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The history of Ceuta and Melilla and why they are Spanish territory
“Ceuta and Melilla are not just Spanish, they are quintessentially Spanish and untouchable”, said Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles, speaking days after the surge of irregular migrants from Morocco who stormed the Spanish border last July. The…
Video. Watch: Aftermath of NATO jets’ downing of drone in Lithuania
Lithuanian Military Police secured a site near Pratkūnai on Tuesday, where debris from a drone shot down overnight was found. Video shows officers cordoning off the area and inspecting pieces of the drone scattered across the ground. The debris was found near…
European telecoms execs push back against planned Huawei crackdown
Published on 15/09/2026 – 16:04 GMT+2 Leading telecoms executives across Europe have raised the alarm over EU plans to ban Chinese equipment makers such as Huawei and ZTE from the bloc’s networks, warning the move would drive up costs at a time when operators…
EU heads into G20 energy showdown with Trump, Russia and Venezuela
European Union Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen will join this week’s G20 energy meeting in Houston, Texas, alongside unexpected Russian and Venezuelan officials, exposing an increasingly uncomfortable rift between Brussels and Washington over what energy…
Five killed and over a dozen injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine
Published on 15/09/2026 – 21:44 GMT+2 At least five people have been killed and more than a dozen have been injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the last 24 hours. The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, said on Tuesday afternoon that at least 12…
French police take to streets in mass protest over pay, staffing and r
Thousands of French police officers took to the streets of Paris to protest against their working conditions on Tuesday. The protest — led by the Alliance Police Nationale union — began at the Champs-Élysées and culminated at the National Assembly. After the…
EU unveils platform to ease recognition of social security documents
Published on 15/09/2026 – 16:52 GMT+2 In a proposal put forward on Tuesday, the European Commission has set out plans for a digital European platform that citizens can use to get their working documents recognised across the bloc. The aim of the platform…
Spain’s Supreme Court refuses to apply amnesty to Catalan Puigdemont
Spain’s Supreme Court has refused to apply amnesty to Puigdemont for the alleged offence of embezzlement in the “procés” case — Catalonia’s independence movement, which peaked in the 2017 referendum and unilateral declaration of independence. The court is…
US threatens EU with retaliation over European preference in EU budget
Published on 15/09/2026 – 17:02 GMT+2•Updated 17:53 In a document sent to EU legislators and seen by Euronews, the US has threatened the EU with retaliation if it does not scrap European preference provisions in its multiannual budget. EU member states are…
‘Do you know where Ceuta is?’: EU Parliament erupts over migration
A European Parliament debate on the situation in Ceuta on Tuesday descended into a bitter internal clash between the political groups backing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, just one day before her landmark State of the Union address. The…