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By Nela Heidner & Sertac Aktan Published on 30/05/2026 – 18:13 GMT+2 A protest in Austria on Saturday against noise and pollution blocked one of Europe’s most important highways connecting Germany and Italy. However, early reports showed traffic disruptions were not as bad as feared. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Several thousand protesters gathered on the road at Matrei am Brenner on Saturday to demand action. Authorities closed part of the highway and surrounding roads to all transit traffic from 11:00 am local time to 7:00 pm, to make space for the demonstration. The Brenner Pass links northern and southern Europe, with the Austrian stretch providing…
By Sertac Aktan with AFP Published on 30/05/2026 – 15:26 GMT+2 The Maltese are voting on Saturday in a snap general election called by Prime Minister Robert Abela. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Abela and his Labour Party are betting on economic stability, as the smallest EU nation recorded the fastest GDP growth at 4% last year. Malta has a very low inflation, and there is no real unemployment. Electricity and fuel prices are also the lowest in Europe and have been so for the last 10 years. Abela’s administration has managed to shield the small Mediterranean island from global crises, especially from the immediate consequences…
By Euronews Romania Published on 30/05/2026 – 16:06 GMT+2 The Russian drone that crashed into a residential building in Galați sparked widespread condemnation across Europe, as well as from the NATO alliance. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But also residents from the eastern Romanian city voiced growing concerns. As Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine in recent months, many fear that similar incidents could occur again in the future. Vasile Opincă lives close to the building that was struck on Friday. He told Euronews that from the 10th floor of his apartment, he now regularly scans the sky and the surroundings out of…
Published on 30/05/2026 – 10:27 GMT+2 The European Union has expanded sanctions targeting the militant groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to include members of Hamas’ Politburo. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The bloc said Friday that it had listed ten members of Hamas’ top political leadership body as subject to a travel ban and asset freeze, prohibiting making funds or economic resources available to those named, either directly or indirectly. Those included in the list are Nizar Mohammed Awadallah, Mohammad Nazzal, Husam Badran, Khaled Mashal, Khalil Al-Hayya, Muhammad Ismail Darwish, Zaher Jabarin, Abu Khalil Al-Quds, Fathi Hamad and Moussa Abu Marzouk. A…
Officers from the Civil Guard’s Central Operative Unit (UCO) spent 12 hours at the PSOE’s national headquarters in Calle Ferraz on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the so‑called Leire Díez case. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The operation, ordered by National Court judge Santiago Pedraz, is seeking documents on alleged payments by the party to a network whose alleged aim was to obstruct judicial investigations affecting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s inner circle. The judge considers a meeting held at Ferraz on 26 April 2024, in the middle of the “reflection period” announced by the prime minister, as particularly significant in…
Published on 30/05/2026 – 12:36 GMT+2 Football fans clashed in central Budapest overnight ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final between last year’s winners Paris Saint-Germain and newly crowned English champions Arsenal, local police said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to a statement from the Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK), several supporters became involved in a fight at around 00:20 on Király Street in the city’s 7th district. The 7th District Police Station has opened a criminal case against unnamed individuals for violent disorder. Officers are also reviewing CCTV footage and are working to identify others who were involved. Video footage posted to social…
By Diana Resnik Published on 30/05/2026 – 10:56 GMT+2•Updated 11:07 Flights were reportedly paused at Munich Airport on Saturday after a possible drone sighting. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A large number of police officers are currently at the scene, and it is not yet known how long flights will remain suspended. A police spokesperson told Agence France-Presse that two pilots had reported seeing a possible drone shortly after 9:00 am. “In coordination with German air traffic control, the security authorities then decided to close the runways,” they said. The airport closed twice within 24 hours in October following suspected drone sightings. This is…
Negotiators from Hungary and the European Commission are making a final push to reach an agreement on the release of frozen EU funds ahead of a key deadline. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is due to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday at 13:00 for talks aimed at signalling a new chapter in relations between Hungary and the EU. Magyar won April’s general election, bringing an end to Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule. During his time in office, Orbán frequently blocked EU decisions, while Brussels withheld €17 billion in funding over concerns about corruption. Magyar’s…
Hello readers. Angela Skujins here ringing out the week with your Friday newsletter. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Before we dive in, news broke early this morning that a Russian drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people. “These are not mistakes – these are provocations,” Polish Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology Michał Baranowskijust told Euronews’ Europe Today programme. “We are no longer in peace,” he added, referring to the drone incursions in his country last year, as well as the others rocking the Baltics in recent weeks. Watch. The big stories driving…
Published on 29/05/2026 – 15:00 GMT+2 Feldheim’s 130 residents draw their electricity and heating from a cluster of wind turbines on the village outskirts, a biogas plant fed by local corn silage and manure, a solar park on a former Soviet military site and a wood chip boiler as backup. Together, the installations produce way more energy than the village actually needs; the surplus current is sold to the national grid. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A ten-megawatt battery storage facility, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, keeps the local grid stable when conditions change. Making it all work took some creative…