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99% of Ireland’s population growth ‘driven by foreigners’: Is it true?
As fertility rates plunge across the EU, the impact of migration on demographics is becoming increasingly evident. Since 2012, more people have been dying in the EU than have been born, and last year, new births reached their lowest point on record, at 3.46…
EU tries to turn the page on enlargement after Iceland’s referendum
Senior EU officials are downplaying the fallout from Iceland’s referendum defeat, as Brussels tries to keep the momentum for enlargement alive at a high-level meeting on Friday. European affairs ministers from EU member states and candidate countries are…
Death toll from Cyprus ferry sinking rises to 12 as searches continue
Published on 04/09/2026 – 13:26 GMT+2•Updated 13:29 Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two women off the coast of northern Cyprus, bringing the death toll from last week’s ferry accident to 12, officials said. A FiloJet ferry was sailing from Kyrenia in…
US will ask Europe to repay all aid sent to Ukraine, Trump says
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will ask Europeans to repay the American aid provided to Ukraine under the administration of his predecessor Joe Biden. Trump has long demanded that Europeans shoulder more of the cost of Western support for…
No need to audit our meat, says Brazil’s EU ambassador
Published on 04/09/2026 – 14:51 GMT+2•Updated 16:51 Brazil’s EU ambassador, Pedro Miguel da Costa e Silva, told Euronews on Friday that an inspection of Brazilian meat was unnecessary, and signalled that “all options are on the table” for Brazil to respond if…
Five EU countries in talks to set up return hubs by 2027
Five EU countries say they expect to be ready to send irregular migrants to deportation centres built outside the European Union by 2027. The announcement came after a meeting in Copenhagen on Friday attended by the interior ministers of Denmark, Austria…
France ‘will reject extremism’ and Le Pen – minister Haddad
French minister for European Affairs, Benjamin Haddad, told Euronews he’s “quite confident” the French electorate will reject extremism, and won’t elect a far-right candidate to replace President Emmanuel Macron in next year’s election. His comments come days…
Senior EU officials retierate need for new Europe-wide taxes
Senior EU officials are doubling down on the need for substantial new EU-level taxes to finance the bloc’s long-term budget, pushing back against scepticism from the so-called “frugal” member states. The question of new own resources, part of the Multiannual…
Spain matches September heat record at 45.7C
Published on 04/09/2026 – 19:38 GMT+2 Spain recorded its joint-highest September temperature on Thursday, with 45.7C measured in the southwestern town of El Granado as exceptional heat grips the country, according to Spain’s State Meteorological Agency…
Bardella signs pact with Nigel Farage to stop small boat crossings
On Friday, Jordan Bardella of the far-right National Rally party signed a “memorandum of understanding” with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, aimed at stopping the boats “forever” — should their parties come to power — at the party’s annual conference in…