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Former North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană, said that much better defences were required by Europe to ward off drones – and the Romanian city of Galați still lives in a state of “shock” following an incursion by a Russian drone carrying explosives on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Late last week an unmanned aerial vehicle crashed into a residential building in the Romanian south-eastern port city near the border of Ukraine, sparking a fire and injuring two people. The Romanian government blamed Moscow for the incident and declared the Russian consul in Constanța a persona non grata…
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has proposed amending the country’s constitution to allow for the removal of its appointed president, potentially paving the way for direct elections. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Just as Viktor Orbán has abandoned the Hungarian people, so Tamás Sulyok, whom he appointed, has abandoned the Hungarian republic,” Magyar announced on Monday morning in front of the Sándor Palace. “The office of the president of the republic is more important and more powerful than any individual head of state. It is in Hungary’s interest that the presidency should regain the authority that has been battered in recent years by…
Hello and welcome to Monday – I’m Mared Gwyn, bringing you this newsletter from Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT European Council chief António Costa kicks off his one-week tour of the Western Balkans in Bosnia & Herzegovina’s capital of Sarajevo this morning, before traveling through six countries and concluding with the EU-Western Balkan Summit in Tivat, Montenegro on Friday. Officials close to Costa say the whistle-stop tour demonstrates the “priority and importance” he attaches to the region, and the way he sees the countries’ accession to the EU as a “necessity for Europe and investment in the security and stability of the…
Published on 01/06/2026 – 7:59 GMT+2 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Interviews with Věra Jourová, former EU Commissioner for Values and Transparency, Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency, and Mircea Geoană, former Deputy Secretary General of NATO. Euronews’ Zoltán Siposhegyi reports live from Budapest on what’s next for Hungary after PM Péter Magyar reached a deal with the EU Commission to unfreeze EU funds. Euronews’ Jane Witherspoon reports from Dubai on the Iran war and the latest developments in the Middle East. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’ chief anchor Méabh…
By Amandine Hess & Manuela Scarpellini Published on 31/05/2026 – 21:16 GMT+2 The day after Paris Saint-Germain’s victory over Arsenal in the Champions League final, fans of Luis Enrique’s team took to the Champ de Mars to celebrate the two-time European champions returning from Budapest. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Marquinhos: “Doing it once is history, twice is legend” On the famous park near the Eiffel Tower, giant screens had been set up to relive the key moments of the match: Arsenal’s early lead through Havertz, and PSG’s equaliser scored by Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé. Then came the battle through to the 120th minute before…
Published on 31/05/2026 – 21:40 GMT+2 Tamás Sulyok will not step down as Hungary’s president. In a Facebook video, Sulyok said that he wanted to continue working with the government and would support the legislation needed to unlock EU funds. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Prime Minister Péter Magyar responded with a Facebook post: “Tamás Sulyok has never stood up for the downtrodden, for those under attack, or in defence of the rule of law. Even on Children’s Day he is only defending his monthly salary of 6.3 million forints, instead of apologising.” The prime minister had set a 31 May deadline for…
By Kirsten Ripper & Euronews Published on 31/05/2026 – 14:36 GMT+2•Updated 16:24 At Frankfurt am Main central station, Deutsche Bahn also warns passengers on board trains about pickpockets. Travellers leaving the station are confronted with the misery of drug addicts who linger in Kaiserstrasse and the surrounding streets – whether they like it or not. Police are usually on the scene, but from the outside not much seems to have changed in recent years. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT And the figures on violence at Germany’s railway stations are causing many officials serious concern. Since this weekend, the federal police have increased their presence at stations…
By Kirsten Ripper, Euronews Published on 31/05/2026 – 14:36 GMT+2 At Frankfurt am Main central station, Deutsche Bahn also warns passengers on board trains about pickpockets. Travellers leaving the station are confronted with the misery of drug addicts who linger in Kaiserstraße and the surrounding streets, whether they want to see it or not. Police are usually on the scene, but from the outside not much appears to have changed in recent years. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT And the figures on violence at Germany’s railway stations are causing headaches for many officials. Since this weekend the federal police have stepped up their presence…
Russian forces launched a new series of air strikes on Ukraine on Sunday night, attacking its territory with more than 200 attack and decoy drones. Most of them were shot down, the AFU Air Force said (source in Russian), but 14 drones were recorded hitting 11 locations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “According to preliminary data, as of 08:30, the air defence intercepted 212 enemy UAVs of Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of drones in the north and east of the country,” the agency said. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (source in Russian), a drone of Russian forces struck…
By Sertac Aktan & Euronews Published on 30/05/2026 – 21:04 GMT+2•Updated 22:58 Paris Saint‑Germain retained the Champions League title in Budapest, defeating Arsenal on penalties after a 1–1 draw over 120 minutes at the Puskás Aréna. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Kai Havertz put Arsenal in front inside the opening minutes, but Ousmane Dembélé equalised from the spot midway through the second half after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was fouled in the box. With neither side able to find a winner in extra time, the final went to a shootout, where PSG held their nerve to clinch a second successive European crown and deny Arsenal a first Champions…