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Tisza Party group nominates András Baka for president
András Baka is an internationally recognised legal scholar, who began his career at the Institute for Legal Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, then became director general of the College of Public Administration. The peak of his international…
Belarus joins Russia’s war on freedom of information
By euronews Published on 08/08/2026 – 15:26 GMT+2•Updated 18:22 Belarus’ decision to ban the Euronews website by designating it as “extremist” and adding it to its “Republican List of Extremist Materials” marks a new escalation by authorities in Minsk in…
Major wildfire in hills above Lake Garda: at least 200 residents and tourists evacuated
Published on 08/08/2026 – 18:34 GMT+2 A major wildfire broke out on Friday evening in Alto Garda, in the Tignale mountains on the western shore of Lake Garda. Firefighters, civil protection teams, forest Carabinieri and volunteer fire crews are on site…
Man, 26, arrested in Rotterdam after two injured in stabbing spree
Published on 08/08/2026 – 16:02 GMT+2 A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Rotterdam after two people were injured in a series of stabbings. According to Rotterdam police, two “random” male victims were stabbed on Saturday morning on Schaepmanstraat and…
Russian-friendly Serbia seeks closer ties with Ukraine
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said he hopes to see an end to the war in Ukraine, but doubts it will happen soon. “If you ask me, and as a political veteran, I can tell you that I’m not sure about it, and I’m very much afraid that we’ll have another…
‘Red Orbán’ or visionary? Ceuta crisis puts Sánchez under spotlight
The European outrage at Spain over the crisis in Ceuta has subsided on the surface, but the incident has revived a broader question in Brussels: is Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez becoming what Danish MEP Henrik Dahl called Europe’s “red Orbán” — a…
Ukraine hits Russian refineries as Moscow strikes train station
Published on 06/08/2026 – 10:14 GMT+2 Ukraine struck two Russian oil refineries hundreds of kilometres from the border in an overnight attack, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday, as Russia hit a train station and commercial ship in Ukraine. Both…
How many EU citizens are unable to afford a holiday away?
Summer is holiday time for many people in Europe, but stays away are also a privilege that many cannot afford. In 2025, almost three in 10 EU citizens aged 16 or older were unable to afford a week of annual holiday away from home, according to the latest…
Euronews Belarus ban turns viewers into targets, Tsikhanouskaya says
Published on 07/08/2026 – 9:29 GMT+2•Updated 11:02 Belarus’ opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya condemned Minsk’s decision on Friday to designate Euronews’ news coverage on its website as “extremist” content, describing it as a “shameful” attempt by…
Metsola’s re-election drive puts Socialists under pressure
Momentum is building behind a third term for conservative European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, a prospect set to disrupt an informal agreement among centrist political forces and to put the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) on the back foot. The…