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A deadly fire tore through Le Constellation, a bar in located in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana on New Year’s Eve, killing around 40 people and injuring 119, with the majority being teenagers. As photos and videos of the incident spread online, misleading content and AI-generated images also circulated, prompting false narratives as well as conflicting reports regarding the cause of the fire being an explosion. The Cube, Euronews’ fact-checking team, has identified multiple videos and images circulating online in the aftermath of the tragedy. The blaze broke out in the early hours of 1 January — turning New…
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called for “restraint by all actors” and urged to respect international law in a statement published Sunday night, as the United States remained vague on its future plans for Venezuela after the dramatic ousting of Nicolás Maduro. The statement led by Kallas was supported by 26 out of 27 EU member states, with only Hungary opting out. Budapest is a close ally of US President Donald Trump, who over the weekend described the military operation that brought down Maduro as “brilliant”, and suggested the US would run Venezuela on an interim basis…
By Euronews Published on 04/01/2026 – 15:09 GMT+1 Hundreds of mourners marched in Crans-Montana on Sunday to honour the victims of the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine ski resort that left 40 people dead and dozens severely injured. An hourlong mass was held earlier at the Chapelle Saint-Christophe in honour of the fire victims, with a message of condolence sent by Pope Leo XIV read during the service. “The Pontiff joins us in our sorrow through moving words and wishes to express his compassion and care for the families and to support those who are…
Published on 04/01/2026 – 8:30 GMT+1 Since winning the June 2024 European elections, the centre-right European People’s Party is setting the legislative agenda in Brussels and this will continue in 2026. With the focus shifting away from the green and social policies of the previous mandate, Brussels is now prioritising reducing bureaucracy and boosting competitiveness. What does this mean for EU policymaking this year and what does it mean for you? In our first ever episode of 2026, we ask Euronews’ EU editor Maria Tadeo about how this simplification momentum will continue this year and get insights on EU trade…
For many, 2025 might be summed up in a single word: turbulent. Some countries were battered by air strikes, others by trade tariffs. It was a year of wars and ceasefires, political upheaval and popular protests. 2025 saw the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza end with a US-brokered ceasefire which has proven to be shaky, while Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to grind on, extending well into its fourth year. It was also a year which saw Europe question its relationship with the United States and reassess how it handles its own security after the White House appeared to shift its…
Bulgaria entered the New Year on Thursday to become the 21st country to adopt the euro, a milestone met with both cheers and concerns, nearly 20 years after the Balkan nation joined the European Union. At midnight Bulgaria gave up the lev — meaning “lion,” a symbol present in Bulgaria for centuries — and Bulgarian euro coins were projected onto the central bank’s building. “I warmly welcome Bulgaria to the euro family,” said Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, calling the euro a “powerful symbol” of “shared values and collective strength”. “Great! It works!” exclaimed Dimitar, a 43-year-old…
Imports of steel, aluminium, cement and other heavy goods to the European Union will start paying for the CO2 emissions they produce from 1 January, as the bloc seeks to protect EU manufacturers facing more stringent obligations compared to foreign peers. While the measure is meant to ensure fair competition for European industries, the EU’s carbon border tax, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), may create trade frictions and lead to disputes with non-EU countries, further exacerbating the trade feuds dominating the international stage since the arrival of Donald Trump to the White House with an aggressive global tariff policy.…
2025 proved to be a pivotal year for high-stakes elections across the European Union. Romania found itself at the centre of coordinated foreign interference campaigns on social media, while Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk failed to consolidate his party’s position against conservatives in the presidential race. And while the Christian Democrats returned to power in Germany, right-wing billionaire Andrej Babiš was re-elected in the Czech Republic. Now, the EU is entering 2026 with Russia’s war in Ukraine continuing on its eastern flank. With member states divided on how best to support Kyiv and tensions rising between the bloc and the…
Published on 31/12/2025 – 7:00 GMT+1 Starting on 1 January 2026, Bulgaria will replace the lev with the euro as its national currency. The Balkan country of 6.5 million people joined the EU in 2007 and formally began the process of joining the Eurozone in 2018. It now respects the four Maastricht criteria to join the currency bloc: price stability, with an inflation rate of 2.7% in 2024, sound public finances, with public debt and deficit levels of 24% and 3% of GDP in 2024, exchange rate stability and long-term interest rates stability. In 2024, Bulgaria was the poorest EU…
EU residents took holidays in other EU countries for almost a week long in 2024, with Greece and Romania recording the longest stays by visitors, according to the latest Eurostat data. Both countries surpassed the EU mean with around nine nights on average. By contrast, Estonia and Belgium were the destinations where tourists spent the shortest stays, with 3.1 and 3.6 nights, respectively. These differences in trip duration across the European Union are often linked to transportation accessibility and proximity to other countries. For instance, the price and distance to reach Greece, Spain, or Cyprus, along with their popularity as…