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Marion Maréchal, an MEP from the European Conservatives and Reformists, believes the European asylum rules “must be reviewed”, as she considers them “too broad”. She said the EU must create a “list of safe countries” from which asylum claims should not be considered. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Maréchal says the mass arrival of migrants in the Spanish city of Ceuta at the end of July “has not been completely solved” and described the influx as a “security threat” to the European Union.
A United States ban on diesel exports would not necessarily leave Europe’s fuel stations empty overnight, but it could push up prices, forcing European governments into another round of emergency intervention just as households, farmers and hauliers are feeling the effects of the wider energy crisis. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The prospect of Washington keeping those barrels at home is especially uncomfortable for Brussels, which acknowledged the bloc’s dependency on US diesel after ditching Russian energy. The Commission said the issue was being discussed with EU countries and the industry. The bloc is already facing a fuel shortage after the war with…
Published on 25/09/2026 – 14:53 GMT+2•Updated 15:19 European Union countries have agreed to release a €6.6 billion programme of military aid for Ukraine that had stalled since spring 2023, when Hungary imposed a controversial veto that paralysed the initiative. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The agreement at the political level was reached on Friday during a meeting of the Political and Security Committee in Brussels. “That’s good news for Ukraine and bad news for Russia,” High Representative Kaja Kallas wrote on social media, announcing the news. “Moscow’s hybrid attacks try to intimidate Europe into scaling back its support for Ukraine. Europe is doing…
By Laure Valentin Published on 25/09/2026 – 17:40 GMT+2 French President Emmanuel Macron’s meeting withPope Leo XIV gave the French leader an opportunity to revisit the fundamental principles that shape dialogue between the state and religions, while addressing the upheavals confronting contemporary societies. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In his speech, Macron placed the encounter within the framework of the traditional dialogue between France and the Holy See, while recalling the principles of the Republic. The French president placed particular emphasis on secularism, presented not as a way of distancing society from religion, but as the framework that guarantees freedom of conscience and enables…
Protesters gathered outside Granada city hall on Thursday in support of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, who was evicted from her Madrid apartment on September 23. UGC footage shows large crowds rallying in the city, including at a student protest. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Demonstrations in support of Abascal were also held in other parts of Spain, reflecting wider anger over the country’s rising housing costs. Her eviction has become a focal point for protests over housing affordability and the difficulties faced by older tenants.
Pope Leo XIV warned against the dangers of artificial intelligence on Friday, stating that new technologies must “remain at the service of the human person”, rather than becoming “yet another instrument of domination and injustice.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris as part of his four-day trip to France, the pontiff declared that AI risks impoverishing human “ideas and relationships” through a “process of dehumanisation”, while also criticising the ever-growing emphasis on productivity in modern societies. Delivering his speech in both French and English, he argued that judging people according to the “criterion of efficiency” risked undermining respect…
By Euronews Published on 25/09/2026 – 9:42 GMT+2 A video of a large crowd in the Greek city of Thessaloniki has been shared online alongside claims that protests have brought the country to a standstill. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Greece is paralysed”, several posts say, claiming that airports, ports, factories and trains have stopped operating. Others describe massive protests erupting across the country. The footage shows a real demonstration, but it was filmed more than a year before the posts appeared. The same footage was posted online in February 2025, when large demonstrations across Greece marked the second anniversary of the Tempi rail…
Chinese President Xi Jinping will today wind-up a three-day summit with US President Donald Trump on American soil — the first in 11 years for Xi. Europeans are watching closely for any decisions that could directly affect their economic interests. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Not so heated rivalry: The world’s most powerful leaders tackled tricky issues such as artificial intelligence, the war in Iran and trade. On the latter issue, a fragile trade truce was set to expire in November, but the two countries agreed Wednesday to extend it for another two months. Ian Lesser, Distinguished Fellow German Marshall Fund, just told…
Brussels is dialling up the pressure on Kyiv to speed up the reforms indispensable for unlocking roughly €20 billion in financial assistance, which the country badly needs as the budget deficit swells and Russia escalates the war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “It is essential that Ukraine continues to deliver on the reforms and policy conditions jointly agreed with the European Union,” a European Commission spokesperson said. “Their timely implementation is key to enabling the Commission to proceed with the corresponding disbursements as planned.” It comes as the Commission is engaged in intense talks with the Ukrainian authorities to pin down the precise…
Former RT France chief Xenia Fedorova has been placed under EU sanctions over her alleged role in spreading pro-Kremlin narratives, further complicating her efforts to return to French media. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Council of the European Union added Fedorova to its sanctions list on Thursday, accusing her of being “active in the dissemination of pro-Russian narratives in France and the Union in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine”. The decision extends measures already imposed by France against Fedorova, who has become a prominent media figure on outlets associated with conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré. Under the EU sanctions,…