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If not Ursula, then who? Seven in the wings for Commission top job

The Commission chief post will be put up for grabs after the EU elections. Who might be the other options to Ursula von der Leyen?

World News

Call for reinforcement of 'Aspides' operation guarding Red Sea vessels

The EU naval mission in the Red Sea was launched to protect merchant ships from attacks by Houthi rebels.

Europe

Exclusive: Letta to call for European industrial strategy

The former Italian PM’s report, part of which has been seen by Euronews, calls for stronger rules to unify telecoms, energy and financial markets and a new European business code.

Europe

President Michel looks to capital markets to solve economic woes

A summit next week could look at alternatives to bank finance in a bid to boost Europe’s fortunes – but previous attempts haven’t met with much success.

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Europe

Group of EU states should recognise Palestine together, Michel says

European Union countries willing to recognise the State of Palestine should move in tandem in order to "trigger significant progress" in building peace in the war-torn region, European Council President Charles Michel has said.

Poland

Poland's local elections test Tusk's new government

Poland's local elections test Donald Tusk's new government after 4 months in power.

Europe

Spitzenkandidaten: Democratic fix or political charade?

The 2024 elections to the European Parliament promise to give the Spitzenkandidaten system a new chance. But can the grand project survive its inherent shortcomings and contradictions?

Earth News

Farmers throw beets and set hay alight at protests in Brussels

Police used tear gas and water cannons to keep the violence at bay as the entryway to a subway station was set alight.

Europe

Euroviews. The EU Nature Restoration Law could stop us from destroying ourselves

We have an opportunity to forge a path towards a future that is not only sustainable but also flourishing, Janez Potočnik writes.

Europe

Kyiv may get €1 bn in profits from frozen Russian assets by July - EU

Ukraine could receive €1 billion in windfall profits from immobilised Russian assets as soon as this July, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said.

Europe

EU leaders approve opening accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a step closer to entering formal talks on its accession to the European Union after the bloc’s 27 leaders green-lighted the move on Thursday.

Europe

EU leaders to discuss breaking the defence bond taboo at summit

The highly divisive prospect of using so-called Eurobonds to finance efforts to ramp up the EU’s defence capacities will be floated as the bloc’s 27 leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday.

Europe

Euroviews. CSDDD: A tale of corporations hijacking the EU's democratic process

Undermining binding EU legislation on corporate accountability would be a green-light signal by the bloc's governments to reckless businesses that they can keep fuelling the climate and ecological crises for corporate profits, Alban Grosdidier writes.

Europe

Euroviews. For the EU’s prosperity, we must empower the single market now

The EU rests on its single market, its singular crowning achievement. To ensure the EU’s future competitiveness and prosperity, its leaders must act now to truly empower it, Jacques Pelkmans writes.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Furious farmers bring Germany to a standstill

In this edition, we look at the root causes of farmers' fury in Germany and break down the recently agreed EU fiscal rules reform.

Europe

Orbán could take European Council reins after Michel election bid

Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán could take the reins at the European Council in July unless EU leaders can swiftly find a successor to its current president.

Belgium

EU chief Michel to stand in European parliamentary elections

Charles Michel's decision to stand as an MEP sparks a scramble to find a successor for the EU's top job ahead of Hungary's presidency in July

Europe

Can EU leaders continue to ask Orbán to exit the room to sidestep him?

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is often the elephant in the room when European Union leaders meet in Brussels.

Europe

No EU call for Gaza ceasefire despite Belgium and Ireland's pleas

EU leaders failed to sharpen their stance on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza during talks on Friday, despite Belgium and Ireland's leaders advocating for a ceasefire.

Europe

Hungary’s Orbán blocks €50bn EU financial support to Ukraine

European Union leaders failed to clinch a deal on a long-term financial package to Ukraine in talks that extended into the early hours on Friday, as Hungary’s Viktor Orbán refused to compromise.