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The European Union’s trade relations with China have deteriorated in recent weeks, as the bloc attempts to address its ballooning trade deficit with Beijing and reduce its reliance on key goods and services. European leaders are also concerned about what they see as China’s unfair competition, which they blame for industrial woes and job losses across the continent. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT One of the EU’s responses to these challenges is the Industrial Accelerator Act, launched by the European Commission in March, which aims to “strengthen EU industrial competitiveness” by focusing on a range of measures, including a ‘Made in Europe’ procurement…
The European Commission is considering suspending methane fines for oil and gas producers during gas shortages, emergency storage situations, or major oil supply shocks, according to a leaked document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The draft text, circulated to EU member states, says penalties should not jeopardise gas or oil supplies during periods of market stress or crisis — a move likely to be seen as a concession to mounting pressure from industry and international partners. Oil and gas producers, along with US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, have previously called on Brussels to scrap or soften the methane rules, warning…
By Eduard Wolter Published on 07/05/2026 – 12:28 GMT+2 Reinhold Würth describes the period from 1945 to 2026 as Germany’s 80 golden years, without war, with increasing prosperity and a functioning democracy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “My professional development and career can also be compared with the development of the Federal Republic of Germany. My father Adolf was able to found the Würth company in Künzelsau a few days after the end of the Second World War. I joined this two-man company as an apprentice in 1949 and had to continue running it as a 19-year-old after my father’s rapid death in 1954,…
Around 90 million people in the European Union live with a disability. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “It could be you, it could be me,” Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, told Euronews’s flagship morning show, Europe Today. Lahbib presented the European Commission’s “Enhancing the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities up to 2030” communication, a halfway check of its 2021-2030 Strategy for the Rights of persons with disabilities. “We have achieved a lot in the five previous years, but there are a lot of things that need to be fixed,” said Lahbib. The reinforced EU strategy, presented on Wednesday, aims…
The Iranian regime will stay in place, and can choke off shipping in the Persian Gulf any time it wants, regardless of a deal between the US and Tehran, former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker told Euronews’ Europe Today show. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The regime does stay in place, and it does have the capability and the will to shut down shipping in the Persian Gulf if it wants to,” he said. The US and Israel launched surprise attacks against Iran this week, even as negotiations regarding Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes were ongoing. In response, Iran blockaded the…
Published on 07/05/2026 – 10:01 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump’s administration accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new counter-terrorism strategy unveiled on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The strategy also focuses on rooting out “violent left-wing extremists” including “radically pro-transgender” groups, as Trump’s conservative administration steps up its political attacks on opponents. It further places drug cartels in the Americas at the centre of counter-terrorism efforts. But some of its strongest language is reserved for Europe, home to numerous US allies who will be alarmed to see their continent in the Trump administration’s crosshairs…
Published on 07/05/2026 – 9:27 GMT+2 The European Parliament and the Cypriot presidency, representing EU member states, failed to reach a deal last night on eliminating EU tariffs on US industrial goods as agreed under the Turnberry agreement struck last summer. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The setback comes just days after the US intensified pressure on European negotiators by threatening to impose 25% tariffs on EU cars — exceeding the 15% ceiling on US tariffs for EU goods agreed last summer by US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Turnberry. Despite the failed round of talks,…
Published on 07/05/2026 – 7:54 GMT+2•Updated 8:15 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Top story: Euronews’ Peggy Corlin reports on the EU failing to agree on trade deal with the US, risking to further antagonise US President Donald Trump. Interviews with Kurt Volker, former US Ambassador to NATO, and Hadja Lahbib, EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management. Euronews’ Marta Iraola reports on the hantavirus outbreak and growing tensions around what should happen next with the luxury cruise. Explainer by Jakub Janas: Do the UK local elections matter for the European Union? When and where to watch Europe Today? You…
By Serge Duchêne Published on 06/05/2026 – 15:21 GMT+2 Although Jean-Luc Mélenchon was able to boast of exceptional audience figures when he announced his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election on 3 May and even announced “a new media France”on X, his enthusiasm is far from being shared by the French left outside his France Unbowed (FI) party. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Many have already reminded Jean-Luc Mélenchon of his many “promises” to be the “last candidate.” “I don’t aspire to repeat the same role over and over again”, he said in 2022. “It’s obvious that this is my last candidacy. It’s even…
European Commission Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu said in an interview with Euronews on Wednesday that she is committed to eliminating poverty in the EU within 25 years. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Her comments followed the Commission’s presentation of its first-ever anti-poverty strategy, which aims to eradicate extreme poverty and social exclusion by 2050 through non-binding recommendations and best practice guidelines for member states. The strategy comes amid alarming statistics: around 92,7 million people are today at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the 27 EU countries, almost one out of five Europeans. Mînzatu acknowledged that the strategy’s objective is highly ambitious, noting…