Author: Press Room
When students from a school in Créteil, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, joined their teachers in protest to call for more resources and staff, they could not have predicted that their action would trigger a nationwide movement. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The campaign began on 17 September and quickly gained momentum after videos of the protests spread across social media, prompting students across France to join the call for government action to address overcrowded classrooms, teacher absences, outdated facilities and other grievances. More than two weeks on from the first protest, student unions have called for pupils to assemble for a…
“Journalism is not a crime,” Alina Koushyk, Editor-in-chief of Belsat, a TV station founded in Poland in 2007 and broadcasting independent news to neighbouring Belarus, tells Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Lukashenka regime, which has been cracking down on opposition and the press, labelled the Belarusian journalist a “terrorist” and an “extremist” and Moscow added her to its list of wanted individuals. “I’m not a terrorist, I’m just a journalist. For many years, I’ve been working just to say the truth, an alternative point of view. And this is not a crime”. A dozen of journalists working for Belsat have been…
Pedro Sánchez has lost control of the narrative – and that’s why he’s calling a snap election. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In eight years in office, the Spanish prime minister has survived every obstacle thrown his way, proving himself as cunning as he is ruthless. He has reshaped Spanish politics, transformed his party and remade the left. He is the ultimate political operator. But that only works if you control the conversation. Since the Ceuta crisis broke – a stampede that saw more than 70,000 migrants cross into the enclave in what became the worst national security breach in modern Spanish history…
Russian intelligence services are creating fake websites, social media pages, and messenger channels to imitate Ukrainian government agencies, security bodies, media outlets and senior officials, Kyiv has said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), these fake resources copy official names, logos, photographs and branding in an attempt to appear legitimate. The agency said it had recorded a key increase in such manipulative activities and had already identified and blocked more than 50 resources that copied the SBU’s own branding and appearance. Fake accounts have also been created in the names of senior Ukrainian officials. Previous examples…
A Bolsonaro victory could push Brazil further from the European Union, according to former MEP and vice-chair of the EU-Brazil delegation João Albuquerque. Speaking on Euronews’ flagship live morning show Europe Today, he said Lula helped bring the two sides closer on trade, climate and democratic values, including progress on the Mercosur deal. A shift to the right could now put those ties at risk and bring Brazil closer to Donald Trump’s agenda. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT
Former European Council President Charles Michel said that the EU must have a stronger role in resolving conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Speaking on Euronews’ flagship live morning show Europe Today, he called it a failure that Europe is not at the negotiating table, arguing that the bloc must become more sovereign and resilient. Michel said security and the economy are increasingly intertwined and urged EU leaders to strengthen Europe’s influence and defend its interests. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT
Migration was one of the main topics on the agenda of last week’s Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This Council followed the Munich Migration Meeting on 26 September, where several ministers called for faster returns, stronger external border controls and a bigger operational role for Frontex. On October 1st, the Council gave its final green light to new rules for more effective returns of people with no legal right to stay in the EU. These rules, due to enter into force in the coming weeks, complement the Pact on Migration and Asylum and support its implementation.…
Up to 500 secondary schools in France are expected to be fully or partially closed on Monday as a new day of mobilisation by pupils gets under way, following several days of protests marked by clashes with police, damage to schools and street violence. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The demonstrations, which have spread across several major cities, have seen rubbish bins and other objects set on fire, projectiles thrown at security forces and damage to school buildings and street furniture. The Ministry of Education said on Sunday that classes would be “totally or partially” suspended in 400 to 500 secondary schools where…
Two people have died and another is missing after heavy rain and flooding hit Catalonia, in north-eastern Spain, authorities said on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Catalan regional president Salvador Illa confirmed the second death in a social media post on Sunday. Firefighters said the missing person had been swept away by a stream in Pineda de Mar, a town north of Barcelona. Catalan Civil Protection has sent a new Es-Alert on Sunday to the mobile phones of residents in Vallès Oriental, Maresme, la Selva, Baix Empordà and Gironès. The message urges people to comply with travel restrictions while the torrential rain…
Friedrich Merz arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv by special train on Sunday morning. The visit had not been publicly announced beforehand. Alongside Economy Minister Katherina Reiche, the delegation includes around ten representatives of German companies from the defence and energy sectors. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The focus of the trip is further support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. According to German government sources, thousands of interceptor drones are to be delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces in the coming months. The systems are intended in particular to counter Russian jet-powered drones, which are difficult to intercept because of their…