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What does Iceland’s “No” vote mean for the EU’s enlargement policy?
On Saturday, Icelanders were called to the polls to vote on whether the country should resume negotiations to join the European Union. 52.8 per cent voted “No” and the government has no official mandate to go back to the negotiation table. Unlike other…
EU needs European digital agency to close enforcement gap, experts say
Published on 01/09/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 Brussels has built one of the world’s densest regulatory frameworks for digital technologies. For experts, it is high time to centralise enforcement under a single European agency to overcome the fragmentation now holding…
Why does the EU want to enlarge? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot
Published on 31/08/2026 – 11:08 GMT+2•Updated 11:57 On 29 August, 52.8 percent of Icelanders voted “No” in a referendum on resuming membership talks to join the European Union. The EU had already opened accession negotiations in 2010, but Reykjavik dropped…
Russian strikes destroy 12m textbooks ahead of new school year
Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day on Monday, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses as Ukraine reels from attacks with jet-powered…
Swiss man arrested after one killed in shooting at rave, police say
A 43-year-old Swiss man was arrested on Monday on “strong suspicion” of being behind a rare deadly gun attack at a rave in Switzerland. Gunfire erupted in the early hours of Sunday morning as an annual rave was winding down at the racecourse in Aarau, capital…
Suspected Russian shadow fleet oil tanker boarded by EU forces
Published on 31/08/2026 – 15:10 GMT+2 EU forces intercepted and boarded a suspected Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Mediterranean on Sunday, according to the bloc’s top diplomat. In a post on X, Kaja Kallas said troops from the EU’s Operation Irini…
Iceland’s ‘no’ vote deals a blow to Brussels’ security pitch
Brussels had hoped it could attract wealthier nations into its orbit by positioning itself as a pillar of defence and security in an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape. Icelandic voters proved it wrong. After the Icelandic government announced a…
German-French plan would put Kallas under von der Leyen’s supervision
Published on 31/08/2026 – 17:12 GMT+2•Updated 17:19 Germany and France have floated a joint plan to bring High Representative Kaja Kallas under the direct supervision of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as part of an overhaul of the European…
Tributes pour in for former French PM Balladur following his death
Published on 31/08/2026 – 22:22 GMT+2 Former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur has died at the age of 97, his family told the AFP news agency. A private mass service is now planned for Balladur, who died in Paris on Monday, the family said, without…
NATO intern accused of spying to remain in Belgian custody
Published on 31/08/2026 – 22:47 GMT+2 The Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced on Monday that an individual accused of spying for a third country — a Canadian national of Chinese origin — would remain in pre-trial detention. The Belgian Indictments…