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Published on 19/06/2026 – 18:13 GMT+2 The European Commission will develop new tools to counter macroeconomic imbalances, most notably the growing and “unsustainable” trade deficit with China, including a diversification instrument, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Europe has already built an extensive toolbox in recent years. Now we must use it more proactively and more strategically to defend our European interests,” she said at a press conference closing this week’s European Council summit. According to von der Leyen, EU leaders showed unity and clear support for a European response to the current…
Published on 19/06/2026 – 20:01 GMT+2 Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has underlined from Brussels the importance of moving towards “a Europe open to the world” capable of responding to global challenges with deeper integration, strategic autonomy and greater financial capacity. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Europe will not be a geoeconomic power if we do not have the financial firepower to be one,” said the Spanish leader, who on Thursday took part in a European Council meeting focused on the EU’s future budget and the current international situation. With this warning, Sánchez, whose future at the helm of the Spanish government is…
French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have issued a blistering rebuke against deportation camps outside the European Union, setting their countries on a collision course with a growing political majority. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT During a summit on Friday, 19 leaders across the bloc signed a joint declaration calling to make “full use” of a new European law that enables the construction of so-called return hubs to host migrants whose asylum applications have been denied. The coalition, led by Denmark and Italy, two fierce advocates of outsourcing, wants to “move forward with solutions based in third countries as…
EU leaders meeting in Brussels have agreed to produce a preliminary deal on the €2 trillion EU long-term budget for 2028–2034 by October, according to a draft statement published on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a gathering on Thursday and Friday, the bloc entered a sensitive phase of the negotiations, trying to reach a common understanding on expenditure and revenues to fund the priorities of the next seven years. There is a delicate balancing act to be struck among EU member states. While a group of net payers led by Germany and The Netherlands pushing to slash the bloc’s total spend,…
Published on 19/06/2026 – 17:12 GMT+2•Updated 17:18 As Hungary’s new prime minister, Péter Magyar, attended his first European summit, the European Commission approved Hungary’s revised Recovery Plan, Euronews has learned. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The document is central to the new government’s strategy to gain access to €10 billion from the EU’s post-pandemic recovery funds. The Hungarian plan includes rail projects, energy infrastructure and housing schemes, but it still needs the approval of all EU member states in the Council in July to be fully funded. Hungary must meet 27 so-called “super milestones” by the end of August for the funds to…
With the heatwave settling over much of France for several days, some wine estates are bringing forward the working hours of their seasonal staff to avoid the hottest part of the day, especially in physcically intensive and laborious jobs. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This is the case in La Sauve, a commune in the southwest of France, in the Gironde department. Here vines are grown for Chateau Latorse, and the estate’s director has decided to have his seasonal workers start before dawn. “Instead of working from 8 am to midday and then 2 pm to 6 pm, we now start at 6:30…
By Tamsin Paternoster & Video by Maud Zaba Published on 19/06/2026 – 11:09 GMT+2•Updated 12:34 The UK’s plans to ban social media access for teenagers has reignited a debate playing out across Europe, as governments face growing calls from parents to teachers to protect children online. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Countries including France, Spain, Austria and Denmark are all discussing measures to restrict access for children, with concerns ranging from cyberbullying and addictive platform design, to tragedies including suicide and self-harm. According to a study by WHO-backed Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, problematic social media use among adolescents increased from 7% in 2018…
By Jacqueline Mahon, UNFPA Representative to Ukraine Published on 19/06/2026 – 11:57 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. This article contains references to and descriptions of sexual violence. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is in crisis, support is available. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Last year I sat in a room in Kyiv at a gathering of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. One man told us he was a survivor. He spoke softly, and as he spoke his hands curled; a…
Published on 19/06/2026 – 11:28 GMT+2 Russian drones struck two foreign-flagged civilian ships in the Black Sea on Thursday night, Ukrainian authorities said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to Oleksii Kuleba, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, the drones hit one vessel flying the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis and one Panamanian-flagged ship, leaving one person dead and five injured. One of the injured sailors is in a critical condition, per Kuleba. “This is yet another proof that Russia is waging a war against freedom of navigation, international trade, and global food security,” he wrote. The governor of Ukraine’s Odesa region,…
Published on 19/06/2026 – 9:07 GMT+2 Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has won the key Makerfield by-election in the UK, paving the way for him to mount a leadership challenge to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Labour candidate returns to Westminster having won the Makerfield seat comfortably, securing 24,927 votes, around 55% of the vote. Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon came second with 15,696, followed by Restore Britain’s Rebecca Shepherd with 3,111. The by-election was triggered after the former Makerfield MP Josh Simons stepped down to allow Burnham to take on Starmer, who has been under increasing pressure…