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Could one app replace your wallet? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot
Published on 14/09/2026 – 8:15 GMT+2•Updated 9:34 Europeans already use national digital systems or private-company apps, like Apple or Google Wallet, to store boarding passes or access social security benefits. The EU wants to simplify citizens’…
Carney’s EU courtship shifts up a gear ahead of Strasbourg visit
Carney’s EU courtship: Expectations are rising ahead of Mark Carney’s appearance at the European Parliament later this week, with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporting on Sunday that he’s seeking “associate” membership of the EU. ‘Unique Alliance’: Speaking…
Le Pen vows to prioritise French citizens in first campaign speech
Marine Le Pen put housing and the cost-of-living crisis at the heart of her presidential campaign on Sunday, using her first major speech in the former northern mining town of Hénin-Beaumont to promise French citizens that they would come “first in their own…
Sweden’s centre-left holds one-seat lead in early results
By Roselyne Min & Malek Fouda & Ioannis Karagiorgas Published on 13/09/2026 – 8:30 GMT+2•Updated 14/09/2026 – 1:37 GMT+2 Sweden’s centre-left opposition bloc, which backs Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson for prime minister, was…
Canada eyes ‘associate member’ status with EU amid US tensions
Published on 13/09/2026 – 17:49 GMT+2•Updated 18:33 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is exploring closer ties with the European Union, including becoming an “associate member” of the bloc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The status does not…
Hungary to overhaul restrictive Orban-era child adoption measures
By Euronews/Horváth Ferenc Published on 13/09/2026 – 19:06 GMT+2 The Hungarian government has published a 220-page, comprehensive child-protection report which concluded that the child adoption system is on the verge of collapse. The document will serve…
Trump says Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy are spiking prices
US President Donald Trump has called on Ukraine to stop attacking diesel refineries as part of its military’s counteroffensive operations against Russia, accusing the attacks of contributing to diesel shortages around the world. “Zelenskyy has to do one…
Austria’s new headscarf ban for under-14s sparks debate
Since the start of the 2026/27 school year on 1 September, female pupils in Austria under the age of 14 have been prohibited from wearing any headscarf at school that “covers the head in line with Islamic traditions.” Teachers’ representatives say the new…
Oktoberfest 2026: All the rules visitors need to know
Next Saturday, when Munich Mayor Dominik Krause taps the first beer barrel on the city’s Theresienwiese, the famous cry of “O’zapft is” will ring out once again as Oktoberfest 2026 kicks off. From Saturday, 19 September to Sunday, 4 October, more than six…
Russian drone hits train two km from Polish border, rail operator says
By Tomasz Lezon & Euronews Published on 13/09/2026 – 13:16 GMT+2•Updated 13:51 A Russian drone struck the locomotive of a passenger train two kilometres from the Polish border on Sunday, Ukraine’s state-owned rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia…