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A Sea-Watch rescue ship arrived in Lampedusa Saturday carrying 44 migrants rescued from an abandoned oil rig in the Mediterranean. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sea-Watch, a non-profit sea rescue group, said the migrants were on the oil rig ‘Didon’ after taking refuge to escape a storm. The presence of the migrants on the oil rig, in the waters between Tunisia and Libya, was reported on Wednesday by Alarm Phone, a group of volunteers who handle emergency calls from migrants. Initially it was thought there were 47 people aboard the rig. Earlier, in Italy, authorities found 19 people dead and rescued 58 others…
Published on 04/04/2026 – 14:41 GMT+2 The escape of Roberto Mazzarella, head of the eponymous clan that controls Naples, ended in a luxury resort in Vietri sul Mare, in the Salerno area. Carabinieri on Friday night arrested the boss, who had been wanted since 28 January 2025, after having escaped a European arrest warrant for murder aggravated by mafia-related offences issued by the Court of Naples. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Mazzarella, 48, was fourth on the Ministry of the Interior’s list of the most dangerous fugitives (source in Italian). With this capture, the list of Italy’s so-called superlatitantes is reduced to three…
Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Austria have asked the EU for energy companies to help alleviate the burden on consumers and taxpayers triggered by the war in the Middle East, using the extra profits that companies are accumulating thanks to rising fuel prices. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The five Ministers of Economy and Finance wrote this in a letter addressed to EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, pointing out that actions taken at national level on excise duties must be accompanied by a joint effort. “It would make it possible to finance temporary relief, especially for consumers, and curb rising inflation, without placing…
US President Donald Trump’s tirade against NATO has intensified in recent weeks against the backdrop of the war in Iran, going as far as threatening to pull out of the alliance after European countries and other Western partners refused to actively take part. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His latest verbal assault, in which he called the alliance “paper tiger”, came after NATO countries didn’t respond to his calls to assemble a naval force to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively blocked. “I would say [it’s] beyond reconsideration,” he said in an interview with UK newspaper The Telegraph. “I…
In Kakanj, an industrial town in the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, everything revolves around lignite. Thousands of jobs depend on it. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Here lie 440 million tonnes of coal, one of the largest deposits in Europe. I get special authorisation to enter the huge open-cast pit. Coal was already being mined in Kakanj during the time of the Austrian emperor. Before World War I, some five thousand miners toiled here. Today, there are still 1200. One of them is Omer Hrustić: “I was literally a kid when my uncle brought me to the work site. Yeah, it’s three…
As the war in the Middle East continues to tighten global oil supplies by 12 million barrels per day, the European Union is scrambling to address soaring energy bills and urging people across the bloc to reduce driving. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The level of alert across the EU27 intensified when Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen shifted the focus from a pricing issue to a potential supply disruption following an emergency meeting of energy ministers on March 31. The Danish Commissioner told EU governments that diesel and jet fuel were at greater risk of shortages due to reliance on the Middle East, warning…
Published on 03/04/2026 – 11:46 GMT+2 Romania’s foreign minister Oana Țoiu has visited war torn Ukraine this week to witness the four year anniversary of the liberation of Bucha, the city outside Kyiv which was among the first areas Russian forces occupied and controlled for about one month. A number for EU foreign ministers joined top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas for a special gathering. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We have visited (Bucha) together, commemorating the victims, but at the same time being witnesses to this moment of resilience and how Ukrainians have taken back occupied territory,” the Minister told Euronews’ flagship morning…
Sunday, 12 April 2026 will be a crucial day for the European Union as Hungarians head to the polls for parliamentary elections. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Hungary’s current prime minister, Viktor Orbán, leader of the eurosceptic Fidesz party, will be challenged by Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party and a former member of Orbán’s own party. To better understand what’s at stake for Budapest and Brussels, Brussels, My Love? sits down with Sandor Zsiros, Euronews’ EU correspondent who hails from Hungary. Orbán vs Magyar With 16 years in power, Orbán is Hungary’s most veteran politician in recent history. According to Zsiros,…
By Alessio Dell’Anna & Damaso Jaivenois Published on 02/04/2026 – 10:30 GMT+2•Updated 10:45 If you work in Luxembourg, you’re in luck — you’re likely being paid the highest hourly wage on average across the whole of Europe ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Grand Duchy at the heart of the continent offers an average net wage of €49.7 per hour, according to new Eurostat figures released this week. A group of Nordic nations comes next, with Iceland in second place (€47.0), followed by Norway (€45.8) and Denmark (€44.7). At the other end of the table, Latvia (€12.9), Romania (€12.9) and Bulgaria (€10.5) have the lowest average…
With soaring energy prices and the threat of supply disruptions, the European Union is being forced to strike a delicate balance between staying on course towards climate neutrality and ensuring affordable energy for households and businesses across the bloc. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The EU’s plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions and reach climate neutrality by 2050 is facing mounting pressure, as national capitals grapple with rising energy costs and inflation. Some member states are even considering a return to coal in a bid to ease the burden on consumers. As long as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate —…