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Published on 18/09/2026 – 14:52 GMT+2•Updated 14:57 Canada is seeking to join the European Union’s €90 billion support loan for Ukraine, the European Commission said on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I can confirm that Canada has expressed an interest in joining the €90 billion Ukraine support loan,” a Commission spokesperson told journalists. “We are working hard with Canada, and the respective technical talks are very much ongoing.” EU leaders set up the loan to meet two-thirds of Ukraine’s financial and military needs for 2026 and 2027, with the other third covered by other Western allies. So far, Brussels has disbursed nearly…

The race to develop the energy source of the future is gathering pace. Who will win? The US and China? Or Europe? German start-up Focused Energy, based in Darmstadt, aims to become the global leader in the construction of commercial laser fusion power stations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The development of fusion energy is on top of the political high-tech agenda of Germany and the European Union. Fusion start-ups are being founded in great numbers around the planet, especially laser based fusion technology, which attracts huge amounts of risk capital. This spring, Focused Energy raised $240 million dollars alone – the largest…

Published on 18/09/2026 – 16:18 GMT+2•Updated 16:20 Emmanuel Macron has condemned what he calls Russia’s “intent” to “intimidate” and to “undermine efforts to support the Ukrainians”. In his view, “the outcome will be the opposite”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The French president was speaking after a confidential meeting at the Élysée with the main presidential candidates or their closest associates. Macron warned the “nature of Russian aggression and threats in Europe is changing”. One example cited by Macron was the discovery of a drone loaded with explosives at Leipzig airport this summer. “We are not intimidated because we know that what is…

Police moved hundreds of migrants from the beaches of Ceuta to a temporary camp in the port area on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT During the transfer, crowds of migrants rushed towards the site, with police struggling to contain people jostling for one of the 1,700 places available at the new tented camp. The migrants had been living on the beaches for weeks following a record influx into the Spanish enclave. More than 70,000 migrants streamed into Ceuta from Morocco on July 30 and 31 in an unprecedented, chaotic surge that left scores dead and sparked European Union infighting over the sensitive…

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Trump’s war with Iran are causes behind the turmoil in the energy markets, not Ukraine’s attacks on Russian diesel refineries. That is the message Irish Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister (Tánaiste), Simon Harris, shared with Euronews in an exclusive interview ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Harris pushed back against recent remarks made by US President Donald Trump, who blamed Ukraine’s strikes on Russian diesel refineries for creating a shortage. Oil prices are hovering around $108 per barrel. “The reason there’s a major energy crisis in the world right now is because the Strait of…

Published on 18/09/2026 – 20:14 GMT+2 Russia has launched attacks on several areas of Ukraine, with two killed in Balakliia in Kharkiv and missiles launched at the capita, Kyiv. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a post on Telegram, the head of Balakliia’s military administration Vitalii Karabanov gave an update on the damage and loss of life: “Sadly, the consequences of this attack are terrible. Early reports indicate that two people have been killed in the strike. I extend my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed.” There have been further attacks on the Kyiv on Friday evening. Ukrainian…

Published on 18/09/2026 – 16:20 GMT+2 British Prime Minister Andy Burnham vowed to take “further steps” to deepen ties with the European Union during a meeting with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The pair met in Manchester on Friday, with Martin becoming the first international leader to visit Burnham’s No10 North, a new regional office established as part of the PM’s devolution drive. During the talks, Burnham “underlined the UK’s desire to work closely with Ireland during its presidency of the European Union as the UK seeks a closer relationship with Europe,” a spokeswoman for Downing Street said. The…

Published on 18/09/2026 – 17:46 GMT+2 Romania’s nominee for prime minister, Siegfried Muresan, has said he will attempt to form a government with a coalition involving three parties. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The country’s president Nicusor Dan nominated Muresan after consultations with political parties. Muresan now has 10 days to present a cabinet to parliament and seek a vote of confidence. Muresan, who is a member of the centre-right National Liberal Party (PNL) and the European Parliament, says he will try to form a government with the PNL, the Save Romania Union (USR) and the ethnic Hungarian UDMR party. These three parties…

Published on 18/09/2026 – 16:45 GMT+2 A 68-year-old Russian man, who travelled from the Russian Baltic sea enclave of Kaliningrad to Lithuania by river was met by border guards on the riverbank on Thursday afternoon and was sent back without being granted asylum. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “After the swim, he was provided with dry clothing,” Lithuania’s State Border Guard press service told Euronews. “More details about his journey, such as the exact distance covered, the route or how long he was in the water, cannot currently be provided.” The man allegedly told Lithuanian authorities that he was fleeing Russia because of…

A windfall tax for firms profiting from energy price volatility is one of the ideas circulating among EU ministers meeting in Dublin on Friday and Saturday for the periodic meetings of the Eurogroup and Economic and Financial Council. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With the war in the Middle East continuing, Brent crude oil prices have surpassed $100 per barrel, and extreme volatility in energy prices is driving inflation higher across the bloc, which is not expected to return to the 2% target before the end of 2027. While growth indicators are still performing well this year, the European Commission expects economic growth…