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Published on 22/07/2026 – 15:36 GMT+2 Two trams derailed after colliding in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Wednesday morning, leaving 15 people injured, according to local authorities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Rotterdam-Rijnmond Safety Region said the incident occurred at around 11:10 a.m. on the iconic Erasmus Bridge, which has since been closed to traffic. Firefighters, paramedics, and police officers attended the scene alongside an air ambulance. Seven people were taken to hospital for treatment, with one person seriously injured, officials said. Paramedics were able to attend to the rest of the injuries at the scene. An investigation into the cause…
Monique Barbut, France’s Minister for Ecological Transition, will remain in her role despite having announced her resignation earlier on Wednesday after French President Emmanuel Macron asked her to stay. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to her office, she ultimately chose to stay “because of the urgent need to tackle the impacts of climate change, which are already hitting France hard, and to address pressing environmental health issues.” French President Emmanuel Macron and Monique Barbut “agreed to disagree on the agriculture bill as passed by parliament,” government spokesperson Maud Bregeon said during Wednesday’s cabinet meeting. “The president refused to accept her resignation; and…
Published on 22/07/2026 – 13:21 GMT+2 Hungary has announced an investigation into state subsidies granted to Chinese electric carmaker BYD after a former foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, resigned his parliamentary seat to join the company. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Szijjártó’s move has raised conflict of interest concerns given that he negotiated state subsidies for the carmaker during his time in government. “We will examine all the decisions, negotiations and state commitments made by Péter Szijjártó that were related to the BYD Hungary investment,” Prime Minister Péter Magyar said on Monday. The investigation will examine all subsidies, tax breaks and permits granted to…
Published on 22/07/2026 – 12:17 GMT+2 The European Union is preparing to accept new tariffs the United States is expected to impose in the coming days over forced labour, as long as they do not exceed the 15 percent cap agreed under the Turnberry agreement, the European Commission said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The White House said in early June that it would impose fresh duties on its global trading partners, arguing that insufficient efforts to curb trade in goods produced using forced labour were harming US commercial interests. The current US tariff regime expires on Friday, and US Trade Representative Jamieson…
Published on 22/07/2026 – 11:16 GMT+2 A fake clip circulating online alleges that Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) is investigating President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s parents over an illicit $11 million (€9.6 million) that appeared in their bank account in 2025. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It uses the branding of Europe Today, Euronews’ live morning show, to report on the supposed investigation, alleging that Zelenskyy’s parents described the funds as a gift — some posts say that it’s a gift from European taxpayers’ money. The video also claims that they were detained but released shortly afterwards, following pressure from Zelenskyy’s office. However, not only is…
The Council’s approval on 13 July followed a European Parliament vote of 646 to 12 on 7 July, formally paving the way for the new legislation’s adoption. With the 12-month grace period, the rules are expected to take effect from mid-2027. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The core numbers remain the same, with compensation still applying after a three-hour delay for cancellations with under 14 days’ notice or for denied boarding, with payouts of €250, €400, or €600 depending on distance. Airlines can still refuse to pay for disruptions beyond their control. Parliament’s main achievement was stopping the Council from raising delay thresholds…
In Norse mythology, Freyja is known as the goddess of war, love and beauty. “A strange combination, until you look at Ukraine today, where all three coexist,” writes Iryna Terekh, CEO of Ukrainian defence company Fire Point, on X. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT She continues, saying that those “shared values run across this continent, from the Baltic to the Black Sea”, referencing the Joint Declaration on the Establishment of the Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition, which names Freyja as its flagship programme, signed by the Coalition of the Willing in Paris on Monday last week. The idea is to create a lower-cost, modular…
Published on 22/07/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 On today’s show: Jorge Liboreiro breaks down today’s EU ambassadors meeting to discuss the EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia as Greece holds it up over a ban on liquefied natural gas (LNG) that is due to come fully into force in 2027. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Aadel Haleem brings the latest from the Middle East as tensions between the US and Iran continue to rise. Maria Tadeo reports on the EU–US trade deal one year after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump struck the agreement in Turnberry, Scotland, as…
By Euronews with AFP Published on 22/07/2026 – 6:25 GMT+2 Two firefighters died on Tuesday while tackling a fire that broke out near France’s Bordeaux international airport, officials said on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to reports by French media, the blaze broke out from a brush fire near one of the airport’s parking lots, before spreading to a building. Around a hundred firefighters, some twenty ground vehicles, and several Dash aircraft and helicopters were deployed from the airport to fight the flames. Several access routes to the airport were closed to facilitate the emergency services’ intervention. The airport said in a statement that…
Montenegro is expected to set a precedent for how the expansion of the EU will be financed in the near future, introducing yet another complication to the complex discussion of the bloc’s next long-term budget. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Last month, the European Commission presented the financial package for Montenegro’s accession, the most advanced process of all the current candidate countries for EU membership. The economic cost of the Western Balkan country, which has a population of around 626,000, was estimated at €3.2 billion – less than €1 per EU taxpayer, or, as Commission officials put it, less than the price of…