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“NATO works”: Estonia’s PM pushes back on alliance doubts
“NATO is working well” — Speaking exclusively to Euronews’ Shona Murray as part of our special report live from Ankara, Estonia’s …
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Exclusive: Brussels puts trade ban with Israeli settlements on the table
The EU executive has laid out several options to further restrict EU imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occup…
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How a rise in ADHD benefits claims is adding to welfare spending challenge
More than 100,000 people with ADHD as their main condition receive Pip, latest figures show, an increase of 40% since Labour came …
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World Cup sparks wave of racist misinformation online
False claims and AI-generated videos with racist overtones have circulated during the FIFA World Cup alongside genuine incidents o…
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Russia bans diesel exports amid deepening fuel crisis
"This will enable us to increase supplies to the domestic market in July," Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said.
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Dog-friendly offices become a hiring tool for European firms
As more than half of workers say they would switch employers for a dog-friendly office, European companies face a new frontier in …
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“Sometimes not answering is the best answer”: Xavier Bettel on bullies
In an exclusive interview as part of Euronews’ live special report from Ankara, Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister fo…
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Belgium's Defence Minister: "The Iranian regime is always lying"
"You cannot build Rome in one day." Belgium's Defence Minister Theo Francken joins Euronews' Shona Murray for a special report liv…
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Listen: Why Europe’s renovation boom is wasting billions, missing real energy savings
As EU funds flow into improving the energy efficiency of homes, the failure to support deep renovations risks locking entire neigh…
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Britain’s dysfunctional dynamic: the public wants change, but those in power always tell them it’s not possible | Andy Beckett
Whenever major reform is proposed the media, big business and Westminster quickly conclude it’s too expensive and disruptive. This…
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Trump trade threats and EU sanctions splits test bloc
European leaders returned from a turbulent NATO summit facing US trade pressure over defense spending while internal divisions thr…
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Cities bet on swimmable rivers as essential climate infrastructure
European cities are investing heavily to clean up polluted rivers for public swimming, a direct response to rising temperatures th…
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Andy Burnham left with clear path to Downing Street as last potential rival rules out leadership bid
Former UK armed forces minister Al Carns said Burnham had his "full backing" and that he had "earned this".
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Europe Today: Trump overshadows NATO summit with renewed Iran strikes
Renewed US strikes on Iran overshadow the close of the NATO summit, where allies pledged record defence spending and support for U…
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Bolton: Trump talks about taking over Greenland to stir controversy
Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton has dismissed Donald Trump's renewed calls for US control of Greenland as a delibe…
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Exclusive: Germany bankrolled Tesla buyers with €860m to help hit EU Covid recovery targets – and now gives €71m to Musk’s Berlin gigafactory too
Between 2020 and 2023, Germany spent €860m subsidising the purchase of Teslas — a scheme that helped unlock Berlin's share of the …
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Trump's new Greenland threat triggers Europe's unhealed trauma
The fight over Greenland’s future is far from over as Trump revives his bid to seize the island, reopening Europe’s deepest fears.
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June 2026 broke heat records across Europe and oceans, EU climate data reveals
A rapid succession of major heatwaves since May suggests that extreme heat is no longer an isolated event, but an increasingly pro…
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Irish EU presidency should sit out talks on tax and digital files over ‘conflicts of interest’, academics say
A group of leading university professors have urged the Irish EU presidency to sit out of negotiations on EU tax and digital laws,…
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MPs seek veto over political ambassadors after Mandelson row
A Foreign Affairs Committee report said the process taken in the appointment of Lord Mandelson "was being made up as it went along…
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Starmer hints at bank holiday if England win World Cup
The prime minister says he does not want to "jinx it" but "ask me again if we get to the final".
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Met Police probe foreign donation claim to Reform MP Jenrick
A Metropolitan Police investigation into an alleged illegal foreign donation to Robert Jenrick highlights ongoing scrutiny of poli…
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Andy Burnham's path to becoming prime minister
Labour MPs are about to start choosing Sir Keir Starmer's replacement after his resignation last month.
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Burnham's last potential rival Al Carns rules out leadership bid
Carns's said a leadership contest was "not the best use of Labour's time" and "we need to get on board" with Burnham.