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Europe in Motion

What are the main concerns of the EU’s urban residents?

Some 51% of the bloc's city dwellers are worried about the availability of affordable housing. However, that is is not their only worry.

EuroVerify

Disinformation intensifies ahead of Moldovan parliamentary elections

Euronews' verification team identified a raft of online accounts planting unfounded claims about the government of President Maia Sandu.

Europe News

Defence and security top priorities for strengthening EU’s global role

A new Eurobarometer survey highlights Europeans’ key priorities for reinforcing the European Union’s global influence, with defence and security emerging as the leading concerns.

Europe News

What can Europe do to better defend against GPS hacks from Russia?

In a letter dated May 2025, European ministers reported that GPS jamming and spoofing had been observed since 2022 in the Baltic Sea region, mainly from Russia and Belarus.

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EU Decoded

Can the EU implement its new press freedom law?

Press freedom is a fundamental pillar of democracy, but it has been declining in several EU member states. Since August, governments have to fully implement the Media Freedom Act, but some are resisting the first-ever EU regulation related to the press.

Romania

EPP's Manfred Weber: Putin continues the attacks against all of us

In an interview with Euronews Romania, EPP President Manfred Weber said the GPS jamming of Ursula von der Leyen's plane showed that the European Commission is "a point of target for the Russian attacks."

Europe News

Petition to make abortion access easier given to European Commission

With over 1 million signatures, the European citizens' initiative "My Voice, My Choice" submitted its request to the European Commission on Monday to set up a funding mechanism to make abortion more accessible.

Europe News

Putin can only be kept in check through strong deterrence,VDL says

The European Commission President made the comment during a visit to the Polish-Belarusian border on Sunday.

Europe News

EU Member States divided over Gaza at their Copenhagen meeting

EU High Representative Kaja Kallas said it's a hard feeling for her personally not to have unity on this matter, and that the division affects the credibility of the EU at the global stage.

Europe News

Is Trump's payback tour blowing over the Atlantic?

Donald Trump is weaponizing the US government against his enemies - perceived and real, and his attacks are coming closer to Europe.

Europe News

Hungary declines to condemn Russian attack on Kyiv

The EU's high representative issued a statement calling the deadly attacks a war crime and calling for increased support for Ukraine. The document was signed by 26 member states, without Hungary.

Europe News

'Broad support' to send EU military trainers to Ukraine post-truce

The EU's top diplomat argues that extending EUMAM's mandate to train Ukrainian soldiers at home could be a security guarantee.

Europe News

Will the EU dare to sanction Russia's closest allies?

The EU is equipped with a last-resort option to punish countries that help Russia avoid sanctions. Has the time finally arrived to put it to use?

Europe in Motion

Where in Europe is owning a second home most popular?

In one European country, almost half of all homeowners have a second property. Across the bloc, the appeal tends more to be one of leisure than investment.

Europe News

EU summons Russian envoy after strike damaged delegation in Kyiv

"No diplomatic mission should ever be a target," High Representative Kaja Kallas said in reaction to Russia's latest barrage of drones and missiles.

Europe News

EU delegation in Kyiv severely damaged by shock wave of Russian strike

"The EU will not be intimidated," António Costa said in response to the latest Russian attack against Kyiv, which damaged the EU delegation.

Europe News

EU negotiations would shield Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies: sources

The heads of Ukraine's top anti-graft bodies were in Ukraine earlier this week for a meeting with the Commissioner for enlargement.

Europe News

Paris, Berlin probing 'best athlete' model to up EU defence production

EU defence production has been hindered by the sector's high level of fragmentation as many member states have historically favoured their own domestic defence industries on national security grounds.

Europe News

EU, Spain migration policies worsen abuses in Mauritania – HRW

Human Rights Watch says EU's and Spain’s outsourcing of migration control to Mauritania has worsened abuses against asylum seekers, including torture, rape and mass expulsions. The report links these violations to a €210 million 2024 migration deal aimed at curbing departures to the Canary Islands.

EU Decoded

Can the EU economy withstand the trade deal with the US?

"It was the best possible deal," the European Commission said of the tariff agreement reached between the US and the EU, with the vast majority of the bloc's exports now attracting 15% in customs duties. We analyse the impact of the "America First" imperative on the European economy.