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France’s municipal runoff delivered a mixed verdict for the country’s main political forces on Sunday: the Left held Paris with Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire, the far-right and its allies scored a major symbolic win in Nice, and mainstream parties pointed to resilience in several big and mid-sized cities ahead of the 2027 presidential race. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Municipal elections in France are local contests to elect mayors and local councils, but they are closely watched because they test party organisation, alliance-building, and grassroots strength before national campaigns begin. In the capital, Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire defeated conservative rival Rachida Dati, ensuring Paris remains…
By Euronews Published on 22/03/2026 – 16:03 GMT+1 Polls for the hightly contested parliamentary elections in Slovania opened on Sunday, where the incumbent liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob takes on right-wing conservative Janez Janša. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The vote comes down to two main players: Prime Minister Robert Golob’s Freedom Movement and the right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) led by three-time prime minister Janez Janša, ally of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and an admirer of US President Donald Trump. The race is expected to be tight, and will decide whether the country stays on its centre-left course or sways towards the…
By Euronews Published on 22/03/2026 – 12:42 GMT+1 Polling stations across Italy opened on Sunday for a two-day referendum on judicial reform, which would split the career paths of judges and prosecutors, a reform that has sharpened political divisions and unified the centre-left opposition. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At 12:00 PM, according to the Interior Ministry’s Eligendo portal, voter turnout reached 14.88% of eligible voters. This figure is double the turnout recorded at 12:00 PM for the 2025 citizenship referendum and is also the highest for any referendum in the past 23 years. The reform already passed parliament in October, but failed to…
Published on 20/03/2026 – 14:39 GMT+1 French President Emmanuel Macron urged Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to step up enforcement of EU digital regulations to combat foreign election interference ahead of key elections in 2026 and 2027, according to a letter dated March 16 and seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The call comes as concerns grow in France about potential election meddling before next year’s presidential race. French security services have identified several interference cases —including from Russia— during the ongoing municipal campaign, with the second round set for Sunday. “In a geopolitical context marked by a multiplication of…
Published on 20/03/2026 – 15:00 GMT+1 From a start-up founded in Malaga in 2015 with a few thousand euros, Ly Company has become one of Europe’s fastest-growing multinationals, and a global leader in the sustainable water packaging sector. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With ten factories located across Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, Ly Company produces about 10 million bottles of water in cardboard packaging per month. Unlike most competitors, Ly Company doesn’t owe its success to mass retail firms. It sells personalised products to more than 3,000 brands, ranging from airlines and hotel chains to private transport companies and major…
Following its launch in 2016, Pokémon Go quickly became a phenomenon in Europe and around the world, turning streets of Brussels, Paris and Rome into augmented reality playgrounds where players could hunt virtual creatures such as Pikachu, Dragonite or Eevee. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The app is still popular today (with more than 100 million players in 2024, according to Scopely, parent company of game developer Niantic), generating headlines and, in some instances, dubious claims online. According to MIT Technology Review, Niantic’s AI-focused division, Niantic Spatial, has used images collected through gameplay to help train its systems, which are designed to build…
France’s local elections and the leaked communication between centre-right and far-right parties in the European Parliament have brought the issue of political polarisation in the European Union back to the forefront. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Brussels, My Love? explored these topics with the French-German researcher Sophie Pornschlegel, Svenska Dagbladet’s correspondent Teresa Küchler, and Euronews’ Stefan Grobe. The right-wing group chat According to an investigation by the German news agency dpa, the centre-right, pro-EU European People’s Party (EPP) has been collaborating with far-right parties, including Alternative for Germany (AfD), on tougher EU migration laws, with communication happening on a WhatsApp group. Manfred Weber,…
Humanitarian funding has been declining since 2023, showing how vulnerable it is to the political whims of the day. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The biggest blow to overseas spending happened in 2025, when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that 83% of programmes by USAid — the country’s international development agency — would be cancelled. It’s a similar story around the world: between 2025 and 2026, total global humanitarian funding plummeted from around €23.97 billion ($27.60 billion) to approximately €7.34 billion ($8 billion), according to the latest data from the Financial Tracking Service (FTS). Currently, the EU and its member states…
Fury over Viktor Orbán’s decision to veto the European Union’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine burst into the open on Thursday as leaders castigated, one by one, in the harshest terms yet the “unacceptable” behaviour of the Hungarian prime minister. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The condemnation was led by António Costa, the usually mild-mannered president of the European Council, whose authority is being directly challenged by Orbán’s disruption. “The leaders took the floor to condemn the attitude from Viktor Orbán, to remember that a deal is a deal and all the leaders need to honour that word,” Costa said at the end…
Across the European Union, energy prices remain highly sensitive to global instability — and recent developments are adding new pressure. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Ring turns its attention to the ripple effects of escalating tensions in the Middle East, where disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz are tightening global oil supply. The United States has broadened a sanctions waiver allowing all countries to purchase Russian oil currently stranded at sea. This decision has prompted unease among European leaders, who fear it could weaken efforts to isolate Moscow. How should the EU respond to rising costs while staying aligned with its political…