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Published on 03/08/2026 – 9:16 GMT+2 A cyberattack tapped the data of some 31,000 people in Liechtenstein’s register of people behind companies and foundations in the wealthy principality, the government said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The “register of economic beneficiaries” was accessed at night from Wednesday into Thursday last week, the government said. “According to preliminary findings, an unknown perpetrator gained unauthorised digital access to the VwbP (Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution) during the night of July 30, 2026,” a government statement said. It said that the breach was noticed on Thursday, that measures were taken to secure data…
By Andrea Giuricin is adj. professor in Transport Economics and Logistic at University Milano Bicocca in Italy Published on 03/08/2026 – 11:09 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. When a train enters a tunnel at high speed, passengers do not think about the signalling equipment, communications networks and control systems guiding it. They simply trust that someone, somewhere, has made sure those systems are safe. That assumption is precisely what makes it dangerous when it turns out to be wrong. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT As…
Published on 03/08/2026 – 10:50 GMT+2•Updated 10:56 Wales became the first nation to publicly withdraw support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid on Monday, citing “failures in good governance, process, leadership.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The announcement comes after a loss of confidence in Infantino’s leadership after an attempt to sell stakes in FIFA competitions to private investors, with the Welsh FA saying it would not back Infantino’s candidature for the 2027-2031 term. “Failing to put the best interests of football first is a failure we cannot accept,” the Football Association of Wales said in a statement. FIFA announced on Saturday…
Published on 03/08/2026 – 9:30 GMT+2 The EU has mobilised its largest-ever wildfire response as France, Spain, Greece and Italy battle major blazes this summer. This emergency has reopened a familiar debate: should Brussels spend more on fighting fires, or on stopping them before they start? ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The EU’s current toolkit spans several layers. On the emergency side, rescEU maintains firefighting planes and helicopters, backed by 777 pre-positioned firefighters from 14 countries and a new aerial hub in Cyprus. The Emergency Response Coordination Centre matches these assets to countries under pressure in real time. On the monitoring side, Copernicus…
Five water-dropping planes and another five helicopters took off at first light on Monday to help hundreds of firefighters battling a major wildfire west of Athens, a day after a mid-air collision between two firefighting helicopters killed two crew members. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The collision laid bare the danger at the most volatile front of Europe’s wildfire emergency. The two crew members, one Greek and one Danish national, died when their helicopter collided with another near the seaside area of Psatha while tackling the fire that started Friday morning. The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped…
Published on 03/08/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 As fires tear through France, Spain, Greece and Italy this summer, the EU has triggered its largest-ever wildfire response. Paris activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, and the bloc has sent seven planes and four helicopters to France, plus six planes, 134 personnel and 41 vehicles to Spain. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The response runs through a layered system. The Emergency Response Coordination Centre in Brussels matches requests with offers from member states around the clock. Behind it sits rescEU, the EU’s own reserve of firefighting aircraft, deployed when national resources run short. For 2026, the…
Published on 03/08/2026 – 4:28 GMT+2 Morocco’s interior ministry has issued its first toll for those who died trying to reach Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta last week, saying 11 people had died, which is significantly lower than the number issued by Spain, which was at least 72 people. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Tens of thousands of potential migrants crossed into the territory between Wednesday and Friday, sparking diplomatic tension within the European Union as some member states criticised Spain’s lack of action and loose migration policies. Rachid El Khalfi, a spokesman for Morocco’s interior ministry, said that of the 11…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 21:56 GMT+2 Here at the border between Ceuta and Morocco, the situation is much calmer than in recent days. According to Spanish authorities, the majority of the at least 60,000 people who crossed irregularly at this point on Thursday have already returned. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT There is still a sporadic but steady stream of people heading back. Most of those returning tell us they entered Spain after receiving social media messages claiming the border was open and that no documentation was required. Meanwhile, in the city, fear has given way to indignation. Virtually everyone I have spoken…
By Michaela Küchler, Secretary General of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Published on 02/08/2026 – 6:45 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Victims of persecution can be lost twice: first when their lives are taken, and then when their names are quietly mislaid by history. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For decades, one of the most haunting images of Nazi persecution was known simply as the “girl with the headscarf”. She was filmed looking through the closing doors of a train leaving the Westerbork transit camp…
Published on 02/08/2026 – 14:58 GMT+2•Updated 14:59 A joint operation involving the Guardia Civil, the autonomous police forces of the Basque Country and Catalonia (Ertzaintza and Mossos d’Esquadra) has led to the arrest in Guipúzcoa, a region near the northern border with France, of a 17-year-old Spanish national. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The three police forces consider him to be the main figure in Spain for the neonazi, paedophile and satanist 764 network. This organisation, which, according to the investigation, has for months been generating public alarm through threats targeting educational centres, town councils, libraries and other public and private entities. Between…