Italy Pope Leo XIV says Trump is trying to 'break apart' Europe-US alliance Pope Leo XIV said US President Donald Trump's recent remarks about Europe were "trying to break apart what needs to be a very important alliance." Pope Leo added that Europe's role in seeking peace in Ukraine was important. 09/12/2025
Europe News EU hydrogen market hampered by costly production, regulator says The European Union's goal of producing 10 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen by 2030 are at odds with current market reality, where production and regulation costs leave investors unconvinced. 09/12/2025
Czech Republic Right-wing billionaire Babiš sworn in as Czech prime minister The new coalition is set to follow Hungary and Slovakia and shift the Czech Republic away from supporting Ukraine in Russia's nearly four-year war. 09/12/2025
Europe Today EU 'protects smaller states, not threatens them,' Dombrovskis says EU Economy Commissioner told Euronews' morning show Europe Today he disagreed "with many elements in the US National Security Strategy" in which the bloc is presented as lacking confidence, pushing for censorship and drowning in illegal migration. 09/12/2025
Europe Today Europe Today: EU economy Commissioner Dombrovskis reacts to President Trump’s new security strategy Tune in to Euronews' new flagship morning programme, Europe Today, at 8 am Brussels time. In just 15 minutes, we bring you up to speed on the biggest news of the day. 09/12/2025
Europe News Fewer asylum seekers than expected to be relocated in the EU in 2026 EU countries agreed to 21,000 relocations and €420 million in financial contributions for 2026, which is less than the Commission had pitched. 08/12/2025
Europe News EU countries sign off return hubs for migrants EU member states will be allowed to strike bilateral agreements with non-EU countries to facilitate the deportation of rejected asylum seekers. 08/12/2025
Europe News European Council's Costa rebuffs US interference in European politics The Council president said the EU will not tolerate political interference in response to a controversial US government document warning of "civilisational erasure" as a result of the bloc's domestic policies, while stating Washington remains an ally and partner. 08/12/2025
Europe Today Dictators 'testing' Europe's borders, Tsikhanouskaya tells Euronews The exiled Belarussian opposition leader says a "quick, bad deal for Ukraine' would endanger the entire security architecture of Europe beyond Kyiv's borders in an interview with Euronews' morning show Europe Today. 08/12/2025
Europe Today Elon Musk calls for the EU to be abolished after 120 million euro fine Tune in to Euronews' new flagship morning programme, Europe Today, at 8 am Brussels time. In just 15 minutes, we bring you up to speed on the biggest news of the day. 08/12/2025
Qatar Ukraine agreement 'only the beginning,' Schinas tells Euronews in Doha Euronews sat with former VP of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas and the EU's Envoy for the Gulf Luigi Di Maio in the Qatari capital to discuss the war in Ukraine, EU competitiveness and cultivating new ties in the Gulf. The two were attending the Doha Forum. 07/12/2025
Qatar Kallas brushes off Trump's criticism of EU in interview with Euronews The EU’s foreign policy chief downplayed a controversial US security review suggesting there is “civilisation erasure” in Europe. Kallas called for unity. 06/12/2025
Europe News EU members seek fewer 'Solidarity Pool' relocations of asylum seekers A ministers' meeting on Monday in Brussels will see several member states argue that the burden of the so-called "Solidarity Pool" scheme is too heavy. 06/12/2025
Europe News Reparations loan is 'very fragile' and risky, Euroclear warns Euroclear, the custodian of the immobilised Russian assets, has criticised the reparations loan for Ukraine as fragile, unpredictable and risky. In Brussels, the German chancellor holds a crisis meeting with the Belgian prime minister to find a compromise and break the deadlock on the proposal. 05/12/2025
France French soldiers open fire on drones over nuclear submarine base The Île Longue facility houses France's four nuclear ballistic missile submarines and provides maintenance for the vessels that form the basis of the country's nuclear deterrent. 05/12/2025
12 minutes with Belgian drug chief asks EU to pressure apps to work with authorities Belgium’s first-ever National Drug Commissioner, Ine Van Wymersch, tells Euronews that the European Union needs to crack down on encrypted messaging platforms that allow drug traffickers to coordinate their criminal operations. 05/12/2025
Europe News Belgian drug chief warns of hidden opioids in vapes affecting children The majority of illegal refillable vape capsules seized in Belgium are laced with synthetic opioids, Belgium's drug commissioner warned. This risks addiction from a young age. 05/12/2025
Poland State tribunal for Poland's former PM Morawiecki and his ministers? Three former ministers, including then Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, are alleged to have committed violations of the law in connection with their official functions. 04/12/2025
Europe News Friedrich Merz to meet Belgian PM to unblock reparations loan The crisis meeting between the German chancellor and the Belgian premier is aimed at unblocking the reparations loan to Ukraine. It comes as Ursula von der Leyen offered sweeping guarantees to protect Belgium. 04/12/2025
Poland Poland invests €2.3 billion in Swedish submarines to modernise navy Poland is strengthening its presence in the Baltic Sea by investing in modern submarines. In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Lieutenant General Jaroslaw Gromadzinski stressed the importance of this decision for the security of the region and Europe. 04/12/2025