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Imposing restrictions on goods originating from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories is only common sense, French Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The country put forward a proposal alongside Sweden last month, calling on the European Union to increase trade tariffs and enforce stricter import controls on goods coming from Israeli settlements deemed illegal under international law. “With our Swedish friends, we wrote to the Commission and insisted on the necessity to have a common European position on this question, rapidly,” Forissier said on Euronews’ interview programme 12 Minutes With. “We cannot accept any import of…

German Trade Minister Katherina Reiche is travelling to China from Tuesday to Friday as Berlin’s trade deficit with Beijing continues to deepen. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The trip comes two days after several of the EU’s largest economies – France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, as well as Lithuania – issued a non-paper urging the EU to crack down on Chinese overcapacity and unfair trade practices. Berlin, however, did not endorse their call. Germany remains the main chokepoint in the EU’s strategy towards China. While Euronews previously reported that the publication late last year of Germany’s trade deficit with Beijing marked a turning…

Anti-corruption investigations in Ukraine show that the country’s institutions remain efficient despite Russia’s war, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Kachka, who’s in charge of the country’s EU integration, described the process as “the healthiest thing” in the country of some 44 million, which continues to defend itself from Russia’s all-out invasion, now well into its fifth year. “Ukraine is now living through the war and the dramatic change of its political culture,” he said in an interview on Tuesday. “Something that was a problem for the accession of Ukraine in the past, so 10 years…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the spate of recent drone incursions into the airspace of European Union (EU) countries over the past few weeks are “not isolated incidents,” as Baltic leaders and EU officials caution that hybrid threats along Europe’s eastern border are intensifying. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “This is a deliberate strategy from Russia trying to destabilise our democratic societies,” she said, standing alongside Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian heads of state at a press conference in the Vilnius on Tuesday. “When Baltic states are being tested, Europe as a whole is being tested,” she said. The EU…

The tacit approval of permits for new energy projects has emerged as one of the most politically explosive issues in the EU’s negotiations over the renewal of its ageing power grids, according to a document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Under proposals for the EU’s new European Grids Package_,_ certain stages of the permit process for energy infrastructure projects aimed at revamping the bloc’s electricity grid could automatically proceed if national authorities fail to respond within set deadlines. The idea of a silent consent for such projects is unsettling EU capitals, which fear Brussels is quietly trying to transfer power…

The question of whether the European Union should engage in direct talks with Russia to bring the war in Ukraine to an end continues to split member states, as Estonia warns that the diplomatic outreach would amount to becoming a “neutral mediator” expected to provide Moscow with sanctions relief and appease its maximalist demands. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Until now, the talks have been led by the US, which has cut all financial and military assistance to Ukraine and eased sanctions on Russian oil. “We know that Russia is desperately working to bring Europe into talks because Putin needs to win time,…

Published on 26/05/2026 – 14:35 GMT+2 The two French children found abandoned last week in southern Portugal by their mother and her partner will soon be heading to France, according to a statement from the Setúbal District Court to which Euronews had access. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the document, French authorities have decided, under the terms of judicial co-operation, to place Zacharie and Barthélemy in the care of the social services in the Alsace region while they assess the suitability of other family members, particularly their father, to look after them. Following this decision, the Portuguese court decided to return…

Published on 26/05/2026 – 12:44 GMT+2 Sixteen European countries are calling for increased investment in regional funds, agriculture and fisheries in the upcoming EU long-term budget for the period 2028–2034, according to a document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The paper is signed by Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, and Slovakia. Calling themselves “Friends of Cohesion”, they complain in the document about the reduction in funds for the Cohesion Policy, Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) and Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which they describe as “the most visible EU policies for EU…

The war in Iran has sent energy and fuel prices through the roof, but another interesting trend, which could in fact benefit travellers, has developed. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to analysis by flight comparison website FlightsFinder.com, certain budget airlines appear to have slashed their fares by 10 to 30%, namely Ryanair, WizzAir and EasyJet. “Our fare history shows a steady decrease in price over the last few months”, founder Shahab Siddiqui told Europe in Motion. For example, “routes from the UK to European destinations like Nice, Palma, and Barcelona have dropped by 10% to 30%.” According to experts, slashing prices is…

The European Commission will adopt a decision this week that would privilege European satellite operators in a move designed to curb the European expansion of Starlink, the flagship service of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Starlink currently dominates the global satellite internet market with over 10,000 low-orbit satellites. Its closest competitor is Amazon’s Project Kuiper, which recently launched its first commercial satellite constellation. The strategic importance of satellite-based communications became clear after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, when Starlink provided a lifeline to Ukrainian troops after physical communications infrastructure was knocked out of service. More recently, Ukraine reportedly regained…