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Published on 07/07/2026 – 13:13 GMT+2•Updated 15:35 The European Parliament has entered the row over US President Donald Trump’s pressure on FIFA to reverse the red-card suspension of striker Folarin Balogun, who played in the World Cup round-of-16 match that the United States lost 4-1 to Belgium. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A group of MEPs launched an initiative on Tuesday calling for an investigation into the role of FIFA President Gianni Infantino to determine whether pressure from the US administration influenced the decision. The letter, seen by Euronews, is addressed to the 27 football associations of the European Union, urging them to…
Portugal has intensified pressure on France and the European Union to accelerate long-delayed electricity interconnections, with a top minister arguing that the Iberian Peninsula remains an “energy island” despite leading Europe in renewable energy deployment. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “From the point of view of electricity and energy in general, we are an island,” Portuguese Energy Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho told reporters on 6 July. “And that’s more difficult to manage. We need more flexibility, more storage and much greater grid resilience than if we were fully integrated.” Carvalho’s remarks came on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting in Paris to…
Published on 07/07/2026 – 13:19 GMT+2•Updated 13:30 The European Parliament approved on Tuesday the revised EU rules on air passengers, who will continue to benefit from free cabin luggage and will be entitled to financial compensation if flights are delayed by at least three hours. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Almost the entire hemicycle voted in favour of the agreement reached with EU countries after more than a decade of negotiations. The bill was approved with 646 MEPs in favour, 12 against and three abstentions. European air travellers are currently entitled to compensation of between €250 and €600 if a flight is cancelled…
Published on 07/07/2026 – 15:11 GMT+2 NATO must become more European to reduce its long-standing reliance on the US security umbrella, Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte said on Tuesday as leaders of the 77-year-old alliance gathered in Ankara, Turkey, for their annual summit. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We both know how important close cooperation between the European Union and NATO is,” the European Commission president said alongside the NATO secretary general at an industrial forum ahead of the summit. “But to make this possible, what we need is interoperability.” Rutte echoed von der Leyen’s remarks, highlighting the “clear division of…
By Enrico Letta, EU Rapporteur on the future of the Single Market, President of the Jacques Delors Institute, Head of the IE Competitiveness Hub in Brussels, Former Prime Minister of Italy Published on 07/07/2026 – 16:05 GMT+2 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Europe faces a paradox. We produce some of the best science in the world, yet we rarely build the companies that turn this science into global success. We educate brilliant researchers and entrepreneurs, only to see too many of them take…
Published on 07/07/2026 – 16:53 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump has revived his claim from earlier this year that Greenland, the semi-autonomous Arctic territory of Denmark, “should be controlled by the United States”, apparently reversing months of diplomacy earlier this year to get him to drop the demand. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Trump made his remarks not long after arriving in Ankara for the annual two-day NATO summit. “Greenland doesn’t help Denmark,” he told reporters. “Denmark doesn’t spend money to really help Greenland, but it’s an important part for the United States, and it’s surrounded by China’s ships and Russian ships.” Trump…
Uruguay’s Foreign Minister, Mario Lubetkin, has urged the European Union to seize what he calls a historic opportunity by completing the ratification of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, warning that Europe risks ceding influence in Latin America to China and other global powers if the deal stalls. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking to Euronews during a visit to Brussels, Lubetkin, whose country has just assumed the rotating presidency of Mercosur, described the agreement as a “quality change” in relations between Europe and South America and insisted that the bloc has already fulfilled its part of the bargain. “The four Mercosur countries ratified the…
Published on 07/07/2026 – 20:42 GMT+2•Updated 20:57 Marine Le Pen will remain a candidate for France’s 2027 presidential election despite a French court upholding her conviction for the embezzling of EU funds, the leader of the National Rally announced on French TV channel TF1. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Tonight, I am a candidate for the presidential election,” Le Pen told the channel, adding that she would refer her case to France’s highest court, the court of cassation. **”**I want to pursue all available avenues of appeal so that I can defend my innocence in this case.” Le Pen made clear that the…
The European Union’s post-pandemic recovery fund has poured €43 billion into improving the energy efficiency of private homes, but a damning report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published on Tuesday concludes the program has failed to maximise energy savings, monitor results properly or ensure taxpayers received value for money. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “EU renovation funding for private homes should go to those projects with the greatest potential for cutting energy use. However, we saw all too often that Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) funds went where they were easiest to spend, not where they would make the biggest difference”,…
Published on 07/07/2026 – 17:15 GMT+2 US defence giant Lockheed Martin and Germany’s Rheinmetall have agreed to begin producing ATACMS short-range ballistic missiles in Germany, marking the first time the US-developed weapon system will be manufactured outside the United States. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With a range of up to 300 kilometres, the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) has been widely used by Ukraine throughout the war. The announcement comes as NATO leaders gather in Turkey for the alliance’s summit, where Europe’s military build-up is expected to take centre stage amid pressure from US President Donald Trump for allies to boost defence…