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Pope Leo XIV denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a “spiral of annihilation” on Thursday, as he called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine during a visit to Europe’s largest university. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The pontiff’s speech at Rome’s La Sapienza University marked the first time a pope has visited the campus since Pope Benedict XVI called off a planned speech there in 2008 in the face of protests from faculty and students. The American pope was warmly welcomed on Thursday, including by some of Sapienza’s newest students: Young Palestinians who…
The United States has cancelled the deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland as part of a broader Pentagon plan to withdraw 5,000 soldiers from NATO territory in Germany, Euronews can confirm. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Earlier this month, the US administration announced the drawdown amid a growing rift between Washington and Berlin, after the German Chancellor Frederic Merz characterised the US-Israeli war in Iran as ill-conceived. He also said that the White House had been “humiliated” in the regime in Tehran. US President Donald Trump reacted angrily to the remarks, posting a series of messages attacking the German chancellor and telling him…
A raft of AI-generated and out-of-context videos has circulated online in recent weeks, misrepresenting Italy’s relationship with Israel. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Two clips have been widely shared on social media platforms Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram with misleading and false captions, with users overstating that relations between the two have severely deteriorated when they were once strong. One of the clips, which garnered thousands of views across platforms, depicts Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni snubbing a handshake from her Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, during a UN meeting. Meloni, draped in a Palestinian flag, then walks out of the room. Multiple users…
Hungary’s government has ended the country’s state of emergency in a move that new Prime Minister Péter Magyar said represented a return to “normality.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “As of today, after four years, the wartime state of emergency in Hungary is ending, and with it we are also putting an end to the decree-based emergency rule introduced by the Orbán government six years ago,” Magyar said in a post on X. The emergency governance framework was first introduced by the government of previous Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in 2020 as part of measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was…
By Alessio Dell’Anna & video by Loredana Dumitru Published on 14/05/2026 – 11:20 GMT+2 European businesses are pulling back on their investments. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The EU’s business investment rate fell to its lowest level in more than a decade, reaching 21.8% in Q4 2025, according to new Eurostat data. The rate basically measures how much money companies are investing in things such as machinery and buildings, relative to the total value they create. The index doesn’t take into account banks and financial corporations but rather “regular businesses”, such as hotels, factories, supermarkets, airlines and so on. Interestingly, the EU business rate peaked right…
Updated: 14/05/2026 – 10:06 GMT+2 The EU must realise that “it’s difficult to survive” if it does not speak with one voice, Michael Bloss, a Greens MEP, tells Euronews. He made the comments off the back of US President Donald Trump visiting China to speak with President Xi Jinping about a raft of issues that could impact the bloc. … More
The EU’s next long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) covering 2028 to 2034, was billed as a historic overhaul. In practice, experts say it falls short. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With a headline envelope of roughly €1.8-2 trillion, the Commission’s proposal is the biggest in the Union’s history. But after repayments on NextGenerationEU pandemic debt, the effective new spending power shrinks to around 1.15 percent of EU gross national income, barely above the current framework. The bloc is asked to take on defence, industrial competitiveness, climate transition, enlargement, and support for Ukraine. “It is not a budget fit for the union…
Published on 14/05/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2•Updated 8:02 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Interview with Michael Bloss, member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA). Explainer by Jakub Janas: The US–China AI race — should Europe be worried? Euronews’ Shona Murray on the B9 summit in Bucharest and the latest discussons on European security. Hadja Lahbib, EU Commissioner for Equality, reflects on efforts to tackle conversion therapies in the European Union. 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 digital platforms…
Published on 13/05/2026 – 20:24 GMT+2 Hungary’s new Prime Minister Péter Magyar will send a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday, setting out his government’s position on politically difficult conditions tied to EU funding. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Magyar made the announcement at a press conference following the first cabinet meeting of his government, held in Ópusztaszer. Magyar pledged to recover €17 billion in EU funding blocked under his predecessor Viktor Orbán over concerns about corruption and the rule of law. Of that total, €10 billion under the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility is at risk of…
The EU is negotiating its next long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2028-2034. The European Commission proposed €1.8 trillion, but Parliament wants €1.96 trillion as talks start in 2025, leaving a €175 billion gap reflecting competing priorities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Defence is the winner. The budget allocates €131 billion to defence, security and space, five times more than the current MFF. Military mobility funding surges tenfold, driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine and doubts about US security guarantees. Farmers, poorer regions, and civil society organisations lose out, facing reduced allocations. Czechia, Slovenia, and Portugal receive less under the new formula.…