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Published on 31/03/2026 – 8:44 GMT+2 The EU is set to urge Israel to reverse course after its parliament approved a bill allowing the execution of Palestinian convicted of nationalistic killings. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a draft statement seen by Euronews, foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warns the move marks a “grave regression” from Israel’s previous commitments under international law and the EU-Israel Association Agreement. The text, to be issued on behalf of the 27 member states, highlights “particular concern” over what it describes as the bill’s “de facto discriminatory character”. “The EU urges Israel to abide by its previous principled…

The veto right allows member states to block Council decisions in areas where treaties require unanimity instead of majority voting. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Activating this power can send the entire EU into a political gridlock: one opposing member state is enough to halt proposed actions from being adopted. National governments use this right only if they consider that Council decisions harm their sovereign interests. Yet it is increasingly used as a power move to extort concession from the EU, especially after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. According to Michal Ovádek, lecturer in European Institutions, Politics and Policy at University College…

Hungary’s upcoming general election on 12 April is marked by a clear generation gap with many young voters strongly favouring the opposition Tisza Party headed by Péter Magyar. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Most independent polls show that more than 60% of voters under 30 support Magyar’s party while only 15% support Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz. Orbán’s campaign appears to be speaking to older voters. One campaign promise is a 14th month pension, promising security for Hungary’s older citizens where Fidesz has a definite lead among voters over 64. Based on earlier elections, young voters are harder to mobilise, so the generation issue…

Published on 30/03/2026 – 19:16 GMT+2 Slovenia’s newly elected parliament will come together on 10 April opening the way for tough coalition talks after the liberals’ razor-thin win this month, the EU country’s president said on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “As soon as the official results are published, I will call the constitutive session of the new parliament on April 10,” Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar told journalists after her first consultations with the leaders of seven parties that entered parliament at the 22 March vote. She warned current geopolitical circumstances require swift coalition negotiations that will put in place a…

Published on 30/03/2026 – 15:55 GMT+2•Updated 16:00 A Swedish prosecutor charged a man on Monday with aggravated pimping, assault and multiple rapes after he allegedly sold his wife’s sexual services to over 120 men. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The 62-year-old man was arrested in late October after his wife reported him to police in northern Sweden, and he has been held in custody since then. According to the charge sheet, the man had for years benefitted financially from pressuring his wife “to perform and submit to sexual acts”. The man was accused of creating ads online, setting up meetings, keeping guard and…

Published on 30/03/2026 – 14:35 GMT+2 In the US, the “No Kings” movement has been increasingly protesting against US President Donald Trump and his administration, targeting his immigration policies, climate denial and military action in Iran. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But why are Europeans so invested? Because his “Make America Great Again” or MAGA ideology is already fighting for dominance inside the EU. The ultimate test is Hungary. On 12 April, Prime Minister Viktor Orban faces the political fight of his life against conservative opposition leader Peter Magyar. Orban has branded his government as Europe’s MAGA stronghold, earning Trump’s full endorsement. And…

Published on 30/03/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2•Updated 10:16 Since 1966, member states can use their unanimity power to halt European Council decisions. One opposing country is enough to block the Council’s works. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Strategic enforcement of veto power rose after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to experts, governments are using the unanimity rule to extract concessions from Brussels on matters of national interest. This sparked reform discussions to change current voting rules in the Council. Replacing unanimity with qualified majority is complicated. It would require all member states to agree to give up their “leverage power”. The veto dispute has…

Published on 30/03/2026 – 9:39 GMT+2•Updated 9:43 Europe’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors are facing growing strain from geopolitical tensions and rising costs, EU fisheries chief Costas Kadis has warned. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking on Europe Today, Kadis said urgent support is needed to keep the industry competitive. “The challenges are mounting,” he said, pointing to the impact of Middle East conflict on seafood markets, supply chains and coastal communities. The more pressing concern, he said, is economic pressure on the sector. Some operators have already shut down due to thin margins and soaring fuel prices. “They were barely profitable before. Now…

Good morning and welcome to Monday – I’m Mared Gwyn. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Criticism has poured in from all corners of the world after Israeli police stopped the heads of the Catholic Church in Jerusalem from entering the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, preventing them from privately celebrating mass in what the Latin Patriarchate has said is a first in “centuries”. We have more in our top story below. But first, G7 crisis talks: G7 energy and finance ministers as well as central bank governors will hold urgent online talks later today amid fears that the economic fallout of the war…

Published on 29/03/2026 – 14:52 GMT+2 The Group of Seven is an exclusive, informal club made up of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom, alongside the EU. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT They have immense economic gravity. When the G7 unifies on freezing assets or setting global taxes, the rest of the world listens and usually adapts. As they meet today, they will discuss ceasefire plans in Gaza, securing maritime passage in the Strait of Hormuz, backing Ukraine and adding more sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet. And it feels like history is repeating itself. After all, The…