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Relentless Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure – a hallmark of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine – have left more than a million citizens without electricity, water and heating as temperatures plunge as low as -23°C. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The EU has sent Ukraine nearly 10,000 generators since the invasion was launched in 2022, and EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib visited Ukraine with 1,000 more as Russia steps up its attacks. “Things are as bad as ever”, the Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, told Euronews at a warehouse containing 500 of the newly arrived generators. The warehouse’s location is…

Published on 16/02/2026 – 18:22 GMT+1•Updated 18:32 Failing to recognise that it is now essential to advance the digital euro is harming Europe, German Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil told journalists on Monday, ahead of a meeting of euro area ministers in Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The digital euro, a legislative proposal currently being discussed among the European Union’s institutions, is currently blocked in the European Parliament, where MEPs working on the file are struggling to come to an agreement. “All I can say is that anyone who, in this situation, has not understood that it is now essential to…

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she believed US President Donald Trump was still “very serious” about taking control of the semi-autonomous territory of Greenland. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A key diplomatic matter for Denmark, yet according to viral videos circulating across social media, Trump’s Greenland takeover plans also sparked hysterical laughter inside the Danish parliamentary chamber. Clips captioned “Denmark’s Hilarious Response to Trump’s Greenland Proposal” and “Danish Parliament laughs at Trump’s Nobel demands over Greenland control” have racked up hundreds of thousands of views in recent weeks. Yet in reality, while the footage…

Published on 12/02/2026 – 11:27 GMT+1 Level 1. During the 2012 financial crisis, Mario Draghi famously promised to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT And he saved the currency you now use every day. But the price was high. Draghi was the face of austerity. And if you are from southern Europe, you know exactly the meaning behind cuts, unemployment, and a legendary battle with his nemesis, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. Varoufakis wanted to end the belt-tightening, but Draghi pulled the plug on Greek banks to force a deal. Level 2. Fast forward to 2026.…

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is the EU’s central recruitment body. It administers exams that allow EU citizens to become permanent officials in institutions such as the European Commission, the Parliament, and the Council. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A mix of legal challenges, technical failures, and a recruitment system overhaul caused a seven-year exam hiatus. During this period, thousands of candidates waited as EU institutions relied more on temporary or ageing staff. In 2026, EPSO is finally reopening its largest competition, with a fully redesigned, digital-first exam system that allows candidates to sit tests remotely in any of the EU’s 24…

As AI use by individuals surges, new data shows that more than one-third of individuals across the 38 countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) used generative AI tools in 2025. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the European Union, Greeks, Danes, and Estonians were among the citizens using generative AI tools the most in the last three months of 2025 across 25 EU countries. Young people, on average, use generative AI tools by far the most across the EU, with Greece and Estonia showing the highest levels of people aged between 16 and 24 years using them. In contrast,…

The European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, is planning to travel to Washington later this week to attend the first formal gathering of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, Euronews understands. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The move signals Brussels is not prepared to fully write off cooperation with the Trump-chaired board, even if most EU member states have rejected a formal membership and the European Commission’s legal concerns over its charter and governance. The EU has not accepted an invitation to sit officially on the Board but is expected to be granted “observer” status to collaborate with its efforts, Euronews…

Published on 16/02/2026 – 10:04 GMT+1 Just days ago, NATO chief Mark Rutte told Europe to “keep dreaming” if they think they can defend themselves without the US. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen fired back during the Munich Security Conference. “An independent Europe just means let’s develop our strengths without constantly leaning on someone else,” she said. And part of her plan involves a little-known rule: Article 42.7. It says that if an EU country is attacked, other members have an obligation to help. On paper, the wording seems to be stronger than NATO’s famous…

Published on 16/02/2026 – 7:30 GMT+1 The last time the EU held its general entry-level AD5 competition, as opposed to specialist ones, was in 2019. EPSO explained the repeated delays as part of the Commission’s work to update old IT systems and fix problems with the testing platform. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With open eligibility and a monthly salary of nearly €6,000, about 50,000 people are expected to apply before the 10 March deadline for these entry-level civil service jobs. Candidates will take a four-part online test to determine if they are ready to become permanent EU officials and help with policy…

On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EU editor Maria Tadeo fills us in on what happened this weekend at the Munich Security Conference We interview Fabrice Pothier, the CEO of Rasmussen Global – who previously served as Director of Policy Planning for the NATO Alliance. Jakub Janas explains what is this European mutual defence clause everyone is talking about. Our Alice Tidey reports on the debate on a common European nuclear umbrella. Our correspondent Laura Fleischmann in Berlin tells us more over the significant controversy over comments made by members of the jury at the Berlinale cinema festival. When and where…