Author: Press Room
France’s ‘yellow vest movement’ – comprised of a group of trade unions and citizens – have organised a major nationwide protest on Saturday to voice their objection to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and rising fuel prices gripping the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking to Euronews, a representative of the movement revealed that the protest was arranged in part to support the student-led mass protests which have rocked the country in recent weeks, demanding the government revamp the education system, increase in school funding and access to resources as well as modernise classrooms and institutions. “We are here to help them, because…
Thomas Byrne, Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, said EU countries had moved “closer together” in their efforts to reach an agreement on the bloc’s long-term budget. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Despite tensions at the latest European Council meeting, Byrne believes EU leaders will manage to reach an agreement on the long-term budget by Christmas, as they had originally committed to do. However, divisions remain between countries such as Germany, the Netherlands and the Nordic states, which are pushing for deeper cuts, and a group of southern and eastern European countries, including Spain and the Baltic states, which want…
Published on 17/10/2026 – 12:15 GMT+2•Updated 12:18 Pope Leo XIV has been cleared for discharge from hospital following surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, the Vatican announced on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Following the doctors’ assessment this morning, Pope Leo XIV will be discharged today from Gemelli Hospital, where he was hospitalised for surgery on his right lung,” a statement from the Vatican press office said. “He will leave the hospital in the early afternoon and return to the Vatican. Tomorrow, he will lead the Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartment,” it added. Doctors said…
Published on 16/10/2026 – 9:16 GMT+2 Disruptions and cancelled flights were reported on Friday morning at many Italian airports due to faults in the data transmission network that supports air traffic control services, the national air navigation service provider Enav has announced. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “From 6:00, in view of the steady increase in air traffic and the persistence of the faults, in order to continue guaranteeing the highest level of operational safety, flow management measures have been introduced, which mean a temporary reduction in the capacity to handle aircraft in Italian airspace”, reads the statement issued in the morning, which…
French aid to Ukraine has become an issue in the 2027 presidential campaign. Marine Le Pen, who says she will end it if she reaches the Élysée Palace, has said she is ready to debate the question directly with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking on CNews on Thursday, Marine Le Pen said she was prepared to travel to Ukraine to discuss the issue with the Ukrainian president: “We could perfectly well debate this issue whenever he wishes,” she said. ” If Mr Zelenskyy would like us to talk, I will gladly come to Ukraine. But what I want to tell…
The French government and security forces are on high alert ahead of major protests scheduled across France on 17 October. Unions and citizens branding themselves as “yellow vests” will take to the streets to denounce the cost-of-living crisis and rising fuel prices, with large numbers of student protestors also expected to join. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to a source close to France’s Interior Ministry, 500 actions are planned across the country on Saturday, alongside 90 estimated protests. The protests follow four weeks of student demonstrations over a range of issues, including teacher absences, overcrowded classrooms and outdated facilities. Most student protests…
Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally, is seeking to become France’s next president on a hardline anti-EU platform, pledging to cut the country’s contributions to the EU budget and end funding for Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Ukraine, Le Pen has repeatedly pledged to end financial assistance. Speaking to reporters in Brussels on Wednesday, she said that if elected, France could only sustain funding for six months because of the “perilous” state of its public finances. “This funding will stop, and it is a matter of honesty to tell [Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy] the truth,” she told Euronews.…
The European Union’s carbon market emerged as one of the most contested topics at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday and Friday – just days after high-level political talks between EU environment ministers revealed deep splits on the issue. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In lengthy debates that dragged late into the night on Thursday, the leaders of the three Nordic members faced off against the four-nation Visegrad group – Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland –over the future of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System (ETS). Italy and Greece also backed the Visegrad four as the bloc’s carbon market…
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar held his first bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the European Council summit, following months of negotiations over when and where the two leaders would meet. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The highly symbolic encounter marks a step towards normalising relations between Kyiv and Budapest after years of tension. Under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary portrayed Ukraine as a security threat, while Orbán fiercely opposed Kyiv’s bid to join the EU. Following his Tisza Party’s election victory, Magyar pledged a more pragmatic approach and sought to repair relations with Ukraine. However, his…
By Ema Gil Pires & Euronews Published on 16/10/2026 – 13:08 GMT+2 Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas announced on Thursday that he intended to suspend the shared e-scooter scheme in the Portuguese capital. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a video posted on his social media, Moedas called the scheme a “disgrace” and said it was “not working.” “This is a disgrace and it is going to stop. The system as it stands is not working. Scooters are being ridden the wrong way down streets, people are behaving dangerously, accidents are on the rise, and scooters are being left abandoned in public spaces,” he said in the…