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Published on 02/07/2026 – 12:32 GMT+2 EU countries must match Europe’s defence ambitions in the upcoming budget negotiations, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius said at a conference on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “If you want peace, prepare for war,” Kubilius said, citing an Ancient Roman proverb to argue that strength and readiness are the best deterrents against being attacked. Kubilius argued that saving money on defence comes at the expense of the future, pointing out the enormous economic damage that accompanies the escalation of tensions into open conflict. “In order to avoid the case for war, [the member…
By Sertac Aktan & Euronews with AFP Published on 02/07/2026 – 4:21 GMT+2•Updated 11:45 Russian forces launched massive overnight strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, local authorities and emergency services announced. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The attack came after Ukraine’s air force warned that ballistic missiles were headed towards the capital and followed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cutting short a visit to Dublin on Wednesday, citing intelligence reports of an impending Russian strike. The heavy missile and drone barrage triggered explosions that affected five districts of the wider Kyiv region. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said it was Russia’s biggest attack on Kyiv…
The focus in Venezuela is shifting from search and rescue to providing medical assistance as a major health crisis is looming, João Almeida da Silva, one of 11 experts deployed to the disaster-struck country by the EU Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC), told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “What we see is that there’s going to be a huge need to support Venezuela,” da Silva said on Euronews’ flagship morning programme Europe Today. He was speaking from an operations base in La Guaira Stadium, one of the country’s hardest-hit areas. Two earthquakes of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude struck just minutes apart on…
Published on 02/07/2026 – 7:59 GMT+2•Updated 8:31 On today’s show: Euronews’ Angela Skujins reports on today’s Annual EU Budget Conference, the debate taking place there over the EU’s long-term budget, and the fight for cash between member states. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews’ Méabh McMahon speaks to Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov. Euronews’ Jorge Liboreiro reports from Dublin on Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Euronews’ Lauren Walker speaks to João Almeida da Silva, the EU’s head of aid operations in Venezuela, about the humanitarian situation following the devastating earthquakes in the country. Explainer by Jakub Janas: the…
EU redistributes Western Balkans funding: First this morning, a scoop by my colleague Luca Bertuzzi. The European Commission is set to redistribute funding it has allocated to Western Balkan candidate countries, with frontrunners Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia poised to receive cash at the expense of other countries in the region, two EU officials told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, set up in 2024, provides €6 billion in financial incentives for EU candidate countries in the region to implement the reforms needed to advance in their bids to join the bloc. The tool…
Published on 02/07/2026 – 7:13 GMT+2 The European Commission is set to redistribute funding under the tool designed to financially incentivise Western Balkan countries to carry out the reforms required for EU accession in favour of ‘frontrunner’ countries, two EU officials told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans was set up in 2024 to give candidate countries in the region financial support tied to strict conditions, chiefly the implementation of reforms needed to join the bloc. The tool covers the 2024-2027 period, with the ambition of doubling the size of Western Balkan economies within…
Published on 30/06/2026 – 11:32 GMT+2•Updated 01/07/2026 – 8:27 GMT+2 After the national team’s embarrassing World Cup exit, Chancellor Friedrich Merz caused astonishment with a post on the social media platform X. The chancellor praised the team: “Even though going out hurts: what a game. With your commitment and team spirit at this World Cup you have thrilled our country. We are proud of you.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Merz’s post drew heavy criticism in the comments. Comedian Oliver Pocher also weighed in under the chancellor’s post on Instagram. “I hope the account has been hacked. But it fits the situation in…
By Alessio Dell’Anna & video by Maud Zaba Published on 01/07/2026 – 9:32 GMT+2•Updated 10:08 University degrees are supposed to give graduates an edge in the job market. But in an increasingly competitive economy, that’s often far from guaranteed. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In Europe, the boost a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree gives to your CV can largely depend on where you live. Our analysis of Eurostat employment data found that graduate unemployment is close to zero across much of central and eastern Europe. In Romania, the Czech Republic, Poland and Bulgaria, less than 1.5% of people aged 25 to 54 with tertiary education…
Attackers targeted the homes of three politicians from Greece’s ruling party with homemade explosives on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and four wounded, police told the AFP news agency. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The attacks, which happened in the early hours in the northern city of Thessaloniki, were carried out using devices made from gas bottles. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the New Democracy leader, expressed “outrage and anger” at what he termed a “cowardly, terrorist and murderous attack” and said he would visit Thessaloniki later to support his party colleagues. The Kathimerini news website reported that the parents of former party candidate…
Former Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces and current Ambassador to the UK Valerii Zaluzhnyi intends to run in the next presidential elections, according to the latest domestic reports. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to Ukrainian media outlet Ukrainska Pravda, Zaluzhnyi was summoned to Kyiv in mid-June, when incumbent President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly asked his former top military commander whether he would take part in presidential elections if they were held in autumn. According to the reports, Zaluzhnyi confirmed his intentions and explained that he had previously never sought a political career, “but many people are placing their hopes in him and he…