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Published on 24/02/2026 – 18:49 GMT+1 EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič urged lawmakers on Tuesday to move ahead with the EU-US trade pact even as Washington piles on new tariffs and legal uncertainty puts the agreement’s terms in doubt. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The deal was abruptly frozen Monday after a ruling by the United States Supreme Court declared most of the tariffs imposed worldwide by the White House in 2025 illegal. Shortly after the ruling, US President Donald Trump announced new 10% duties on imports from US allies, including the EU. “It is imperative we keep the process moving forward in…

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó strolled into Brussels on the defense, demanding journalists be serious as his country threatened to double veto an emergency loan for Ukraine and a fresh sanctions package against Russia over what he denounced was a coordinated sabotage from Kyiv, Brussels and the Hungarian opposition. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Inside the room, he doubled down. According to diplomats with knowledge of a contentious meeting of foreign ministers held February 23, on the eve of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Szijjártó insisted Ukraine was playing games, disrupting transit of cheap Russian oil through a major pipeline…

Published on 24/02/2026 – 12:19 GMT+1 Four years ago today, Russian troops crossed the border, and the first missiles struck Ukrainian cities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Russia started its full-scale invasion. An all-out war, which seemed unimaginable in 21st-century Europe. That day, millions of Ukrainians woke up to the sound of explosions. But human tragedy does not need another explanation. It needs memory. So today, here is the timeline Europeans must never forget. First missiles. First air raid syrens. First mass evacuations to the West. And almost immediately, first signs of fierce resilience. From the border guards on Snake Island refusing to…

The internet is filled with promises: from schemes that say they’ll “get users rich quick”, to dating apps that claim to match perfect partners in a few clicks, and bargain offers for idyllic holidays. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But with all of these opportunities comes the possibility of being scammed, and as deepfakes become increasingly sophisticated, the sheer amount of money being lost to online scams is piling up. According to a new studyby cybersecurity company SurfShark, deepfake-related scam and fraud schemes tricked people out of approximately $1.1 billion (€930 million) worldwide in 2025. This is three times more than the roughly…

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has accused Hungary of deepening its obstruction of EU support for Ukraine, describing Budapest’s latest move to block a €90 billion loan and fresh sanctions as an “escalation” that favours the Kremlin. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking to Euronews’ flagship Europe Today morning programme, Sikorski said Hungary had repeatedly chosen energy arrangements that indirectly benefit Moscow. “Hungary has had plenty of opportunities over the years to do what the rest of Europe has already done,” he said, referring to long-term oil and gas contracts with non-Russian suppliers. Instead, he argued, Budapest continues to buy directly from Russia,…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the Commission’s “One Europe, One Market” strategy at the EU leaders’ summit on 12 February. Moving from an incomplete single market to “one market for one Europe” within two years, the Commission plans to bridge the competitiveness gap with the US and China. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The International Monetary Fund predicts that the EU will account for only 12.91% of the global GDP in 2030, compared to 20.36% of China and 13.86% of the US. “One Europe, One Market” is set to change this and become Europe’s ticket back to global competitiveness. “We…

The climate crisis is no longer measured only in degrees and carbon targets, but in hospital admissions, lost working hours, failing infrastructure and public money drained from already strained budgets, according to a new academic study. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Between 1980 and 2021, extreme weather and climate events caused economic losses of over €560 billion in the EU27, of which only 25–33% was insured, according to a study commissioned by MEP Lena Schilling (Greens/Austria) from the Vienna University of Economics and Business. By 2050, production losses across the bloc are projected to exceed €5 trillion – and with 3°C of warming,…

EU lawmakers on Monday moved to suspend the EU-US trade agreement after the United States Supreme Court ruled last week that some of the tariffs imposed in 2025 by Washington were illegal, prompting President Donald Trump to announce fresh 15% duties on imports. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The European Parliament holds the keys to implementing the deal, which was clinched in July 2025 by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Trump after weeks of brinkmanship and tariff threats from Washington. Widely viewed as lopsided by many in Europe, the deal locks in 15% US tariffs on EU exports, while granting zero-duty…

It’s one of the hardest threats to escape. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT You meet in the street. It seeps through the air. Sometimes it slips into your home. Excessive noise is putting Europe under strain. Around 112 million people are at risk —roughly 20% of the continent’s population. “Excessive” refers to annual average sound levels above 55 decibels across the day-evening-night period, and above 50 decibels at night. The consequences can be severe. According to the European Environment Agency(EEA)prolonged exposure to transport noise is linked to an estimated 66,000 premature deaths each year in Europe, as well as 50,000 new cases of…

Published on 23/02/2026 – 10:30 GMT+1•Updated 11:30 Lithuania is calling for an overhaul of the European Union’s voting system following Hungary’s announcement it is blocking two key decisions in relation to Ukraine because of problems with Budapest’s access to cheap Russian oil through the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ahead of Monday’s foreign affairs meeting in Brussels, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó posted on X: “At tomorrow’s Foreign Affairs Council, the EU aims to adopt the twentieth sanctions package. Hungary will block it. “Until Ukraine resumes oil transit to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline, we will not allow…