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European Commission Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu hopes Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver an “inspirational message” that will “speak directly to each of the 450 million Europeans” in her annual address to citizens. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Mînzatu presented new measures on Thursday to strengthen labour mobility across EU countries. The Vice-President said that under the new proposal, wherever citizens travel in the EU, “your social rights, your skills and your qualifications can travel with you”.

Published on 15/09/2026 – 21:44 GMT+2 At least five people have been killed and more than a dozen have been injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the last 24 hours. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, said on Tuesday afternoon that at least 12 people had been injured in strikes on the Ukrainian capital since the morning, with one critically injured person dying in hospital. Kyiv police said warehouses, a business center and a fast-food restaurant were damaged in attacks on the city, with Ukrainian media reporting that the restaurant was a McDonald’s. In the southern city…

European Union Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen will join this week’s G20 energy meeting in Houston, Texas, alongside unexpected Russian and Venezuelan officials, exposing an increasingly uncomfortable rift between Brussels and Washington over what energy security actually means — and who should be responsible for delivering it. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The G20 energy ministerial meeting, hosted by the US administration from 14–16 September under the banner of “energy abundance,” reflects Washington’s push for a model centered on expanding oil and gas production, increasing electricity supply and rolling back environmental regulations viewed as obstacles to energy investment. The approach stands in sharp contrast…

Thousands of French police officers took to the streets of Paris to protest against their working conditions on Tuesday. The protest — led by the Alliance Police Nationale union — began at the Champs-Élysées and culminated at the National Assembly. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT After the march, union representatives headed to the Interior Ministry to share their grievances — they subsequently told reporters that the meeting showed positive signs authorities were taking their grievances into account. Mounting anger among police officers has been fuelled by a range of issues: including discontent around the special police duty allowance (ISSP), their “risk bonus”, which…

Published on 15/09/2026 – 16:52 GMT+2 In a proposal put forward on Tuesday, the European Commission has set out plans for a digital European platform that citizens can use to get their working documents recognised across the bloc. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The aim of the platform, which will be known as the “European Social Security Pass”, is to overcome delays that cross-border workers face when they need to receive working documents or get them recognised in member states other than their home countries. Those delays often result in basic rights being violated. With the new package, workers will be able to…

Spain’s Supreme Court has refused to apply amnesty to Puigdemont for the alleged offence of embezzlement in the “procés” case — Catalonia’s independence movement, which peaked in the 2017 referendum and unilateral declaration of independence. The court is also keeping in force the national arrest warrant for Catalonia’s former president. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Investigating judge Pablo Llarena, who is leading the case, has dismissed the request filed by Carles Puigdemont following the ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on 16 July. The court agreed with the Socialist-led government’s argument that the 2024 amnesty law for Catalan…

Published on 15/09/2026 – 17:02 GMT+2•Updated 17:53 In a document sent to EU legislators and seen by Euronews, the US has threatened the EU with retaliation if it does not scrap European preference provisions in its multiannual budget. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EU member states are currently discussing the EU’s long-term budget (2028-2034), which includes a €402 billion fund dedicated to competitiveness that favours the production of key goods within the EU, including in defence. The measure would potentially exclude foreign firms from EU financing to protect strategic and economic security interests. “With further expansion of European preference measures in EU defence…

A European Parliament debate on the situation in Ceuta on Tuesday descended into a bitter internal clash between the political groups backing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, just one day before her landmark State of the Union address. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The two main groups underpinning the centrist majority — the European People’s Party (EPP) and the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) — clashed over the aftermath of the mass influx of migrants into the Spanish exclave on 30-31 July, when around 80,000 people crossed the border irregularly and more than 150 people died. “The EPP has been exploiting Ceuta…

Published on 15/09/2026 – 16:04 GMT+2 Leading telecoms executives across Europe have raised the alarm over EU plans to ban Chinese equipment makers such as Huawei and ZTE from the bloc’s networks, warning the move would drive up costs at a time when operators are already stretched. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Under its Digital Networks Act, unveiled in January, the European Union is proposing to ban suppliers classified as “high risk” on cybersecurity grounds. The Act avoids naming Chinese companies directly, but once a supplier is designated as high-risk, telecoms operators would have a three-year window to remove its equipment from their…

Romanian President Nicușor Dan says the war in Ukraine shows no signs of ending, warning the conflict could continue for at least another one to two years. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Despite mounting economic pressure on Russia and Ukraine’s ability to strike deep into Russian territory, Dan says Moscow is showing no willingness to negotiate. “We must be prepared for a continuation of this war for at least a year, two,” he said. With Romania sharing a border with Ukraine, Dan is pushing for US troops to remain in Europe amid an ongoing American review of its military presence on the continent.…