukrainian children be helped?

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Ukraine's Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets talked about the almost 20,000 Ukrainian children who have been deported to Russia by force since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

18/11/2024

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? EU reacts to German government collapse

In this edition, we look at why the German coalition government fell apart, and investigate if Brussels is becoming a hotspot for spies.

16/11/2024

Health news

Pfizergate Commission transparency battle kicks off in European Court

The case opposing the New York Times and the EU Commission over its failure to disclose text messages between president Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla about COVID-19 vaccine contracts has entered the hearing phase.

15/11/2024

Europe News

Parliament majority fractured in stand-off over commissioner hearings

Parliamentary confirmation of Ursula von der Leyen’s new team of Commissioners has spiralled into a political drama, threatening to delay the start of the new EU executive.

15/11/2024