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The European Union’s push to approve a new round of sanctions against Russia has bumped into a formidable roadblock: Greece. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The country, which hosts the world’s largest merchant fleet, has put its foot down and demanded an adjustment to the EU-wide ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), scheduled to take full effect on the first day of 2027. The ban, as agreed last year, will prohibit the “purchase, import or transfer, directly or indirectly,” of LNG that “originates in Russia or is exported from Russia”. Greece now seeks to reopen the measure and insert an exemption to…
Published on 17/07/2026 – 12:57 GMT+2 Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is seeking a refund of the European Union’s €1 million daily migration fine imposed on his country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Brussels fined Hungary a lump sum of €200 million, plus a daily penalty, in 2024, after Viktor Orbán’s government failed to implement a 2020 European Court of Justice ruling on migration. The court had found that Hungary had breached EU law by failing to guarantee asylum seekers the right to fair treatment. At the time, Hungary had built a border fence with Serbia to prevent migrants from entering the country.…
The severe thunderstorms that hit France on Thursday evening left at least two people dead, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In Saint-Victurnien, in the Haute-Vienne département, a woman died after a tree fell. In Dolomieu, in the Isère département, a man was found charred in a workshop that burned down after a lightning strike. Thirty départements in central and eastern France were placed on orange alert for thunderstorms, with a risk of large hailstones, on Thursday evening. Power grid operator Enedis said on Friday morning that nearly 53 000 households had been affected by power cuts following the…
Spain is facing three active wildfires and one that has already been extinguished this Friday, on a day marked by heat, wind and a lack of humidity. The most serious is in the Cinco Villas district in the province of Zaragoza, which has become the largest fire of the year in the country after burning 12,000 hectares. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Declared on Wednesday, the fire remains “fairly active” and advanced significantly during Thursday night and the early hours of Friday, according to the authorities. The perimeter has already reached 60 kilometres and has forced the evacuation of six villages: Orés, Asín,…
Rarely has a week gone by in recent years that NATO has not been making headlines. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now well into its fifth year, continues to be a priority for the military alliance as it reiterates its steadfast support for Kyiv, and European allies rally to boost their own defences. US President Donald Trump has used his second term to shake NATO to its very core; from threats to seize Greenland from Denmark and to annex Canada (both fellow members), to criticism of what he calls a lack of defence spending by other countries, and…
First, a scoop: My colleague Vincenzo Genovese reports that US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner called for a radical overhaul of financial support for Gaza while addressing a closed-door meeting of the Palestine Donor Group in Brussels, in which European and Arab delegates pledged a nearly €900-million recovery package. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking via video last week, Kushner dismissed the Gaza aid initiatives carried out so far as “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…
Published on 17/07/2026 – 7:30 GMT+2 Restricting Chinese access to the EU’s market of 450 million consumers could undermine Beijing’s export-driven economy and pose a risk to the country’s political stability, German liberal MEP Engin Eroglu, chair of the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with China, told Euronews, arguing that China’s model is “flawed.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His comments come as tensions between Brussels and Beijing have ramped up in recent weeks. The EU has set an October deadlinewith China last month to discuss how they can reduce their trade imbalance, after the bloc’s deficit with China reached a record €1…
Published on 16/07/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2•Updated 9:15 On today’s show: Euronews’ Aadel Haleem brings us the latest from the Middle East after the United States launched a new wave of strikes on Iran, raising tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and pushing oil prices higher. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Jorge Liboreiro reports from Kyiv on Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to Ukraine, while Angela Skujins speaks exclusively to EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius about Europe’s military support for Kyiv and the bloc’s growing defence partnership with Ukraine. German MEP Niclas Herbst discusses the sharp rise in conscientious objection applications as Europe debates…
The deal, signed on 26 June in Luxembourg, brings together the European Commission, 22 member states, storage developers and manufacturers, and financial institutions including the European Investment Bank. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Commission has stressed that energy storage is now “indispensable” to the EU’s energy system. Europe currently has around 55 gigawatts of storage capacity. The goal is to reach 200 gigawatts by 2030, with an interim target of 30 to 35 gigawatts by 2028. The share of storage in peak power demand is expected to double from 5 percent to 10 percent. The Commission warns that without increased storage, solar…
The British government on Thursday called on FIFA to investigate Argentina after players celebrated their 2-1 World Cup semi-final victory over England by posing with a banner claiming sovereignty over the disputed Falkland Islands. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer backed calls for FIFA to investigate, according to his spokesperson. “The World Cup might not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are. Self-determination rests with the islanders and our commitment to the Falklands will never waver,” the spokesperson said. Business minister Peter Kyle had earlier also called for an investigation, calling the banner an “egregious violation” of FIFA…