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Under the EU’s unanimity rule, one member state can halt decisions on foreign policy, sanctions, taxation, and enlargement. With 27 members at the table, there is significant potential for deadlock, and in recent years, it has moved from a theoretical risk to a political reality. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Hungary has used the veto, or threatened to, to block or delay Ukraine aid, EU sanctions on Russia, and budget decisions repeatedly since 2022. Experts note a shift in how the veto is used. “Vetoes are used as political leverage for unrelated goals,” says Thu Nguyen, acting co-director of the Jacques Delors Centre.…

Published on 01/04/2026 – 18:04 GMT+2 Hungary’s opposition Tisza Party has increased its lead over the ruling Fidesz party ahead of the 12 April parliamentary elections, according to a set of polls. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A survey by the 21 Research Institute, published Wednesday commissioned by the news portal 24.hu, shows Tisza has 56% support among Hungarians who have already decided their vote, compared to 37% for Fidesz — a gap of 19 percentage points. Across the general population, the Tisza Party leads with 40 %, compared to 28 % for Fidesz. In relation to surveys conducted in early March and…

Published on 01/04/2026 – 15:33 GMT+2 The bodies of 19 migrants were recovered from a boat off the coast of Lampedusa on Wednesday by the Italian coastguard, the island’s mayor said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Mayor Filippo Mannino said seven other migrants, including two children, were being treated for “hypothermia and intoxication from hydrocarbon fumes.” The rescue operation occurred in the early hours of Wednesday 135 kilometres off the Italian island inside Libya’s search-and-rescue zone, ANSA reported. “All are believed to have died of hypothermia,” wrote the agency, which cited strong winds, rain and low temperatures in the area. Lampedusa is a…

Published on 01/04/2026 – 13:01 GMT+2 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed the measure, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir celebrated the vote, wearing a noose-shaped pin on his lapel. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Under the new rules, anyone convicted of a fatal terror attack faces a default punishment of death by hanging. And it applies by default in military courts. However, these courts only try Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The law also applies in civilian courts. But there is a catch. The attacker must act with the intention to put an end to the State of Israel. Legal…

French citizens are tearing down the EU flag from town halls and schools to reclaim their country from Brussels, according to a viral X post that is fuelling a long-running anti-EU narrative depicting the bloc as “tyrannical”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The post shows a video next to a picture of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. In the video we see a man taking down an EU flag that had been flying alongside the French and Occitan flags. A reverse image search of the video leads us to the X account of Christophe Barthès, the newly-elected mayor of Carcassonne and…

Published on 01/04/2026 – 7:51 GMT+2•Updated 9:27 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Live from Dubai with Jane Witherspoon, who reports on the recent Iranian strikes in the city. Explainer by Jakub Janas: Israel’s new death penalty law. Euronews’ Sándor Zsíros reports on a new leak showing the Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjártó discussing EU sanction dodging with his Russian counterpart. Hungarian elections: Euronews’ Ádám Magyar reports from Budapest on the latest. Interviews with Oana Țoiu, Romania’s Foreign Affairs Minister; Wojciech Wrochna, Polish Secretary of State for Energy; and Barry Andrews, Member of the European Parliament (Renew Europe). When and where…

Despite the overall impact of terrorism in the West being lower now than a decade ago, the involvement of minors and young adults “has become one of the most pressing security concerns”, according to the Institute for Economics and Peace’s Global Terrorism Index 2026. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The radicalisation process is now quicker than ever. Historically, what used to take months or even years can now take place within weeks or even days. This is driven by short-form online propaganda, algorithmic amplification, and the exploitation of developmental vulnerabilities, according to the research. “While the primary target demographic for terrorist networks spans…

Under EU treaties, member states can veto decisions in areas that touch their core sovereignty: foreign policy, taxation, enlargement, and the budget. Under the EU treaties, the bloc is a union of sovereign states, not a federation, and no government should be forced into decisions that cut against its fundamental interests. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT That legal basis is solid. Article 31(1) of the Treaty on European Union mandates unanimity on foreign and security policy decisions. Article 4(2) obliges the EU to respect member states’ national identities. The veto is not a loophole; it rightfully exists by design. The problem is what…

The leader of the exiled Iranian Kurdish opposition party said that he did not believe that “any figure in the existing Islamic Republic of Iran” was “trustworthy” in an exclusive interview with Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The remarks made by Abdulla Mohtadi — the exiled leader of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, who is based in Iraq — followed comments made by US President Donald Trump on Monday, who said that he had exchanged with “reasonable” unnamed Iranian officials during negotiations. In contrast, Mohtadi described the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran as “butchers of the people” and “criminals.”…

Published on 31/03/2026 – 19:35 GMT+2 Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen urged EU countries on Tuesday to take aligned, coordinated action to curb oil and gas consumption and optimise storage reserves, warning that the crisis’s impact will not be short-lived. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We need to avoid fragmented national responses and disruptive signals to the market to avoid worsening supply and demand conditions,” Jørgensen told reporters. Jørgensen spoke on the sidelines ofan emergency meeting of European energy ministers, summoned by the Cyprus Presidency of the EU, to align on the energy situation, which the European Commission flagged as a concern, particularly in…