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Work to operationalise the European Union’s mutual defence clause should concentrate on circumstances that fall “below the threshold” of NATO’s Article 5, the bloc’s top military official has told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT General Seán Clancy, Chair of the EU’s Military Committee, told Euronews over the weekend that his services “stand ready” to help with redefining what European mutual defence means. On Saturday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her speech at the Munich Security Conference to call for the EU to become independent in its defence, adding that the time had come for the bloc to bring its…

Brussels has overhauled the 2026 AD5 exam as a simpler, digital competition after past technical problems and legal issues. The new format will allow remote testing in all 24 EU languages and use a more straightforward assessment process. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EPSO, the European Personnel Selection Office, helps European citizens find jobs in EU institutions and agencies. The last AD5 generalist competition was in 2019, with 22,644 candidates taking part. After that, the opportunity was no longer available. Since then, many people have been waiting for the next chance. For the 2026 edition, between 50,000 and 60,000 candidates are expected to…

India is ready to swiftly sign and implement the “mother of all trade deals” struck with the European Union in January, the country’s ambassador to the European Union, Saurabh Kumar, told Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “As soon as the EU is able to complete its internal processes, we will be in a position to sign the deal,” ambassador Kumar said in an interview with Euronews’ EU editor Maria Tadeo. “We are very confident that the deal will be signed very quickly,” ambassador Kumar added. “My understanding is that both sides will be working fast to see…

Good morning. I’m Mared Gwyn with your Tuesday morning newsletter. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The European Commission is sending a representative to attend the first meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington on Thursday – but is not becoming a member due to persisting concerns over the Board’s scope, governance, and overlap with the United Nations. As we reported on Monday, the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, will join only the “specific part” of the meeting that deals with Gaza, as the EU executive aims to avoid getting completely sidelined from the implementation of the US-brokered 20-point peace plan…

EU countries need to “urgently coordinate” to anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change, such as flooding, severe storms, and heatwaves, a report from the EU’s advisory board on climate change warned on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The scientific report from the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) urges the EU27 to strengthen its rule-making to ensure the bloc is prepared to address the impacts of climate change by mitigating hazards and adapting to risks, exposing the European Commission’s failed 2021 climate adaptation strategy. The warning comes as Spain and Portugal are reeling from the impact of three…

Relentless Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure – a hallmark of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine – have left more than a million citizens without electricity, water and heating as temperatures plunge as low as -23°C. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The EU has sent Ukraine nearly 10,000 generators since the invasion was launched in 2022, and EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib visited Ukraine with 1,000 more as Russia steps up its attacks. “Things are as bad as ever”, the Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, told Euronews at a warehouse containing 500 of the newly arrived generators. The warehouse’s location is…

Published on 16/02/2026 – 18:22 GMT+1•Updated 18:32 Failing to recognise that it is now essential to advance the digital euro is harming Europe, German Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil told journalists on Monday, ahead of a meeting of euro area ministers in Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The digital euro, a legislative proposal currently being discussed among the European Union’s institutions, is currently blocked in the European Parliament, where MEPs working on the file are struggling to come to an agreement. “All I can say is that anyone who, in this situation, has not understood that it is now essential to…

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she believed US President Donald Trump was still “very serious” about taking control of the semi-autonomous territory of Greenland. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A key diplomatic matter for Denmark, yet according to viral videos circulating across social media, Trump’s Greenland takeover plans also sparked hysterical laughter inside the Danish parliamentary chamber. Clips captioned “Denmark’s Hilarious Response to Trump’s Greenland Proposal” and “Danish Parliament laughs at Trump’s Nobel demands over Greenland control” have racked up hundreds of thousands of views in recent weeks. Yet in reality, while the footage…

Published on 12/02/2026 – 11:27 GMT+1 Level 1. During the 2012 financial crisis, Mario Draghi famously promised to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT And he saved the currency you now use every day. But the price was high. Draghi was the face of austerity. And if you are from southern Europe, you know exactly the meaning behind cuts, unemployment, and a legendary battle with his nemesis, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. Varoufakis wanted to end the belt-tightening, but Draghi pulled the plug on Greek banks to force a deal. Level 2. Fast forward to 2026.…

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is the EU’s central recruitment body. It administers exams that allow EU citizens to become permanent officials in institutions such as the European Commission, the Parliament, and the Council. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A mix of legal challenges, technical failures, and a recruitment system overhaul caused a seven-year exam hiatus. During this period, thousands of candidates waited as EU institutions relied more on temporary or ageing staff. In 2026, EPSO is finally reopening its largest competition, with a fully redesigned, digital-first exam system that allows candidates to sit tests remotely in any of the EU’s 24…