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By Méabh Mc Mahon & Alice Carnevali Published on 30/01/2026 – 10:30 GMT+1 On Tuesday, 27 January, the European Union (EU) and India announced the signing of a landmark trade agreement, which Ursula von der Leyen described as the “mother of all deals.” What does this pact mean for both countries? And why did the president of the European Commission’s outfit go viral? To answer these and more questions, Euronews’ weekly podcast Brussels, My Love?talked to EU-India expert expert Stefania Benaglia, correspondent Teresa Küchler, and EU-India media commentator Rahul Venkit. The free trade agreement The Brussels–Delhi trade deal talks came to an end…
Published on 30/01/2026 – 9:21 GMT+1•Updated 9:39 NATO chief Mark Rutte should stop being an “American agent” and unite the fraught military alliance in the face of the United States’ “hostile rhetoric” and “intimidation”, former European Council chief Charles Michel has told Euronews. “I want to be clear, Mark Rutte is disappointing and I’m losing confidence,” Michel, who helmed the Council for five years up until 2024, told Euronews’ morning show Europe Today on Friday. “I’m not expecting Mark Rutte to be an American agent. I’m expecting Mark to work for unity within NATO,” Michel added. Rutte, who famously called…
Published on 30/01/2026 – 7:39 GMT+1•Updated 8:01 With Russia and Ukraine set to resume peace talks in Abu Dhabi over the weekend, the EU’s foreign policy chief says Moscow is not taking negotiations seriously. After yesterday’s meeting of EU foreign ministers, Kaja Kallas also accused the Kremlin of “weaponising winter” by pounding Ukraine’s energy network, and said the EU could consider an entry ban on Russian soldiers who fought in Ukraine. Joining me to debrief on these developments is our EU editor Maria Tadeo. Then we are joined in our studio by former European Council President Charles Michel. He served…
Despite Donald Trump describing clean energy as the “green new scam” in his remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, countries across the globe are investing more and more in the renewable energy industry, creating a multitude of job opportunities in the process. According to a new report, Europe had 2.04 million renewable energy jobs in 2024, of which just under 1.8 million were in the European Union. The 2025 study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) found that, in the year before, the EU’s 27 member states together made up the…
Published on 29/01/2026 – 10:42 GMT+1 There is backlash, but NATO chief Mark Rutte does not care. Why? Because he is the only European who speaks the language of US President Donald Trump. Meet “Teflon Mark.” He was the longest-serving Dutch prime minister because absolutely nothing sticks to him. Rutte went from riding a bicycle in The Hague during his premiership to flying constantly across the Atlantic to put out NATO fires. Also, meet the pianist. Rutte gave up his dream of being a musician because he claimed he was not “good enough”. Yet he mastered a different instrument called…
Published on 29/01/2026 – 18:32 GMT+1 The European Union has begun considering a new proposal to ban the entry of Russian soldiers who have fought in the war in Ukraine, fearing security risks. The plan, which is still in under development, was put up for discussion by Estonia during a meeting of foreign affairs ministers on Thursday. “We have close to one million combatants in Russia. They’re mainly criminals. They are very dangerous people,” Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said upon arrival. “I’m sure, and we have information, that most of them will come to Europe after the war. And…
The European Union is set to pursue a policy of “assertive migration diplomacy” in the next five years, according to two non-legislative documents presented by the European Commission on Thursday. The proposals include reinforcing the bloc’s system of partnerships with third countries, using visa access, trade and financial support as leverage to push foreign governments to take back their nationals and stop illegal departures towards Europe. This will include upgrading a visa suspension mechanism for countries considered insufficiently cooperative with the EU’s border policies. The first document, called European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy, is a blueprint for the Commission’s…
Published on 29/01/2026 – 16:35 GMT+1 European Commissioner for Competition Teresa Ribera said on Thursday that enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Union’s landmark antitrust regulation on digital markets, involves treating big tech cases in a “discreet manner.” Her comments come as the DMA faces constant attacks from the Trump administration, which argues that the EU’s rules constituted a “non-tariff barrier” and amount to discrimination against tech companies based in the United States. “There have been many problems that have been solved in a very discreet manner, benefiting all the consumers,” Ribera told reporters. “It is something…
The European Union’s lending arm said on Thursday that it expects to spend at least €4 billion on security and defence projects in 2026 – the same as it did last year after effectively quadrupling its financing in the area. Overall, the European Investment Bank (EIB) spent 5% of its financing in the EU on security and defence projects last year, a target it had initially planned to reach only in 2026. EIB President Nadia Calviño told reporters in Brussels this represented a “step change” for her institution, which expanded the scope of eligible activities to pure military investments, and…
Published on 29/01/2026 – 12:58 GMT+1 An exhibition at the European Parliament in Brussels is shedding light on tourism projects from European countries with positive impacts on nature, locals and the economy. From a social enterprise making beaches more accessible to an opportunity for tourists to give back to German beauty spots, Euronews spoke with some of the innovators behind the schemes. From Germany to Serbia: The tourism projects having a positive impact Along Germany’s North Sea coast, tourists can purchase a ‘passport’ to collect stamps at museums and nature spots with QR codes giving information on the impact of…