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Tensions between China and the EU have intensified in recent months, prompting the European Commission to convene most of its commissioners for a strategic rethink during an “orientation debate” on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “China is a critical partner, and engagement and dialogue will continue,” the commission said in a readout following the debate. “At the same time the current state of the trade and investment relationship is not sustainable.” Calling the relationship “not sustainable” may understate the depth of the rupture. Relations have steadily deteriorated since European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen branded Beijing a “systemic rival” in a…
Shahed-type drones have been Russia’s weapon of choice since the very beginning of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Launched in the hundreds, they are used by Moscow to strike military and residential targets, energy facilities and civilian infrastructure and also to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defences in mass attacks. Because of their distinctive, loud buzzing noise similar to that of lawn mowers, they are frequently called “mopeds” in Ukraine. Shahed-136 or Geran-2? The Geran-2 long-range one-way attack drone — often referred to as a kamikaze drone — is essentially a domestically manufactured Russian version of the…
Russia launched a large-scale attack on the region of Odesa early Friday, local authorities reported. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukrainian air defence forces were able to intercept almost all of the drones, but roughly 4,000 people were left without power in the south of region due to damage to power lines, regional head Oleh Kiper wrote on Telegram. “Power engineers are already working to restore power,” Kiper wrote. No injuries were reported. Russian drones also struck three commercial ships flying the flags of Vanuatu, the Comoros and Panama in the Black Sea which were moving along the Ukrainian maritime corridor, Kiper said.…
By Méabh Mc Mahon & Alice Carnevali Published on 29/05/2026 – 10:00 GMT+2•Updated 10:57 Residents cooled off in the Canal de Saint-Martin in Paris and EU officials sunbathed in the park as Western Europe baked in the sun this week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But in Eastern Europe, May has seen a wave of drones intruding into Baltic airspace, raising questions about Europe’s security and the hybrid threat posed by Russia. To discuss these topics, Euronews’ weekly podcast Brussels, My Love? sat down with Ionela Maria Ciolan, security expert at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, Angela Skujins, Euronews defence correspondent and Jeremy Wilks,…
Poland’s Undersecretary of State for Trade, Michał Baranowski, told Euronews that the Russian drone incursion into Romania early on Friday morning — following a series of similar incidents across the Baltic region — demonstrates that the European Union is no longer living in peacetime. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “These are not mistakes. These are provocations,” he told Euronews’ Europe Today programme. “It’s extremely serious. It is difficult to overstate the scale of this escalation.” The drone was part of an overnight Russian attack on Ukraine and crashed into an apartment building in south-eastern Romania, injuring two people, Romanian authorities said on Friday.…
Hungary’s new government should push through reforms, including on the rule of law, for its own good and to benefit its citizens, not just to unlock frozen EU funds, Michael McGrath, the EU’s Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law, told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The country’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar will meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday. He is seeking to unlock €10 billion in recovery funds, blocked over longstanding concerns about judicial independence, corruption and democratic backsliding during former leader Viktor Orbán’s years in power, ahead of an August deadline. McGrath stressed, however,…
Published on 29/05/2026 – 11:15 GMT+2•Updated 11:31 NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte expressed solidarity with Romania as a Russian drone crashed into a residential building in the community of Galati resulting in a fire and injuring two civilians. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Rutte said in a statement posted on social media platform X that he spoke with Romanian President Nicușor Dan and assured him of NATO’s solidarity with Romania during the phone call. “I affirmed that NATO stands ready to defend every inch of Allied territory,” Rutte’s statement reads. “We will continue to enhance our readiness to deter and defend against any threat,…
Updated: 29/05/2026 – 10:40 GMT+2 Video captured the moment a Russian Geran-2 drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border. The impact sparked a fire and injured two people, according to Romanian authorities. … More
Updated: 29/05/2026 – 9:09 GMT+2 Anna Cavazzini believes the Chinese company is “willing to comply” following the €200 million fine imposed by the European Commission over dangerous baby toys. But Cavazzini warns of the “structural problem” of unfair competition coming from China. … More
Published on 29/05/2026 – 7:46 GMT+2 Romania on Friday said a Russian drone carrying explosives crashed in the eastern city of Galați, causing a fire on the roof of a residential apartment block. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The building was evacuated and two people sustained minor injuries, Toiu Oana, Romania’s foreign minister, said. “Two aircraft and a helicopter belonging to the Romanian Air Force were scrambled when Russian drones appeared on the radar, they had permission to shoot,” she continued, adding that it was “a serious and irresponsible escalation” by Moscow. “Romania has informed European member states, the Allies and the NATO…