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EU officials meet Taliban in Brussels to speed up Afghan deportations

EU officials and Taliban representatives held a technical meeting in Brussels to discuss the return of Afghan nationals in a fresh attempt to ramp up repatriations of migrants without the right to stay in Europe.

Europe News

Newsletter: Brexit at 10 — the divorce that still defines Britain

Also in this newsletter: What happens now to the upcoming EU-UK Summit, who pays for Europe's return hubs, and a Commissioner's travel plans finally revealed.

Europe News

Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for EU migration talks

The EU is preparing to host Taliban representatives for the first time since the group's return to power in Afghanistan.

Economy

The European countries attracting millionaires — and those losing them

Wealthy people are increasingly choosing to live in Italy, Greece and Switzerland, while the UK, Germany and France are finding it harder to retain them, according to a new report.

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Europe News

Bardella in Poland: We will win in 2027 and shift course in the EU

Jordan Bardella, leader of France's far-right National Rally, said he would like to "put the Commission and the EU back at the service of the nations and no longer the other way around".

Europe News

Foreign aid cuts and climate change pushing migrant flows, IOM warns

Several rich Western countries, particularly the United States but also many European nations, have cut their development aid budgets in recent years.

Europe News

EU Parliament approves 'strictest-ever' migration law

The European Parliament gave the final green light to a new EU law allowing controversial return hubs outside the bloc and home searches, as conservatives voted with far-right groups to pass the legislation.

Europe News

Swiss vote 'No' on proposal to cap population at 10 million by 2050

A “yes” vote would have required the Swiss government to take action to cap the population by 2050, including limiting immigration.

Europe Today

Any EU change to Ukrainian protection must be gradual - UNHCR deputy

Kelly Clements tells Euronews that any planned changes to EU protections for Ukrainian refugees should be carried out "very gradually", as some EU capitals push for excluding military-age men from the scheme.

Europe News

How EU countries watered down plans to relocate asylum seekers

A new migration law introducing "mandatory solidarity" has been all but circumvented by the EU's member states, who will relocate fewer than 9,000 asylum seekers this year – even after the annual minimum was set at 30,000.

Europe Today

EU’s migration chief met Pope Leo and discussed migration

Exclusive: The European Union's new migration and asylum pact takes effect on Friday, and in the run up to the overhaul, the EU’s migration chief Magnus Brunner said he spoke about migration to Pope Leo, a defender of liberal asylum policies.

Europe Today

World Cup fever, new EU migration era and the Pope's message to Spain

The biggest-ever World Cup got underway with hosts Mexico beating South Africa and South Korea upsetting the first European team in action. In Europe, the EU's new Migration and Asylum Pact takes effect today, while Pope Leo XIV wraps up his visit to Spain with a special mass in Tenerife.

Europe News

US defence chief links D-Day to European migration ‘invasion’

Pete Hegseth drew controversy for saying, "Boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late?"

Europe News

Opinion: Germany in intensive care – a danger for all of Europe

After Germany's resounding defeat in the race for a seat on the UN Security Council, one thing has become clear: the country is in intensive care. An opinion piece by Euronews' Editorial Director, Claus Strunz.

Nature

Venice Lagoon becomes surprise hit with pink flamingos

24,000 pink flamingos were spotted in the famous lagoon in 2025 - 6,000 more than in 2024.

Europe News

'The era of deportations has begun,' Charlie Weimers says

MEP Charlie Weimers told Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today that an “era of deportations” has begun in the EU, following a deal on what is described as the strictest-ever migration law, which includes return hubs outside the bloc.

Europe Today

Newsletter: A historic, hardline shift in EU migration policy

Also in this newsletter: Denmark's Mette Frederiksen holds on, Magyar sets off to Berlin and Paris, and former Lebanese deputy PM speaks live to Europe Today.

Europe Today

US-Iran peace deal at risk as EU approves controversial migration law

Despite Israel's offensive in Lebanon, which prompted Iran to threaten to end its ceasefire with the US, Donald Trump says peace talks "will go on". Meanwhile in Europe, the EU has approved a controversial migration law allowing member states to establish return hubs in third countries.

Europe News

EU approves strictest-ever migration law, including return hubs

A new EU law will allow migrant return hubs outside the bloc and home searches in a bid to crack down on irregular migration. Civil society groups point to a “xenophobic" turn in EU politics.

Europe News

Euroviews. Beyond memory: how Holocaust remembrance must adapt to new audiences

Holocaust survivors have long kept the memory of the Nazi genocide alive – but their numbers are dwindling. In an opinion piece for Euronews, Michaela Küchler of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance explains how remembrance can endure.