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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is facing the biggest test of his government yet, as an energy crisis triggered by the partial shutdown of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant threatens to disrupt supply during peak summer demand. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT All but one reactor has been taken offline because of record-low water levels in the Danube, which the plant relies on for cooling. Should water levels fall further, the plant could be forced to shut down entirely for the first time since it opened 42 years ago – raising the prospect of blackouts and electricity restrictions during the high season. For…
Published on 03/08/2026 – 15:44 GMT+2 EU interior ministers will meet online on Tuesday to discuss a European response to the migration crisis in Ceuta, with options including the reintroduction of internal border controls across Europe and an enhanced role for Frontex, the EU’s border agency, during emergency situations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The proposals were discussed by EU ambassadors at a preliminary meeting on Monday. The talks come days after around 60,000 non-EU nationals entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in 24 hours, the largest irregular border crossing ever recorded in Europe over such a short period. Most of…
Published on 03/08/2026 – 13:09 GMT+2 The hard-right Reform UK party unveiled plans on Monday if it wins power for “the largest military operation” in the Channel “since World War II” to stop migrants crossing on small boats. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The proposal, which experts and other political parties promptly rubbished, comes days after thousands of migrants entered Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco, reigniting Europe’s debate over irregular migration. Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party said it would detail proposals to deploy Britain’s navy to return the vessels to France, a policy proposed and swiftly abandoned by…
The migration crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta will be the focus of an extraordinary meeting of European Union interior ministers on Tuesday, where Spain will call for a common response from the bloc and respond to criticism from several EU partners, led by Italy and Denmark, following the mass arrival of thousands of migrants from Morocco. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On the eve of the meeting, Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said in an interview with TVE that Spain will demand “solidarity from all the member states of the European Union” and warned that those who refuse to offer it…
Published on 03/08/2026 – 9:16 GMT+2 A cyberattack tapped the data of some 31,000 people in Liechtenstein’s register of people behind companies and foundations in the wealthy principality, the government said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The “register of economic beneficiaries” was accessed at night from Wednesday into Thursday last week, the government said. “According to preliminary findings, an unknown perpetrator gained unauthorised digital access to the VwbP (Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution) during the night of July 30, 2026,” a government statement said. It said that the breach was noticed on Thursday, that measures were taken to secure data…
By Andrea Giuricin is adj. professor in Transport Economics and Logistic at University Milano Bicocca in Italy Published on 03/08/2026 – 11:09 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. When a train enters a tunnel at high speed, passengers do not think about the signalling equipment, communications networks and control systems guiding it. They simply trust that someone, somewhere, has made sure those systems are safe. That assumption is precisely what makes it dangerous when it turns out to be wrong. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT As…
Published on 03/08/2026 – 10:50 GMT+2•Updated 10:56 Wales became the first nation to publicly withdraw support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid on Monday, citing “failures in good governance, process, leadership.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The announcement comes after a loss of confidence in Infantino’s leadership after an attempt to sell stakes in FIFA competitions to private investors, with the Welsh FA saying it would not back Infantino’s candidature for the 2027-2031 term. “Failing to put the best interests of football first is a failure we cannot accept,” the Football Association of Wales said in a statement. FIFA announced on Saturday…
Published on 03/08/2026 – 9:30 GMT+2 The EU has mobilised its largest-ever wildfire response as France, Spain, Greece and Italy battle major blazes this summer. This emergency has reopened a familiar debate: should Brussels spend more on fighting fires, or on stopping them before they start? ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The EU’s current toolkit spans several layers. On the emergency side, rescEU maintains firefighting planes and helicopters, backed by 777 pre-positioned firefighters from 14 countries and a new aerial hub in Cyprus. The Emergency Response Coordination Centre matches these assets to countries under pressure in real time. On the monitoring side, Copernicus…
Five water-dropping planes and another five helicopters took off at first light on Monday to help hundreds of firefighters battling a major wildfire west of Athens, a day after a mid-air collision between two firefighting helicopters killed two crew members. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The collision laid bare the danger at the most volatile front of Europe’s wildfire emergency. The two crew members, one Greek and one Danish national, died when their helicopter collided with another near the seaside area of Psatha while tackling the fire that started Friday morning. The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped…
Published on 03/08/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 As fires tear through France, Spain, Greece and Italy this summer, the EU has triggered its largest-ever wildfire response. Paris activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, and the bloc has sent seven planes and four helicopters to France, plus six planes, 134 personnel and 41 vehicles to Spain. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The response runs through a layered system. The Emergency Response Coordination Centre in Brussels matches requests with offers from member states around the clock. Behind it sits rescEU, the EU’s own reserve of firefighting aircraft, deployed when national resources run short. For 2026, the…