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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…

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó strolled into Brussels on the defense, demanding journalists be serious as his country threatened to double veto an emergency loan for Ukraine and a fresh sanctions package against Russia over what he denounced was a coordinated sabotage from Kyiv, Brussels and the Hungarian opposition. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Inside the room, he doubled down. According to diplomats with knowledge of a contentious meeting of foreign ministers held February 23, on the eve of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Szijjártó insisted Ukraine was playing games, disrupting transit of cheap Russian oil through a major pipeline…

Published on 24/02/2026 – 12:19 GMT+1 Four years ago today, Russian troops crossed the border, and the first missiles struck Ukrainian cities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Russia started its full-scale invasion. An all-out war, which seemed unimaginable in 21st-century Europe. That day, millions of Ukrainians woke up to the sound of explosions. But human tragedy does not need another explanation. It needs memory. So today, here is the timeline Europeans must never forget. First missiles. First air raid syrens. First mass evacuations to the West. And almost immediately, first signs of fierce resilience. From the border guards on Snake Island refusing to…

The internet is filled with promises: from schemes that say they’ll “get users rich quick”, to dating apps that claim to match perfect partners in a few clicks, and bargain offers for idyllic holidays. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But with all of these opportunities comes the possibility of being scammed, and as deepfakes become increasingly sophisticated, the sheer amount of money being lost to online scams is piling up. According to a new studyby cybersecurity company SurfShark, deepfake-related scam and fraud schemes tricked people out of approximately $1.1 billion (€930 million) worldwide in 2025. This is three times more than the roughly…

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has accused Hungary of deepening its obstruction of EU support for Ukraine, describing Budapest’s latest move to block a €90 billion loan and fresh sanctions as an “escalation” that favours the Kremlin. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking to Euronews’ flagship Europe Today morning programme, Sikorski said Hungary had repeatedly chosen energy arrangements that indirectly benefit Moscow. “Hungary has had plenty of opportunities over the years to do what the rest of Europe has already done,” he said, referring to long-term oil and gas contracts with non-Russian suppliers. Instead, he argued, Budapest continues to buy directly from Russia,…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the Commission’s “One Europe, One Market” strategy at the EU leaders’ summit on 12 February. Moving from an incomplete single market to “one market for one Europe” within two years, the Commission plans to bridge the competitiveness gap with the US and China. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The International Monetary Fund predicts that the EU will account for only 12.91% of the global GDP in 2030, compared to 20.36% of China and 13.86% of the US. “One Europe, One Market” is set to change this and become Europe’s ticket back to global competitiveness. “We…

The climate crisis is no longer measured only in degrees and carbon targets, but in hospital admissions, lost working hours, failing infrastructure and public money drained from already strained budgets, according to a new academic study. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Between 1980 and 2021, extreme weather and climate events caused economic losses of over €560 billion in the EU27, of which only 25–33% was insured, according to a study commissioned by MEP Lena Schilling (Greens/Austria) from the Vienna University of Economics and Business. By 2050, production losses across the bloc are projected to exceed €5 trillion – and with 3°C of warming,…