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Published on 09/07/2026 – 18:07 GMT+2 EU finance ministers are expected to approve Hungary’s revised National Recovery Plan on Friday at the ECOFIN meeting, paving the way for Budapest to withdraw €10 billion in post-pandemic recovery funds once it fulfils all remaining conditions. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For years, a large share of the recovery and cohesion funds earmarked for Hungary has been withheld by Brussels over concerns about systemic corruption risks. Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who won a landslide victory in April’s elections, campaigned on a pledge to unlock the frozen EU funds, and has since struck a political agreement…
By Nikos Papandreou MEP, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, PASOK-KINAL (Greece) Published on 09/07/2026 – 18:12 GMT+2•Updated 18:27 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. When my European Parliament colleagues and I visited Egypt, last week, we were delighted to strengthen our ties to a country with which we have a close and strategic partnership. Our connection is stronger than ever – underpinned by a €7.4 billion package, and underscored by last October’s first leaders’ summit –…
Ukraine opened a criminal investigation on Thursday after crowds of people in the western city of Lviv surrounded and overturned an army conscription vehicle the night before. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The incident drew a swift backlash from Ukrainian officials, some of whom called on citizens to direct their anger at Russia and not the army. The unrest erupted after officers detained a man suspected of evading military service and took him to a draft centre, authorities said. “An investigation has been launched into the circumstances of an incident that occurred in Lviv involving servicemen of the Ukrainian armed forces, police officers,…
Published on 09/07/2026 – 15:53 GMT+2 The United States has approved the sale of long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday, despite previous doubts over a planned deployment. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “On the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Ankara, we agreed with the American government that American Tomahawk missiles will be purchased by us and stationed in Germany,” Merz told MPs in a statement to parliament. The move will “close an important strategic gap in our defences,” he said. “At the same time we will work on developing our own European systems and stationing them…
Italy ordered the expulsion of two Russian military attaches accused of spying on Thursday, with its foreign minister condemning “serious and unacceptable acts of interference” by Moscow. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The expulsions came two days after police announced the arrest of two former Italian intelligence agents who media reports said gave Russia secrets on military aid to Ukraine. “The Italian government has decided to expel two military attaches from the embassy of the Russian Federation in Italy, involved in espionage activities uncovered by the Rome public prosecutor’s office,” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani wrote in a post on X. The minister named…
Updated: 09/07/2026 – 13:48 GMT+2 Jamie Shea, former NATO security adviser, says NATO 3.0 is going to be “much more a European show and less an American show” than it used to be. According to Shea, the US “is going to do a lot less in terms of holding up the collective defence than allies were used to during the Cold War”. … More
Updated: 09/07/2026 – 10:52 GMT+2 “NATO is working well” — Speaking exclusively to Euronews’ Shona Murray as part of our special report live from Ankara, Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michal shares his views on Trump, Russia, European defence and whether NATO is entering a new era. … More
Updated: 09/07/2026 – 11:38 GMT+2 Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR representative in Brussels, believes it is key for the EU to ensure “nobody is returning to a possible situation of harm” when implementing the recently approved Pact on Migration and Asylum. … More
This week’s NATO summit in Ankara was the most anticipated for some time. After five years of war on the continent, and two years of rancour from a confrontational White House, it was the moment for Europe to prove it’s serious about its own defence. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At Tuesday’s Industry Defence Forum, European allies heralded $50 billion (€43 billion) of deals for defence production and procurement, covering submarines, Patriot missile defence systems, interceptors, ammunition, all presented as proof that the alliance is on a credible path to spending 5 percent of its GDP on defence by 2035. Among the headline…
Published on 09/07/2026 – 10:17 GMT+2 The FIFA World Cup quarter-finals are about to begin, and as the pressure on each team ramps up, so too has the misinformation surrounding the tournament. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT AI-generated images, false claims and fake news reports have all spread online over the past couple of weeks, many with racist overtones aimed at European teams that have already been knocked out of the competition. For example, one TikTok video allegedly shows the Netherlands’ manager, Ronald Koeman, launching into a racist rant after Morocco knocked his team out on penalties on 30 June. The clip amassed…