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Published on 27/06/2026 – 14:58 GMT+2 Porsche is apparently working on a far-reaching overhaul of its production operations. According to a report first carried by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), production of the successful Cayenne model is to be moved entirely from Bratislava in Slovakia to Leipzig. The plan is for the SUV to roll off the line there in future in all powertrain variants. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Porsche aims to secure Leipzig plant For the plant in Saxony, this would provide an important long-term perspective. The backdrop is the current overcapacity at Porsche. Both the Leipzig SUV plant and the…
By Laura Fleischmann Published on 27/06/2026 – 14:22 GMT+2 Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) recorded a total of 54 violent offences in 2025 in which the primary target was the media, including attacks on journalist. Of these, 41 were cases of bodily harm and 13 cases classified as resistance offences, a spokesperson for the Federal Criminal Police Office told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the statistics, perpetrators classified as having “foreign ideology” accounted for the largest share of these violent acts, with 26 cases in total, comprising all 13 resistance offences and 13 cases of bodily harm. Within the left-wing…
Published on 27/06/2026 – 11:46 GMT+2 A brutal heatwave is set to continue to grip Europe this weekend, as searing temperatures persist across the continent. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Record-breaking temperatures have already been recorded across the UK, France and Germany in recent days, with events cancelled and alcohol sales restricted as emergency services battle to attend to a surge in callouts. In France, Paris banned drinking alcohol in public over the weekend, while the city’s Pride March, which had been scheduled to take place on Saturday, has been postponed due to the heatwave. The Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum will…
By Méabh Mc Mahon & Alice Carnevali Published on 26/06/2026 – 9:45 GMT+2•Updated 11:07 On 1 July 2026, Cyprus will hand over the presidency of the Council of the EU to Ireland. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For the following six months, Dublin will be at the heart of the EU decision-making process and diplomacy, setting priorities and shaping strategies in Brussels. But did Cyprus deliver on its ambitions? And what points will Ireland bring to the European agenda? To answer these and more questions, Euronews’ weekly podcast Brussels, My Love? sat down with Irene Kostaki, EU correspondent for the Cyprus News Agency, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú,…
France and Italy have expressed scepticism about a plan to ban current and former Russian combatants from entering the bloc, citing legal and technical concerns. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The two countries currently receive the highest number of visa applications from Russia of any EU member states, and according to three diplomatic sources, they are wary of the proposal to bar Russians who served in the military from entering the EU. The ban was introduced as part of the 21st sanctions package targeting Russia over its war of aggression against Ukraine. Officials cited security as the main rationale, drawing a comparison with…
Published on 26/06/2026 – 16:19 GMT+2•Updated 16:58 Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 160 captured soldiers each, both governments confirmed on Friday, in the latest prisoner swap since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion more than four years ago. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the handover on social media. “We continue bringing Ukrainians home from Russian captivity. Today, 160 service members were released,” he wrote, adding that “all of them had been held captive since 2022.” He posted photographs of the returning men draped in blue-and-yellow flags, smiling and embracing one another. Russia’s defence ministry confirmed the figures from the…
By Eduard Wolter Published on 26/06/2026 – 19:56 GMT+2 The German side gets off to a fortunate start. In the second minute, a throw-in from Raum finds its way via Pavlovic and Wirtz to Sané, who fires into the bottom left corner. For most observers, though, it is an illegal goal, as Pavlović raises his leg very high when controlling the ball and catches his opponent, Pedro Vite, on the head. While Vite lies on the ground in obvious pain, the referee, Tori Penso of the USA, allows the goal to stand. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the ninth minute, Ecuador’s Nilson Angulo…
Published on 26/06/2026 – 18:22 GMT+2 Organised crime in the EU evolves rapidly, becomes increasingly sophisticated, transnational and resilient, the EU’s law enforcement agency, Europol, stressed on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A staggering 731 criminal networks have been identified as operating within the EU, with over 400,000 members from 118 nationalities. Their main business areas are drug trafficking, followed by fraud and online fraud. The EU’s law enforcement agency highlights, in particular, the rise in cybercrime. “All crime is nurtured online, is accelerated by AI and technology,” Jürgen Ebner, Acting Executive Director of Europol, said Friday during a press conference in…
Published on 26/06/2026 – 17:53 GMT+2 European governments are trying to resuscitate a temporary regime allowing messaging services to scan for child sexual abuse material, but the move risks complicating efforts to adopt a long-term legal framework. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EU ambassadors agreed on Friday to move ahead with a temporary extension of the legal framework that allows platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger to take measures to identify users suspected of sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The move, proposed by the Cypriot presidency of the Council of the EU, would be unprecedented, as the European Parliament already voted against…
European Union energy ministers have secured a greater role in planning Europe’s future electricity system after launching an intense political campaign against the European Commission’s proposal seeking more control over the bloc’s power grid. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Two politically sensitive issues in the bloc’s plan to revamp the electric grid were discussed by energy ministers in Luxembourg on 26 June: a new centralised planning scenario for future grid investments and a sweeping effort to accelerate permitting procedures for clean power projects, which typically take 5 to 10 years to be approved. While Europe excels at producing clean power, it struggles to…