Europe Today
Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
E
Chat Control is 'treating everyone as a suspect', says expert
Simeon de Brouwer, policy adviser at digital rights organisation EDRi, calls for "proportionality" to avoid "mass surveillance" an…
E
UK defence firms gain EU loan access as Starmer departs
Outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer used his final trip to Kyiv to lock the UK into a €90 billion EU defence loan, securing new c…
E
George Lucas says AI is ‘the future’ of filmmaking: 'There’s nothing you can do about it'
Someone has turned to the dark side... In a recent interview, Star Wars creator George Lucas said that rejecting using AI to make …
E
How you can check for food recall warnings in Germany
Food recalls are common in Germany, and there are several reasons why products are pulled. Thankfully, you can check the status of…
E
Italian guides halt Mont Blanc climbs as heatwave threatens Alpine tourism
Mountain guides in Courmayeur have stopped selling ascents of Mont Blanc due to dangerous thawing permafrost, cutting off a key su…
E
Italy's heatwave to peak with 15 cities on red alert on Thursday
Italy's health ministry issued red alerts for extreme heat in 15 cities, including Rome and Florence, on Thursday and Friday as th…
E
When could humanoid robots go to war? Sooner than you think, says firm testing them in Ukraine
AI-powered humanoid robots may become weapons by 2027, robotics firm Foundation Future Industries says.
E
Europe's energy use for cooling doubled in six years: Which countries use the most?
The last three years were the hottest on record globally. Energy consumption for cooling has also been rising, with household cons…
E
'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano' actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia, according to agent
Neill’s longtime agent says the actor’s family agreed to release the information due to "inaccuracies and outright falsehoods" in …
E
Newsletter: Drones, military gains and a contentious reshuffle
Hello, readers. I’m Mared Gwyn. In this morning's newsletter: the EU’s defence chief tells Euronews Ukraine’s military successes c…
E
French MPs adopt assisted dying law pending court review
France has adopted an assisted dying law that would align it with several European neighbours, though the legislation must still s…
E
Europe Today: Middle East tensions rise as Europe steps up support for Ukraine
US strikes on Iran escalate tensions in the Middle East as fears grow over the Strait of Hormuz and global energy markets. In Kyiv…
E
Ryanair window blowout highlights outsourced maintenance risks
A passenger was partially pulled through a shattered window on a Ryanair-Air Malta flight from Thessaloniki, an extremely rare inc…
E
Kyiv hit by missiles as Ukraine strikes Russian oil shadow fleet
Russia's ballistic missile attack on Kyiv and Ukraine's retaliation against Russian oil tankers underline the growing pressure on …
E
Revealed: Bucharest tourists hiring rentals that could collapse in an earthquake
Exclusive: More than 200 illegal holiday properties found in buildings at the highest level of seismic risk Tourists in the Romani…
E
Tokyo backs shorts for civil servants to cut AC energy costs
Tokyo's government is allowing civil servants to wear shorts to work in a bid to cut air conditioning use as high energy costs and…
E
Summer heat to drive eurozone food inflation to 3% in 2027
Eurozone food inflation has hit a five-year low, but economists warn that delayed commodity costs and this summer's crop-damaging …
E
Why this summer's heatwaves could raise your supermarket bill next year
While food inflation has eased across the eurozone, economists say this summer's extreme heat is now a bigger threat to next year'…
E
Study of Botticelli paintings reveals muse behind 'Venus' died of tumour
A new study in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism suggests a diagnosis that could explain the death of Simonetta Vespucci, Botti…
E
Argentina defeats England 2-1 in World Cup semi-final with a dramatic late double
The defending champions' victory means they will face Spain, who defeated France on Tuesday, in Sunday's final in East Rutherford,…
E
Buenos Aires erupts as Argentina reach World Cup final
Fans flooded the streets of Buenos Aires in celebration after Argentina came from behind to beat England 2-1.
E
Europe needs to catch up with the AI surge in hospitals, WHO says
AI solutions are being deployed across European hospitals; however, only a few countries govern them, putting patients at risk, th…
E
Interactive map predicts farming decline from climate change by end of century
A CSIC team in Barcelona has developed CADI, a platform that, on a 10‑kilometre grid, estimates how much farmland will lose produc…
E
High-resolution map plots Europe's climate-driven farm decline
A new high-resolution mapping tool reveals exactly where European farmland will lose productivity to climate change, warning that …