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What would the far right in power mean for Austria and EU migration?

The anti-immigration far-right party in Austria won the general elections on Sunday, and migration might shape the way the upcoming coalition is formed, according to an expert Radio Schuman spoke to.

Europe News

French far right on trial for alleged embezzlement of European funds

The high-stakes trial opens in Paris on Monday and will last for two months.

wellbeing

Should the EU regulate burgeoning health influencers?

With health content booming on social media, experts and lawmakers are mulling regulation of social media influencers, prioritising ‘credible’ content creators.

Europe News

Eva Kaili judge orders review of Belgian spies' role

The ex-MEP, who has denied charges of corruption and money laundering, won her bid to examine whether the Belgian secret service played an illegal role in her 2022 arrest.

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado: Europe is with us

Machado told Euronews in an exclusive interview what Brussels' support means to her and her compatriots after the European Parliament recognised Edmundo González as president-elect.

Europe Decoded

How will the nominated line-up of EU Commissioners be scrutinised?

Political leaders have said the European Parliament will show its teeth when holding nominees to account.

Radio Schuman

Was gender equality made to take a backseat in the next Commission?

The European Commission's equality portfolio has been merged with the preparedness and crisis management portfolio, raising concerns among NGOs that it may be neglected in EU legislation.

Europe News

Right-wing MEPs unite to recognise González as Venezuelan president

It is the first time the Strasbourg hemicycle's bolstered right-wing factions unite in a vote since June's European elections.

Europe News

Oddballs, or independent-minded? Meet the MEP outsiders

Some broke it off, some got dumped, and some just prefer the single life. Euronews examines how the EU’s 32 unattached MEPs got that way.

Europe News

European Parliament announces nominees for the LUX Audience Film Award

Women's rights, climate change, colonialism, harassment in school and the war in Ukraine are the topics covered by the three fiction and two documentary films that were nominated for the LUX Audience Film Award 2025, by the European Parliament.

Health news

The EU's new Hungarian health Commissioner is in for a rocky ride

Olivér Várhelyi, the controversial pick of Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán, has been handed a highly technical role by Ursula von der Leyen. What does it mean for EU health policy if he's rejected by the European Parliament?

Europe News

Von der Leyen unveils proposed team of EU Commissioners

Top of the pecking order with executive vice-president roles are the French, Finnish, Estonian, Italian, Romanian and Spanish nominees.

Radio Schuman

Will Breton's final salvo rock von der Leyen's boat even further?

Breton publicly accused European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of "questionable governance" and secretly trying to replace him by asking France for a different name for her College. Will von der Leyen's troubles end soon, or will they only worsen?

Health news

Ex Commissioner says EU needs more power to address health challenges

European public health policy came into sharp focus during the coronavirus pandemic, but momentum towards creating a more coordinated and centralised EU system is now ebbing away, a leading MEP and heart surgeon tells Euronews in an exclusive interview.

Europe News

Uncertainty hangs over EU Parliament plenary as Orbán cancels speech

The Hungarian Prime Minister had intended to address the Strasbourg plenary on Wednesday.

Radio Schuman

What will a European Commissioner for housing do?

In July, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed the introduction for a European Commissioner for housing in her upcoming team. So what will be their task, and how will it work on the national level?

Europe News

Erasmus+ and research funding slashed in EU’s 2025 budget plans

MEPs and pressure groups have decried a €295m planned cut to the Erasmus+ student exchange programme, formalised by EU member states on Friday.

Europe News

Ex-MEPs hunting for jobs: What are the EU rules on 'revolving doors'?

Post-mandate restrictions on members of EU institutions impose a cooling-off period between the end of a mandate and the possibility of carrying out lobbying activities.

Europe News

Slovenia Commission pick Marta Kos rebuts Yugoslav secret police links

The head of the Slovene EPP delegation said choice of Marta Kos was 'unacceptable' due to secret police links, but Kos has rebutted the charges in a statement to Euronews.

Europe News

Commissioner pick unacceptable due to secret police links: Slovene EPP

Head of Slovenia's European People’s Party (EPP) delegation told Euronews that the choice of Marta Kos is totally unacceptable to the European People's Party to which she belongs, citing experience and alleged links to the former Yugoslav secret police.