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By Jeroen Lenaers MEP (EPP, NL) is a member of the European Parliament’s committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs. Published on 08/07/2026 – 17:53 GMT+2•Updated 17:59 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. The EU has just raised the bar globally for child sexual abuse legislation that centers the experiences of survivors and safeguards access to justice. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT After two years of intense negotiations, the European Council and the European Parliament just made history in the fight against child sexual abuse in…
Marine Le Pen’s run for the French presidency is not good news for opponents of the National Rally. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to several centrist and left-wing members of the European Parliament contacted by Euronews, the veteran French far-right leader will have more appeal to voters than Jordan Bardella, the young MEP whom many expected to replace her as RN’s candidate should she have been deemed ineligible to run. After Le Pen announced her intention to run in France’s 2027 presidential election despite her fraud conviction, with Bardella positioned as a candidate for the prime minister’s office, many in France have…
Published on 08/07/2026 – 15:41 GMT+2 Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in Britain, will receive a conditional pardon in recognition of a “profound injustice,” Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy announced in parliament on Wednesday, after a decades-long campaign by her family. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ellis, a 28-year-old nightclub hostess, was hanged in July 1955 for shooting dead her racing driver lover David Blakely as he came out of the Magdala pub in London. The case gripped Britain and was turned into the 1985 film “Dance with a Stranger” starring Miranda Richardson and Rupert Everett. A mother of two…
The European Union will need significantly higher imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this summer to replenish depleted gas storage before the winter, according to the latest assessment by the bloc’s agency for the cooperation of energy regulators (ACER). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT While the bloc is still reeling from gas markets volatility due to the conflict in the Middle East and the on-off closure of the critical Strait of Hormuz, ACER’s summer supply outlook warns that EU gas storage was only 28 percent full at the start of the summer injection season on 1 April, its lowest level in four years.…
Published on 08/07/2026 – 13:27 GMT+2 The European Parliament on Wednesday approved an amendment that criticised Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to rename an elite Ukrainian military unit after the World War II-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), a move that has sparked a diplomatic dispute with Poland. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A large majority of MEPs voted in favor of the amendment, which expressed regret over the “recent unnecessary and unprovoked escalation” by the Ukrainian president, while recalling Poland’s steadfast support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. It was tabled by a Polish MEP from the European People’s Party, Andrzej Halicki, together…
Published on 08/07/2026 – 12:29 GMT+2 Apple lost its legal challenge against European Union competition rules on Wednesday after the bloc’s second-highest court upheld requirements forcing the company to open its App Store and iPhone operating system to its rivals. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The General Court of the European Union dismissed Apple’s challenge to its designation as a “gatekeeper” under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), meaning the US company must continue to comply with legislation designed to give other app developers and digital services greater access to iPhone users. Apple challenged the European Commission’s 2023 decision to designate its App Store…
Donald Trump has once again turned up the heat on Spain, as he arrived for the NATO summit in Ankara. The US president said on Wednesday that he had instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to “cut off all trade” with Spain, which he described as a “terrible” partner within the Atlantic Alliance. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Spain is a wasted cause. We don’t want to do any trade business with Spain anymore,” Trump said. The remarks came during a joint appearance before the press with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Trump once again took aim at Pedro Sánchez’s government over its refusal…
Published on 08/07/2026 – 10:58 GMT+2 The Spanish government has proposed a new EU common borrowing mechanism worth up to €850 billion per year, according to a document seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The pitch will be presented on Thursday in Brussels by Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo during a meeting of euro-area finance ministers. Spain argues that liquidity is central to creating a common safe asset that would serve as a benchmark for European firms, reducing their financing costs. That in turn would have positive implications for the European Union’s competitive goals, such as more integrated capital markets and…
Published on 08/07/2026 – 9:21 GMT+2•Updated 9:50 Allies are bracing themselves for a difficult second-day after US President Donald Trump restated his usual insults against NATO countries despite a historic surge in European and Canadian defence spending. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Not long after Trump landed yesterday afternoon, he revived his claim from earlier this year that Greenland, the semi-autonomous Arctic territory of Denmark, “should be controlled by the United States.” He went on to criticise Denmark for underinvesting in defence of the island, saying Copenhagan “doesn’t spend money to really help Greenland”, implying it can’t defend the massive island against Russian…
Good morning, Brussels. Angela Skujins writing this mid-week bulletin, where a transatlantic turf war is brewing in Ankara that shows no signs of abating. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But before we get there, a quick update on a major news story gripping Paris: far-right firebrand Marine Le Pen last night vowed to run in France’s 2027 presidential election despite a fraud conviction. Euronews’ deputy EU news editor Maïa de la Baume breaks down the announcement in this must-read analysis, writing that after an appeals court held up a previous ruling on Tuesday, the presidential hopeful will fight it. “I want to pursue…