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An 87-year-old Madrid pensioner who was evicted from her home last week will be able to return following an agreement with the property owner. Maricarmen Abascal had lived in the apartment for 71 years, and her eviction sparked protests over Spain’s housing crisis. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to Spanish media, the new eight-year rental contract will cap her rent at 30% of her net income. Maricarmen has accepted the agreement and is expected to return home after being discharged from hospital.
Climate change is increasingly linked to the rising cost of travel, according to Eduardo Santander, CEO of the European Travel Commission. Speaking at the Euronews Travel & Tourism Summit in Brussels, Santander said higher costs are affecting how people perceive and experience travel. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT He also highlighted labour shortages in the tourism sector, with some European countries relying on workers from outside the continent. Santander said Europe remains heavily reliant on intra-European travel, while the US continues to be an important long-haul market.
Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina was on the ground in central Kyiv when a Russian drone strike attempted to hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences for a second time. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Run for cover: After Monday afternoon’s attack, which killed one and injured six, Sasha and her crew were filming the scene when emergency workers ran for shelter. Air defences intercepted a second incoming attack, and the crew captured the dramatic moment on camera. Kyiv’s State Emergency Service told her the initial strike was a direct hit by a jet-powered drone on the three-storey National Academy of Sciences building. Euronews footage appears…
Published on 29/09/2026 – 8:04 GMT+2•Updated 8:22 On today’s show: Sasha Vakulina reports from Kyiv after Russia launched more than 120 drones at Ukraine on Monday, with President Zelenskyy saying almost 90 of them were faster, jet-powered models. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Mared Gwyn interviews Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi as Russia targets Ukraine’s agricultural economy, including export routes in the Black Sea. Interview with MEP Tobias Cremer (S&D, Germany), who discusses how the EU is trying to balance solidarity with Ukraine against the rising costs and risks at home. Austen Ivereigh, a fellow in Contemporary Church History at Oxford University, analyzes…
By Alessio Dell’Anna & video by Maud Zaba Published on 28/09/2026 – 17:17 GMT+2 A new EU proposal, the KIDS Act, could ban children under 13 from using social media and limit features for those aged 13 to 15. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The goal is to crack down on phone addiction and doomscrolling, but also to protect children from harmful content — or contacts — as well as mental and physical risks. Child rights organisations have welcomed the move, though some are warning that restricting social media access to teenagers might push them towards even more dangerous online communities. The vast majority of EU…
By Jean-Philippe Liabot & euronews Published on 28/09/2026 – 20:12 GMT+2•Updated 20:39 Jordan Bardella is at the centre of a new controversy in France after an article published by Mediapart on Monday alleged that the president of the hard-right National Rally (RN) party had made antisemitic remarks early in his political career. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In the report, Mediapart alleged Bardella had made a number of antisemitic and conspiratorial comments in private conversations between 2013 and 2015. Bardella celebrated his 18th birthday on 13 September 2013 and would go on to become the National Front’s departmental secretary in Seine-Saint-Denis a year later. The investigative…
Published on 28/09/2026 – 21:34 GMT+2•Updated 21:41 Sweden’s Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson said she had failed to form a government with the country’s election-winning centre-left bloc. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I can conclude that there is currently no possibility for me to form a government,” she told reporters on Monday, adding that she would inform the speaker of parliament that she was “returning the mandate entrusted to me.” Andreas Norlén, the speaker, announced that he would talk with party leaders on Wednesday as they work to find the most suitable candidate to attempt to form a government. “I envision that after…
Published on 28/09/2026 – 11:44 GMT+2•Updated 12:03 The EU is drawing up a new mechanism to coordinate its response to Russian sabotage and other hybrid attacks, as European officials warn that Moscow is planning further operations across the continent. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday have been tasked with developing the bloc’s so-called “emergency security protocol,” designed to help member states coordinate their responses quickly when a hybrid threat is identified. “We need to be vigilant because we see in the intelligence that Russia is planning more sabotage acts,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said…
By Lauren Walker & video by Léa Becquet Published on 28/09/2026 – 9:47 GMT+2•Updated 10:07 It is widely known that a gap remains between men and women in the world, not only when it comes to equal pay, but also to access to the labour market, education and health. This difference in opportunities is referred to as the gender gap. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Europe has regained its position as the global leader in closing this divide, according to new data from the World Economic Forum (WEF), which has measured this gap since 2006. The continent closed 75.7% of its overall gender gap this year.…
Published on 28/09/2026 – 8:26 GMT+2•Updated 8:47 France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies secured a record 14 seats in the right-wing dominated Senate in polls on Sunday, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential election. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT RN presidential candidate Marine Le Pen hailed a “historic victory” after the results were announced. Local elected officials vote for new senators for half the upper chamber every three years, each to serve a six-year term. The far-right party entered the Senate for the first time with two seats in 2014, when it was…