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EU sends generators to Ukraine as Russian strikes cut power for heat

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week that around 4,000 buildings in the capital Kyiv were still without heating and most of the city was cut off from electricity after Russian strikes.

Europe Today

Newsletter: With US ties bruised, EU leaders get 'their act together'

Also in this newsletter: the EU raises 'serious concerns' about Donald Trump's Board of Peace.

EU.XL

Europe’s largest rare earths mine: EU funding conflicts with its laws

The European Union is pouring financial resources into Europe’s largest known rare-earth project to reduce its dependence on China for critical raw materials. But how does the same EU legal framework threaten to halt this strategic push?

Tech News

EU telecom reform leaves industry divided over network funding

The European Commission has unveiled its Digital Networks Act to modernise EU telecoms, speed up fibre and reduce reliance on foreign tech. The plan opens the door for future changes, and has drawn criticism from all sides.

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Tech News

Brussels pushes for stronger cybersecurity oversight of risky tech

The European Commission is introducing new rules to ban tech companies deemed to pose a risk to the European Union’s security, but enforcement is not expected to begin for some time.

Europe News

EU expects 20% of economic output from steel and aluminium by 2030

A European Commission proposal seeking to re-industrialise and decarbonise the bloc's heavy industry to combat fierce competition from China and the United States has been postponed for the second time, and is now due to be presented on February 25.

Europe News

Von der Leyen pitches 'European independence' versus Trump's worldview

As Donald Trump promotes his expansionist foreign policy, upending the transatlantic alliance along the way, Ursula von der Leyen called on Europe to seize the moment and achieve greater independence.

Europe News

What is the EU's anti-coercion instrument, and how does it work?

Calls grow for the EU to deploy its ultimate trade bazooka as Trump threatens fresh tariffs to force the sale of Greenland. The anti-coercion instrument would shut off access to the European single market, punishing US companies. It is powerful on paper, but untested in real life.

Europe News

European Commission asks industry to back 'Made in Europe' production

The European Commission is asking business leaders to "support and sign" a French-led initiative to increase the share of European industrial production, according to a letter seen by Euronews. The EU executive's call comes a few days before the Industrial Accelerator Act is presented.

The Cube

Fact check: Is Ursula von der Leyen 'auto-increasing' her own salary?

Recent claims circulating on social media allege that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been “automatically increasing” her own salary. The Cube examined the claims to clarify how the salaries of EU officials are actually determined.

Brussels, My Love?

Podcast: Iran under fire, protests, repression and the EU’s response

Why are Iranians protesting? What will the EU’s and the US’s reactions be?

Europe News

X bans explicit Grok deepfakes – but is its clash with the EU over?

While Elon Musk’s company has said it is taking steps to prevent its AI chatbot from creating nude images of real people, the European Commission has yet to be reassured.

Europe News

Patriots for Europe to table confidence vote against von der Leyen

Far-right group Patriots for Europe will present a motion of no confidence against Ursula von der Leyen's Commission, disputing the signature of the EU-Mercosur trade deal – but their chances of success are practically none.

Europe News

EU freezes Hungarian files ahead of key election in April, sources say

Sources at the European Commission told Euronews that key files from cash to a spying scandal probe are frozen as Brussels awaits a crucial parliamentary election in April. Brussels does not want to feed Orbán's anti-EU campaign by launching fresh procedures against Budapest.

Europe News

Brussels: Door open to talks with Putin but 'we're not there yet'

The European Commission's statement on Monday comes days after France's Emmanuel Macron and Italy's Giorgia Meloni backed reopening dialogue with Moscow.

Europe News

EU and China take new step to resolve row over electric vehicles

Brussels has published new guidelines that allow Chinese electric vehicle producers to submit offers for minimum prices, which could potentially replace the steep tariffs imposed to counter Beijing's subsidies.

Europe News

Belgium urges EU to leverage aid to increase migrant returns

Belgium's Migration Minister told Euronews that the country supports plans to make development aid and visa policies conditional on countries taking back migrants returned to them.

Economy

EU agriculture ministers to hold crucial talks ahead of Mercosur vote

With the European Commission expected to offer assurances to opponents worried about their farmers, the EU’s 27 ministers will meet on Wednesday for a “political” discussion before an expected vote on the pivotal trade deal on Friday.

Europe News

EU bets on Venezuela's democratic transition as Trump goes after oil

Public statements from Washington, Brussels and European capitals since the US's raid on Caracas have revealed a chasm between the two sides of the Atlantic.

Europe News

EU Commission examines childlike sexual images created by Musk’s AI

A spokesperson for the European Commission said it was “very seriously looking into” the creation of sexually explicit images of girls – including minors – by Grok, the AI model integrated into X.

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