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By Jakub Janas & Alessio Dell’Anna Published on 06/02/2026 – 9:40 GMT+1 Early data shows Americans drive over a third of foreign spending. And the bills are huge: Australians average €2,600 per booking, while the Dutch pay over €1,300. And the Italians? Because tickets are quite pricy, it looks like many are staying home. But maybe it is easier to watch from the sofa? These are the most dispersed Olympics in history, spreading over 22,000 square kilometres. So if you want to see skiing after the skating, get ready for a five-hour drive. And the organisers promise these games will be “green”. Other…
On Monday, 2 February, Israel reopened the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip at the border with Egypt, in a step forward in the US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The crossing was supposed to reopen earlier, during the first phase of the ceasefire that began in October 2025. However, Israel postponed it until the return of the body of the last Israeli hostage, which happened last week. How have people in Gaza reacted to this development? What does it mean for the relationship between Israel and Hamas? And how has the European Union (EU) responded? To answer…
Published on 06/02/2026 – 8:09 GMT+1 US President Donald Trump endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a post on Truth Social, ahead of a key election in April where the Hungarian leader could lose his grip on power. Orbán has been office in Hungary since 2010 with a super majority, but polls show Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party is running ahead in opinion polls and poses a serious challenge to the Hungarian premier. Trump has a history of actively supporting his right-wing conservative political allies. He supported Japan’s Sanae Takaichi and Argentina’s Javier Milei in their campaigns. Both emerged as…
European nations need to provide budgetary support for a special international court to prosecute those responsible for crimes of aggression in Ukraine, Council of Europe chief Alain Berset told Euronews, as US-led talks on a peace settlement continue. Berset’s Strasbourg-based institution signed an agreement with Ukraine establishing the Special Tribunal last June, to ensure top Kremlin officials, including President Vladimir Putin, are one day tried for their unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “When you have aggression, there is accountability. When you have destruction and suffering, there is accountability,” Berset told Euronews’ 12 Minutes With. “Now we are preparing, but we…
The outcome of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine would resonate far beyond Europe, shaping how autocrats assess the West’s strength and resolve, Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski said. “However this war ends, it has to be agreed with Ukraine and reflect Ukrainian priorities,” Trzaskowski told Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today on Thursday. “Every dictator in the world is watching whether the West will stay united and strong.” His remarks come as diplomatic activity accelerates, including US-led talks and renewed debate in Europe over reopening communication channels with Moscow, an idea recently floated by French President Emmanuel Macron. Warsaw remains firmly…
By Jakub Janas & Jorge Liboreiro Published on 05/02/2026 – 15:30 GMT+1 By April, Ukraine’s budget will be empty. And, unable to tap into Russia’s frozen assets last December, Brussels triggered Plan B: a massive €90 billion loan raised through joint debt. But not everyone will participate: Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic secured total opt-out. So, €30 billion will keep the state running and pay doctors, teachers and pensioners. The lion’s share — €60 billion — is for defence. And since yesterday, that deal is finally locked in. But Europeans were split. France was leading the “Buy European” team. They insisted EU…
For many, winter sports are great fun — but they’re also a luxury. Not just for amateurs, but sometimes for elite athletes too. At least 19 of them have had to turn to crowdfunding just to get to the starting line of the event kicking off this week in Italy. They need help with basics like equipment, travel and even tickets to the competitions themselves. Cormac Comerford, the first Irish male athlete to compete in all four Alpine disciplines, has raised more than €3,000 on GoFundMe for mandatory safety gear after the introduction of stricter safety rules. The equipment, among…
The European Union is one step closer to agreeing on joint efforts with the United States and Japan to “increase economic security and national security” by securing the supply of critical raw materials, according to a statement. Within the coming 30 days, the EU and the two nations are expected to sign a memorandum of understandingto boost critical minerals supply chain security, in a rare and surprising display of trade conciliation by the US under President Donald Trump. The planned partnership will “identify areas of cooperation to stimulate demand and diversify supply for both participants by identifying and supporting projects…
In Tallinn, starting a company can take minutes. Registration, taxation and contracts are handled online, often without a single interaction with a civil servant. For entrepreneurs, the state is designed to stay out of the way. This efficiency has made Estonia, with a population of 1.3 million, one of the EU’s most business-friendly countries. It also raises a difficult question for Brussels: if one small country can make business so easy, why does the EU still struggle to function as a single market or to initiate its EU-INC plan? A small ecosystem with significant impact Estonia’s startup sector punches above…
As Arctic ice retreats and geopolitical tensions harden, NATO’s northern flank is emerging as one of the alliance’s most consequential and neglected theatres, and Europe is now confronting a hard truth: it is strategically underprepared to play a role in a region that is set to become a key military and economic corridor. Most European allies might have disagreed with United States President Donald Trump’s aggressive Arctic policy, but most seem to agree with the substance of his message: the Arctic needs special attention, and it needs it fast. Their problem: they’re missing both the doctrines and the military capabilities…