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By Kirsten Ripper & Euronews with AP, MDR Published on 06/09/2026 – 10:14 GMT+2 On Sunday, polls opened in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt in a key regional vote. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT More than 1.7 million voters have until 6 pm local time to cast their votes in an election seen as an important test for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s federal coalition. According to opinion polls, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), led by its top candidate Ulrich Siegmund, is well ahead of the CDU, polling at more than 40%. A large AfD victory would pile more pressure onto Merz and his increasingly unpopular coalition. The political…
Published on 06/09/2026 – 8:07 GMT+2 US peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due to meet with Ukrainian officials in Kyiv on Sunday following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The pair met the Russian leader in Moscow on Saturday as they discussed a plan to end the war in Ukraine, which began in February 2022 following Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country. A White House official told the AFP news agency that the duo had met with Putin to “advance President Trump’s agenda of peace in the Russia-Ukraine War.” “The two sides discussed substantive plans…
A twin seat Phantom F-4 jet crashed at Tanagra air base during an air show held as part of Athens Flying Week 2026, killing the two pilots, according to officials. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The crash occurred during a display, in front of thousands of people, the circumstances of the crash remain unclear. According to information from ERT, the aircraft suddenly began to lose altitude and plunged to the ground. An explosion followed immediately after the impact. Athens Flying Week, taking place this year on 5 and 6 September, is one of the largest air shows in south-eastern Europe. The programme features…
Kyiv calls for frozen assets revival: Ukraine hopes the European Union will formally re-open the debate around using frozen Russian state assets to fund Kyiv, the country’s Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko has exclusively told Europe Today, calling on the EU to “think outside the box” and floating a solution that would see Belgium transfer the custodianship of the assets to the EU. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We would like a broader coalition of countries to discuss this issue during the next months. It’s fair enough to envisage another year of war and that Ukraine (will) need additional sources to finance their needs,”…
Published on 04/09/2026 – 8:31 GMT+2•Updated 14:29 Two senior officials resigned from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on Friday as the party was reported to the police over fresh allegations it flouted donation rules. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Farage’s aide Dan Jukes and Reform’s head of policy James Orr stepped down, the party said. Reform UK has been reported to the Metropolitan Police and the Electoral Commission over illegal donations. The Liberal Democrats Cabinet Office spokesperson Lisa Smart said the case involved “the acceptance and concealment of a donation from an impermissible donor.” The complaint follows an undercover investigation aired by UK broadcaster…
Published on 05/09/2026 – 15:51 GMT+2 According to the latest data published by Eurostat (31 August 2026), EU member states produced 34.4 billion litres of beer in 2025. Five countries alone control more than 60% of total production. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This figure confirms that beer remains one of the most important agri-food industries on the continent, though with an interesting twist: overall production of traditional beer is edging down slightly, while alcohol-free beer continues to grow. Ranking of the largest beer-producing countries (2025) Germany remains by far the EU’s brewing powerhouse, while Spain holds on to second place and is…
Published on 05/09/2026 – 15:52 GMT+2 Spain is extending its border checks on travellers arriving from Italy by air or sea for a further 15 days, pushing the measure’s expiry from 7 September to 22 September. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The decision follows the same pattern that has defined the stand-off between Madrid and Rome since the summer. Spain introduced these checks for the first time on 8 August, through Order INT/846/2026, as a direct response to Italy’s earlier suspension of the free-movement regime for travellers arriving from Spanish territory. Italy, for its part, had already extended its own checks until 15…
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. “Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, always at the same time as an end, never merely as a means.” The sentence dates from 1785 (Immanuel Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, AA IV, 429). It marks the boundary of every free state’s authority: a person may be held to account for his own actions. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But the state may not…
Published on 05/09/2026 – 12:48 GMT+2 Dozens of masked men dressed in all black descended on the Port of Dover on Saturday morning in what police have described as a “protest.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Port authorities said there was an “ongoing public order incident” happening across the town, which is a key passenger hub for ferry services between the UK and mainland Europe. “This is affecting all routes in and out the port and town,” the Port of Dover said in a statement. P&O Ferries, which operates a ferry from Dover to Calais, later said that access to the port had…
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. As Brussels enters the final stretch of negotiations over its next seven-year Multiannual Financial Framework, hidden within the budget debate is a strategic question: whether the EU is willing to invest in the partnerships and processing capacity needed to secure the critical raw materials on which its industrial future depends. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Decisions taken this autumn will help determine whether the EU remains dependent on Chinese-controlled processing technology well into the next decade or begins its diversification…