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European right-wing figures blame the escalation in the Ceuta enclave on Spain’s naturalisation policy, in what left-wing parties call opportunistic attacks. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Thursday, thousands of migrants stormed the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, prompting Spain’s Interior Ministry to declare a national emergency and mobilise troops to restore order in the autonomous city. Leading right-to-centre figures across Europe have seized on the escalation, accusing Madrid of losing control of its border and blaming the mass illegal crossings on Spain’s extraordinary regularisation of hundreds of thousands of migrants. “Appalling situation at the Spanish border. The devastating images are the direct consequence…
Published on 31/07/2026 – 10:03 GMT+2 The European Commission is running short on capacity to manage several accession processes at the same time — and the worst may be yet to come. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The EU executive’s Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST) is facing a mounting capacity challenge, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. Ironically, the strain is due to the bloc’s booming enlargement drive: more negotiating chapters have closed in the past six months than in the past decade. Montenegro, the “frontrunner”, is currently having its accession treaty drafted and aims to…
Published on 31/07/2026 – 11:34 GMT+2 Raffaele Fitto underlined the European Union’s intention to take on a significant role in the UN process on the Cyprus issue, following his meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, in Nicosia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The European Commission’s special representative for Cyprus and Executive Vice-President of the Commission was received on Friday morning at the Presidential Palace, during his first visit to the island since his appointment. “The European Union is sending a very clear message: that it wishes to work and to take part with a very significant role in…
Published on 31/07/2026 – 10:48 GMT+2 Around 40,000 migrants have crossed in recent days from Morocco into Spain’s Ceuta enclave, a police source said on Friday, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was due to arrive there. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The influx marks the largest arrival of migrants in Ceuta since 2021 — predominantly young men and adolescents — with 18 deaths reported during the crossing, according to figures released on Friday morning by the same source. The number of entries means the population of the enclave increased by around 50%, as around 83,000 people are living in Ceuta. France reinforces…
The first season of Brussels, My Love? – The podcast has come to an end. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Over the past eight months, Méabh Mc Mahon has sat down with Brussels’ experts, politicians, lobbyists, activists, and journalists to unpack the complex EU politics and make sense of the ever-changing landscape of European affairs. From the fall of Viktor Orbán’s regime in Hungary, to US threats against Greenland, the NATO Summit, the World Cup, and the 10th Brexit anniversary, Brussels, My Love? has observed and analysed the state and place of the EU in the international arena. Former president of the European…
Published on 30/07/2026 – 19:51 GMT+2 Authorities have called off a search for a British surfer who disappeared off the coast of Portugal earlier this week after failing to locate the missing man. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Arran Strong, who had competed in the World Surf League since 2016, went missing off of Arrifana beach in Portugal’s southwestern Aljezur region on Monday. According to Portugal’s Autoridade Marítima Nacional (AMN), the 28-year-old had reportedly got into difficulty in the water while paddleboarding with a friend from Monte Clérigo beach to Carrapateira. The friend, who has been identified as his coach José Maria Pyrrait,…
By Jesús Maturana & Euronews Published on 30/07/2026 – 19:24 GMT+2 Spain and Morocco have reached an agreement for the urgent return of migrants who crossed the border into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Thousands of migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, swimming or using inflatable devices to reach Tarajal beach and overwhelming Civil Guard officers. Left behind on the sand are the remains of the crossing: flippers, flotation devices and wetsuits. Most of those arriving are young men, although women and children have also been among those to have made the crossing in recent days. Ceuta’s president,…
“We as Europeans, we as Italians, we want to be strong partners of the United States in this race,” astronaut Luca Parmitano told Euronews, talking about the current frontier in space exploration: returning to the Moon. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Parmitano, an Italian astronaut from the European Space Agency (ESA), was selected by NASA to take part in the Artemis III mission, designed to be a test mission for NASA’s Moon landing programme. Set to launch in 2027, Artemis III will send three NASA astronauts and Parmitano to low-Earth orbit on the Orion spacecraft to dock with two lunar landers produced respectively…
Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant may be forced to shut down after water levels in the Danube fell to a record low. The plant, which has an output of 2,000 MW, supplies nearly half of the country’s electricity. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking at a news conference in Budapest alongside his Bavarian counterpart, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said the low water levels meant Paks may face a gradual, scheduled shutdown. “It seems, at this point, that the complete shutdown of the Paks power plant could take place today, or perhaps tomorrow,” Magyar said. He added that the Dunamenti Power Plant, another energy…
By Gael Camba & AFP Published on 30/07/2026 – 11:43 GMT+2•Updated 14:01 Four migrants died in two separate attempts to cross the Channel from France to Britain, French authorities said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Three bodies were found on a small boat that approached the coast to pick up passengers near the port of Dunkirk early Thursday, the maritime prefecture said Another boat sank late Wednesday off the seaside town of Hardelot, leading to the death of one man, authorities in the Pas-de-Calais region said. Rescue services took six people, including a one-year-old, into their care. Migrants are drawn into frequent deadly tragedies…