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European lawmakers have urged the EU to block US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel from entering the continent following reports that the agency will be involved in security operations during the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics. The controversy over their presence at the upcoming Games in Italy has been further fuelled by revelations of ICE’s business relationships with France-based IT multinational Capgemini. Public outrage over ICE’s actions spiked after the fatal shooting deaths of two Minneapolis residents, Renée Good and Alex Pretti, by ICE officers in separate incidents this month. In the US, ICE has faced accusations of excessive use of…

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Mark Rutte has (almost) pulled off the remarkable feat of uniting the European Parliament. Of course, it slightly detracts from the artistic impression that the Parliament is united around something negative: being irritated by Rutte’s statements during a hearing Monday regarding NATO’s ability to deter without the United States. What he stated — without rhetorical padding — was that Europe, here and now, cannot deter Russia on its own. The United States remains indispensable. The reaction was…

Published on 28/01/2026 – 14:28 GMT+1 Chinese activities in space to destabilise European assets amount to a “dogfight”, Germany’s State Secretary for Defence said on Wednesday, warning of a “new reality” that Europe needs to urgently prepare for. “Russia, also China, are developing, they are testing, and in some cases already employing counterspace capabilities,” Jens Plötner warned during a keynote speech at the European Space Conference in Brussels. “These are designed to deny, degrade, disrupt, deceive or destroy space systems.” “European space assets, including German ones, are regularly subject to deliberate interference already today. We observe this on an almost…

Published on 28/01/2026 – 11:26 GMT+1 The changes in the relationship between Europe and the United States are “structural, not temporary”, High Representative Kaja Kallas has said, as she warned against the dangers of outsourcing security in a new age of “coercive power politics”. Her remarks come on the heels of US President Donald Trump’s attempt to seize Greenland from Denmark through punitive tariffs, an unprecedented dispute that brought the nearly 80-year-old transatlantic alliance to the brink of collapse. The tensions were defused by a framework deal on Arctic security, the details of which remain under discussion. “Arguably, the biggest…

On 21 January, after 25 years of tense negotiations, the European Parliament voted to refer the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice to determine if the deal aligns with the bloc’s rules. It’s a move which could delay the ratification of the Mercosur agreement for a further two years and is a blow to supporters of the trade deal that would establish a free trade zone between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). On the European side, France, Poland, Austria, Ireland and Hungary are among the staunchest Mercosur critics, leading to…

Published on 28/01/2026 – 10:47 GMT+1 Right now, the EU is India’s biggest trading partner if you count it as a bloc, trading about €120 billion a year. The goal is to double that by 2032. That is a lot of euros. If you live in Mumbai, get ready for cheaper European cars, wines and machinery. If you live in Europe, expect cheaper electronics, textiles and medicines. And India also needs waste management and green energy. That is exactly what European companies are good at. So, expect to see European tech in Indian water plants soon. But not everyone is…

In a word increasingly dominated by conflict and tension, international aid seems to be one of the first casualties. The past few years have seen a growing number of countries slashing or scaling back their budget devoted to developing economies. With some exceptions, cuts have been particularly severe in the US (-56% from 2023 to 2025) as well as in Canada (-25%) and several European countries. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimated a drop in international aid resources ranging from 9% to 17% in 2025. Germany, the UK, France and Italyareamong the countries that, whether in GDP…

Good morning from Brussels. I’m Mared Gwyn, taking you once again to our EU editor Maria Tadeo in New Delhi to start this morning’s newsletter. Speaking to Maria last night after the signing of a landmark free trade deal between the EU and India, European Council President António Costa hailed the agreement as a major economic opportunity and strategic victory in an “uncertain world.” “The deal shows that it’s possible – in this very uncertain world – to provide predictability, when reliable partners agree on trade, on security, on defence, on people-to-people contact,” Costa told Maria. “It has great value…

Published on 28/01/2026 – 7:25 GMT+1 •Updated 7:36 EU leaders are pumped with adrenaline and exhaustion after their successful stay in India this week. Brussels and New Delhi signed a historic deal that will cut tariffs on numerous products from steel to plastics. To enter into force, the deal must get the nod from EU member states, the European parliament and the Indian cabinet. But the EU will keep tariffs on beef and chicken as a gesture to European farming communities. Euronews’ EU editor Maria Tadeo was one of the few European journalists on the ground and send us an…

“Time is of the essence” to quickly develop a European space policy that relies much more heavily on European-made equipment and services in order to boost the continent’s security and competitiveness, French and German space ministers said on Tuesday. “The world is changing very fast,” Philipe Baptiste, France’s minister for higher education, research and space said at the European Space Conference in a discussion moderated by Euronews’ Alice Tidey. “What used to be our first strong ally is now very predictable, and this has the most consequences,” he added, referring to the United States, which earlier this month threatened several…