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Welcome back, this newsletter comes to you from a train departing Luxembourg to Brussels, with very dodgy internet, wrapping two days of meetings. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For those who don’t know, I started my career in politics covering Eurogroup meetings, doing more doorsteps in the cold than I can remember. And still get a kick out of it after all these years, even if that means a three-hour train ride. What’s new this week? Negotiations around the next European common budget are underway, and that means one thing: not a cent will go down without a fight. Personally, I find these…

As Russia tightens domestic restrictions and public discontent grows, opposition groups in exile are seeking to lay the groundwork for Russia’s democratic future. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Members of a newly founded political party led by Kremlin critic and former political prisoner Ilya Yashin met in Berlin on Friday to elect their leadership and outline the party’s agenda. The movement, called “The Peaceful Forces of Russia”, says it aims to promote a peaceful future for the country. “Putin leads the party of war, and we lead the party of peace,” Yashin wrote on the messaging app Telegram. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Published on 13/06/2026 – 10:51 GMT+2 The picture was taken by Emilio Morenatti, an AP photographer and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, during the popemobile tour through Barcelona last Tuesday. In the image at the top of this article, Pope Leo XIV gazes intently at a boy and holds both his hands as the two smile. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Morenatti later said the photograph was only possible because he broke with the routine photographers usually follow at this kind of event. ‘Covering a papal visit is often frustrating, because we are confined to fixed positions with little freedom to look for other…

Kaja Kallas has been caught in a political whirlwind after an informal document linked to the French government floated several ideas to drastically revamp her position of High Representative, the European Union’s foreign policy chief. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The paper pitches three options, one of which would strengthen her portfolio and expand her competencies into trade and economic development. The other two options, however, would severely weaken her role by shifting powers either to the European Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen, or to the member states. Amid the damaging headlines, Kallas opened the door for a fresh debate but…

Published on 11/06/2026 – 0:43 GMT+2•Updated 12/06/2026 – 15:06 GMT+2 The World Cup is on, one the biggest events of the year. It will unite the world, create a vibe of friendship and festivity and leave politics outside. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Really? Two members of the European Parliament are talking about this in the latest edition of The Ring, Rasmus Andresen from Germany (Greens) and Lukas Mandl from Austria (European People’s Party). As of this week, the FIFA Football World Cup will capture the attention of millions of people around the globe. But headlines will not only dominate the sport pages…

Russia’s initial invasion of Ukraine, launched 12 years ago, started with the annexation of Crimea, a strategically important peninsula in southern Ukraine jutting into the Black Sea. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Since then, Ukraine repeatedly said that for Kyiv the war will not be considered fully over until Crimea is liberated and restored to Ukrainian sovereignty and returned to its indigenous Crimean Tatar community. For Moscow, Crimea is the most prized trophy of its invasion and the war against Ukraine, and is the territory Russia is likely to relinquish last if at all. But with Ukraine’s strengthened intensity and efficiency of drone…

This week the 2026 World Cup kicked off with Mexico playing South Africa in what many have called one of the most politically charged sporting tournaments in history. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The competition – that will keep football fans glued to their screens until 19 July – is being held across Canada, Mexico, and the United States. But while some people in Brussels are focused on World Cup bets, others are more focused on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, which becomes fully applicable today (12 June). Euronews’ weekly podcast Brussels, My Love? tries to bring together these two topics…

Updated: 12/06/2026 – 14:08 GMT+2 European economic conditions “have worsened,” International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said, as the IMF is now “downgrading” its growth projections and “uplifting” its inflation forecasts. Georgieva recommends that the EU invest “together” and “wisely”. … More

Protests have been growing in Albania against a planned resort development backed by Jared Kushner, with thousands taking to the streets of Tirana on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, and his investment firm Affinity Partners have been in negotiations to open an estimated $4 billion luxury resort in a protected area on Albania’s Adriatic coast. But protesters have pushed back at the plans, arguing it would damage the local environment. Some are also calling for Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign over the issue. Here’s everything you need to know about the protests.…

Published on 12/06/2026 – 15:00 GMT+2 At 46, Josef Quehenberger describes himself as a proud farmer. A former sales representative, fifteen years ago he decided to take over his family farm in Abtenau, a market town near Salzburg. He breeds sheep, cows and turkey. He produces pellets for gardening from sheep wool. He even directly delivers organic turkey meat to his clients. Work is hard but rewarding, he says.“I’m the tenth generation on my farm, and the farm has run through epidemics, two world wars, coronavirus and the Nazis. So it has survived a lot,” he says. “I am happy…