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By Cristian Caraballo & Euronews Published on 31/07/2026 – 13:15 GMT+2•Updated 14:37 During a TV address on Friday morning, Pedro Sánchez also vowed to “remain resolute in guaranteeing security in the face of any challenge, any eventuality and under any circumstances.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT He was speaking from Ceuta, the Spanish autonomous city on the northern coast of North Africa which saw at least 60,000 migrants cross over from Morocco in recent days, according to Spanish authorities. If the figure is confirmed, the event would be the largest single surge in irregular arrivals ever recorded on EU territory and Spain’s biggest ever migrant crisis.…
Published on 31/07/2026 – 22:08 GMT+2 Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) recorded 10 aftershocks following the magnitude 4.7 earthquake. It said Friday’s tremor was the strongest since seismic activity intensified in the Phlegraean Fields, a volcanic area west of Naples that has experienced increasing unrest in recent years. The quake was felt across Naples and neighbouring communities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci said four people were injured, with damage reported to residential buildings and several churches. Italy’s Civil Protection Department activated its crisis unit as emergency services assessed the impact. Rail services on the Cumana…
Since Thursday, thousands of migrants have crossed from Morocco into the North African Spanish enclave of Ceuta. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The latest estimates by the Spanish government set the number at around 60,000. If the figures are confirmed, the event would be the largest single surge in irregular arrivals ever recorded on EU territory. Most migrants came by sea, swimming from the Moroccan border town of Fnideq. They reached several beaches, especially El Tarajal, one of the closest to the border. At least 34 people have died in the attempt, many of whom in a stampede while trying to cross breakwater…
By Konstantinos Tsellos & Euronews with ΑΠΕ ΜΠΕ Published on 31/07/2026 – 20:07 GMT+2 A wildfire has broken out in a forested area in Aspropyrgos, west of Athens, prompting evacuation alerts and a major firefighting response. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the fire service, the blaze broke out at around 15:29 in forest land on the slopes of Mount Poikilo, in the Aspropyrgos area, and is moving south. Firefighting forces have been reinforced. A total of 108 firefighters are operating at the scene with six ground teams from the 1st EMODE special wildfire unit and 27 vehicles. Five aircraft and six helicopters have also been deployed…
Published on 31/07/2026 – 19:34 GMT+2 The European Commission said on Friday that no irregular migrants have moved from Ceuta to the European mainland. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT While the sudden migration crisis in the Spanish enclave has sent shockwaves across Europe and prompted calls to suspend Spain from the Schengen free-movement area, EU officials insist that migrants who crossed the border irregularly will not headto other member states. “There are no onward movements today towards the European continent,” an EU official said, claiming that migrants will not be able to freely move through Europe, as someleading right-of-centre figures across Europe are…
One person has been found dead after a two-storey building collapsed in the Italian city of Messina on Thursday, while five others remain missing. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The body is believed to be that of businessman Carmelo Leone. It was recovered by firefighters and taken to the mortuary at Messina’s university hospital. The building housed several businesses, including a supermarket and a shop, on the ground and first floors, while the second floor contained four apartments. Firefighters launched a search for people feared trapped beneath the rubble after relatives reported they had been unable to contact family members who had been…
Published on 31/07/2026 – 15:00 GMT+2 Already a member of NATO, the European Economic Area (EEA), the single market and the Schengen Area, for decades Iceland has debated whether or not it should become a full member of the European Union. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Fears for the fishing and farming sectors are the focus of the Eurosceptic messages. Opposition to the EU in rural areas is up to 80%, according to some polls. Farmer Stefán Geirsson markets milk and beef from the country’s agricultural heartland. Full EU membership would mean an avalanche of cheaper agri-food imports, with which farmers here would…
The European Commission says it is prepared to convene an emergency meeting of its Electricity Coordination Group over the shutdown of Hungary’s Paks nuclear plant, as the country’s prime minister warned of a looming energy crisis. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Although the operator has emergency measures in place to guarantee nuclear safety, an event of this kind could further strain the regional electricity balance,” the Commission’s spokesperson, Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, told Euronews. “The Commission stands ready to convene an ad hoc meeting of the Electricity Coordination Group.” Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has warned that the country could face an energy crisis as…
Published on 31/07/2026 – 15:33 GMT+2 Nearly half of the 60,000 migrants who entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta since the early hours of Friday have already returned to Morocco, according to Spain’s Interior Ministry, as cited by local media. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The estimate covers the period up to 1 p.m. local time on Friday, meaning the number is expected to increase as returns continue. Local media also reported that at least 34 people died while attempting to swim from Morocco to Ceuta. The mass arrival of migrants has overwhelmed the Spanish authorities and humanitarian organisations in the autonomous city,…
By Akis Tatsis & AFP, ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ Published on 31/07/2026 – 14:23 GMT+2 A man with dual British and Azerbaijani nationality is being held in Cyprus pending a hearing on a request for his extradition to the United Kingdom, where the authorities accuse him of spying at the Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri, in the southern part of the island. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The 44-year-old, who lives in Islington in north London, was arrested by the Cypriot authorities on 17 July at the request of the UK authorities, according to a statement by London’s Metropolitan Police. British authorities say he carried out “hostile surveillance”…