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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens has brought charges against 22 suspects, including four sitting members of the Greek Parliament, several former senior public officials and political figures, as part of an investigation into an alleged organised fraud ring involving the management of agricultural funds. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By contrast, the charges against seven other sitting MPs have been dropped due to a lack of sufficient evidence. It’s part of a series of investigations the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is conducting into an alleged organised fraud scheme in which public officials at the government agency OPEKEPE are believed to…
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, called for a radical overhaul of financial support for Gaza during a closed-door meeting with European and Arab ministers that launched a nearly €900 million recovery package for the Strip, Euronews has learned. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Addressing the meeting via video conference, Kushner dismissed the Gaza aid initiatives carried out so far as being “designed step by step by NGOs and terrorists” and called for a fundamental shift in approach to “turn the tide”, according to people familiar with the content of the private talks consulted by Euronews. While he did not mention the…
Published on 16/07/2026 – 13:28 GMT+2 EU foreign ministers delivered a bleak assessment of Beijing’s geostrategic role, saying that China holds “asymmetric advantages” over the EU through its economic and technological dominance, making it a “critical long-term strategic challenge” for the bloc. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Tensions have escalated between the EU and China in recent months, with the bloc setting an October deadline to rebalance trade ties with Beijing through dialogue as Chinese overcapacity threatens entire sectors of the European economy. But every recent move by Brussels to protect its market has prompted threats of retaliation from China, which holds significant…
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup enters its final stage, controversies from earlier rounds are still stirring up misleading claims and false images online. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For example, Egypt’s elimination from the tournament on 7 July has triggered a wave of unsupported social media claims targeting French referee François Letexier. It all began after Argentina won 3-2 against Egypt, in a match filled with controversial decisions which saw the former emerge victorious after initially falling two goals behind. Egypt’s Football Association filed a formal complaint with FIFA afterwards, accusing Letexier and his team of making “serious refereeing mistakes”. Among the…
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has given broad backing to Spain’s amnesty law as regards EU law, a decision that has a direct impact on the case of Carles Puigdemont, who is still waiting on a ruling by the Supreme Court. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Luxembourg judges consider the legislation neither to conflict with the European Union’s financial interests nor to run counter to the EU directive on terrorism**.** In response to two separate requests sent by Spain’s Court of Audit and the National High Court for a preliminary ruling, the latter tied to the case in which…
In clear evidence of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s popularity in civil society, Ukrainians have organised a rare wartime protest to defend and support him. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The calls to demonstrate emerged on social media almost immediately after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Fedorov on Wednesday evening. Social media anger over the decision quickly turned into plans to gather across major cities at 09:01 on Thursday, immediately after a daily nationwide minute of silence which commemorates fallen Ukrainian fighters and civilians. It is the first time since last summer’s protests in support of Ukraine’s anti‑corruption watchdogs that online mobilisation has spilled back…
Updated: 16/07/2026 – 9:15 GMT+2 Simeon de Brouwer, policy adviser at digital rights organisation EDRi, calls for “proportionality” to avoid “mass surveillance” and “undermining everyone’s privacy” under the proposed Chat Control law to tackle online child sexual abuse. He advocates for “targeted scanning”. … More
La remontada: In case you missed it, Argentina beat England 2-1 in the second of the FIFA World Cup semi-finals last night, scoring both goals after the 85th minute in what was one of the most extraordinary comebacks of the tournament so far. They now face Spain in Sunday’s final in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Lucy Davalou has this review. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Getting Putin to the table: But first, European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius has told our morning show Europe Today that Ukraine’s successes targeting Russian maritime vessels and energy infrastructure are putting Kyiv in a position of strength…
Published on 15/07/2026 – 7:22 GMT+2•Updated 13:05 More civilians were killed in Ukraine in June than in any single month since April 2022, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as Russia escalated long-range missile strikes. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Exploiting Ukraine’s shortage of air-defence missiles, Russia has intensified its bombardments of densely populated urban areas in recent months, especially the capital Kyiv. “At least 293 civilians were killed and 1,990 injured in Ukraine in June 2026,” said the UN’s human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine. That was the highest figure since April 2022, the second full month of Russia’s invasion, which has…
Twelve of the 13 victims of a deadly wildfire that swept through Andalusia in southern Spain were foreign nationals, authorities have said after completing post-mortem examinations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a statement, officials said seven were from the United Kingdom, three from Belgium, and one each from France and the United States. The last victim was a Spanish citizen. “The 13 people who died are eight women and five men, all adults,” the public body responsible for identifying the victims added. The Integrated Data Centre (CID) has also reported that missing-person complaints have risen to 10, after a new alert was…