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Published on 25/02/2026 – 20:30 GMT+1 Should Ukraine be given fast-track membership into the European Union? ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The majority of MEPs seem to think so. Although they may not see eye to eye on the how or the exact when, most MEPs think Ukrainian EU membership would send a strong message of support to Ukrainians and one of defiance to the Kremlin. To mark four years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, this week on The Ring, we are joined by two Lithuanian MEPs: Aurelijus Veryga from the ECR (European Conservatives and Reformists) group and Petras Auštrevičius…
Published on 25/02/2026 – 17:15 GMT+1 One hundred and five members of the European Parliament sent a letter on Wednesday to the Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen, asking for a European-funded pathway that ensures real and effective access to abortions. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The letter aims to put pressure on the Commission, the day before the decision on the European Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice”, which collected 1,124,513 signatures across all 27 countries and asked to improve access to safe abortion in Europe. This initiative calls to establish financial support to perform safe termination of pregnancies for women abroad…
Published on 25/02/2026 – 17:21 GMT+1 France’s offer to expand its nuclear deterrent to the rest of Europe would in no way compete with the umbrella provided by the United States, Emmanuel Macron is expected to say on Monday during a speech on the topic. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The French President’s speech will be the first on the country’s nuclear deterrent since a 2020 address in which he said he was ready to “involve” European countries that wish to do so in exercises. It will be delivered from the Île Longue peninsula in north-western France, where the country’s four nuclear-powered ballistic…
After its failure to strike a deal to tap into the EU’s defence for loan scheme, the UK is now on a charm offensive to secure “Made in Europe” access for its industry. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT UK Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle is in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday to press the case for UK involvement in the European preference scheme the Commission is drafting, as speculation circulates that it will be limited to EU countries only. “We have a shared challenge on the continent of Europe about economic security,” Kyle told journalists after meeting Commission Vice President Teresa Ribera,…
Videos circulating on X and Telegram in February have used Euronews’ graphics to spread false claims about Ukrainian refugees and athletes during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For instance, one video, shared on X with more than 114,000 views, falsely claims that Ukrainian refugees robbed a Euronews crew at the Olympics. Another incorrectly claims that a Ukrainian interpreter escaped and fled the Ukrainian delegation, becoming the “52nd” person to do so. Some mix genuine Olympic events with fabricated allegations. For example, one video reports that Ukrainian fans committed vandalism in Milan after Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was…
By Alessio Dell’Anna & video by Léa Becquet Published on 25/02/2026 – 13:38 GMT+1 Life isn’t a straight line, and if your job has nothing to do with your degree, you are probably in good company. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Around one in three young graduates (32%) who have at least a bachelor’s degree work outside their field of study, according to Eurostat. Arts and humanities graduates seem to venture the furthest afield from their original area of study. Almost half of them (48%) change tack, the lowest retention rate among the surveyed fields. Rates are slightly higher for graduates in journalism and the social…
US President Donald Trump beat his own record on Tuesday, delivering the longest-ever State of the Union address, clocking in at just under 1 hour and 48 minutes. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Traditionally, the speech before Congress largely focuses on domestic politics, offering a state of play on the US economy and internal affairs, and that was mostly the case in Trump’s latest speech. It came shortly after the Supreme Court struck down his signature global tariffs, with growing indications of potential new US military strikes on Iran and as Trump’s favourability ratings at the lowest point they’ve ever been in either…
The EU cannot implement its trade deal with the United States until Washington provides legal certainty on tariffs, Irish MEP Barry Andrews (Renew Europe) told Euronews’ morning show Europe Today. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “As long as there isn’t legal certainty, it’s impossible for us to do this,” Andrews said, amid discussions following the US Supreme Court’s decision to halt President Donald Trump’s tariffs, deeming them illegal. Trump has responded by invoking an emergency legal provision that allows him to impose tariffs of up to 15% worldwide, prompting questions about the validity of the EU-US trade agreement, struck well before the court’s…
Published on 25/02/2026 – 9:42 GMT+1 A month ago, an incident was reported on the Druzhba pipeline, affecting flows of cheap Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia via Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine blamed ongoing Russian strikes for the blaze, saying the constant pounding from the air is delaying repair works. But Budapest and Bratislava accused Kyiv of lying. And last Wednesday, they retaliated by halting their own diesel exports to Ukraine until the pipeline is restored. Two days later, Hungarian Premier Viktor Orbán said it would block a crucial €90-billion EU emergency loan to Ukraine. And amid Russian attacks that…
Published on 24/02/2026 – 18:49 GMT+1 EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič urged lawmakers on Tuesday to move ahead with the EU-US trade pact even as Washington piles on new tariffs and legal uncertainty puts the agreement’s terms in doubt. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The deal was abruptly frozen Monday after a ruling by the United States Supreme Court declared most of the tariffs imposed worldwide by the White House in 2025 illegal. Shortly after the ruling, US President Donald Trump announced new 10% duties on imports from US allies, including the EU. “It is imperative we keep the process moving forward in…