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Ceuta President calls on the EU for a strong response against Morocco
Published on 08/09/2026 – 18:36 GMT+2•Updated 18:55 Ceuta’s president, Juan Jesús Vivas, has accused Morocco of a “policy of harassment” towards the city and urged the EU to take a tougher stance and fund border security after some 80,000 migrants entered the…
Trump’s map puts Iceland in the USA but Reykjavik isn’t amused
Published on 08/09/2026 – 13:44 GMT+2•Updated 13:54 Iceland’s government has lodged a formal protest with the United States after Donald Trump shared a social media map appearing to fold the country into US territory. According to a ministry statement…
Global trade accounted for 35% of the EU’s carbon footprint in 2023
The European Union is making a full-on effort to cut emissions at home, but 35% of its carbon footprint was generated abroad in 2023, according to data from the European Climate Foundation (ECF) and climate consultancy Matière. The new figures, which show…
EU warns of new youth-led online terror menace 25 years after 9/11
A quarter of a century after the Al-Qaeda terrorist attacks on the United States, jihadist groups still pose a major threat to security in Europe, but a new menace has surfaced that is driven mostly by young people online and authorities are worried. The…
European Parliament’s report tightens investment conditions in the EU
Published on 08/09/2026 – 14:29 GMT+2•Updated 14:47 Three MEPs have agreed in a report to be published Wednesday to tighten the requirements for foreign direct investment in the EU, restricting access to the European market for Chinese investors, Euronews has…
Zelenskyy expects to meet Trump this month as push to end war persists
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday he expects to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump by the end of September, as Washington steps up efforts to revive negotiations to end Russia’s full-scale invasion. Zelenskyy said securing additional…
Sweden heads to polls in close election race dominated by security
Sweden heads to the polls on Sunday in a tight general election that could see the left-wing opposition oust the government after a campaign dominated by concerns over healthcare and the welfare state amid fears over Europe’s security. Opinion polls have…
EU countries discuss ‘realistic volume’ for Europe-wide taxes
European Union member states have been asked to specify a realistic volume of revenue to be raised by new Europe-wide taxes, and to outline which adjustments are needed, as Ireland’s EU Council presidency irons out a new compromise for the bloc’s budget. The…
Ukraine’s prosecutor general resigns amid major graft investigation
Published on 08/09/2026 – 11:06 GMT+2 Ukraine’s prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko has resigned amid a major corruption investigation involving officials in his office. The country’s anti-corruption agencies, NABU and SAPO, say they uncovered a criminal…
AfD surge in Germany exposes deep divisions on the Italian right
As the far right made significant gains in local elections in Germany, divisions have opened up within Italy’s political right. The AfD (Alternative for Germany) took 43.8 per cent of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, a historic result that has shaken the federal…