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Published on 27/02/2026 – 15:40 GMT+1•Updated 15:57 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to visit Ukraine to discuss “all issues” after tensions rose over the Druzhba pipeline dispute. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The invitation followed a Friday morning phone call between the two leaders, as tensions grew between Ukraine, Slovakia and Hungary over a crucial pipeline that delivers cheaper Russian oil. The pipeline has been out of operation for about a month after transit through Ukraine was disrupted. Slovakia and Hungary have called for the immediate resumption of oil shipments. Slovakia and Hungary are the two EU…
Published on 27/02/2026 – 15:00 GMT+1 Conditions at the Riofrío sturgeon farm are ideal for the fish, which are exclusively fed on organic vegetables and fishmeat sustainably sourced in a natural environment. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Sturgeon have a very slow metabolism and growth rate. They are not a breed for impatient people. We don’t accelerate the process in any way, letting the animal produce the caviar as it would do in nature,” explains Ignacio Alba Alejandre, a veterinarian at Caviar Riofrío. Natural water comes from a spring just 300 metres upstream of the facilities. Organic caviar is made here with only…
The digital euro is facing fresh delays in the European Parliament after the file’s lead rapporteur, Spanish lawmaker Fernando Navarrete Rojas of the European People’s Party (EPP), formed a minority bloc with far-right groups — leaving shadow rapporteurs unable to secure a workable majority around the draft. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The latest compromise text seen by Euronews would also narrow the project’s scope in a way that goes to the heart of the Commission’s plan. Brussels proposed a digital form of cash that could be used both online and offline. Navarrete, by contrast, is pushing for an offline-only model. As rapporteur,…
Published on 27/02/2026 – 7:40 GMT+1•Updated 11:53 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Our EU Editor Maria Tadeo looks at the latest on the damaged Druzhba pipeline and why Hungary has proposed a fact-finding mission to assess the damage. Exclusive interviews with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė, and Austrian Minister for Women, Science and Research Eva-Maria Holzleitner. Our Jakub Janas explains what a European Citizens’ Initiative is, following yesterday’s response by the European Commission to a petition on safe and accessible abortion rights across the EU. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join…
Published on 27/02/2026 – 11:40 GMT+1•Updated 11:52 Commission President Ursula von der Leyen decided Friday to move ahead with the provisional application of the Mercosur trade agreement, brushing aside a judicial review launched by MEPs that has suspended the ratification process. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The Commission will continue to work closely with all EU institutions to ensure a smooth and transparency process,” she told reporters. “This is one of the most consequential agreements of the first half of this century.” The deal has split member states for years. While Germany has championed the agreement as bolstering access to global markets, France…
Estonian PM Kristen Michal told Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot afford to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine, comparing his grip on power to “riding a bike”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT While Michal said he does not claim to understand Putin, he believes the logic of dictatorship explains Moscow’s continued aggression, even as negotiations take place. “Right now Putin has more men under arms than at the start of the war,” Michal said. “If he stopped killing in Ukraine, what would he do with them?” “In Russia they glorify the hero. If he stops, he falls,”…
Published on 27/02/2026 – 9:35 GMT+1 Lithuania’s Prime Minister Olga Ruginienė has rejected Hungarian Premier Viktor Orbán’s claims that Ukraine is deliberately blocking Russian oil from reaching Hungary via the damaged Druzhba pipeline, calling the accusation “nonsense”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “When you’re fighting for security, not just for Lithuania, but for whole Europe, to hear such words and decisions, it’s nonsense,” Ruginienė told Euronews’ Europe Today show. Hungary is blocking the EU’s 20th sanctions package against Russia and preventing Brussels from delivering a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, demanding Kyiv restore oil flows through the pipeline. Kyiv claims that a section…
Good morning. I’m Mared Gwyn with the last newsletter of the week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT As the behind-the-scenes flurry to defuse the ongoing dispute over the transit of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia continues, two Baltic heads of government have told Europe Today of their dismay at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s back-to-back vetoes on measures of support for Kyiv. Orbán continues to block fresh sanctions on Russia and a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, after blaming Kyiv for the disrupted supply of Russian oil through the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline, which was damaged in a Russian attack on Ukraine in…
By Méabh Mc Mahon & Alice Carnevali Published on 26/02/2026 – 9:00 GMT+1 There are moments in life that are hard to forget and remain etched in the collective memory of those who witnessed them: a natural disaster affecting our hometown, a terrorist attack in our country or the outbreak of a full-scale war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “You can ask every Ukrainian— no matter where they were, in Ukraine or abroad —and they will remember moment by moment where they were and what they were doing the moment Russia started its full-scale invasion,” Euronews’ correspondent Sasha Vakulina told Brussels, My Love?. Together with Marta…
Italy’s Industry minister Adolfo Urso urged the European Union to suspend its carbon market until the bloc presents a revised proposal due this summer, citing the hardship faced by European businesses because of high power and carbon costs. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Emissions Trading System (ETS) is the bloc’s mechanism for making companies pay for their pollution, with the dual aim of reducing emissions and encouraging industry to invest in more sustainable alternatives. In Europe, the ETS currently covers heavy industries, power plants as well as airlines and shipping. Additional sectors such as international aviation, landfills and incinerators will be included…