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Kallas calls on Germany to stop hindering EU diplomacy in Gaza

Germany leads the front of European countries opposing sanctions on the Jewish state, owing to the role it played in the Holocaust.

16/09/2025

Europe News

Orbán and EU Council President Costa silent on details of meeting

The head of the European Council is touring the European capitals. But after one of his most watched visits, both sides remained silent about the meeting.

11/09/2025

Europe News

Crisis in Gaza remains 'very severe' despite some positive steps - EU

Last month, the EU negotiated what it called a "significant" improvement of humanitarian aid access into Gaza, including an increase of food trucks, and an agreement to "protect the lives of aid workers."

07/08/2025

Europe News

EU diplomats confirm they won't yet sanction Israel on Gaza

Last week, EU member states already failed to rally enough support to suspend Israel from the Horizon Europe fund in response to the war in Gaza. Two of the largest EU countries - Germany and Italy – prefer to “continue dialogue” with Israel, one diplomat said.

04/08/2025

Europe News

Slovenia becomes first EU country to ban weapons trade with Israel

Slovenia has been one of the most vocal EU countries calling for the bloc to take action against Israel. The country recognised a Palestinian state in June last year and has since repeatedly called for a ceasefire in Gaza and increased aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip.

01/08/2025

Europe News

Israel welcomes EU no response to Gaza, Palestinians are 'shocked'

The EU’s 27 foreign ministers decided at a meeting in Brussels earlier this week not to “punish” Israel for its actions in Gaza and to “keep a close watch” on the country’s implementation of a recent agreement to improve the flow of aid in the strip.

16/07/2025

Europe News

EU delays measures against Israel on Gaza despite pressure to act 

The EU’s 27 foreign ministers agreed to “keep a close watch” on Israel’s compliance with a recent agreement to improve humanitarian aid access into Gaza. They also delayed agreeing on a list of 10 options to respond to Israel's action in Gaza during a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council.

15/07/2025

Europe News

Exclusive: Israel and Palestine both to attend key Brussels meeting

The ministers of Israel and Palestine will be in the same room in Brussels a day before the bloc discusses options in response to Israel’s breach of its partnership Agreement with Tel Aviv.

11/07/2025

Green News

Why are EU ministers having blood tests for ‘forever chemicals’?

PFAS now contaminate the bodies of nearly all Europeans - including children, pregnant women, and adolescents.

10/07/2025

Europe News

EU leaders kick Israel partnership down the road despite pressure

Despite a report saying there are “indications” that Israel was in breach of its human rights obligations over its ongoing war in Gaza, European leaders could only agree at their council summit on Thursday to "continue discussions" on a follow-up to the report.

27/06/2025

Europe News

Exclusive: Israel to join EU meeting despite cooling relations

Israel will participate in a meeting with the EU’s southern neighbours in Brussels this month regardless of the bloc’s hardening stance over its actions in Gaza, according to several Israeli and EU officials.

04/06/2025

Europe News

Spanish minority language question echoes across Europe

Spain is continuing to push for greater recognition of its regional languages at EU level, but it's far from alone among countries wresting with a multilingual population where some feel less recognised.

28/05/2025

Europe News

Everything you need to know about the EU’s €150bn defence instrument

European Council President Antonio Costa said the adoption by ambassadors is "an important step toward a stronger Europe".

21/05/2025

Europe News

Costa calls for reforms in Bosnia to ensure EU membership progress

The European Council president said the EU is committed to the European future of Bosnia, as he visited Sarajevo on Tuesday to meet with members of the tripartite presidency as part of his tour of the Balkans.

14/05/2025

Culture news

Comedy at the European Council: The making of Parlement TV series

TV series Parlement follows young parliamentary assistant Samy and his comedy capers working in the European Parliament post-Brexit. Ahead of its final season, co-writer Maxime Calligero shares his take on the sharp, warm humour that made the show an award winning cross-cultural hit.

07/05/2025

Radio Schuman

EU struggles to boost Ukraine aid as Trump shifts toward Moscow

Europe needs to upscale its support for Ukraine as Donal Trump more towards Moscow, but it seems challenging for EU members to agree on a fresh military aid to Ukraine

21/03/2025

Europe News

Putin is 'playing' and has no interest in stopping war, EPP chief says

Manfred Weber exclusively tells Euronews that Putin 'is not ready for peace.'

20/03/2025

Europe Today

WATCH: EPP president joins special coverage ahead of EU summit

The President of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) speaks to Euronews as the EU’s 27 leaders gather in Brussels for a summit that takes place against a fraught geopolitical background.

20/03/2025

Radio Schuman

It’s hard to breathe in Brussels - Radio Schuman

More than 900 people are dying prematurely because of air pollution. Every year it's more than two people per day, air quality expert Pierre Dornier tells Radio Schuman.

18/03/2025

Radio Schuman

Has the EU-US trade war already started? - Radio Schuman

The EU has retaliated after being hit hard by the US tariffs. But with US president Donald Trump’s threats to slap more tariffs, the bloc could step up the fight with its anti-coercion instrument, a tool that was put in place in 2023.

14/03/2025