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Published on 11/03/2026 – 20:30 GMT+1 The European Union is bracing itself for potentially major repercussions as the Iran war persists, with Brussels urged to intervene to cushion the economic impact on consumers and secure energy supplies. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But beyond the immediate concerns, the war is also raising existential questions about the EU’s foreign policy and its place in an increasingly dangerous and chaotic world. In this context, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Antonio López-Istúriz, of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), and Daniel Attard of the centre-left Socialists and Democrats (S&D) stepped into The Ring to defend…

Published on 11/03/2026 – 19:42 GMT+1 Hungary and Slovakia are resisting a renewal of sanctions from the European Union on over 2,700 individuals and entities in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, just days before a 15 March deadline as tensions over a damaged oil pipeline drag on. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Under EU rules, sanctions have to be prolonged every six months by unanimity. A first attempt to roll over the individual restrictions on Wednesday afternoon during a meeting of ambassadors in Brussels failed to reach a conclusion. Hungary and Slovakia opposed the decision after their requests to remove a…

Investing in a workplace platform is a significant milestone for any growing business. However, the success of the software depends entirely on the “adoption rate” of the employees. A platform that no one uses is an expensive ghost town. To ensure your digital transformation sticks, you need a structured implementation strategy. Whether you are migrating from an old intranet or starting from scratch, following these five steps will ensure your workplace platform becomes the heartbeat of your company. 1. Define Your Use Cases Early Don’t try to boil the ocean on day one. Identify the “pain points” your employees face…

Since US and Israeli forces unleashed their strikes against Iranian targets — killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and decimating Iran’s military and security forces — Tehran has launched a campaign of missile and drone bombardment against the region at an unprecedented scale. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Iranian projectiles have hit Israeli and Gulf targets, and an Iran-made drone targeted a British base in Cyprus — prompting Prime Minister Keir Starmer to open UK bases for US defensive counter-strikes on Iranian missile sites. Furthermore, NATO air defence systems intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles heading toward — or already entering — Turkish airspace, a threshold…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party faced a setback on 8 March, when it failed come first in a state election in Germany’s third-largest state of Baden-Württemberg. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a close vote, the Green party finished ahead of the CDU with 30.2% of the ballot, making it likely they will run the state in a coalition with Merz’s party. Elsewhere, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party almost doubled its result from the previous state election in 2021, coming in third place with 18.8% of the vote. The result comes as both international and domestic polling suggests…

Published on 11/03/2026 – 9:41 GMT+1•Updated 10:35 Lebanese Energy Minister Joe Saddi confirmed his country has asked for direct talks with Israel, through a US intermediary, to try to put an end to an Israeli offensive that has cost close to 500 lives and displaced some 700,000 people along the border. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called earlier this week for a ceasefire to stop hostilities by land and air, and said his country was being forced into a fatal choice of direct military confrontation with Israeli or risk turning Lebanon into another Gaza. Looking for European support, Lebanese…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has underlined the European Union’s “unwavering commitment” to international law and the multilateral system, two days after she invited controversy by declaring the 27-member bloc could “no longer be a custodian for the old-world order, for a world that has gone and will not return”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT That speech, delivered on Monday morning at the annual conference of ambassadors, met a mixed reception: von der Leyen’s defenders said it was a much-needed dose of realpolitik, but critics said it risked giving permission for Europeans to turn a blind eye to legal breaches. The…

Published on 11/03/2026 – 10:17 GMT+1 Speaking to Euronews’ flagship morning program Europe Today, Jørgensen urged European countries to “lower their taxes on electricity” as soon as possible in response to the current spikes in energy prices due to the war in the Middle East. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Of course, there’s a very clear concern fo us that the prices are too high for our citizens and our indistries,” Jørgensen said. “we’ve sent a very clear signal to the member states of the Union, and we recommend that you lower the taxes on electricity.” Tax cuts applied quickly would “make it…

As the conflict between Israel, the US, and Iran escalates, the EU is implementing measures to protect its citizens and economies, including evacuation flights and management of oil reserves. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On March 6, EU foreign ministers warned that the conflict puts Europeans in the region at risk and could cause global economic problems. In response, they put Europe’s crisis plans into action. To protect citizens, EU embassies have issued travel alerts, tracked nationals abroad, and organised evacuation flights. In severe scenarios, member states can request joint disaster-response support, sharing planes, medical teams and generators, coordinated around the clock from…

EU leaders are calling on the European Commission to revise electricity prices for households and industrial sites and to urgently present concrete proposals to bring down power costs in the short term, according to an internal document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The move reflects growing political pressure across the bloc to tackle persistently high electricity prices, with oil prices surpassing $114 (around €98) per barrel for the first time since 2022 on Monday amid heightened tensions over the Iran war, which has put both production and shipping in the Middle East under extreme threat. Even before the United States…