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Updated: 29/05/2026 – 9:09 GMT+2 Anna Cavazzini believes the Chinese company is “willing to comply” following the €200 million fine imposed by the European Commission over dangerous baby toys. But Cavazzini warns of the “structural problem” of unfair competition coming from China. … More
Published on 29/05/2026 – 7:46 GMT+2 Romania on Friday said a Russian drone carrying explosives crashed in the eastern city of Galați, causing a fire on the roof of a residential apartment block. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The building was evacuated and two people sustained minor injuries, Toiu Oana, Romania’s foreign minister, said. “Two aircraft and a helicopter belonging to the Romanian Air Force were scrambled when Russian drones appeared on the radar, they had permission to shoot,” she continued, adding that it was “a serious and irresponsible escalation” by Moscow. “Romania has informed European member states, the Allies and the NATO…
By Michaela Küchler, Secretary General of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Published on 28/05/2026 – 7:33 GMT+2•Updated 15:02 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Cultural theorist Aleida Assmann has suggested that “communicative memory” – the kind passed directly from those who lived through events – lasts for around eighty years. At first, that sounds like an academic observation. But eight decades on from the Holocaust it feels more immediate. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT We are living through the very moment she described: the point at which…
For a generation, €19.99 flights became standard. Companies like Ryanair not only transported people but also reduced perceived distances. Studying abroad became routine, and weekend trips to cities like Lisbon were commonplace. As a result, Europe felt smaller, and the concept of being European evolved. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Now the Commission wants rail to trigger the same transformation. Not because of prices, but because of comfort. Brussels presented its “one journey, one ticket” proposal: rules to allow searching, booking, and paying for a multi-operator, cross-border rail journey in a single transaction, with full passenger rights covering the entire trip if something…
Published on 28/05/2026 – 15:39 GMT+2 Germany and the Netherlands will set up a joint tactical headquarters in the Baltics this year to command forces on NATO’s eastern flank and help deter Russia, Berlin said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The joint German-Dutch command centre known as 1GNC will “assume a command role on NATO’s eastern flank, specifically in the region Estonia and Latvia” in coming months, the German defence ministry said in a statement. “The deployment of an additional tactical headquarters to the region strengthens the cohesion of NATO and supports the deterrence of Russia,” it said. 1GNC is a…
Published on 28/05/2026 – 16:23 GMT+2 Hungary is on a “clear and steadfast” path toward restoring the rule of law, and the EU will work with Budapest to evaluate progress — a key step toward unlocking the bloc’s frozen funds, European Commissioner for Justice Michael McGrath told Euronews’s Europe Today show. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT McGrath also announced he would travel to Budapest next week to meet Márta Görög, the country’s justice minister, “to agree on the reforms and look at the progress that they intend to make over the months ahead.” “So far they have demonstrated a very clear and steadfast…
Published on 28/05/2026 – 16:28 GMT+2 Ukraine plans to buy up to 20 latest model Gripen fighter jets and Sweden will donate 16 older models to boost its air defence, the two countries said on Thursday during a surprise visit to the country by Ukraine’s president. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine plans to allocate €2.5 billion from an EU loan for the new aircraft, the Swedish government said in a statement. Regarding the latest model Gripen E jets, “the aim is to quickly conclude a final agreement with deliveries as of 2030”, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a joint press conference…
French lawmakers were moved to tears in parliament on Thursday as France inched towards repealing outdated legislation that defines people enslaved in its colonies as “moveable goods,” in a symbolic move as the country grapples with its colonial legacy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The French were the third largest slave traders in Europe, after the British and the Portuguese. Ships departing from French ports between the 17th and 19th centuries forcibly transported more than 1 million men, women and children from Africa into slavery, many in plantations in its overseas colonies in the Caribbean, according to expert estimates. France abolished enslaving humans…
Published on 28/05/2026 – 16:54 GMT+2•Updated 17:32 Investing in the electrification of transport and heavy industry is the right energy strategy if the European Union wants to preserve its economic sovereignty and revive struggling industries, International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We can generate electricity from renewables, nuclear power and perhaps natural gas, and we should electrify our economies as much as possible,” Birol said, arguing for a shift away from fossil fuels towards an electricity-powered economy. His comments come as the EU faces a deepening energy crisis, worsened by the US-led conflict with Iran…
Published on 28/05/2026 – 17:53 GMT+2 Six European Union countries have raised renewed concerns over the bloc’s carbon market, saying that the costs it links to pollution could force industry to relocate production outside the EU to countries with weaker environmental rules. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT During a gathering of industry ministers in Brussels on Thursday, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Romania and Slovakia warned that their steelmakers, cement plants, aluminium smelters and chemical producers are being squeezed between soaring energy costs, geopolitical instability and tightening carbon rules under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the bloc’s carbon market. At the…