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Green News

€4 trillion in EU funds branded 'sustainable', but is it greenwashing?

There are 'light green' funds with limited claims to sustainability and more climate-focused 'dark green' products.

Europe News

Maastricht Treaty at 30: Unanswered questions come back to the fore

The treaty that established the European Union also laid the ground for strict fiscal rules that are today the target of intense criticism.

Mali

EU imposes sanctions on five Mali officials including PM Choguel Maïga

The bloc has accused Malian officials of blocking the transition from military to civilian rule.

Euronews Debates

Euronews Debates | The South Africa perspective: Can the EU & Africa reboot their relationship?

In partnership with Brand South Africa

A panel of experts discusses the key challenges facing the EU-Africa partnership today, including energy, security, education and the economy.

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World News

World Cancer Day: EU pledges 'decisive action' to tackle disease

Eastern member states tend to have a higher death rate from cancer than their western counterparts.

Home

Energy crisis in Europe: How are countries dealing with soaring bills?

Energy costs are soaring across the continent and millions of households are struggling to cope. What are countries doing to address the problem?

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland first minister resigns amid post-Brexit discontent

Paul Givan was expected to hand in his resignation by the end of the week.

United Kingdom

Judge rejects stopping Northern Ireland post-Brexit border controls

It is unclear whether or not this order will be followed, with some within the DUP arguing that the administration is under a legal obligation to carry them out.

Montenegro

Montenegro's prime minister warns of government collapse ahead of vote

Zdravko Krivokapic has urged lawmakers to vote for new elections on Friday.

Europe Decoded

Why is the EU's green label for nuclear and gas so controversial?

The bloc's taxonomy classification system for sustainable financing is being called into question over fears of greenwashing.

World News

EU auditor: Fossil fuels get more tax breaks than renewables

As part of the “European Green Deal," the EU has committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels.

Europe News

Euroviews. Can Europe survive if Russia stops supplying it gas?

EU member states could face the prospect of gas shortages in the event of sanctions against Russia over the crisis with Ukraine.

Economy

"Europe is already a great space power", says Thierry Breton

In this Global Conversation, Euronews' Gregoire Lory speaks to EU Commissioner Thierry Breton about the vital role of Europe's space and digital sectors.

Health news

Do COVID vaccine mandates work? Early studies suggest they do

As Austria mandates COVID vaccines and Germany debates following suit, the early research suggests that announcing a vaccine mandate can boost the number of people getting the jabs.

Europe News

Portugal election: How important is the vote for the EU?

Prime Minister António Costa's Socialist Party is neck and neck with Rui Rio's Social Democratic Party.

Ukraine

'People in Ukraine are ready for war': Kyiv residents speak out

"Some people have started gathering food, some are cleaning their weapons and preparing for an attack" — Kyiv residents tell Euronews of their fears of a Russian invasion.

Bulgaria

Bulgarian PM Petkov says diplomatic solution is needed for Ukraine

Kiril Petkov said the Bulgarian government had decided to update the country's security strategy and to prepare a battalion military group under its command, for defence purposes only.

Ukraine

European delegation visits Babi Yar ahead of Holocaust remembrance day

Around 34,000 Jews were killed by Nazi German soldiers on September 29, 1941, at the Babi Yar ravine in Ukraine.

World News

Ukraine tones down threat of Russia's military drills near its border

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed the goal of the drill was to train safe manoeuvring in areas with heavy shipping, establish communications, and organise air defence at sea.

World News

US, Europe plan for any cutoff of Russian natural gas

The US and Europe have said they would impose punishing sanctions against Russia in the event of a military incursion into Ukraine, raising fears Moscow could cut off gas delivery to Europeans.

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