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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…
The possession, manufacture and trafficking of illicit firearms could soon carry prison sentences ranging from two to eight years across the entire European Union, under a new proposal unveiled by the European Commission on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The draft directive presented by the EU executive in Brussels plans to harmonise how firearms-related offences are defined and punished across the 27 member states. It argues that the divergent national rules have created loopholes that criminal networks exploit when operating across borders. The creation, acquisition, possession or dissemination of 3D-printed firearm blueprints would for instance carry a maximum prison sentence of at…
Published on 26/02/2026 – 14:04 GMT+1 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed that a “fact-finding mission” be deployed to the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline to assess the damage caused last month by a Russian attack, which precipitated a halt in oil deliveries. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “It is in the interest of Hungary to restore the transfer as soon as possible. Hungary is ready to constructively engage in all efforts that contribute to this objective,” Orbán says in a new letter sent on Thursday to António Costa, the president of the European Council, and seen by Euronews. “In this…
Published on 26/02/2026 – 7:44 GMT+1•Updated 10:48 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Our Babak Kamiar reports on the new round of US-Iran nuclear talks taking place in Geneva, Switzerland. Our Sasha Vakulina fills us in on the latest developments in the peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. An interview with German Member of the European Parliament Bernd Lange, from the S&D Group. We travel to Berlin, where Diana Resnik breaks down Chancellor Merz’s visit to China. Our Jakub Janas takes a look at why Iceland is planning to fast-track a referendum on EU membership. When and where to…
By James Thomas & video by Loredana Dumitru Published on 26/02/2026 – 10:30 GMT+1 Europe’s job market is standing fairly strong as of early 2026, with record-high employment rates in the face of economic slowdowns and global volatility. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Yet despite the overall market’s resilience, certain sectors are crying out for workers and are struggling to fill the gaps left in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. New figures released by Eurostat show that between 2019 — before the pandemic — and 2023, manufacturing labourers recorded the largest increase in their job vacancy rate, up by 4.2%. The rise suggests that the…
Published on 26/02/2026 – 9:24 GMT+1 German MEP Bernd Lange (S&D) made clear Thursday he would not bow to pressure to salvage the EU-US trade deal, arguing Washington has already broken it following last week’s Supreme Court ruling and President Donald Trump’s fresh tariff salvo. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Nobody can pressure me. I’m a European Parliament representative and the representative of the people,” Lange told Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today. “For us it’s crystal clear that the US really is breaking the deal,” he added. “If in the next week nothing happen, then we have to reflect about countermeasures, counter…
The European Commission is set to table a sweeping “One Europe, One Market” action plan at the March 2026 EU summit, with “Buy European” at its core. Politically, the idea is clear: use European taxpayers’ money to support European industry. But the economic situation is more complicated. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The big picture Von der Leyen’s competitiveness roadmap, based on the Draghi and Letta reports, aims to complete the EU single market by 2027. It also redirects public procurement and industrial funding towards EU-based production in strategic sectors: defence, clean tech, chips, chemicals and automotive. The Commission describes this as Europe’s…