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Published on 13/05/2026 – 14:02 GMT+2 EU lawmakers have reached a provisional deal to make the EU-US trade agreement suspendable in the event of a market disruption caused by a surge in US imports, Euronews has learned from two sources close to the talks. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Intense negotiations have been underway between EU governments and the European Parliament over the implementation of the deal, which would cut EU tariffs on US goods to zero, under pressure from the Trump administration. The US has suggested it will double tariffs on European cars if an agreement to swiftly implement the deal is…

Australia’s Ambassador to the EU and NATO Angus Campbell has told Euronews’ Europe Today programme that Australia has a “constructive” and “very significant trade relationship with China” – but that Australia’s success relies on diverse partnerships. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Australia trades into North America, into ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), to South Asia, to North Asia and into Europe,” he said. “We’re an island continent dependent on global trade, on the rules of trade and free trade agreements matter because they enable the prosperity for all.” Watch the full interview in the player above.

Amid mounting complaints of rising violence and overcrowding across European prisons, the number of prisoners in the EU increased by 2% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to the latest figures from Eurostat. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In 2024, there was one prisoner for every 883 inhabitants in the EU, with the highest rates found in Hungary, Poland, Latvia, and Czechia. Only one in 18 adult prisoners was female, and one in five prisoners across the bloc had a foreign citizenship in their reporting country in 2024. On the other hand, the lowest prisoner rates were observed in Finland, the…

Updated: 13/05/2026 – 10:00 GMT+2 Professor Luke O’Neill, from Trinity College Dublin, acknowledges the virus situation is “a bit scary” given the mortality rate. But he asks authorities to “reassure” people about its low danger, as it is a known strain of hantavirus, the Andes variant, and it has “not changed”. … More

Published on 13/05/2026 – 9:29 GMT+2 Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur told Euronews there is “no question” that accountability needs to be enforced when it comes to the bloc’s €90 billion loan, as the former chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is investigated over graft allegations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We need to have accountability in place,” Pevkur told Euronews’ programme Europe Today. “It is definitely something Ukrainians are looking into very seriously because it is also important for them that there are no rumours or problems involved with that kind of assistance. “At the end of the day, they…

Good morning. Angela Skujins here, your resident Australian journalist working at Euronews, serving up a breakfast newsletter centred on the evolving politics of superpowers and how middle powers can adapt to them. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Thursday, US President Donald Trump will gear up for his first visit to China in nine years, holding court with President Xi Jinping. Talks are expected to cover the war in Iran, trade tensions and Taiwan – with promises of pomp. The highly anticipated visit between the world’s two largest economies – their relationship accounted for roughly 44% of the global GDP in 2025 –…

Published on 13/05/2026 – 7:54 GMT+2 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Interviews with Estonia’s Foreign Minister Hanno Pevkur and Angus Campbell, Australia’s ambassador to Belgium and NATO. Explainer by Jakub Janas: Trump heads to China — what cards does he hold? Euronews’ Zoltán Siposhegyi on the key figures shaping Hungary’s new government. Professor Luke O’Neill from Trinity College Dublin discusses the hantavirus outbreak and whether comparisons to COVID-19 are justified.. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’ chief anchor Méabh Mc Mahon and our EU editor Maria Tadeo live on TV and Euronews’ website and…

Updated: 12/05/2026 – 9:15 GMT+2 Sixteen French families have launched an unusual collective complaint against TikTok, accusing the platform of a systematic “abuse of weakness.” According to Franceinfo, their lawyer describes the algorithm as “digital crack,” designed to trap teenagers in mental prisons. Let’s investigate. … More

Published on 12/05/2026 – 18:05 GMT+2 Between 40,000 and 70,000 people marched through the streets of Brussels on Tuesday. The demonstrators gathered at the call of the country’s three main trade unions to denounce the federal government’s reforms, which the trade unions consider to be “anti-social”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The main issues and demands of the demonstration: pensions, purchasing power and automatic wage indexation. Unions have condemned a pension reform that leaves workers worse off. They have also condemned an attack on the automatic indexation of wages. The rally took place against a backdrop of soaring energy prices caused by the…

Published on 12/05/2026 – 18:19 GMT+2•Updated 18:26 A vast majority of EU member states criticised the reopening of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale during a “heated discussion” among the bloc’s culture ministers on Tuesday in Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Many ministers also expressed support for the European Commission’s move to freeze a €2 million grant to the Biennale Foundation for allowing Russia’s participation, several diplomats told Euronews. The issue was raised by Latvian Minister of Culture Agnese Lāce, who called for preventing what she described as “the instrumentalization of cultural institutions by Russia.” According to people in the room,…