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Canada invited to become first ‘associate member’ of the EU
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday that Canada has been invited to become the first “associate member” of the EU. She announced the move during her 2026 State of the Union address in Strasbourg, to an audience including…
Burglary and break-ins: Here’s where homes are most at risk in Europe
By Alessio Dell’Anna & video by Maud Zaba Published on 16/09/2026 – 11:34 GMT+2 European homes and businesses appear to be getting safer. The number of break-ins across the EU has dropped by more than a third in just a decade (35%), falling to 1.2…
State of the Union: Five takeaways from Ursula von der Leyen’s speech
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” With this iconic Charles Dickens quote, Ursula von der Leyen began her one-hour-long State of the Union speech in Strasbourg, laying out solutions to cope with the “exceptional” challenges and the…
English village votes to ‘secede’ from UK over asylum centre plan
By Kamuran Samar & AFP Published on 16/09/2026 – 18:09 GMT+2 An English village of around 350 people has voted overwhelmingly to “secede” from the United Kingdom in a symbolic referendum held in protest against plans to house asylum seekers at a…
Von der Leyen ‘horrified’ by Mladić funeral, holds off Serbia action
Published on 16/09/2026 – 13:52 GMT+2•Updated 14:24 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Wednesday that she was “horrified by the images” of covincted war criminal Ratko Mladić’s funeral in Belgrade earlier this…
Zelenskyy: Ukraine open to energy ceasefire but Russia yet to agree
Published on 16/09/2026 – 13:54 GMT+2•Updated 13:55 Kyiv is ready for an energy ceasefire with Moscow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that Russia has yet to make the same commitment. In an interview with CBS, Zelenskyy said US envoys…
Canada in talks to join EU’s Erasmus+ exchanges programme
Published on 16/09/2026 – 15:48 GMT+2 Ottawa and Brussels are in talks for Canada to join the Erasmus+ exchange programme, which would let students from both sides study at each other’s universities. EU-Canada relations have rarely been closer, as Prime…
EU sets out COP31 battle lines: pledges are not enough
The European Union is increasingly worried about whether nations will actually implement existing climate targets as it prepares for the United Nations’ climate summit, COP31, according to a Council document seen by Euronews. “(The Council highlights with…
Belarus releases 25 political prisoners after US envoy’s visit
Published on 16/09/2026 – 14:28 GMT+2•Updated 14:38 Belarus has released 25 political prisoners in exchange for the US lifting sanctions put on two Belarusian companies, in a deal was brokered by US envoy John Coale who was in the capital Minsk. Coale…
‘Lack of focus’: Michel slams von der Leyen for ‘very slow’ progress
The European Commission President is “very slow” to make the necessary decisions on the current challenges facing the European Union (EU), Charles Michel, who headed the European Council during von der Leyen’s first term as Commission chief from 2019 to 2024…