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Published on 04/09/2026 – 13:33 GMT+2 A lorry driver ignored warnings that he should break through the barriers at a level crossing in Gdańsk, Poland, moments before his vehicle was struck by a train. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The driver’s lorry had become stuck when barriers came down while the vehicle was making its way across the tracks. CCTV shows a PKP Intercity train, the country’s national long-distance rail operator, travelling from Gdynia to Zielona Góra collide with the lorry at about 1:20 pm CET. The manager of the national rail network, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (PLK), reported witnesses signalled to the…

Spain is pushing the European Commission to treat climate adaptation as a core economic and security priority, arguing that Europe can no longer rely on reactive measures as extreme weather becomes more frequent and costly, according to two documents seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Madrid’s plea comes as Brussels is preparing a climate resilience strategy, due by the end of the year, which Spain argues should have more teeth, after a dramatic summer marked by heatwaves, wildfires and drought. At the same time, Spain is hoping to influence the ongoing negotiations on the next EU multi-annual budget covering 2028-2034, and…

Published on 04/09/2026 – 14:51 GMT+2•Updated 16:51 Brazil’s EU ambassador, Pedro Miguel da Costa e Silva, told Euronews on Friday that an inspection of Brazilian meat was unnecessary, and signalled that “all options are on the table” for Brazil to respond if the EU ban remains in place. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The European Commission’s decision came into force this week, after Brazil was removed from a list of countries complying with EU food safety rules over its use of antibiotics to stimulate animal growth. The EU ban prompted anger from the Brazilian government on Thursday, which threatened to adopt countermeasures. “There…

Published on 04/09/2026 – 15:51 GMT+2 A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) in central Kyiv on Friday afternoon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, adding that it had targeted the head of the agency’s office. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The drone hit the SBU’s central building on Volodymyrska Street, opposite St Sophia Cathedral and close to Kyiv’s Golden Gate area, as Russia continued its campaign of daytime drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital. “I spoke with the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Oleksandr Poklad. Unfortunately, a Russian drone struck the central building of the Security Service…

French minister for European Affairs, Benjamin Haddad, told Euronews he’s “quite confident” the French electorate will reject extremism, and won’t elect a far-right candidate to replace President Emmanuel Macron in next year’s election. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His comments come days after an Elabe poll for BFMTV/La Tribune Dimanche showed Le Pen dwarfing all other candidates; predicting her to win between 34% and 35.5% of first-round votes. Le Pen, the president of the far-right National Rally party, was cleared to stand in July despite an appeals court upholding an embezzlement conviction against her. “We still have a long way to go before…

Published on 04/09/2026 – 19:38 GMT+2 Spain recorded its joint-highest September temperature on Thursday, with 45.7C measured in the southwestern town of El Granado as exceptional heat grips the country, according to Spain’s State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The temperature matched the September record of 45.7C set in Montoro in 2016. Both towns are located in the southern region of Andalusia. Thursday’s reading was also the highest temperature recorded in Spain so far this year, as summer-like heat exceeding 40C has swept across large parts of the country’s south and west this week. AEMET also said on Thursday that…

Senior EU officials are doubling down on the need for substantial new EU-level taxes to finance the bloc’s long-term budget, pushing back against scepticism from the so-called “frugal” member states. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The question of new own resources, part of the Multiannual Financial Framework, the bloc’s €2 trillion long-term budget for 2028–2034, dominated the informal meeting of European Affairs Ministers in Dublin on Thursday and Friday. “The issue of own resources is an absolute prerequisite for us to adopt this budget,” Benjamin Haddad, the French Minister for European Affairs, told reporters on the margins of the meeting on Thursday. “Our…

On Friday, Jordan Bardella of the far-right National Rally party signed a “memorandum of understanding” with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, aimed at stopping the boats “forever” — should their parties come to power — at the party’s annual conference in Birmingham. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Farage and Bardella signed the agreement which vows to end irregular migrant crossing on stage. The Reform UK leader hailed the deal as a “genuine new entente cordiale” between the two countries and political parties. Bardella — who is hoping to become France’s next Prime Minister — said that “the United Kingdom must not be the…

Following the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine and the subsequent wave of emigration, one notable trend has been the rise of so-called “birth tourism”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Thousands of Russian women, unwilling to tie their children’s future to a country that started a war and concerned about Russia’s growing isolation, began looking for opportunities to give birth abroad. The main goal is not only to access quality healthcare, but also to obtain a second citizenship for the newborn, which can potentially open the way for the entire family to emigrate, study, work and travel freely around the world. Countries…

Five EU countries say they expect to be ready to send irregular migrants to deportation centres built outside the European Union by 2027. The announcement came after a meeting in Copenhagen on Friday attended by the interior ministers of Denmark, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Greece. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The ministers agreed on a common model for “return hubs” — facilities set to host asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected by the five countries and who cannot be returned to their countries of origin. The five-state group is currently negotiating the creation of the hubs on the territory of one…