recent study<\/strong><\/a>found that orange juice could help reduce inflammation, calming body-wide irritation, and reducing high blood pressure. <\/p>\n<p>Yet, health gains significantly wane at high doses, typically above 500 ml a day, due to the natural sugars of the juice. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, lemon juice ingestion has also been linked to lower blood pressure. Studies show that drinking the equivalent of one lemon per day could help manage hypertension, with possible digestion benefits when taken before meals. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pomegranate<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Pomegranate juice, especially 100 percent pure varieties, shows some of the strongest evidence for health benefits among fruit juices thanks to its high levels of polyphenols, which act as potent antioxidants. <\/p>\n<p>Effects are linked to smaller doses; more than 200 ml a day does not show greater effects and increases sugar intake. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Beetroot<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Beetroot has a high inorganic nitrate content, which forms nitric oxide to relax blood vessels. <\/p>\n<p>Postmenopausal women, hypertensive people, and athletes show the strongest effects, research suggests. <\/p>\n<p>As beetroot has lower sugar content than fruit juices, higher intakes of up to 500 ml a day can still be beneficial.<\/p>\n<h2>Cranberry<\/h2>\n<p>Cranberry juice has long been used to prevent recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) thanks to proanthocyanidins (PACs) that stop bacteria like E. coli from sticking to bladder walls.<\/p>\n<p>Studies have shown that cranberry products cut UTI risk by 30 percent overall, with higher numbers among women (32 percent) and children (45 percent). <\/p>\n<p>To enjoy the positive effects, cranberry juice should be 100 percent and unsweetened. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Prune<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Prunes help with digestion and ease constipation. While the whole fruit shows greater benefits, juice can also have positive effects. <\/p>\n<p>It has higher natural sugars than other fruits; the recommended amount does not exceed 150 ml per day.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Blueberry<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Blueberries are among the most nutrient-dense berries, known for their antioxidant characteristics, vitamin C and K, fibre, and manganese. <\/p>\n<p>Studies have linked blueberry consumption with heart, brain, and metabolic health gains. <\/p>\n<p>Juice shows short-term vascular and cognitive benefits, but whole berries are preferable. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1770044034,"updatedAt":1770098475,"publishedAt":1770098440,"firstPublishedAt":1770098440,"lastPublishedAt":1770098474,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/56\/45\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_66c67c53-0894-5689-8c94-add7cc28111b-9635645.jpg","altText":"FILE: Moderate consumption of 100 percent fruit juice can provide vitamins, potassium, and magnesium.","caption":"FILE: Moderate consumption of 100 percent fruit juice can provide vitamins, potassium, and magnesium.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Erik Trautmann\/Norwalk Hour","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1338}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2960,"urlSafeValue":"iraola","title":"Marta Iraola Iribarren","twitter":"@marta_iraola"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":9569,"slug":"nutritional-health","urlSafeValue":"nutritional-health","title":"Nutritional health","titleRaw":"Nutritional health"},{"id":15352,"slug":"fruits","urlSafeValue":"fruits","title":"fruits","titleRaw":"fruits"},{"id":4109,"slug":"orange","urlSafeValue":"orange","title":"Orange","titleRaw":"Orange"},{"id":17074,"slug":"sagl-kl-beslenme","urlSafeValue":"sagl-kl-beslenme","title":"healthy diet","titleRaw":"healthy diet"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2866520},{"id":2866254},{"id":2865647}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"health-news","urlSafeValue":"health-news","title":"Health News","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/health-news\/health-news"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"health","verticals":[{"id":12,"slug":"health","urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health"},{"id":12,"slug":"health","urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":12,"slug":"health","urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health"},"themes":[{"id":"health-news","urlSafeValue":"health-news","title":"Health news","url":"\/health\/health-news"},{"id":"nutrition","urlSafeValue":"nutrition","title":"Nutrition","url":"\/health\/nutrition"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":43,"urlSafeValue":"health-news","title":"Health news"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":24,"urlSafeValue":"belgium","title":"Belgium","url":"\/news\/europe\/belgium"},"town":{"id":541,"urlSafeValue":"brussels-belgium","title":"Brussels, Belgium"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/health\/2026\/02\/03\/one-glass-of-juice-a-day-the-healthiest-fruit-juices-and-how-much-to-drink","lastModified":1770098474},{"id":2866734,"cid":9633981,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"ECA CRM","daletPyramidId":4069097,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"EU's climate goals at risk without China's critical raw materials, EU auditors warn","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"EU's climate goals at risk without China's raw materials, auditors say","titleListing2":"Despite the EU's ongoing efforts to diversify supply chains, Chinese raw materials are crucial for the bloc's climate transition. China accounts for 60% of global production of critical raw materials and 90% of their refining. ","leadin":"Despite the EU's ongoing efforts to diversify supply chains, Chinese materials are crucial for the bloc's climate transition. China accounts for 60% of global production of critical raw materials and 90% of refining capacity.","summary":"Despite the EU's ongoing efforts to diversify supply chains, Chinese materials are crucial for the bloc's climate transition. China accounts for 60% of global production of critical raw materials and 90% of refining capacity.","keySentence":"","url":"eus-climate-goals-at-risk-without-chinas-critical-raw-materials-eu-auditors-warn","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2026\/02\/02\/eus-climate-goals-at-risk-without-chinas-critical-raw-materials-eu-auditors-warn","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The European Union is struggling to diversify its supply of critical raw materials by the end of the decade, risking a successful energy transition and continued high dependence on China, according to a European Court of Auditors (ECA) report published on Monday.\n\nDespite 14 major new trade deals and ongoing efforts led by the European Commission to diversify the supply of key minerals deemed crucial for the development of clean technologies, like batteries for electric vehicles, wind turbines, or solar panels, EU auditors concluded that the EU27 is \"unlikely to succeed in time\".\n\nChina accounts for 97% of the EU27\u2019s imports of magnesium, which is used in hydrogen-generating electrolysers. The bloc also imports significant volumes of arsenic (39%), baryte (44%), gallium (71%), germanium (45%), magnesium (97%), graphite (40%), and tungsten (31%), according to the ECA report.\n\n\u201cWithout critical raw materials, there will be no energy transition, no competitiveness, and no strategic autonomy,\" said ECA's Keit Pentus-Rosimannus. \"Unfortunately, we are now dangerously dependent on a handful of countries outside the EU for the supply of these materials. It is therefore vital for the EU to up its game and reduce its vulnerability in this area.\u201d\n\nWhile Chile and Turkey are also critical to the bloc's supply of lithium and boron respectively, China remains the undisputed leader in mining output, with a strong presence in the extraction and refining of critical raw materials, making it an essential trade partner for Brussels.\n\nThe recently signed Mercosur trade deal with critical raw materials-rich Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, pending approval by the European Parliament, should help to diversify supply to the bloc. European lawmakers will also discuss on Thursday whether to unfreeze the US-EU trade deal, which also includes a minerals agreement.\n\nAt a technical briefing in December, EU Executive Vice President St\u00e9phane S\u00e9journ\u00e9 acknowledged the bloc's dependence on raw materials \"in many sectors\" and said the \"dialogue with China remains essential\" as he unveiled new measures last December to monitor the bloc's supply of critical raw materials.\n\nS\u00e9journ\u00e9 also warned that Brussels faces the challenge of maintaining a crucial trade relationship while standing firm as the US becomes an increasingly unreliable partner and pursues a decoupling strategy, including stockpiling its own critical raw materials.\n\n\"They are trying to store up raw materials from the US and elsewhere,\" he said of the second Trump administration. \"For us, it's important to have the right organisation and financial tools so we can be effective when it comes to derisking.\"\n\nThe Commission is set to launch a European raw materials centre which will serve as the bloc's primary means of managing supply, avoiding fragmentation in the market and storing and deliver raw materials, he said.\n\n\"We need clarity about our sources of supplies, stocks, and challenges, especially at a time of tensions with China. We need to assess the level of tension in the market.\"\n\nChina in the lead\n\nChina accounts for 60% of global production of critical raw materials and 90% of refining capacity, and according to the European Parliament's research department, the EU collectively depends on Beijing for roughly 90% of its raw materials and 98% of its rare-earth magnets.\n\nA December 2025 policy brief from the Jacques Delors Institute warned that \"Beijing has been increasingly using these dependencies as geopolitical leverage\". In recent years, most recently in 2025, Beijing has repeatedly halted or restricted exports of rare earths to the EU.\n\nAfter diplomatic talks between Beijing and Brussels saw exports resume, the European Chamber of Commerce in China reported that based on information from 22 European companies between August and early September 2025, Chinese authorities had only approved 19 out of 141 licence applications, with 121 \u201curgent\u201d applications still pending.\n\n\"Despite repeated warnings, most (European) companies have so far failed to diversify away from China and have resisted sharing the granular supply chain data needed for aggregation,\" the Jacques Delors Institute wrote.\n\nMartin Vladimirov, director of the Geoeconomics Program at the Centre for the Study of Democracy, said Chinese companies have pursued stakes in Arctic minerals, including rare earths in Greenland and iron ore and nickel across the High North, further expanding their control over these key minerals.\n\n\"These resources sit at the heart of global clean-energy supply chains, so access to them reinforces China\u2019s dominance over low-carbon manufacturing,\u201d said Vladimirov.\n\nMost strategic materials are available in many other regions worldwide, ECA said, noting that the major challenge is the lack of a developed industry with affordable output, as China's long-time investment in critical raw materials gives it a privileged position in the market.\n\nEU's legal architecture versus Chinese dominance\n\nThe EU executive adopted the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) in 2024 seeking to reduce reliance on foreign players, including China, and to ensure diversification of supply in a bid for the bloc to deliver the European Green Deal, the EU\u2019s plan to become carbon neutral by 2050.\n\nUnder the CRMA, 34 critical and 17 strategic raw materials were designated as \u201ccrucial\u201d for the green and digital transitions and for the defence and space industries.\n\nThe law sets three non-binding 2030 targets for the EU\u2019s annual consumption of raw materials: 10% for local extraction, 40% to be processed in the EU, and 25% to emanate from recycled materials.\n\nThe CRMA also states that no more than 65% of each strategic raw material can be sourced from a single non-EU country, a challenge given the bloc's significant dependence on China, which the ECA says controls the processing stage for several strategic materials key to the energy transition \u2013 among them magnesium, gallium, and all rare earth elements.\n\n\"There is still a long way to go to meet the targets, and the EU will struggle to secure the supply of the strategic raw materials it needs by the end of the decade,\" the EU auditors said.\n\nBinding recycling targets?\n\nThe Luxembourg-based ECA highlighted the untapped potential of recycling to reverse the current negative outlook, noting that most EU recycling targets neither incentivise recycling individual materials nor encourage the uptake of recycled materials.\n\n\"In the relevant legislation, (the EU should) consider introducing binding recycling targets for individual critical raw materials, and realistic collection and recovery targets for waste containing critical raw materials,\" the ECA suggests.\n\nThe auditors also suggest the EU should encourage the commercial viability of critical raw materials recycling operations by easing imports into the EU and the movement of waste containing critical raw materials within the bloc.\n\n\"Today, 10 of the critical materials that we need for the energy transition are not recycled at all, and most EU targets that are in place do not incentivise the recycling of specific, individual materials,\" said Pentus-Rosimannus.\n\nHigh processing costs, limited material availability, and technical and regulatory issues also make the EU\u2019s recycling sector less competitive, she noted, drawing a contrast with China's vertical integration, scale advantages and low labour costs.\n\n\"In the era of rising geopolitical tensions, the EU needs to up its game. It has to make strategic partnerships deliver, unleash the potential of reuse and recycling and ensure that strategic projects provide supply for the EU industry, not our competitors,\" Pentus-Rosimannus said.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The European Union is struggling to diversify its supply of critical raw materials by the end of the decade, risking a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//06//04//from-lithium-to-rare-earths-europes-strategy-to-power-its-future-energy/">successful energy transition<\/strong><\/a> and continued high dependence on China, according to a European Court of Auditors (ECA) report published on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Despite 14 major new trade deals and ongoing efforts led by the European Commission to diversify the supply of key minerals deemed crucial for the development of clean technologies, like batteries for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//02//02//petrol-or-electric-evs-are-becoming-more-popular-than-fuel-powered-cars-in-europe/">electric vehicles<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//26//eu-energy-ministers-pledge-to-boost-offshore-wind-power-in-north-sea/">wind turbines<\/strong><\/a>, or solar panels, EU auditors concluded that the EU27 is \"unlikely to succeed in time\".<\/p>\n<p>China accounts for 97% of the EU27\u2019s imports of magnesium, which is used in hydrogen-generating electrolysers. The bloc also imports significant volumes of arsenic (39%), baryte (44%), gallium (71%), germanium (45%), magnesium (97%), graphite (40%), and tungsten (31%), according to the ECA report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//05//17//commissioner-touts-imminent-agreement-with-serbia-on-raw-materials/">Commissioner touts imminent agreement with Serbia on raw materials<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//02//24//eu-to-review-raw-materials-deal-with-rwanda-over-drc-conflict-top-diplomat/">EU to review raw materials deal with Rwanda over DRC conflict - top diplomat<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cWithout critical raw materials, there will be no energy transition, no competitiveness, and no strategic autonomy,\" said ECA's Keit Pentus-Rosimannus. \"Unfortunately, we are now dangerously dependent on a handful of countries outside the EU for the supply of these materials. It is therefore vital for the EU to up its game and reduce its vulnerability in this area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Chile and Turkey are also critical to the bloc's supply of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//05//09//critical-raw-materials-lithium/">lithium and boron respectively, China remains the undisputed leader in mining output, with a strong presence in the extraction and refining of critical raw materials, making it an essential trade partner for Brussels.<\/p>\n<p>The recently signed Mercosur trade deal with critical raw materials-rich Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//15//how-the-european-parliament-can-still-block-the-mercosur-deal/">pending approval by the European Parliament<\/strong><\/a>, should help to diversify supply to the bloc. European lawmakers will also discuss on Thursday whether to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//21//exclusive-eu-lawmakers-freeze-eu-us-trade-deal-after-trump-tariff-threat/">unfreeze the US-EU trade deal<\/strong><\/a>, which also includes a minerals agreement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//63//39//81//808x539_cmsv2_a6147635-97e7-50e5-afca-01f3eb4f1b36-9633981.jpg/" alt=\"A mine operated by Serra Verde Mining in Minacu, Goias state, Brazil, July 28, 2025, produces rare earth elements, including neodymium, praseodymium and terbium.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/39\/81\/384x256_cmsv2_a6147635-97e7-50e5-afca-01f3eb4f1b36-9633981.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/39\/81\/640x427_cmsv2_a6147635-97e7-50e5-afca-01f3eb4f1b36-9633981.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/39\/81\/750x500_cmsv2_a6147635-97e7-50e5-afca-01f3eb4f1b36-9633981.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/39\/81\/828x552_cmsv2_a6147635-97e7-50e5-afca-01f3eb4f1b36-9633981.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/39\/81\/1080x720_cmsv2_a6147635-97e7-50e5-afca-01f3eb4f1b36-9633981.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/39\/81\/1200x800_cmsv2_a6147635-97e7-50e5-afca-01f3eb4f1b36-9633981.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/39\/81\/1920x1280_cmsv2_a6147635-97e7-50e5-afca-01f3eb4f1b36-9633981.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A mine operated by Serra Verde Mining in Minacu, Goias state, Brazil, July 28, 2025, produces rare earth elements, including neodymium, praseodymium and terbium.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo \/ Eraldo Peres<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>At a technical briefing in December, EU Executive Vice President St\u00e9phane S\u00e9journ\u00e9 acknowledged the bloc's dependence on raw materials \"in many sectors\" and said the \"dialogue with China remains essential\" as he unveiled new measures last December to monitor the bloc's supply of critical raw materials.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e9journ\u00e9 also warned that Brussels faces the challenge of maintaining a crucial trade relationship while standing firm as the US becomes an <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//30//trumps-greenland-takeover-ambitions-a-wake-up-call-for-europe-dutch-pm-elect-says/">increasingly unreliable partner<\/strong> <\/a>and pursues a decoupling strategy, including stockpiling its own critical raw materials.<\/p>\n<p>\"They are trying to store up raw materials from the US and elsewhere,\" he said of the second Trump administration. \"For us, it's important to have the right organisation and financial tools so we can be effective when it comes to derisking.\"<\/p>\n<p>The Commission is set to launch a European raw materials centre which will serve as the bloc's primary means of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//05//15//commissioner-touts-launch-of-critical-raw-material-joint-purchasing/">managing supply<\/strong><\/a>, avoiding fragmentation in the market and storing and deliver raw materials, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\"We need clarity about our sources of supplies, stocks, and challenges, especially at a time of tensions with China. We need to assess the level of tension in the market.\"<\/p>\n<h2>China in the lead<\/h2>\n<p>China accounts for 60% of global production of critical raw materials and 90% of refining capacity, and according to the European Parliament's research department, the EU collectively depends on Beijing for roughly 90% of its raw materials and 98% of its rare-earth magnets.<\/p>\n<p>A December 2025 policy brief from the Jacques Delors Institute warned that \"Beijing has been increasingly using these dependencies as geopolitical leverage\". In recent years, most recently in 2025, Beijing has repeatedly <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//10//22//eu-countries-mull-response-to-chinas-squeeze-on-rare-earths/">halted or restricted exports<\/strong><\/a> of rare earths to the EU.<\/p>\n<p>After diplomatic talks between Beijing and Brussels saw exports resume, the European Chamber of Commerce in China reported that based on information from 22 European companies between August and early September 2025, Chinese authorities had only approved 19 out of 141 licence applications, with 121 \u201curgent\u201d applications still pending.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//10//21//will-the-eus-climate-goals-be-affected-by-washingtons-trade-war/">Will the EU's climate goals be affected by Washington's trade war?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"Despite repeated warnings, most (European) companies have so far failed to diversify away from China and have resisted sharing the granular supply chain data needed for aggregation,\" the Jacques Delors Institute wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Vladimirov, director of the Geoeconomics Program at the Centre for the Study of Democracy, said Chinese companies have pursued stakes in Arctic minerals, including rare earths in Greenland and iron ore and nickel across the High North, further expanding their control over these key minerals.<\/p>\n<p>\"These resources sit at the heart of global clean-energy supply chains, so access to them reinforces China\u2019s dominance over low-carbon manufacturing,\u201d said Vladimirov.<\/p>\n<p>Most strategic materials are available in many other regions worldwide, ECA said, noting that the major challenge is the lack of a developed industry with affordable output, as China's long-time investment in critical raw materials gives it a privileged position in the market.<\/p>\n<h2>EU's legal architecture versus Chinese dominance<\/h2>\n<p>The EU executive adopted the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//03//18//critical-materials-mining-approved-despite-green-fears/">Critical Raw Materials Act<\/strong><\/a> (CRMA) in 2024 seeking to reduce reliance on foreign players, including China, and to ensure diversification of supply in a bid for the bloc to deliver the European Green Deal, the EU\u2019s plan to become carbon neutral by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>Under the CRMA, 34 critical and 17 strategic raw materials were designated as \u201ccrucial\u201d for the green and digital transitions and for the defence and space industries. <\/p>\n<p>The law sets three non-binding 2030 targets for the EU\u2019s annual consumption of raw materials: 10% for local extraction, 40% to be processed in the EU, and 25% to emanate from recycled materials.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//12//17//transport-energy-and-raw-materials-drive-eu-central-asia-cooperation/">Transport, energy and raw materials drive EU-Central Asia cooperation<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The CRMA also states that no more than 65% of each strategic raw material can be sourced from a single non-EU country, a challenge given the bloc's significant dependence on China, which the ECA says controls the processing stage for several strategic materials key to the energy transition \u2013 among them magnesium, gallium, and all rare earth elements.<\/p>\n<p>\"There is still a long way to go to meet the targets, and the EU will struggle to secure the supply of the strategic raw materials it needs by the end of the decade,\" the EU auditors said.<\/p>\n<h2>Binding recycling targets?<\/h2>\n<p>The Luxembourg-based ECA highlighted the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2025//11//21//which-eu-countries-recycle-the-most-raw-materials/">untapped potential of recycling<\/strong><\/a> to reverse the current negative outlook, noting that most EU recycling targets neither incentivise recycling individual materials nor encourage the uptake of recycled materials.<\/p>\n<p>\"In the relevant legislation, (the EU should) consider introducing binding recycling targets for individual critical raw materials, and realistic collection and recovery targets for waste containing critical raw materials,\" the ECA suggests.<\/p>\n<p>The auditors also suggest the EU should encourage the commercial viability of critical raw materials recycling operations by easing imports into the EU and the movement of waste containing critical raw materials within the bloc.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//10//25//european-union-seeks-to-end-dependency-on-china-for-rare-earths/">European Union seeks to end dependency on China for rare earths<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"Today, 10 of the critical materials that we need for the energy transition are not recycled at all, and most EU targets that are in place do not incentivise the recycling of specific, individual materials,\" said Pentus-Rosimannus.<\/p>\n<p>High processing costs, limited material availability, and technical and regulatory issues also make the EU\u2019s recycling sector less competitive, she noted, drawing a contrast with China's vertical integration, scale advantages and low labour costs.<\/p>\n<p>\"In the era of rising geopolitical tensions, the EU needs to up its game. It has to make strategic partnerships deliver, unleash the potential of reuse and recycling and ensure that strategic projects provide supply for the EU industry, not our competitors,\" Pentus-Rosimannus said.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769873919,"updatedAt":1770049835,"publishedAt":1770048032,"firstPublishedAt":1770048032,"lastPublishedAt":1770049835,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP\/\tCHINATOPIX","altText":"Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China's Jiangxi province.","callToActionText":null,"width":1620,"caption":"Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China's Jiangxi province.","url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/39\/81\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_8d7460c7-04ef-5801-b263-6cd7ab6fed0a-9633981.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":911},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo \/ Eraldo Peres","altText":"A mine operated by Serra Verde Mining in Minacu, Goias state, Brazil, Monday, July 28, 2025, produces rare earth elements, including neodymium, praseodymium and terbium.","callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"caption":"A mine operated by Serra Verde Mining in Minacu, Goias state, Brazil, Monday, July 28, 2025, produces rare earth elements, including neodymium, praseodymium and terbium.","url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/39\/81\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a6147635-97e7-50e5-afca-01f3eb4f1b36-9633981.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1333}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"pacheco","twitter":"@themartache","id":2852,"title":"Marta 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industry chief calls for 'European preference' ahead of high-stakes EU leaders\u2019 meeting ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"EU industry chief backs European preference ahead of leaders' meeting","titleListing2":"EU industry commissioner St\u00e9phane S\u00e9journ\u00e9 called for a \"European preference\" to boost the bloc's competitiveness, but member states are divided over the strategy.","leadin":"EU industry commissioner St\u00e9phane S\u00e9journ\u00e9 called for a \"European preference\" to boost the bloc's competitiveness, but member states are divided over the strategy.","summary":"EU industry commissioner St\u00e9phane S\u00e9journ\u00e9 called for a \"European preference\" to boost the bloc's competitiveness, but member states are divided over the strategy.","keySentence":"","url":"eu-industry-chief-calls-for-european-preference-ahead-of-high-stakes-eu-leaders-meeting","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2026\/02\/02\/eu-industry-chief-calls-for-european-preference-ahead-of-high-stakes-eu-leaders-meeting","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"European Commission vice-president and industry commissioner St\u00e9phane S\u00e9journ\u00e9 on Monday urged the European Union to adopt a \u201cEuropean preference\u201d within the single market to counter intensifying competition from China and the US.\n\nThe proposal, which would favour products containing \u201cmade in Europe\u201d components in public procurement, has been under discussion for months within the Commission and among member states. It has, however, exposed growing fault lines in the bloc, with some countries warning it would disproportionately benefit the EU\u2019s largest economies.\n\nThe \u201cMade in Europe\u201d push is set to feature prominently at next week\u2019s EU leaders\u2019 retreat on boosting competitiveness, where divisions run are expected to come to the fore.\n\nIn an op-ed signed by 1,141 business leaders, S\u00e9journ\u00e9 framed competitiveness as central to Europe\u2019s geopolitical strategy, arguing that a European preference is needed to shore up industry against global rivals.\n\n\u201cWe must establish, once and for all, a genuine European preference in our most strategic sectors,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIt is based on a very simple principle : whenever European public money is used, it must contribute to European production and quality jobs.\u201d\n\nS\u00e9journ\u00e9 said other major economic powers already deploy national preferences to protect strategic assets. Under his proposal, companies benefiting from public procurement, state aid or other financial support would be required to produce a substantial share of their output within the EU. The same logic, he said, should apply to foreign direct investment.\n\nThe debate is expected to trigger tense exchanges at EU leaders' 12 February retreat in Alden Biesen, Belgium, convened by European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa to shape the EU\u2019s competitiveness strategy.\n\nGermany and Italy are backing the Commission\u2019s drive for overall regulatory simplification, while France and its allies are pressing for joint borrowing and increased investment across the single market. France has championed the \u201cMade in Europe\u201d agenda for years, as have Germany and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.\n\nBut smaller member states remain wary, arguing the single market must stay open and warning that a European preference could stifle innovation and favouring mainly larger economies.\n\nEU countries divided\n\nDisagreements over \u201cMade in Europe\u201d will compound broader divisions over how to revive the bloc\u2019s economy.\n\nItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz unveiled a joint plan 10 days ago calling for regulatory simplification, including a challenge to EU climate rules under the Green Deal, which they see as an excessive burden on the car industry.\n\nBy contrast, French President Emmanuel Macron on last month renewed his call for greater investment in innovation through national and EU budgets, reviving France\u2019s push for joint borrowing \u2013 an idea backed by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi in a landmark 2024 report.\n\nMacron argued that the report is already outdated thanks to the last year's geopolitical turmoil, in particular Chinese \"aggressiveness\" and American tariffs.\n\n\"The Draghi report, which we did not fully apply, is already obsolete, partly because it did not take into account this acceleration of the world,\u201d Macron said at the annual French Ambassadors' Conference.\n\nDraghi and former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, who also authored a key report on reforming the EU single market, are expected to attend the February meeting.\n\nAccording to a European Policy Innovation Council report published in September, only 11% of the Draghi report\u2019s recommendations were implemented during the Commission\u2019s first year.\n\n\"We need to create renewed momentum and give a new impetus\" to the reform agenda, Costa told Euronews in an exclusive interview.\n\n\"I expect leaders to give clear political guidance to the Commission and the Council as they did last year on defence and security,\" he added. \"This time, for the single market.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>European Commission vice-president and industry commissioner St\u00e9phane S\u00e9journ\u00e9 on Monday urged the European Union to adopt a \u201cEuropean preference\u201d within the single market to counter intensifying competition from China and the US.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal, which would favour products containing \u201cmade in Europe\u201d components in public procurement, has been under discussion for months within the Commission and among member states. It has, however, exposed growing fault lines in the bloc, with some countries warning it would disproportionately benefit the EU\u2019s largest economies.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMade in Europe\u201d push is set to feature prominently at next week\u2019s EU leaders\u2019 retreat on boosting competitiveness, where divisions run are expected to come to the fore.<\/p>\n<p>In an op-ed signed by 1,141 business leaders, S\u00e9journ\u00e9 framed competitiveness as central to Europe\u2019s geopolitical strategy, arguing that a European preference is needed to shore up industry against global rivals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must establish, once and for all, a genuine European preference in our most strategic sectors,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIt is based on a very simple principle : whenever European public money is used, it must contribute to European production and quality jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e9journ\u00e9 said other major economic powers already deploy national preferences to protect strategic assets. Under his proposal, companies benefiting from public procurement, state aid or other financial support would be required to produce a substantial share of their output within the EU. The same logic, he said, should apply to foreign direct investment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//28//india-trade-deal-cements-eus-voice-in-multipolar-world-costa-tells-euronews/">India trade deal cements EU's voice in 'multipolar world', Costa tells Euronews<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The debate is expected to trigger tense exchanges at EU leaders' 12 February retreat in Alden Biesen, Belgium, convened by European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa to shape the EU\u2019s competitiveness strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Germany and Italy are backing the Commission\u2019s drive for overall regulatory simplification, while France and its allies are pressing for joint borrowing and increased investment across the single market. France has championed the \u201cMade in Europe\u201d agenda for years, as have Germany and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.<\/p>\n<p>But smaller member states remain wary, arguing the single market must stay open and warning that a European preference could stifle innovation and favouring mainly larger economies.<\/p>\n<h2>EU countries divided<\/h2>\n<p>Disagreements over \u201cMade in Europe\u201d will compound broader divisions over how to revive the bloc\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz unveiled a joint plan 10 days ago calling for regulatory simplification, including a challenge to EU climate rules under the Green Deal, which they see as an excessive burden on the car industry.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, French President Emmanuel Macron on last month renewed his call for greater investment in innovation through national and EU budgets, reviving France\u2019s push for joint borrowing \u2013 an idea backed by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi in a landmark 2024 report.<\/p>\n<p>Macron argued that the report is already outdated thanks to the last year's geopolitical turmoil, in particular Chinese \"aggressiveness\" and American tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>\"The Draghi report, which we did not fully apply, is already obsolete, partly because it did not take into account this acceleration of the world,\u201d Macron said at the annual French Ambassadors' Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Draghi and former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, who also authored a key report on reforming the EU single market, are <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//27//draghi-to-join-eu-leaders-at-retreat-to-boost-competitiveness-costa-tells-euronews/">expected to attend the February meeting<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a European Policy Innovation Council <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////thinkepic.eu//the-draghi-observatory///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>report<\/strong> <\/a>published in September, only 11% of the Draghi report\u2019s recommendations were implemented during the Commission\u2019s first year.<\/p>\n<p>\"We need to create renewed momentum and give a new impetus\" to the reform agenda, Costa told Euronews in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//28//india-trade-deal-cements-eus-voice-in-multipolar-world-costa-tells-euronews/">an exclusive interview<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\"I expect leaders to give clear political guidance to the Commission and the Council as they did last year on defence and security,\" he added. \"This time, for the single market.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1770026579,"updatedAt":1770029753,"publishedAt":1770028554,"firstPublishedAt":1770028554,"lastPublishedAt":1770029752,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Nicolas Tucat\/Copyright 2025 The AP. 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New study links late nights to heart disease","titleListing2":"Regularly sleeping late may increase the risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a new study. ","leadin":"Regularly sleeping late may increase the risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a new study.","summary":"Regularly sleeping late may increase the risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a new study.","keySentence":"","url":"people-who-stay-up-lateface-a-higher-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke-study-finds","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2026\/01\/30\/people-who-stay-up-lateface-a-higher-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke-study-finds","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"People who stay up until late and are very active at night are more likely to have poor cardiovascular health, a new study has found.\u00a0\n\nNight owls have a 16 percent increased risk of heart attack or stroke compared to early risers, it said.\n\n\u201c\u2018Evening people\u2019 often experience circadian misalignment, meaning their internal body clock may not match the natural day-to-night light cycle or their typical daily schedules,\u201d lead author of the study Sina Kianersi at Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital and Harvard Medical School said.\u00a0\n\nHe added that evening people are more likely to have behaviours that can affect cardiovascular health, such as poorer diet quality, smoking, and inadequate sleep.\u00a0\n\nThe study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, looked at more than 300,000 adults, with an average age of 57, to assess how their sleeping habits impacted their cardiovascular health.\n\nAbout 8 percent of participants said they were \u201cdefinitely evening people,\u201d meaning they usually had a late-night bedtime and peak activity later in the day.\u00a0\n\nCardiovascular health was measured by analysing weight, cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure, as well as by looking at a healthy diet, regular physical activity, not smoking, and good sleep quality.\u00a0\n\nNight owls had a 79 percent higher prevalence of having poor cardiovascular health.\u00a0\n\nThe researchers also found that the link between late sleeping and poor cardiovascular health was stronger among women.\u00a0\n\nThe study has several limitations. Chronotype, or whether someone is a morning or evening person, was measured using a single self-reported question at one point in time, which may not capture changes over the life course or lead to some misclassification.\u00a0\n\nRoadmap for better heart health\u00a0\n\nThe findings, said health experts, could also be seen as a roadmap of healthy habits to achieve better cardiovascular health.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThese findings show that the higher heart disease risks among evening types are partly due to modifiable behaviours such as smoking and sleep. Therefore, evening types have options to improve their cardiovascular health,\u201d Kristen Knutson, professor at Northwestern University in Chicago and not part of the research, said.\u00a0\n\nShe added that, as night owls are not inherently less healthy, the study shows the importance of maintaining healthy lifestyles.\u00a0\n\n\u201cTargeted programs for people who naturally stay up late could help them improve their lifestyle behaviours and reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease,\u201d Knutson added.\u00a0\n\nRisks of weak circadian rhythms\u00a0\n\nWhen circadian rhythms are robust, the body clock aligns well with the 24-hour day and sends clear signals for key body functions. People with stronger rhythms tend to keep regular schedules for sleep and daily activity, even when their schedule or seasons change.\n\nDisruptions to the body clock \u2013 whether due to irregular sleep or eating habits, jet lag, shift work, or light exposure at night \u2013 have been linked to a slew of health issues, including a higher risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure.\n\nA recent study also found a link between weak circadian rhythms and dementia.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>People who stay up until late and are very active at night are more likely to have poor cardiovascular health, a new study has found. <\/p>\n<p>Night owls have a 16 percent increased risk of heart attack or stroke compared to early risers, it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Evening people\u2019 often experience circadian misalignment, meaning their internal body clock may not match the natural day-to-night light cycle or their typical daily schedules,\u201d lead author of the study Sina Kianersi at Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital and Harvard Medical School said. <\/p>\n<p>He added that evening people are more likely to have behaviours that can affect cardiovascular health, such as poorer diet quality, smoking, and inadequate sleep. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.ahajournals.org//doi//10.1161//JAHA.125.044189#sec-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>study<\/strong><\/a>, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, looked at more than 300,000 adults, with an average age of 57, to assess how their sleeping habits impacted their cardiovascular health.<\/p>\n<p>About 8 percent of participants said they were \u201cdefinitely evening people,\u201d meaning they usually had a late-night bedtime and peak activity later in the day. <\/p>\n<p>Cardiovascular health was measured by analysing weight, cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure, as well as by looking at a healthy diet, regular physical activity, not smoking, and good sleep quality. <\/p>\n<p>Night owls had a 79 percent higher prevalence of having poor cardiovascular health. <\/p>\n<p>The researchers also found that the link between late sleeping and poor cardiovascular health was stronger among women. <\/p>\n<p>The study has several limitations. Chronotype, or whether someone is a morning or evening person, was measured using a single self-reported question at one point in time, which may not capture changes over the life course or lead to some misclassification. <\/p>\n<h2>Roadmap for better heart health<\/h2>\n<p>The findings, said health experts, could also be seen as a roadmap of healthy habits to achieve better cardiovascular health. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese findings show that the higher heart disease risks among evening types are partly due to modifiable behaviours such as smoking and sleep. Therefore, evening types have options to improve their cardiovascular health,\u201d Kristen Knutson, professor at Northwestern University in Chicago and not part of the research, said. <\/p>\n<p>She added that, as night owls are not inherently less healthy, the study shows the importance of maintaining healthy lifestyles. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTargeted programs for people who naturally stay up late could help them improve their lifestyle behaviours and reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease,\u201d Knutson added. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//10//28//experts-say-the-body-clock-affects-heart-health-here-are-5-ways-to-improve-your-rhythm/">Experts say the body clock affects heart health. Here are 5 ways to improve your rhythm<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Risks of weak circadian rhythms<\/h2>\n<p>When circadian rhythms are robust, the body clock aligns well with the 24-hour day and sends clear signals for key body functions. People with stronger rhythms tend to keep regular schedules for sleep and daily activity, even when their schedule or seasons change.<\/p>\n<p>Disruptions to the body clock \u2013 whether due to irregular sleep or eating habits, jet lag, shift work, or light exposure at night \u2013 have been linked to a slew of health issues, including a higher risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2026//01//06//new-study-shows-how-the-bodys-internal-clock-could-influence-risk-of-dementia/">A recent study<\/strong><\/a> also found a link between weak circadian rhythms and dementia. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769702485,"updatedAt":1769759065,"publishedAt":1769752857,"firstPublishedAt":1769752857,"lastPublishedAt":1769759064,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Cleared\/Canva","altText":"New study shows night owls have a 16 percent increased risk of heart attack or stroke compared to early risers.","callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"caption":"New study shows night owls have a 16 percent increased risk of heart attack or stroke compared to early risers.","url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/17\/43\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_f21b5b6a-6c70-565a-ac2f-5e48a5d46cc1-9631743.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":900}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"iraola","twitter":"@marta_iraola","id":2960,"title":"Marta Iraola Iribarren"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"health","titleRaw":"Health","id":139,"title":"Health","slug":"health"},{"urlSafeValue":"kalp-krizi","titleRaw":"heart attack","id":17082,"title":"heart attack","slug":"kalp-krizi"},{"urlSafeValue":"sleep","titleRaw":"Sleep","id":28002,"title":"Sleep","slug":"sleep"},{"urlSafeValue":"cardiovascular-disease","titleRaw":"Cardiovascular diseases","id":14650,"title":"Cardiovascular diseases","slug":"cardiovascular-disease"}],"widgets":[{"count":1,"slug":"related"}],"related":[{"id":2865538},{"id":2865632},{"id":2866241}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"health-news","urlSafeValue":"health-news","title":"Health News","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/health-news\/health-news"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"health","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"health","id":12,"title":"Health","slug":"health"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":12,"slug":"health","urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"health-news","id":"health-news","title":"Health news","url":"\/health\/health-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":43,"urlSafeValue":"health-news","title":"Health news"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":24,"urlSafeValue":"belgium","title":"Belgium","url":"\/news\/europe\/belgium"},"town":{"id":541,"urlSafeValue":"brussels-belgium","title":"Brussels, Belgium"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/health\/2026\/01\/30\/people-who-stay-up-lateface-a-higher-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke-study-finds","lastModified":1769759064},{"id":2866261,"cid":9631811,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"EURONEWS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE","daletPyramidId":4049086,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Euronews Group delivers record financial results as part of three-year turnaround","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"2025: Euronews Group delivers record financial performance","titleListing2":"2025: Euronews Group delivers record financial performance","leadin":"Euronews reached \u20ac77 million in revenue for 2025, an all-time high for the Group. Page views during the same period exceeded 1 billion.","summary":"Euronews reached \u20ac77 million in revenue for 2025, an all-time high for the Group. Page views during the same period exceeded 1 billion.","keySentence":"","url":"euronews-group-delivers-record-financial-results-as-part-of-three-year-turnaround","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/29\/euronews-group-delivers-record-financial-results-as-part-of-three-year-turnaround","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Euronews Group, Europe's largest international news media organisation, has reported the strongest financial performance in its history, marking the successful completion of a three-year turnaround.\n\nRevenue reached \u20ac77 million in 2025, an all-time high for the Group, translating into record EBITDA and the best net result since its creation. The results significantly exceed the targets set out in Euronews\u2019 2023\u20132025 strategic plan, confirming the editorial, commercial and financial success of the transformation.\n\nThe three-year overhaul reshaped the Group's operations, strengthened its editorial positioning and restored sustainable profitability following years of accumulated losses.\n\nThe record financial results were accompanied by outstanding editorial and audience performance. In 2025, Euronews maintained its position as Europe\u2019s leading international news outlet across digital and television platforms.\n\nAgainst a backdrop of declining news consumption across the industry, Euronews again surpassed the one billion annual page views mark, closing the year at 1.03 billion.\n\nFollowing a strategic shift in video distribution in the autumn, Euronews generated 59.7 million video views on its owned platforms. Performance on external platforms reached unprecedented levels, with 1.77 billion video views and 335.5 million page views across partners including MSN, Yahoo, Digiteka, Dailymotion, YouTube and social media.\n\nIn total, 2025 marked the strongest combined audience performance in the Group's history:\n\n\u2022 1.83 billion total video views, up 9.3% year on year\n\n\u2022 1.4 billion total page views, up 15.3%\n\n\u2022 \u2060150 million people average TV audience per month\n\nNew editorial formats were a key growth driver. The flagship morning programme Europe Today has become a reference show for European leaders, heads of state and opinion-makers seeking to address pan-European audiences.\n\nThe weekly debate format The Ring, featuring moderated one-on-one discussions between Members of Parliament, has established itself as one of the most prominent public forums for European political debate outside the Parliament itself.\n\nEuronews' editorial strength was underscored by high-profile coverage of major geopolitical developments, including the recent EU-India trade agreement, tensions surrounding Greenland and exclusive interviews with senior European figures such as European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and all the members of the EC Commission.\n\n2025 also marked a significant expansion of Euronews' global footprint, with new bureaus opened in Astana, Baku, Istanbul, Warsaw and Tashkent, alongside the launch of the Euronews Travel channel from Doha.\n\nThese offices strengthen Euronews' presence in strategically important regions and reinforce its role as a provider of fact-based, neutral and independent journalism. Investment in local journalists and training has contributed both to editorial output and to strengthening local media ecosystems. Where Euronews is present, Europe, its values and interests are present.\n\nThe year also saw the relaunch of Euronews' Farsi service on linear television, alongside record digital performance of more than 166 million page views. Despite operating in highly restricted media environments, Euronews\u2019 Farsi and Russian editions continued to grow, underscoring the Group\u2019s commitment to media freedom and independent reporting.\n\nEuronews franchises across Europe have continued to prove its relevance and independence either in covering the vital elections in Albania, Bulgaria or Romania, or the protests in Belgrade and Tbilisi, Euronews\u2019s local teams where at the centre of the debate, standing as valuable members of the largest most important news network in Europe.\n\n2025 also marked the birth of Euronews Bosnia and Herzegovina and Euronews Montenegro. In all of them, Euronews continues to be a pro-European outlet, significantly pushing for a closer and better relationship between these third countries and the EU with view of a future membership. Their independence and integrity was, in 2025, again validated by external respected parties.\n\nEuronews further consolidated its presence in Brussels, now home to its largest newsroom with more than 100 journalists and media professionals. The European Commission awarded Euronews three additional public tenders in 2025, reaffirming confidence in the Group\u2019s editorial independence and adherence to EU values.\n\nEU funding accounted for approximately 16% of total revenues, the lowest share in the Group\u2019s history, in line with its diversification strategy.\n\nThe Euronews Enlargement event held in November became the largest public event ever produced by a media organisation in Brussels, bringing together European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa, EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos and the heads of state or government of Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine.\n\nThe event placed EU enlargement firmly at the centre of Europe's public debate, with Euronews taking a clear editorial position that enlargement is a strategic priority for the European Union, underpinning long-term security, stability and economic growth, and reinforcing the EU\u2019s commitment to its citizens.\n\nOne of the most striking moments of the event was a live address by a European president speaking from a bunker on the front line of an active conflict on European territory - a powerful image that underscored the geopolitical stakes of enlargement and is expected to resonate strongly with audiences well beyond the event itself.\n\nIn an internal message to staff, the Board praised the scale of the turnaround, noting that Euronews has moved \"from a company that had lost \u20ac200 million prior to our arrival to one on a path to sustainable and consistent profitability,\" driven by financial discipline, growing audiences and independent, pro-European journalism.\n\n\"In 2025, we achieved a turnaround - economically and journalistically. Audiences and partners value our independent, neutral journalism, delivered around the clock on all platforms. No other media organisation matches Euronews\u2019 reach and audiovisual presence across Europe. Our independence is non-negotiable, and I thank our teams whose commitment has made Euronews Europe\u2019s number one international news outlet,\" Euronews CEO Claus Strunz said.\u00a0\n\nEuronews is available in 430 million households in 166 countries worldwide. It reaches more than 80% of all European households.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Euronews Group, Europe's largest international news media organisation, has reported the strongest financial performance in its history, marking the successful completion of a three-year turnaround.<\/p>\n<p>Revenue reached \u20ac77 million in 2025, an all-time high for the Group, translating into record EBITDA and the best net result since its creation. The results significantly exceed the targets set out in Euronews\u2019 2023\u20132025 strategic plan, confirming the editorial, commercial and financial success of the transformation.<\/p>\n<p>The three-year overhaul reshaped the Group's operations, strengthened its editorial positioning and restored sustainable profitability following years of accumulated losses.<\/p>\n<p>The record financial results were accompanied by outstanding editorial and audience performance. In 2025, Euronews maintained its position as Europe\u2019s leading international news outlet across digital and television platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Against a backdrop of declining news consumption across the industry, Euronews again surpassed the one billion annual page views mark, closing the year at 1.03 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Following a strategic shift in video distribution in the autumn, Euronews generated 59.7 million video views on its owned platforms. Performance on external platforms reached unprecedented levels, with 1.77 billion video views and 335.5 million page views across partners including MSN, Yahoo, Digiteka, Dailymotion, YouTube and social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//53//66//71//808x539_cmsv2_ea9f49b2-b44e-5d00-8672-de86961d0915-9536671.jpg/" alt=\"European Union flags flap in the wind outside of EU headquarters in Brussels, 4 November, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/53\/66\/71\/384x256_cmsv2_ea9f49b2-b44e-5d00-8672-de86961d0915-9536671.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/53\/66\/71\/640x427_cmsv2_ea9f49b2-b44e-5d00-8672-de86961d0915-9536671.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/53\/66\/71\/750x500_cmsv2_ea9f49b2-b44e-5d00-8672-de86961d0915-9536671.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/53\/66\/71\/828x552_cmsv2_ea9f49b2-b44e-5d00-8672-de86961d0915-9536671.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/53\/66\/71\/1080x720_cmsv2_ea9f49b2-b44e-5d00-8672-de86961d0915-9536671.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/53\/66\/71\/1200x800_cmsv2_ea9f49b2-b44e-5d00-8672-de86961d0915-9536671.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/53\/66\/71\/1920x1280_cmsv2_ea9f49b2-b44e-5d00-8672-de86961d0915-9536671.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">European Union flags flap in the wind outside of EU headquarters in Brussels, 4 November, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>In total, 2025 marked the strongest combined audience performance in the Group's history: <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 1.83 billion total video views, up 9.3% year on year <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 1.4 billion total page views, up 15.3% <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u2060150 million people average TV audience per month<\/p>\n<p>New editorial formats were a key growth driver. The flagship morning programme Europe Today has become a reference show for European leaders, heads of state and opinion-makers seeking to address pan-European audiences.<\/p>\n<p>The weekly debate format The Ring, featuring moderated one-on-one discussions between Members of Parliament, has established itself as one of the most prominent public forums for European political debate outside the Parliament itself.<\/p>\n<p>Euronews' editorial strength was underscored by high-profile coverage of major geopolitical developments, including the recent EU-India trade agreement, tensions surrounding Greenland and exclusive interviews with senior European figures such as European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and all the members of the EC Commission.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5506003430531733\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//63//18//11//808x444_cmsv2_ca87a3ad-0c44-5ea4-883a-a9fc5af46964-9631811.jpg/" alt=\"Europe Today titles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/384x211_cmsv2_ca87a3ad-0c44-5ea4-883a-a9fc5af46964-9631811.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/640x352_cmsv2_ca87a3ad-0c44-5ea4-883a-a9fc5af46964-9631811.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/750x413_cmsv2_ca87a3ad-0c44-5ea4-883a-a9fc5af46964-9631811.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/828x456_cmsv2_ca87a3ad-0c44-5ea4-883a-a9fc5af46964-9631811.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/1080x595_cmsv2_ca87a3ad-0c44-5ea4-883a-a9fc5af46964-9631811.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/1200x661_cmsv2_ca87a3ad-0c44-5ea4-883a-a9fc5af46964-9631811.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/1920x1057_cmsv2_ca87a3ad-0c44-5ea4-883a-a9fc5af46964-9631811.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Europe Today titles<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>2025 also marked a significant expansion of Euronews' global footprint, with new bureaus opened in Astana, Baku, Istanbul, Warsaw and Tashkent, alongside the launch of the Euronews Travel channel from Doha.<\/p>\n<p>These offices strengthen Euronews' presence in strategically important regions and reinforce its role as a provider of fact-based, neutral and independent journalism. Investment in local journalists and training has contributed both to editorial output and to strengthening local media ecosystems. Where Euronews is present, Europe, its values and interests are present.<\/p>\n<p>The year also saw the relaunch of Euronews' Farsi service on linear television, alongside record digital performance of more than 166 million page views. Despite operating in highly restricted media environments, Euronews\u2019 Farsi and Russian editions continued to grow, underscoring the Group\u2019s commitment to media freedom and independent reporting.<\/p>\n<p>Euronews franchises across Europe have continued to prove its relevance and independence either in covering the vital elections in Albania, Bulgaria or Romania, or the protests in Belgrade and Tbilisi, Euronews\u2019s local teams where at the centre of the debate, standing as valuable members of the largest most important news network in Europe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5538147138964578\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//63//18//11//808x446_cmsv2_0b4682f5-db55-53dc-9f9e-b41eab8aeaae-9631811.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews Farsi homepage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/384x213_cmsv2_0b4682f5-db55-53dc-9f9e-b41eab8aeaae-9631811.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/640x354_cmsv2_0b4682f5-db55-53dc-9f9e-b41eab8aeaae-9631811.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/750x415_cmsv2_0b4682f5-db55-53dc-9f9e-b41eab8aeaae-9631811.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/828x459_cmsv2_0b4682f5-db55-53dc-9f9e-b41eab8aeaae-9631811.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/1080x598_cmsv2_0b4682f5-db55-53dc-9f9e-b41eab8aeaae-9631811.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/1200x665_cmsv2_0b4682f5-db55-53dc-9f9e-b41eab8aeaae-9631811.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/18\/11\/1920x1063_cmsv2_0b4682f5-db55-53dc-9f9e-b41eab8aeaae-9631811.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Euronews Farsi homepage<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>2025 also marked the birth of Euronews Bosnia and Herzegovina and Euronews Montenegro. In all of them, Euronews continues to be a pro-European outlet, significantly pushing for a closer and better relationship between these third countries and the EU with view of a future membership. Their independence and integrity was, in 2025, again validated by external respected parties.<\/p>\n<p>Euronews further consolidated its presence in Brussels, now home to its largest newsroom with more than 100 journalists and media professionals. 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How does it work?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Google\u2019s new AI tool decodes DNA mutations. Here\u2019s how it works","titleListing2":"A new AI model by Google DeepMind can decipher DNA and predict mutations, opening new doors for disease research. ","leadin":"A new AI model by Google DeepMind can decipher DNA and predict mutations, opening new doors for disease research.","summary":"A new AI model by Google DeepMind can decipher DNA and predict mutations, opening new doors for disease research.","keySentence":"","url":"alphagenome-googles-new-ai-tool-that-can-decipher-and-predict-dna-changes-how-does-it-work","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2026\/01\/29\/alphagenome-googles-new-ai-tool-that-can-decipher-and-predict-dna-changes-how-does-it-work","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Our DNA is made of millions of combinations of the genomes that create the human body. Even the smallest changes in these sequences, or in how they act, can change the functioning of the whole body and cause diseases such as cancer.\u00a0\n\nAlphaGenome, Google\u2019s new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, can read large stretches of DNA and predict how different sections behave and how changes could lead to diseases.\u00a0\n\nUsing deep learning and inspired by how the brain processes information, it is designed to help scientists understand how DNA works.\u00a0\n\nGoogle\u2019s new tool can help decode how DNA controls genes by predicting what long stretches of genetic code do.\u00a0\n\n\u201cWe believe AlphaGenome can be a valuable resource for the scientific community, helping scientists better understand genome function, disease biology, and ultimately, drive new biological discoveries and the development of new treatments,\u201d Google DeepMind said.\u00a0\n\nHow does AlphaGenome work?\n\nThe model reads up to one million DNA letters with single-letter precision \u2013 something impossible with previous tools.\u00a0\n\nDNA consists of long chains made from four basic chemical building blocks called nucleotides, each identified by a letter: A, C, G, and T. It works as an instruction manual for making and controlling every cell.\u00a0\n\nOnly about two percent of human DNA directly codes for proteins, the building blocks that do most of the work in our cells.\n\nThe remaining 98 percent has long been dismissed as \u201cjunk DNA\u201d; however, far from being useless, these sequences act like control panels regulating how the other two percent works.\u00a0\n\nThey guide when, where, and how much genes turn on or off, respond to environmental signals, and influence RNA splicing, a system that joins sequences of letters and allows the same gene to produce different readings.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nMany disease-linked variants hide here, affecting gene activity without altering proteins.\u00a0\n\nAlphaGenome is the first deep learning model able to target this part of DNA and predict its functioning.\n\nThe model can estimate how small genetic changes, called variants, can affect gene activity or interrupt normal processes linked to diseases such as cancer.\u00a0\n\nHow does it work in practice?\n\nAs a real-life example, the researchers focused on a type of acute leukaemia, a cancer of the white blood cells, where immature T-cells, immune fighters, grow out of control.\u00a0\n\nSome leukaemia cases are caused by small changes in DNA that don\u2019t change a protein itself, but instead change how strongly or when certain genes turn on.\u00a0\n\nThe AlphaGenome model compared the normal DNA sequence with the mutated one, and predicted how likely the mutation is to increase the activity of nearby genes.\u00a0\n\nThe model is currently available for scientists for free for non-commercial research; it is a research tool, not meant to be clinically used.\u00a0\n\nHow can it help?\n\nThe research team sees multiple uses for the new model.\u00a0\n\nIn molecular biology, it can work like a virtual lab tool, allowing scientists to test ideas by simulation before doing expensive experiments.\n\nIn biotechnology, it can help design genetic therapies or improve molecules that target specific tissues.\n\n\u201cDeepMind\u2019s AlphaGenome represents a major milestone in the field of genomic AI,\u201d said Robert Goldstone, head of genomics at the Francis Crick Institute.\u00a0\n\nHe added that the level of resolution that the new model allows is a breakthrough that moves the technology from theoretical interest to practical utility, allowing scientists to programmatically study and simulate the genetic roots of complex disease.\n\n\u201cAlphaGenome is not a magic bullet for all biological questions, but it is a foundational, high-quality tool that turns the static code of the genome into a decipherable language for discovery,\u201d Goldstone added.\u00a0\n\nHowever, scientists warn that, like all AI models, AlphaGenome is only as good as the data used to train it.\u00a0\n\n\u201cMost existing data in biology is not very suitable for AI - the datasets are too small and not well standardised\u201d, said Ben Lehner, head of generative and synthetic genomics at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom.\n\nAccording to him, the most important challenge right now is how to generate the data to train the next generation of AI models.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Our DNA is made of millions of combinations of the genomes that create the human body. Even the smallest changes in these sequences, or in how they act, can change the functioning of the whole body and cause diseases such as cancer. <\/p>\n<p>AlphaGenome, Google\u2019s new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, can read large stretches of DNA and predict how different sections behave and how changes could lead to diseases. <\/p>\n<p>Using deep learning and inspired by how the brain processes information, it is designed to help scientists understand how DNA works. <\/p>\n<p>Google\u2019s new tool can help decode how DNA controls genes by predicting what long stretches of genetic code do. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe AlphaGenome can be a valuable resource for the scientific community, helping scientists better understand genome function, disease biology, and ultimately, drive new biological discoveries and the development of new treatments,\u201d Google DeepMind said. <\/p>\n<h2>How does AlphaGenome work?<\/h2>\n<p>The model reads up to one million DNA letters with single-letter precision \u2013 something impossible with previous tools. <\/p>\n<p>DNA consists of long chains made from four basic chemical building blocks called nucleotides, each identified by a letter: A, C, G, and T. It works as an instruction manual for making and controlling every cell. <\/p>\n<p>Only about two percent of human DNA directly codes for proteins, the building blocks that do most of the work in our cells.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining 98 percent has long been dismissed as \u201cjunk DNA\u201d; however, far from being useless, these sequences act like control panels regulating how the other two percent works. <\/p>\n<p>They guide when, where, and how much genes turn on or off, respond to environmental signals, and influence RNA splicing, a system that joins sequences of letters and allows the same gene to produce different readings. <\/p>\n<p>Many disease-linked variants hide here, affecting gene activity without altering proteins. <\/p>\n<p>AlphaGenome is the first deep learning model able to target this part of DNA and predict its functioning.<\/p>\n<p>The model can estimate how small genetic changes, called variants, can affect gene activity or interrupt normal processes linked to diseases such as cancer. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//08//29//scientists-create-new-ai-tool-to-predict-genetic-risk-for-common-hereditary-diseases/">Scientists create new AI tool to predict genetic risk for common hereditary diseases<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>How does it work in practice?<\/h2>\n<p>As a real-life example, the researchers focused on a type of acute leukaemia, a cancer of the white blood cells, where immature T-cells, immune fighters, grow out of control. <\/p>\n<p>Some leukaemia cases are caused by small changes in DNA that don\u2019t change a protein itself, but instead change how strongly or 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It blocks platforms from favouring their own products to give consumers more choice outside tech giants\u2019 own \"ecosystems\".\n\nCommission gives guidance to big tech\n\nSince the DMA came into effect, the Commission has opened several cases against US tech giants, fining Apple \u20ac500 million and Meta \u20ac200 million. Companies risk fines of up to 10% of annual global turnover if they fail to comply with the DMA.\n\nWashington says Brussels is singling out US companies for enforcement, but the EU insists the rules are nationality-neutral and apply to all gatekeepers.\n\nHowever, the fines issued under the DMA to date have been relatively modest. The Commission has rejected claims this a result of US government pressure, instead saying it reflects the short duration of infringements and the recency of the act's implementation.\n\nThe Commission also offers companies a chance to avoid sanction, issuing guidance when companies apply DMA obligations in an insufficient manner and giving them the opportunity to adjust practices through dialogue with EU enforcers.\n\nLast Tuesday, Google was in the spotlight. Brussels issued specifications on how to let online search rivals and AI developers access its services.\n\n\u201cWe want to help Google by explaining in more detail how it should comply with its interoperability and online search data sharing obligations,\u201d Ribera said.\n\nApple received similar instructions two years ago on opening its walled ecosystem.\n\nIn November, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged Brussels to take a \u201cbalanced approach\u201d to digital rules it if wanted to unlock fraught negotiations on US tariffs.\n\nTensions remain high: after US President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on EU exports in early 2025, the EU faced 50% duties on steel and aluminium, despite last summer\u2019s deal capping US tariffs at 15% on EU goods.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>European Commissioner for Competition Teresa Ribera said on Thursday that enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Union\u2019s landmark antitrust regulation on digital markets, involves treating big tech cases in a \u201cdiscreet manner.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Her comments come as the DMA faces constant attacks from the Trump administration, which argues that the EU\u2019s rules constituted a \u201cnon-tariff barrier\u201d and amount to discrimination against tech companies based in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been many problems that have been solved in a very discreet manner, benefiting all the consumers,\u201d Ribera told reporters. \u201cIt is something that has made important changes in the way these companies behave and operate the services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DMA, in force since 2023, targets large platforms designated as \u201cgatekeepers\u201d to curb big tech dominance. It blocks platforms from favouring their own products to give consumers more choice outside tech giants\u2019 own \"ecosystems\".<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Commission gives guidance to big tech<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Since the DMA came into effect, the Commission has opened several cases against US tech giants, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//04//23//eu-fines-apple-and-meta-under-digital-rules-amid-trade-spat/">fining Apple \u20ac500 million and Meta \u20ac200 million<\/strong><\/a>. Companies risk fines of up to 10% of annual global turnover if they fail to comply with the DMA.<\/p>\n<p>Washington says Brussels is singling out US companies for enforcement, but the EU insists the rules are nationality-neutral and apply to all gatekeepers.<\/p>\n<p>However, the fines issued under the DMA to date have been relatively modest. The Commission has rejected claims this a result of US government pressure, instead saying it reflects the short duration of infringements and the recency of the act's implementation.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission also offers companies a chance to avoid sanction, issuing guidance when companies apply DMA obligations in an insufficient manner and giving them the opportunity to adjust practices through dialogue with EU enforcers.<\/p>\n<p>Last Tuesday, Google was in the spotlight. Brussels issued specifications on how to let online search rivals and AI developers access its services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to help Google by explaining in more detail how it should comply with its interoperability and online search data sharing obligations,\u201d Ribera said.<\/p>\n<p>Apple received similar instructions two years ago on opening its walled ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>In November, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urged Brussels to take a \u201cbalanced approach\u201d to digital rules it if wanted to unlock fraught negotiations on US tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions remain high: after US President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on EU exports in early 2025, the EU faced 50% duties on steel and aluminium, despite last summer\u2019s deal capping US tariffs at 15% on EU goods.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769697479,"updatedAt":1769700961,"publishedAt":1769700956,"firstPublishedAt":1769700956,"lastPublishedAt":1769700956,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/63\/16\/02\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_5d34407b-5be5-54f8-8181-1e939fd6750f-9631602.jpg","altText":"Teresa Ribera Rodriguez.","caption":"Teresa Ribera Rodriguez.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Virginia Mayo\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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","leadin":"New research criticises the European Union's risk assessment procedure for assessing pesticides in silos instead of focusing on the impact of the \"cocktail\" effect \u2013 the combination of several pesticide residues present in fruits and vegetables.","summary":"New research criticises the European Union's risk assessment procedure for assessing pesticides in silos instead of focusing on the impact of the \"cocktail\" effect \u2013 the combination of several pesticide residues present in fruits and vegetables.","keySentence":"","url":"european-apples-tainted-with-pesticide-cocktails-new-study-claims","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2026\/01\/29\/european-apples-tainted-with-pesticide-cocktails-new-study-claims","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Thirteen European countries are selling apples in markets and supermarkets with a concerning abundance of pesticide residues, commonly known as \"cocktails of pesticides\", according to an NGO report urging the European Union to regulate exposure to these chemicals.\n\nBelgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland have reported contamination in apples, according to the latest report from Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe, which criticises the EU's risk assessment procedure for looking at pesticides in silos and disregarding the \"cocktail\" effect.\n\n\"One of the most striking results is that 85% of the tested apples contained multiple pesticide residues,\" said Gergely Simon, campaigner at PAN Europe. \"The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was tasked 20 years ago to develop a methodology to regulate the cocktail effects of pesticides, but they still do not fulfil this legal obligation.\"\n\nThe report points out that if these apples were to be sold as processed baby food, 93% of them would exceed the EU legal limit of pesticide levels for children under 3 years old.\n\n\"Young parents are not aware that feeding their children with fresh conventional fruits or vegetables strongly increases their exposure to pesticides, sometimes more than 600 times,\" said Simon.\u00a0\"Public authorities should inform them and promote organic food in priority.\"\n\nThe damning report comes as EU rules to address \"cocktails of pesticides\" remain in limbo, with numerous campaign groups urging the European Commission and EFSA to speed up cumulative risk assessment of pesticides.\n\nWhile the issue of assessing the combined effects of multiple pesticides was first acknowledged in 2005, it was only in 2020 that EFSA conducted a pilot assessment of combined effects on the thyroid and nervous systems.\n\nSince 2021, the Commission and EFSA have been working to expand cumulative risk assessments to more pesticide groups, aiming to fully integrate them into law by 2030.\n\nAn EFSA spokesperson told Euronews that the work to assess the \"pesticide cocktail\" problem is \"complex\", involving large datasets, new software tools and extensive collaboration with EU and international partners.\n\n\"We are currently preparing guidance on how to perform \u2018prospective\u2019 cumulative risk assessment\u00a0\u2013 before the intended use of the pesticide is authorised\u00a0\u2013\u00a0in the context of applications for\u00a0maximum\u00a0residue levels,\" the spokesperson said.\n\nA pilot exercise with\u00a0EU countries is\u00a0planned for the end of 2026 to allow national experts to test the tool and methodology under development by the EU's food agency, EFSA's spokesperson said.\n\nPesticides and \"forever chemicals\"\n\nPAN Europe's scientific study was conducted between 1 and 20 September 2025, during which researchers selected three to five samples of different locally produced conventional apples from supermarkets or markets, for a total of 59 nationally grown apple samples, according to the report.\n\nThe findings reveal that 71% of apple samples contained at least one residue of the EU category of the most toxic pesticides, 64% contained at least one residue of PFAS pesticides, also known as \"forever chemicals\", and 36% contained a neurotoxic pesticide.\n\nFludioxonil, a PFAS pesticide, was found in nearly 40% of the samples, according to the report, which noted the hazardous chemical was classified as an endocrine disruptor in the EU in 2024.\n\n\"It should have been banned, but EU member states have been blocking this for a year now. It is toxic to the liver and kidneys for humans, and it decimates fish and amphibians in aquatic environments,\" PAN Europe said in a statement launching the report.\n\nThe Commission proposed changes in December 2025 that would weaken pesticide regulation by allowing approvals to last indefinitely and removing the requirement to reassess pesticide toxicity against new scientific evidence every 10 to 15 years.\n\nThe proposal would also allow EU countries to ignore the latest scientific findings when evaluating pesticide risks.\n\n\"There is mounting scientific evidence that exposure to pesticides via food is related to infertility, and possibly to cancers,\" said Simon. \"The constant exposure of citizens to mixtures of toxic substances via food, air or dust is not taken into account; this important issue must be tackled by regulatory bodies.\"\n\nEuronews asked the European Commission for comment, but did not receive a response before publication.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Thirteen European countries are selling apples in markets and supermarkets with a concerning abundance of pesticide residues, commonly known as \"cocktails of pesticides\", according to an NGO report urging the European Union to regulate exposure to these chemicals.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland have reported contamination in apples, according to the latest report from Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe, which criticises the EU's risk assessment procedure for looking at <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2024//11//13//pesticides-a-health-hazard-for-europeans/">pesticides in silos and disregarding the \"cocktail\" effect.<\/p>\n<p>\"One of the most striking results is that 85% of the tested apples contained multiple pesticide residues,\" said Gergely Simon, campaigner at PAN Europe. \"The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was tasked 20 years ago to develop a methodology to regulate the cocktail effects of pesticides, but they still do not fulfil this legal obligation.\"<\/p>\n<p>The report points out that if these apples were to be sold as processed baby food, 93% of them would exceed the EU legal limit of pesticide levels for children under 3 years old.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//26//despite-insect-protection-laws-eu-has-authorised-dozens-of-dangerous-pesticides-new-report/">Despite insect protection laws, EU has authorised dozens of dangerous pesticides, new report finds<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"Young parents are not aware that feeding their children with fresh conventional fruits or vegetables strongly increases their exposure to pesticides, sometimes more than 600 times,\" said Simon. \"Public authorities should inform them and promote organic food in priority.\"<\/p>\n<p>The damning report comes as EU rules to address \"cocktails of pesticides\" remain in limbo, with numerous campaign groups urging the European Commission and EFSA to speed up cumulative risk assessment of pesticides.<\/p>\n<p>While the issue of assessing the combined effects of multiple pesticides was first acknowledged in 2005, it was only in 2020 that EFSA conducted a pilot assessment of combined effects on the thyroid and nervous systems. <\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, the Commission and EFSA have been <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////food.ec.europa.eu//system//files//2021-03//pesticides_mrl_cum-risk-ass_action-plan.pdf/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>working to expand cumulative risk assessments<\/strong><\/a> to more pesticide groups, aiming to fully integrate them into law by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>An EFSA spokesperson told Euronews that the work to assess the \"pesticide cocktail\" problem is \"complex\", involving large datasets, new software tools and extensive collaboration with EU and international partners.<\/p>\n<p>\"We are currently preparing guidance on how to perform \u2018prospective\u2019 cumulative risk assessment \u2013 before the intended use of the pesticide is authorised \u2013 in the context of applications for maximum residue levels,\" the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>A pilot exercise with EU countries is planned for the end of 2026 to allow national experts to test the tool and methodology under development by the EU's food agency, EFSA's spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<h2>Pesticides and \"forever chemicals\"<\/h2>\n<p>PAN Europe's scientific study was conducted between 1 and 20 September 2025, during which researchers selected three to five samples of different locally produced conventional apples from supermarkets or markets, for a total of 59 nationally grown apple samples, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>The findings reveal that 71% of apple samples contained at least one residue of the EU category of the most toxic pesticides, 64% contained at least one residue of PFAS pesticides, also known as \"<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//02//27//fruit-and-veg-increasingly-tainted-by-forever-chemicals-ngo-warns/">forever chemicals<\/strong><\/a>\", and 36% contained a neurotoxic pesticide.<\/p>\n<p>Fludioxonil, a PFAS pesticide, was found in nearly 40% of the samples, according to the report, which noted the hazardous chemical was classified as an endocrine disruptor in the EU in 2024. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li 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It is toxic to the liver and kidneys for humans, and it decimates fish and amphibians in aquatic environments,\" PAN Europe said in a statement launching the report.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission proposed changes in December 2025 that would weaken pesticide regulation by allowing approvals to last indefinitely and removing the requirement to reassess pesticide toxicity against new scientific evidence every 10 to 15 years. <\/p>\n<p>The proposal would also allow EU countries to ignore the latest scientific findings when evaluating pesticide risks. <\/p>\n<p>\"There is mounting scientific evidence that exposure to pesticides via food is related to infertility, and possibly to cancers,\" said Simon. \"The constant exposure of citizens to mixtures of toxic substances via food, air or dust is not taken into account; this important issue must be tackled by regulatory bodies.\"<\/p>\n<p>Euronews asked the European Commission for comment, but did not receive a response before publication. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769675909,"updatedAt":1769695087,"publishedAt":1769691203,"firstPublishedAt":1769691203,"lastPublishedAt":1769695087,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo \/ J. 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","leadin":"Critics of the text range from right-wing politicians who oppose the idea in principle to initial supporters who considered the final text too watered down.","summary":"Critics of the text range from right-wing politicians who oppose the idea in principle to initial supporters who considered the final text too watered down.","keySentence":"","url":"french-senate-rejects-assisted-dying-bill-what-happens-now","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2026\/01\/29\/french-senate-rejects-assisted-dying-bill-what-happens-now","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The French Senate rejected on Wednesday a law to regulate assisted dying, sending it back to the lower house, where it could now be approved without further Senate approval.\n\nThe proposed law aims to allow adults with incurable illnesses to take lethal medication. Only those whose physical condition prevents them from doing it themselves would be able to get help from a doctor or a nurse.\n\nTo benefit, patients would need to be over 18 and be French citizens or live in the country.\n\nA team of medical professionals would need to confirm that the patient has a grave and incurable illness \"at an advanced or terminal stage,\" is suffering from intolerable and untreatable pain, and is seeking lethal medication of their own free will.\n\nPatients with severe psychiatric conditions and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer\u2019s disease would not be eligible.\n\nThe proposed law would also create a conscience clause for healthcare professionals who do not wish to participate in this procedure and who must then provide the patient with the names of other healthcare professionals.\n\nThe law was first proposed in 2024 and was approved by the National Assembly in May 2025.\n\nThe next step was the Senate\u2019s approval, where it was blocked by 181 votes against and 122 in favour.\u00a0\n\nCritics of the text range from right-wing politicians who oppose the idea in principle to initial supporters who considered the final text too watered down.\u00a0\n\nOn January 21, this year, the Senate rejected Article 4 of the bill on medical assistance in dying, the one defining the conditions for access to aid in dying.\u00a0\n\nAccording to the Socialist group in the chamber, \u201cthis rejection left the entire text meaningless\u201d.\n\nBruno Retailleau, president of the liberal-conservative Republicans political party, said that there is no need for a new law on assisted dying but for additional resources to guarantee palliative care access for all.\u00a0\n\n\u201cEnd-of-life care is accompaniment, not abandonment,\u201d Retailleau said on a post on X.\u00a0\n\nIn the same Senate session on 28 January, the chamber adopted a law on palliative care to expand and structure access to end-of-life support across France.\u00a0\n\nThis law was approved almost unanimously by 307 votes in favour and 17 against.\u00a0\n\nWhat are the next steps?\n\n\u201cAs assisted dying responds to a deep-seated desire among the French people, I regret the Senate\u2019s rejection of this bill today\u201d, said Ya\u00ebl Braun-Pivet, president of France\u2019s National Assembly.\n\nShe added that the process will continue in the week of 16 February with the second reading in the National Assembly.\u00a0\n\n\u201cI am convinced that Parliament will be able to definitively adopt this bill, which is eagerly awaited by our fellow citizens, by the summer of 2026,\u201d she wrote on the social media platform X.\n\nIf the Assembly approves the text again, the bill will go back to the Senate for its own second reading, where senators could amend or reject it again. However, the National Assembly retains the final say.\u00a0\n\nPresident Emmanuel Macron promised in 2022 to bring forward an assisted dying law following his reelection.\u00a0\n\nBelgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Spain have similar laws that allow euthanasia to be administered by a healthcare professional.\u00a0\n\nAustria, Germany, and Italy allow physicians to help with the suicide of terminally ill people.\u00a0\n\nSeveral other European countries are working on legislation on euthanasia or assisted dying, including Ireland, France, Cyprus, Malta, Portugal, and Slovenia.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The French Senate rejected on Wednesday a law to regulate assisted dying, sending it back to the lower house, where it could now be approved without further Senate approval.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed law aims to allow adults with incurable illnesses to take lethal medication. Only those whose physical condition prevents them from doing it themselves would be able to get help from a doctor or a nurse.<\/p>\n<p>To benefit, patients would need to be over 18 and be French citizens or live in the country.<\/p>\n<p>A team of medical professionals would need to confirm that the patient has a grave and incurable illness \"at an advanced or terminal stage,\" is suffering from intolerable and untreatable pain, and is seeking lethal medication of their own free will.<\/p>\n<p>Patients with severe psychiatric conditions and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer\u2019s disease would not be eligible.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed law would also create a conscience clause for healthcare professionals who do not wish to participate in this procedure and who must then provide the patient with the names of other healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n<p>The law was first proposed in 2024 and was approved by the National Assembly in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The next step was the Senate\u2019s approval, where it was blocked by 181 votes against and 122 in favour. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//05//27//frances-national-assembly-adopts-bill-to-legalise-assisted-dying-on-first-reading/">France's National Assembly adopts bill to legalise assisted dying on first reading<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Critics of the text range from right-wing politicians who oppose the idea in principle to initial supporters who considered the final text too watered down. <\/p>\n<p>On January 21, this year, the Senate rejected Article 4 of the bill on medical assistance in dying, the one defining the conditions for access to aid in dying. <\/p>\n<p>According to the Socialist group in the chamber, \u201cthis rejection left the entire text meaningless\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Bruno Retailleau, president of the liberal-conservative Republicans political party, said that there is no need for a new law on assisted dying but for additional resources to guarantee palliative care access for all. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnd-of-life care is accompaniment, not abandonment,\u201d Retailleau said on a post on X. <\/p>\n<p>In the same Senate session on 28 January, the chamber adopted a law on palliative care to expand and structure access to end-of-life support across France. <\/p>\n<p>This law was approved almost unanimously by 307 votes in favour and 17 against. <\/p>\n<h2>What are the next steps?<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cAs assisted dying responds to a deep-seated desire among the French people, I regret the Senate\u2019s rejection of this bill today\u201d, said Ya\u00ebl Braun-Pivet, president of France\u2019s National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the process will continue in the week of 16 February with the second reading in the National Assembly. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am convinced that Parliament will be able to definitively adopt this bill, which is eagerly awaited by our fellow citizens, by the summer of 2026,\u201d she wrote on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>If the Assembly approves the text again, the bill will go back to the Senate for its own second reading, where senators could amend or reject it again. 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Ciaran Mullooly worries about farmers being undermined, environmental standards and public trust being eroded.\n\nThis episode of The Ring is anchored by M\u00e9abh Mc Mahon, produced by Luis Albertos and Amaia Echevarria, and edited by Zacharia Vigneron.\n\nWatch The Ring on Euronews TV or in the player above and send us your views by writing to thering@euronews.com\n\n","htmlText":"<p>What are the pros and cons of the EU-Mercosur trade deal? Why did the European Parliament send the text to the Court of Justice for clarification? 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Meanwhile, the European Commission is expected to launch its next call for proposals on energy infrastructure between April and June.","summary":"Spain is the EU member state receiving the most funding for cross-border electricity projects, while Germany is emerging as the frontrunner in hydrogen initiatives. Meanwhile, the European Commission is expected to launch its next call for proposals on energy infrastructure between April and June.","keySentence":"","url":"eu-invests-650-million-in-cross-border-hydrogen-and-electricity-infrastructure-projects","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2026\/01\/28\/eu-invests-650-million-in-cross-border-hydrogen-and-electricity-infrastructure-projects","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Fourteen cross-border electricity and hydrogen projects were awarded \u20ac650 million from the European Commission on Wednesday as part of the bloc's plan to modernise ageing grid infrastructure and maximise the use of clean power.\n\nSpain will get \u20ac180 million, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will receive \u20ac112 million and another cross-border project in Romania and Bulgaria is set to get \u20ac103 million.\n\nThe three represent the top major projects benefiting from EU funding for electricity infrastructure, including smart grids, according to the European Commission.\n\nAustria (\u20ac1 million), Greece-Egypt (\u20ac9 million), and Slovakia (\u20ac62 million) are also among those listed to get EU funding to revamp the electric infrastructure.\n\nUnder the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the funds will support grid infrastructure and renewable energy projects to boost solar and wind power, as outlined in the European Commission's recent initiative to modernise electricity networks and promote cross-border collaboration.\n\nAgeing grid infrastructure often lacks the flexibility, capacity, and digital controls needed to handle wind and solar power, leading to congestion, curtailment, and ultimately wasting zero-carbon electricity \u2014 a challenge highlighted by the power industry.\n\nThe industry warned that without significant upgrades \u2014 such as expanded transmission, smarter controls, and energy storage \u2014 the grid can become a bottleneck, turning an abundance of clean energy into both an operational and economic burden rather than a climate solution.\n\nWith the EU's financial injection, Spain will develop the Aguayo hydroelectric power plant, aiming to deliver 9-10 GW of generation by 2027, enough electricity to power approximately 7.5 to 12 million homes.\n\nThe cross-border project involving Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will increase Baltic cooperation by aligning their infrastructure, a business venture of critical importance given their proximity to Russia, the Commission said.\n\nMajor goals for Romania and Bulgaria's cross-border project are to modernise their electricity infrastructure to meet smart grid standards for both distribution and transmission networks and to increase regional interconnectivity.\n\nEuropean Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan J\u00f8rgensen said these works will pave the way to \"deliver clean and cheap energy to consumers,\" contributing to the bloc's energy sovereignty.\n\n\"The projects we are supporting financially will enhance Europe\u2019s competitiveness and energy security, bringing us on a steady pathway towards independence,\" J\u00f8rgensen said.\n\nHydrogen storage and terminals\n\nGermany tops the EU in funding for hydrogen projects, with a Gronau-Epe REW-led storage infrastructure project slated to receive \u20ac120.11 million, while a hydrogen terminal led by Uniper Green Wilhelmshaven is set to receive \u20ac10.63 million.\n\nThe Netherlands' ACE hydrogen terminal in the Port of Rotterdam will receive \u20ac25.62 million from the EU.\n\nThe project is being developed by the Dutch network gas operator Gasunie alongside multinational energy companies such as HES International and Vopak to receive, store and convert ammonia back into hydrogen for industrial use.\n\nAustria, Bulgaria, France and Slovakia were also listed as recipients of funding for hydrogen projects.\n\nAt least 100 hydrogen infrastructure projects were eligible in November 2025 to receive EU funding under the bloc's law to develop cross-border energy infrastructure.\n\nCritics argued that more than 90% of these projects were submitted by gas transmission operators, which runs counter to the 2022 revision of the law, intended to align the EU27's energy and climate goals.\n\nUnder the EU's renewable energy law, the 27-member bloc is set to produce 10 million tonnes of hydrogen by 2030 and is slated to import an additional 10 million tonnes.\n\nThe next call for proposals for energy infrastructure under the CEF is scheduled for April to June.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Fourteen <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//12//15//eu-energy-ministers-back-new-fund-for-cross-border-infrastructure-projects-from-2028/">cross-border <\/a>electricity and hydrogen projects were awarded \u20ac650 million from the European Commission on Wednesday as part of the bloc's plan to modernise <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//12//08//european-commission-to-unveil-12-trillion-plan-to-upgrade-the-eus-electric-grids-leak-show/">ageing grid infrastructure<\/a> and maximise the use of clean power.<\/p>\n<p>Spain will get \u20ac180 million, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will receive \u20ac112 million and another cross-border project in Romania and Bulgaria is set to get \u20ac103 million. <\/p>\n<p>The three represent the top major projects benefiting from EU funding for electricity infrastructure, including smart grids, according to the European Commission. <\/p>\n<p>Austria (\u20ac1 million), Greece-Egypt (\u20ac9 million), and Slovakia (\u20ac62 million) are also among those listed to get EU funding to revamp the electric infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the funds will support <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//12//10//european-commission-to-open-up-energy-infrastructure-law-to-speed-up-grid-permits/">grid infrastructure<\/a> and renewable energy projects to boost solar and wind power, as outlined in the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//12//10//european-commission-to-open-up-energy-infrastructure-law-to-speed-up-grid-permits/">European Commission's recent initiative<\/a> to modernise electricity networks and promote cross-border collaboration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//12//29//exclusive-price-distortions-in-eu-energy-market-must-end-portuguese-minister-tells-euronew/">Ageing grid infrastructure <\/a>often lacks the flexibility, capacity, and digital controls needed to handle wind and solar power, leading to congestion, curtailment, and ultimately wasting zero-carbon electricity \u2014 a challenge highlighted by the power industry.<\/p>\n<p>The industry warned that without significant upgrades \u2014 such as expanded transmission, smarter controls, and energy storage \u2014 the grid can become a bottleneck, turning an abundance of clean energy into both an operational and economic burden rather than a climate solution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//12//01//eu-risks-channeling-climate-funds-to-dirty-energy-projects-experts-say/">EU risks channeling climate funds to dirty energy projects, experts say<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>With the EU's financial injection, Spain will develop the Aguayo hydroelectric power plant, aiming to deliver 9-10 GW of generation by 2027, enough electricity to power approximately 7.5 to 12 million homes.<\/p>\n<p>The cross-border project involving Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will increase Baltic cooperation by aligning their infrastructure, a business venture of critical importance given their proximity to Russia, the Commission said.<\/p>\n<p>Major goals for Romania and Bulgaria's cross-border project are to modernise their electricity infrastructure to meet smart grid standards for both distribution and transmission networks and to increase regional interconnectivity. <\/p>\n<p>European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan J\u00f8rgensen said these works will pave the way to \"deliver clean and cheap energy to consumers,\" contributing to the bloc's energy sovereignty. <\/p>\n<p>\"The projects we are supporting financially will enhance Europe\u2019s competitiveness and energy security, bringing us on a steady pathway towards independence,\" J\u00f8rgensen said.<\/p>\n<h2>Hydrogen storage and terminals<\/h2>\n<p>Germany tops the EU in funding for hydrogen projects, with a Gronau-Epe REW-led storage infrastructure project slated to receive \u20ac120.11 million, while a hydrogen terminal led by Uniper Green Wilhelmshaven is set to receive \u20ac10.63 million.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands' ACE hydrogen terminal in the Port of Rotterdam will receive \u20ac25.62 million from the EU. <\/p>\n<p>The project is being developed by the Dutch network gas operator Gasunie alongside multinational energy companies such as HES International and Vopak to receive, store and convert ammonia back into hydrogen for industrial use.<\/p>\n<p>Austria, Bulgaria, France and Slovakia were also listed as recipients of funding for hydrogen projects. <\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//12//01//eu-risks-channeling-climate-funds-to-dirty-energy-projects-experts-say/">At least 100 hydrogen infrastructure projects<\/a> were eligible in November 2025 to receive EU funding under the bloc's law to develop cross-border energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argued that more than 90% of these projects were submitted by <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//09//18//eu-pipeline-gas-imports-on-downward-trend-report/">gas transmission operators, which runs counter to the 2022 revision of the law, intended to align the EU27's energy and climate goals.<\/p>\n<p>Under the EU's renewable energy law, the 27-member bloc is set to produce 10 million tonnes of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//video//2025//10//31//europes-hydrogen-heroes-are-leading-the-way-worldwide/">hydrogen by 2030 and is slated to import an additional 10 million tonnes.<\/p>\n<p>The next call for proposals for energy infrastructure under the CEF is scheduled for April to June.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769609136,"updatedAt":1769618316,"publishedAt":1769618300,"firstPublishedAt":1769618300,"lastPublishedAt":1769618300,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/98\/07\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_7430c416-b583-5dee-a382-328760b357c5-9629807.jpg","altText":"A woman walks by an electrical power distribution station in the Danube port city of Calarasi, southern Romania, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011. 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Euronews Next highlights the key takeaways from the event and asks if the sector still has the power to inspire.","summary":"Europe's space leaders were told to \"speed up\" security missions and launch the IRIS2 satellite constellation by 2029 at the biggest Brussels space conference of the year. Euronews Next highlights the key takeaways from the event and asks if the sector still has the power to inspire.","keySentence":"","url":"eu-space-sector-told-to-speed-up-on-security-5-takeaways-from-the-european-space-conferenc","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2026\/01\/28\/eu-space-sector-told-to-speed-up-on-security-5-takeaways-from-the-european-space-conferenc","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The era of ambitious talk is over\u20142026 must be the year Europe finally delivers on its space promises, leaders declared at the European Space Conference in Brussels this week.\n\nHere are the top five messages from the conference, which is now in its 18th edition.\u00a0\n\nSecurity takes\u00a0centre stage\n\nCivilian space operations have been historically shy about their ties to military space operations, but not anymore.\n\nWith conflict in Europe and geopolitical tensions, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius warned in his keynote speech that \"Member States fear that war is coming\", and \"only unity can deter Putin and defend the European Union\".\u00a0\n\nHe highlighted the new encrypted and secure navigation service from the EU's Galileo satellites, as well as the launch last week of Europe's GOVSATCOM, a sovereign satellite communication system utilising existing European space hardware.\n\nFor many space professionals, public discussion of what's known as 'dual-use' is a welcome reflection of the reality of the sector since the outset.\n\n\"A majority of the satellites we launch are dual, whether we talk about telecommunications, Earth observation, or positioning,\" Arianespace CEO David Cavaillol\u00e8s told Euronews Next. \"All of this can have both civil and military uses.\"\n\nThe European Space Agency\u2019s director general, Josef Aschbacher, criticised European states that act alone on space security. \"This weakens us,\" he said.\u00a0\n\nESA is promoting an initiative called European Resilience from Space (ERS), which Aschbacher said allows \"Member States (to) retain full control and ownership of their national assets, pool and share with others, and therefore allow Europe to benefit from an integrated system-of-systems.\"\n\nBut not everyone is confident about the sector's outlook, despite the record influx of cash into the space sector from European governments and institutions in the past year.\u00a0\n\nIndustry figures at the European Space Conference said they need more public contracts and better long-term visibility, and newer players, such as Bulgaria's Endurosat, say they still depend on American venture capital to grow.\u00a0\n\nTimelines are tightening for IRIS2\n\nEurope's new IRIS2 secure connectivity constellation is moving forward on an accelerated timeline.\u00a0\n\nKubilius said he had \"asked all partners to step up and speed up,\" with 2029 now slated for initial services, although many suspect it will slip to 2030 at least.\u00a0\n\nMembers of the SpaceRise consortium tasked with building and operating this fleet of 290 satellites still have plenty of questions about the project, admitting to Euronews Next that at times, there are \u201ctoo many cooks in the kitchen\u201d.Manufacturing ground terminals and securing critical satellite components remain top concerns.\n\nConstruction could begin as early as this year, with officials accepting that the first IRIS2 satellites may launch with limited capabilities and undergo iterative improvements throughout the 2030s.\n\nWhile the customers at the European Commission are fully committed to IRIS2, the commercial business case was questioned, with telecoms operators at the conference saying they will buy bandwidth from competitors such as Starlink.\n\nThe project faces fresh competition from Blue Origin's newly announced TeraWave constellation, which targets the same institutional and business clients. However, Hispasat CEO Luis Mayo and SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh told Euronews Next that they viewed the American competitor's similar multi-orbit design as validation of their approach.\n\nBig space players are bonding in Project Bromo\n\nProject Bromo, the codename for the merger of space industry heavyweights Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, and Leonardo, was given a generally positive reception at the conference.\u00a0\n\nThe thinking goes that this 'bromance' makes business sense if Europe wants to compete with the United States and China.\u00a0\n\n\"I think it's a normal thing to consolidate, to try and horizontally optimise, to be more effective, maybe to organise the workforce in a better way,\" said European Space Policy Institute director Hermann Ludwig Moeller. However, he told Euronews Next that Project Bromo may stifle the space industry's desire to create new start-ups and encourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).\n\nFinnish ICEYE vice president Joost Elstak called it \"overall a good thing, if you look at it from the European perspective, we're trying to become more competitive and making sure that industry is more able to compete globally.\"\u00a0\n\nCavaillol\u00e8s had a similar view: \"What is clear is that the world is changing fast, so we need to be agile. At our level, for the launcher world, we did the consolidation, simplification, some years ago. Now we see that our colleagues from the satellites are doing the same.\"\n\nSpotting storms before they hit home\u00a0\n\nForecasting for intense and violent storms may start to become more precise later this year as weather services integrate images from Eumetsat's new MTG-S1 satellite.\u00a0\n\nThe very first images from this pioneering Infrared Sounder were unveiled in Brussels, showing how temperature, humidity, and composition of our atmosphere evolve at different altitudes.\u00a0\n\nThe instrument makes its observations in almost 2,000 different wavelengths across the infrared spectrum simultaneously.\u00a0\n\n\"What the image will do is actually provide four-dimensional information about the atmosphere,\u201d said Eumetsat director general Phil Evans.\n\nSo it provides information through the profile of the atmosphere as it evolves over time. And that's a European first.\"\u00a0\n\nThe first image was taken in November 2025, from a geostationary orbit 36,000 kilometres above the equator, and shows bands of water vapour crossing the Atlantic, dramatic temperature variations across the Sahara, the tops of thunderstorms and plumes from pollution sources like fertiliser plants.\n\nSpace can still inspire\u00a0\n\nDespite the focus on security and European competitiveness, space missions still have the ability to inspire those who work in the business.\n\nElstak from IceEye recounts sitting with engineers on ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter's icy moons \"talking about how the transfer from Venus to Jupiter was the least of their concerns, and I thought 'that's pretty cool'\".\u00a0\n\nESA director of Earth observation Simonetta Cheli said she was blown away earlier this year when the agency's Biomass satellite was commissioned.\n\n\"Biomass is a fabulous mission,\" she told Euronews Next.\"Looking at CO2 absorption by tropical forests, a climate change mission, with amazing technology, a P-band radar, never flown before, that was really 'wow',\" she said.\u00a0\n\nESA astronaut Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Clervoy admitted that he continues to be fascinated by the search for life beyond our planet. \"If, before I die, I have the beginning, just the beginning of the beginning of an answer to that question, I will be happy. So let's continue to explore,\" he said.\n\nClervoy was at the European Space Conference as an ambassador for Monaco's Venturi Space, which is shortlisted by NASA to produce components for a future Artemis programme lunar rover. If chosen, the first wheels on the Moon this century could be made in Switzerland, powered by batteries produced in Monaco with a control system from France.\n\nThere's more inspirational space news on the way, too. Within a few days, the next Artemis II mission should take astronauts around the Moon for the first time since 1972, their Orion craft relying on the German-made European Service Module for air, water and propulsion.\u00a0\n\nThen, coming up in February, French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will blast off for the International Space Station. In the words of Aschbacher, \"There is a lot to look forward to.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The era of ambitious talk is over\u20142026 must be the year Europe finally delivers on its space promises, leaders declared at the European Space Conference in Brussels this week.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the top five messages from the conference, which is now in its 18th edition. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Security takes centre stage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Civilian space operations have been historically shy about their ties to military space operations, but not anymore.<\/p>\n<p>With conflict in Europe and geopolitical tensions, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius warned in his keynote speech that \"Member States fear that war is coming\", and \"only unity can deter Putin and defend the European Union\". <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div 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https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/98\/68\/1080x720_cmsv2_7de742a7-45e9-55c1-88d2-60321f2423a2-9629868.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/98\/68\/1200x800_cmsv2_7de742a7-45e9-55c1-88d2-60321f2423a2-9629868.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/98\/68\/1920x1280_cmsv2_7de742a7-45e9-55c1-88d2-60321f2423a2-9629868.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Andrius Kubilius, currently serving as the European Commissioner for Defence and Space<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>He highlighted the new encrypted and secure navigation service from the EU's Galileo satellites, as well as the launch last week of Europe's<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu//eu-space//govsatcom-satellite-communications_en/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> GOVSATCOM<\/a>, a sovereign satellite communication system utilising existing European space hardware.<\/p>\n<p>For many space professionals, public discussion of what's known as 'dual-use' is a welcome reflection of the reality of the sector since the outset.<\/p>\n<p>\"A majority of the satellites we launch are dual, whether we talk about telecommunications, Earth observation, or positioning,\" Arianespace CEO David Cavaillol\u00e8s told Euronews Next. \"All of this can have both civil and military uses.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2026//01//28//us-space-start-up-begins-taking-bookings-for-an-inflatable-hotel-on-the-moon/">US space start-up begins taking bookings for an inflatable hotel on the Moon<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The European Space Agency\u2019s director general, Josef Aschbacher, criticised European states that act alone on space security. \"This weakens us,\" he said. <\/p>\n<p>ESA is promoting an initiative called European Resilience from Space (ERS), which Aschbacher said allows \"Member States (to) retain full control and ownership of their national assets, pool and share with others, and therefore allow Europe to benefit from an integrated system-of-systems.\"<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone is confident about the sector's outlook, despite the record influx of cash into the space sector from European governments and institutions in the past year. <\/p>\n<p>Industry figures at the European Space Conference said they need more public contracts and better long-term visibility, and newer players, such as Bulgaria's Endurosat, say they still depend on American venture capital to grow. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Timelines are tightening for IRIS2<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Europe's new<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu//eu-space//iris2-secure-connectivity_en/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> IRIS2<\/a> secure connectivity constellation is moving forward on an accelerated timeline. <\/p>\n<p>Kubilius said he had \"asked all partners to step up and speed up,\" with 2029 now slated for initial services, although many suspect it will slip to 2030 at least. <\/p>\n<p>Members of the<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.spacerise.eu///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> SpaceRise<\/a> consortium tasked with building and operating this fleet of 290 satellites still have plenty of questions about the project, admitting to Euronews Next that at times, there are \u201ctoo many cooks in the kitchen\u201d.Manufacturing ground terminals and securing critical satellite components remain top concerns.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//98//68//808x539_cmsv2_aad7ae39-8f3a-5a1b-97a8-38ab8ce3ae47-9629868.jpg/" alt=\"European Space Confererence , Brussels, January 2026 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/98\/68\/384x256_cmsv2_aad7ae39-8f3a-5a1b-97a8-38ab8ce3ae47-9629868.jpg 384w, 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<span class=\"widget__captionText\">European Space Confererence , Brussels, January 2026 <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Construction could begin as early as this year, with officials accepting that the first IRIS2 satellites may launch with limited capabilities and undergo iterative improvements throughout the 2030s.<\/p>\n<p>While the customers at the European Commission are fully committed to IRIS2, the commercial business case was questioned, with telecoms operators at the conference saying they will buy bandwidth from competitors such as <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////starlink.com//fr//residential?referral=RC-481067-34312-6&utm%5Fsource=google&utm%5Fmedium=paid&utm%5Fcampaign=sls%5Ffr%5Fsrc%5Fggl%5Fbrd%5Fstk-pe&utm%5Fcontent=sls%5Ffr%5Fsrc%5Fggl%5Fbrd%5Fstk-pe%5Fres%5Fgsa%5Fv4s%5Ftxt%5Ffr-fr%5Fegn&utm%5Fterm=stk-pe%5Fstarlink&utm%5Fid=&gad%5Fsource=1&gad%5Fcampaignid=21037050444&gbraid=0AAAAAok2xKlNXC3EmLrthsQ3MiEln%5FymF&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhOfLBhCCARIsAJPiopPAtwNVJe63BTc0e8tknwnRei1ml9nKAOhx1koZNAjaHLPs-JIfG2saAsu9EALw%5FwcB\%22 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Starlink<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The project faces fresh competition from Blue Origin's newly announced TeraWave constellation, which targets the same institutional and business clients. However, Hispasat CEO Luis Mayo and SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh told Euronews Next that they viewed the American competitor's similar multi-orbit design as validation of their approach.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2026//01//03//spacex-to-lower-thousands-of-starlink-satellites-in-2026-as-collisions-rise-company-says/">SpaceX to lower thousands of Starlink satellites in 2026 as collisions rise, company says<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Big space players are bonding in Project Bromo<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////spacenews.com//airbus-leonardo-and-thales-agree-to-combine-space-businesses///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Project Bromo<\/a>, the codename for the merger of space industry heavyweights Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, and Leonardo, was given a generally positive reception at the conference. <\/p>\n<p>The thinking goes that this 'bromance' makes business sense if Europe wants to compete with the United States and China. <\/p>\n<p>\"I think it's a normal thing to consolidate, to try and horizontally optimise, to be more effective, maybe to organise the workforce in a better way,\" said<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.espi.eu///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> European Space Policy Institute<\/a> director Hermann Ludwig Moeller. However, he told Euronews Next that Project Bromo may stifle the space industry's desire to create new start-ups and encourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2026//01//28//watch-scientists-create-the-most-detailed-dark-matter-map-using-james-webb-telescope/">Watch: Scientists create the most detailed dark matter map using James Webb Telescope<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Finnish ICEYE vice president Joost Elstak called it \"overall a good thing, if you look at it from the European perspective, we're trying to become more competitive and making sure that industry is more able to compete globally.\" <\/p>\n<p>Cavaillol\u00e8s had a similar view: \"What is clear is that the world is changing fast, so we need to be agile. At our level, for the launcher world, we did the consolidation, simplification, some years ago. Now we see that our colleagues from the satellites are doing the same.\"<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Spotting storms before they hit home<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Forecasting for intense and violent storms may start to become more precise later this year as weather services integrate images from Eumetsat's new MTG-S1 satellite. <\/p>\n<p>The very first images from this pioneering Infrared Sounder were unveiled in Brussels, showing how temperature, humidity, and composition of our atmosphere evolve at different altitudes. <\/p>\n<p>The instrument makes its observations in almost 2,000 different wavelengths across the infrared spectrum simultaneously. <\/p>\n<p>\"What the image will do is actually provide four-dimensional information about the atmosphere,\u201d said Eumetsat director general Phil Evans.<\/p>\n<p>So it provides information through the profile of the atmosphere as it evolves over time. And that's a European first.\" <\/p>\n<p>The first image was taken in November 2025, from a geostationary orbit 36,000 kilometres above the equator, and shows bands of water vapour crossing the Atlantic, dramatic temperature variations across the Sahara, the tops of thunderstorms and plumes from pollution sources like fertiliser plants.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Space can still inspire<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Despite the focus on security and European competitiveness, space missions still have the ability to inspire those who work in the business.<\/p>\n<p>Elstak from IceEye recounts sitting with engineers on ESA's<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.esa.int//Science_Exploration//Space_Science//Juice/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> JUICE<\/a> mission to Jupiter's icy moons \"talking about how the transfer from Venus to Jupiter was the least of their concerns, and I thought 'that's pretty cool'\".<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.esa.int//About_Us//Simonetta_Cheli_Director_of_Earth_Observation_Programmes/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>ESA director of Earth observation Simonetta Cheli said she was blown away earlier this year when the agency's<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.esa.int//Applications//Observing_the_Earth//FutureEO//Biomass/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> Biomass<\/a> satellite was commissioned.<\/p>\n<p>\"Biomass is a fabulous mission,\" she told Euronews Next.\"Looking at CO2 absorption by tropical forests, a climate change mission, with amazing technology, a P-band radar, never flown before, that was really 'wow',\" she said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//12//31//the-moon-mercury-and-the-magnetosphere-top-5-space-missions-to-watch-in-2026/">The Moon, Mercury and the magnetosphere: Top 5 space missions to watch in 2026<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>ESA astronaut<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.esa.int//Science_Exploration//Human_and_Robotic_Exploration//Astronauts//Jean-Francois_Clervoy2/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Clervoy<\/a> admitted that he continues to be fascinated by the search for life beyond our planet. \"If, before I die, I have the beginning, just the beginning of the beginning of an answer to that question, I will be happy. So let's continue to explore,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>Clervoy was at the European Space Conference as an ambassador for Monaco's Venturi Space, which is shortlisted by NASA to produce components for a future<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.nasa.gov//humans-in-space//artemis///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> Artemis<\/a> programme lunar rover. If chosen, the first wheels on the Moon this century could be made in Switzerland, powered by batteries produced in Monaco with a control system from France.<\/p>\n<p>There's more inspirational space news on the way, too. Within a few days, the next Artemis II mission should take astronauts around the Moon for the first time since 1972, their Orion craft relying on the German-made<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.esa.int//Science_Exploration//Human_and_Robotic_Exploration//Orion//European_Service_Module/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> European Service Module<\/a> for air, water and propulsion. <\/p>\n<p>Then, coming up in February, French ESA astronaut<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.esa.int//Science_Exploration//Human_and_Robotic_Exploration//epsilon/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"> Sophie Adenot<\/a> will blast off for the International Space Station. In the words of Aschbacher, \"There is a lot to look forward to.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769611411,"updatedAt":1769683028,"publishedAt":1769614970,"firstPublishedAt":1769614970,"lastPublishedAt":1769683027,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"European Space Agency ","altText":"European Space Conference, top 5 takeaways","callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"caption":"European Space Conference, top 5 takeaways","url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/98\/68\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_48bb936d-1765-53c9-bdb1-52a6a57121f0-9629868.jpg","captionUrl":"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Space_in_Member_States\/France\/L_ESA_va_apporter_son_soutien_au_developpement_du_systeme_de_communication_securisee_par_satellite_de_l_UE","height":1124},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Euronews ","altText":"European Space Confererence , Brussels, January 2026 ","callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"caption":"European Space Confererence , Brussels, January 2026 ","url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/98\/68\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_aad7ae39-8f3a-5a1b-97a8-38ab8ce3ae47-9629868.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1333},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Euronews ","altText":"Andrius Kubilius, currently serving as the European Commissioner for Defence and Space","callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"caption":"Andrius Kubilius, currently serving as the European Commissioner for Defence and Space","url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/98\/68\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_7de742a7-45e9-55c1-88d2-60321f2423a2-9629868.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1333}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"wilks","twitter":"@WilksJeremy","id":67,"title":"Jeremy Wilks"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"space","titleRaw":"Space","id":12850,"title":"Space","slug":"space"},{"urlSafeValue":"arianespace","titleRaw":"Arianespace","id":20634,"title":"Arianespace","slug":"arianespace"},{"urlSafeValue":"nasa","titleRaw":"NASA","id":8105,"title":"NASA","slug":"nasa"},{"urlSafeValue":"space-exploration","titleRaw":"Space exploration","id":9695,"title":"Space exploration","slug":"space-exploration"}],"widgets":[{"count":2,"slug":"image"},{"count":4,"slug":"related"}],"related":[{"id":2865540},{"id":2865473},{"id":2865317}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"next-space","urlSafeValue":"next-space","title":"Space","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/next-space\/next-space"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"next","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"next","id":9,"title":"Next","slug":"next"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":9,"slug":"next","urlSafeValue":"next","title":"Next"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"next-space","id":"next-space","title":"Space","url":"\/next\/next-space"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":86,"urlSafeValue":"next-space","title":"Space"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":24,"urlSafeValue":"belgium","title":"Belgium","url":"\/news\/europe\/belgium"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/next\/2026\/01\/28\/eu-space-sector-told-to-speed-up-on-security-5-takeaways-from-the-european-space-conferenc","lastModified":1769683027},{"id":2865905,"cid":9629900,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"Oped Henrik Dahl","daletPyramidId":4032256,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Don\u2019t shoot the messenger, Mark Rutte is right \u2014 for now","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Don\u2019t shoot the messenger, Mark Rutte is right \u2014 for now","titleListing2":"Don\u2019t shoot the messenger: Mark Rutte is right - for Now","leadin":"Europe lacks key military capabilities \u2014 especially independent command, intelligence, and digital infrastructure \u2014 most of which are still provided by the US, Danish MEP Henrik Dahl writes in an opinion article for Euronews.","summary":"Europe lacks key military capabilities \u2014 especially independent command, intelligence, and digital infrastructure \u2014 most of which are still provided by the US, Danish MEP Henrik Dahl writes in an opinion article for Euronews.","keySentence":"","url":"dont-shoot-the-messenger-mark-rutte-is-right-for-now","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/2026\/01\/28\/dont-shoot-the-messenger-mark-rutte-is-right-for-now","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Mark Rutte has (almost) pulled off the remarkable feat of uniting the European Parliament.\n\nOf course, it slightly detracts from the artistic impression that the Parliament is united around something negative: being irritated by Rutte\u2019s statements during a hearing Monday regarding NATO\u2019s ability to deter without the United States.\n\nWhat he stated \u2014 without rhetorical padding \u2014 was that Europe, here and now, cannot deter Russia on its own. The United States remains indispensable.\n\nThe reaction was predictable. A mixture of irritation, wounded pride, and moral posturing followed. But this is precisely the wrong response. When the diagnosis is correct, indignation is not a substitute for treatment.\n\nLet us start with the basic point, stripped of emotion. As of today, the European pillar of NATO cannot function as a fully autonomous deterrent force without the United States.\n\nThis is not a matter of political will or ethical maturity. It is a matter of hard capabilities.\n\nUS is the backbone of NATO\n\nFirst, Europe lacks a genuinely independent strategic command structure capable of planning and executing large-scale, high-intensity operations without US participation.\n\nNATO\u2019s integrated command system is, in practice, deeply American in its architecture.\n\nThis is not an insult; it is a historical fact. The alliance was designed that way during the Cold War, when American leadership was both accepted and desired. One can regret this legacy, but one cannot wish it away.\n\nSecondly \u2014 and even more decisively \u2014 Europe lacks the digital and informational infrastructure that distinguishes NATO from a loose aggregation of national armed forces.\n\nModern deterrence is not primarily about the number of soldiers or tanks. It is about intelligence fusion, real-time surveillance, satellite coverage, secure communications, targeting data, cyber resilience, and the ability to integrate all of this across domains and national borders.\n\nIn virtually all these areas, the United States provides the backbone.\n\nWithout US assets, Europe would not merely be weaker. It would be structurally blind and operationally fragmented. Deterrence without credible situational awareness is not deterrence; it is hope dressed up as strategy.\n\nNone of this implies that Europe should accept permanent dependence on the United States. On the contrary. If there is a legitimate criticism to be made, it is not that Rutte spoke too bluntly \u2014 but that Europe has spent too long confusing aspiration with reality.\n\nIt is entirely reasonable to argue that Europe should aim to become capable of defending itself without American involvement. Indeed, given recent developments in US domestic politics and foreign policy, it would be irresponsible not to consider that scenario seriously.\n\nStrategic autonomy is no longer a theoretical debate; it is an insurance policy discussion. Or in other words: General de Gaulle was right all the time.\n\nBut insurance policies are expensive, and they take time to put in place.\n\nHere, Europe needs two correct perspectives: an economic one and a temporal one.\n\nGenerational project afoot\n\nEconomically, genuine military autonomy would require sustained investment at a scale that many European governments - and publics - have not yet internalised.\n\nThis is not about marginal increases or creative accounting. It is about building parallel structures where none currently exist: command systems, intelligence capabilities, satellite constellations, logistics chains, stockpiles and a defence industrial base capable of producing at speed and scale.\n\nThat bill will be counted in hundreds of billions, not as a one-off, but as a permanent commitment.\n\nTemporally, this is not a five-year project. It is, best case, a 10-year project. But more realistically: a generational one.\n\nEven with political consensus \u2014 something Europe rarely enjoys \u2014 building credible autonomous deterrence would take a decade or more. During that time, Europe cannot afford strategic self-deception. Pretending to have capabilities that do not yet exist does not strengthen deterrence; it weakens it by eroding credibility.\n\nThis is where Rutte\u2019s intervention should be understood not as provocation, but as clarification. He described the present tense. Critics responded as if he were prescribing the future.\n\nThere is also a deeper discomfort at play. Many European politicians have grown accustomed to speaking the language of norms, values, and intentions, even in domains where power, capacity, and willingness to absorb costs remain decisive.\n\nPats on the back are not enough\n\nDefence policy is not an arena in which moral self-affirmation substitutes for material preparedness.\n\nTo say that Europe cannot deter Russia alone today is not to deny Europe\u2019s potential. It is to acknowledge the distance between where Europe is and where it might wish to be. That distance can be bridged \u2014 but only if it is measured honestly.\n\nShooting the messenger may provide temporary emotional relief. It does nothing to improve Europe\u2019s strategic position.\n\nIf Europe wants to stand on its own, it must first learn to look at itself without illusion. Mark Rutte did precisely that. For once, Europe should respond not with offence, but with focus.\n\nThat is why my final appeal to my colleagues in the European Parliament is this: do not look at the world as it ought to be. Look at it as it is \u2014 with cool, Bismarck-like eyes.\n\nEurope will not become stronger by wishing for autonomy. It will become stronger by understanding what autonomy actually costs, how long it takes, and why pretending otherwise is the surest way not to get there.\n\nHenrik Dahl (EPP) is a Member of the European Parliament from Denmark.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Mark Rutte has (almost) pulled off the remarkable feat of uniting the European Parliament. <\/p>\n<p>Of course, it slightly detracts from the artistic impression that the Parliament is united around something negative: being irritated by Rutte\u2019s statements during a hearing Monday regarding NATO\u2019s ability to deter without the United States.<\/p>\n<p>What he stated \u2014 without rhetorical padding \u2014 was that Europe, here and now, cannot deter Russia on its own. The United States remains indispensable.<\/p>\n<p>The reaction was predictable. A mixture of irritation, wounded pride, and moral posturing followed. But this is precisely the wrong response. When the diagnosis is correct, indignation is not a substitute for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Let us start with the basic point, stripped of emotion. As of today, the European pillar of NATO cannot function as a fully autonomous deterrent force without the United States.<\/p>\n<p>This is not a matter of political will or ethical maturity. It is a matter of hard capabilities.<\/p>\n<h2>US is the backbone of NATO<\/h2>\n<p>First, Europe lacks a genuinely independent strategic command structure capable of planning and executing large-scale, high-intensity operations without US participation. <\/p>\n<p>NATO\u2019s integrated command system is, in practice, deeply American in its architecture. <\/p>\n<p>This is not an insult; it is a historical fact. The alliance was designed that way during the Cold War, when American leadership was both accepted and desired. One can regret this legacy, but one cannot wish it away.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly \u2014 and even more decisively \u2014 Europe lacks the digital and informational infrastructure that distinguishes NATO from a loose aggregation of national armed forces. <\/p>\n<p>Modern deterrence is not primarily about the number of soldiers or tanks. It is about intelligence fusion, real-time surveillance, satellite coverage, secure communications, targeting data, cyber resilience, and the ability to integrate all of this across domains and national borders. <\/p>\n<p>In virtually all these areas, the United States provides the backbone.<\/p>\n<p>Without US assets, Europe would not merely be weaker. It would be structurally blind and operationally fragmented. Deterrence without credible situational awareness is not deterrence; it is hope dressed up as strategy.<\/p>\n<p>None of this implies that Europe should accept permanent dependence on the United States. On the contrary. If there is a legitimate criticism to be made, it is not that Rutte spoke too bluntly \u2014 but that Europe has spent too long confusing aspiration with reality.<\/p>\n<p>It is entirely reasonable to argue that Europe should aim to become capable of defending itself without American involvement. Indeed, given recent developments in US domestic politics and foreign policy, it would be irresponsible not to consider that scenario seriously. <\/p>\n<p>Strategic autonomy is no longer a theoretical debate; it is an insurance policy discussion. Or in other words: General de Gaulle was right all the time.<\/p>\n<p>But insurance policies are expensive, and they take time to put in place.<\/p>\n<p>Here, Europe needs two correct perspectives: an economic one and a temporal one.<\/p>\n<h2>Generational project afoot<\/h2>\n<p>Economically, genuine military autonomy would require sustained investment at a scale that many European governments - and publics - have not yet internalised. <\/p>\n<p>This is not about marginal increases or creative accounting. It is about building parallel structures where none currently exist: command systems, intelligence capabilities, satellite constellations, logistics chains, stockpiles and a defence industrial base capable of producing at speed and scale. <\/p>\n<p>That bill will be counted in hundreds of billions, not as a one-off, but as a permanent commitment.<\/p>\n<p>Temporally, this is not a five-year project. It is, best case, a 10-year project. But more realistically: a generational one. <\/p>\n<p>Even with political consensus \u2014 something Europe rarely enjoys \u2014 building credible autonomous deterrence would take a decade or more. During that time, Europe cannot afford strategic self-deception. Pretending to have capabilities that do not yet exist does not strengthen deterrence; it weakens it by eroding credibility.<\/p>\n<p>This is where Rutte\u2019s intervention should be understood not as provocation, but as clarification. He described the present tense. Critics responded as if he were prescribing the future.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a deeper discomfort at play. Many European politicians have grown accustomed to speaking the language of norms, values, and intentions, even in domains where power, capacity, and willingness to absorb costs remain decisive. <\/p>\n<h2>Pats on the back are not enough<\/h2>\n<p>Defence policy is not an arena in which moral self-affirmation substitutes for material preparedness.<\/p>\n<p>To say that Europe cannot deter Russia alone today is not to deny Europe\u2019s potential. It is to acknowledge the distance between where Europe is and where it might wish to be. That distance can be bridged \u2014 but only if it is measured honestly.<\/p>\n<p>Shooting the messenger may provide temporary emotional relief. It does nothing to improve Europe\u2019s strategic position.<\/p>\n<p>If Europe wants to stand on its own, it must first learn to look at itself without illusion. Mark Rutte did precisely that. For once, Europe should respond not with offence, but with focus.<\/p>\n<p>That is why my final appeal to my colleagues in the European Parliament is this: do not look at the world as it ought to be. Look at it as it is \u2014 with cool, Bismarck-like eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Europe will not become stronger by wishing for autonomy. It will become stronger by understanding what autonomy actually costs, how long it takes, and why pretending otherwise is the surest way not to get there.<\/p>\n<p><em>Henrik Dahl (EPP) is a Member of the European Parliament from Denmark.<\/em> <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769612382,"updatedAt":1769613922,"publishedAt":1769613916,"firstPublishedAt":1769613916,"lastPublishedAt":1769613916,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/99\/00\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_96735b2a-4d84-5b59-adba-56bcc298e20d-9629900.jpg","altText":"NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte greets the audience at the European Parliament in Brussels, 26 January 2026","caption":"NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte greets the audience at the European Parliament in Brussels, 26 January 2026","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/home\/search?query=Rutte&mediaType=photo","sourceCredit":"AP","callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":105,"slug":"european-union","urlSafeValue":"european-union","title":"European Union","titleRaw":"European Union"},{"id":13363,"slug":"united-states","urlSafeValue":"united-states","title":"United States ","titleRaw":"United States "},{"id":11384,"slug":"mark-rutte","urlSafeValue":"mark-rutte","title":"Mark Rutte","titleRaw":"Mark Rutte"},{"id":22480,"slug":"euroviews","urlSafeValue":"euroviews","title":"Euroviews","titleRaw":"Euroviews"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2865553},{"id":2865296},{"id":2857585}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"MEP Henrik Dahl","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"europe-news","urlSafeValue":"europe-news","title":"Europe News","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/europe-news\/europe-news"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"my-europe","verticals":[{"id":2,"slug":"my-europe","urlSafeValue":"my-europe","title":"Europe"},{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":2,"slug":"my-europe","urlSafeValue":"my-europe","title":"Europe"},"themes":[{"id":"europe-news","urlSafeValue":"europe-news","title":"Europe News","url":"\/my-europe\/europe-news"},{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":56,"urlSafeValue":"europe-news","title":"Europe News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":24,"urlSafeValue":"belgium","title":"Belgium","url":"\/news\/europe\/belgium"},"town":{"id":3270,"urlSafeValue":"brussels","title":"Brussels"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":1,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/my-europe\/2026\/01\/28\/dont-shoot-the-messenger-mark-rutte-is-right-for-now","lastModified":1769613916},{"id":2865632,"cid":9628319,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"NIPAH VIRUS","daletPyramidId":4017959,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"What do we know about the Nipah virus cases in India ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Nipah virus: What is it and why are countries on alert? ","titleListing2":"Two confirmed cases of the Nipah virus in India have triggered international alert.","leadin":"Two confirmed cases of the Nipah virus in India have triggered international alert.","summary":"Two confirmed cases of the Nipah virus in India have triggered international alert.","keySentence":"","url":"what-do-we-know-about-the-nipah-virus-cases-in-india","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2026\/01\/28\/what-do-we-know-about-the-nipah-virus-cases-in-india","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"India has confirmed two cases of Nipah virus in West Bengal, a region in the eastern part of the country bordering Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.\n\nBoth infected patients are healthcare workers from the region, and are hospitalised in intensive care.\u00a0\n\nThe Indian government added that 196 contacts of the confirmed cases are all asymptomatic and have tested negative for the virus.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nThe health ministry states that available data suggest that there is no need for the general public to be apprehensive about the safety of individuals and their family members.\u00a0\n\nHowever, given the high potential mortality of the virus, up to 75 percent, and the lack of specific treatment or vaccine, every outbreak is closely monitored.\u00a0\n\nWhat is the Nipah virus?\n\nNipah virus is an illness that can be transmitted from animals, through contaminated food, or from contact with an infected person.\u00a0\n\nIt is mainly found in bats in the coastal regions and on several islands in the Indian Ocean, India, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.\u00a0\n\nThe Nipah virus has considerable epidemic or pandemic potential as it can be transmitted by domesticated animals, and secondary human-to-human transmissions are possible.\u00a0\n\nIn infected people, it causes a range of illnesses from asymptomatic to acute respiratory disease and fatal encephalitis.\n\nThe mortality rate is between 40 percent and 75 percent, depending on the strain of the virus.\n\nNeighbouring countries are cautious\u00a0\n\nSome of India\u2019s neighbouring countries are implementing checks for travellers from the affected Indian region and issuing official alerts.\u00a0\n\nThailand has introduced airport checks for people travelling from West Bengal. So far, no cases have been detected outside of India.\u00a0\n\nThe country also advises special surveillance for visitors in bat-associated areas.\u00a0\n\nNepal has also implemented new measures in response to the cases in India, increasing surveillance in their border with the country and at its airports.\u00a0\n\nNipah outbreaks 2025\n\nIt is not that uncommon for outbreaks of the Nipah virus to happen in the higher-risk areas.\u00a0\n\nSince 1998, outbreaks have been reported in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).\u00a0\n\nIn July 2025, India confirmed four cases, including two deaths in two districts of Kerala State, in the southwest of the country \u2013 a region with regular outbreaks since 2018.\u00a0\n\nBangladesh also reported four cases of the virus between January and August 2025. The disease is endemic in the country, and since the first recognised outbreak in 2001, human infections have been detected almost every year.\u00a0\n\nIn both cases, the WHO considered the risk of international disease spread to be low.\u00a0\n\nHowever, the international agency stresses the need to raise awareness of the risk factors, as no specific drugs or vaccines are currently available for Nipah virus disease.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>India has confirmed two cases of Nipah virus in West Bengal, a region in the eastern part of the country bordering Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.<\/p>\n<p>Both infected patients are healthcare workers from the region, and are hospitalised in intensive care. <\/p>\n<p>The Indian government added that 196 contacts of the confirmed cases are all asymptomatic and have tested negative for the virus. <\/p>\n<p>The health ministry states that available data suggest that there is no need for the general public to be apprehensive about the safety of individuals and their family members. <\/p>\n<p>However, given the high potential mortality of the virus, up to 75 percent, and the lack of specific treatment or vaccine, every outbreak is closely monitored. <\/p>\n<h2>What is the Nipah virus?<\/h2>\n<p>Nipah virus is an illness that can be transmitted from animals, through contaminated food, or from contact with an infected person. <\/p>\n<p>It is mainly found in bats in the coastal regions and on several islands in the Indian Ocean, India, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. <\/p>\n<p>The Nipah virus has considerable epidemic or pandemic potential as it can be transmitted by domesticated animals, and secondary human-to-human transmissions are possible. <\/p>\n<p>In infected people, it causes a range of illnesses from asymptomatic to acute respiratory disease and fatal encephalitis.<\/p>\n<p>The mortality rate is between 40 percent and 75 percent, depending on the strain of the virus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//07//05//mosquito-borne-diseases-are-a-growing-problem-in-europe-how-can-they-be-kept-in-check/">Mosquito-borne diseases are a growing problem in Europe. How can they be kept in check?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Neighbouring countries are cautious<\/h2>\n<p>Some of India\u2019s neighbouring countries are implementing checks for travellers from the affected Indian region and issuing official alerts. <\/p>\n<p>Thailand has introduced airport checks for people travelling from West Bengal. So far, no cases have been detected outside of India. <\/p>\n<p>The country also advises special surveillance for visitors in bat-associated areas. <\/p>\n<p>Nepal has also implemented new measures in response to the cases in India, increasing surveillance in their border with the country and at its airports. <\/p>\n<h2>Nipah outbreaks 2025<\/h2>\n<p>It is not that uncommon for outbreaks of the Nipah virus to happen in the higher-risk areas. <\/p>\n<p>Since 1998, outbreaks have been reported in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). <\/p>\n<p>In July 2025, India confirmed four cases, including two deaths in two districts of Kerala State, in the southwest of the country \u2013 a region with regular outbreaks since 2018. <\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh also reported four cases of the virus between January and August 2025. The disease is endemic in the country, and since the first recognised outbreak in 2001, human infections have been detected almost every year. <\/p>\n<p>In both cases, the WHO considered the risk of international disease spread to be low. <\/p>\n<p>However, the international agency stresses the need to raise awareness of the risk factors, as no specific drugs or vaccines are currently available for Nipah virus disease. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769528595,"updatedAt":1769599552,"publishedAt":1769580026,"firstPublishedAt":1769580026,"lastPublishedAt":1769580123,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/83\/19\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_10b39b34-4b57-5830-bf69-7ef315ba8e1a-9628319.jpg","altText":"Doctors watch thermal scanning of travelers from west Bengal, India at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Thailand.t","caption":"Doctors watch thermal scanning of travelers from west Bengal, India at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport 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competitiveness","titleListing2":"Draghi to join EU leaders at retreat to boost competitiveness, Costa tells Euronews","leadin":"Costa has held a series on informal meetings bringing together the 27 leaders to brainstorm without the formalities of a European summit.","summary":"Costa has held a series on informal meetings bringing together the 27 leaders to brainstorm without the formalities of a European summit.","keySentence":"","url":"draghi-to-join-eu-leaders-at-retreat-to-boost-competitiveness-costa-tells-euronews","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2026\/01\/27\/draghi-to-join-eu-leaders-at-retreat-to-boost-competitiveness-costa-tells-euronews","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi will attend an informal meeting of European Union leaders at the invitation of European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa, who is looking to accelerate the implementation of his competitiveness report.\n\nThe retreat will take place on 12 February and will focus on boosting the European economy. Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will also participate in the gathering.\n\nDraghi and Letta penned two influential reports on the EU single market and competitiveness in 2024.\n\nIn an interview with Euronews from New Delhi, where the EU signed a major trade deal with India, Costa said the retreat will serve to kickstart a cross-institutional debate on how to strengthen the European economy and implement their reform agenda.\n\n\"I invited Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta to join us as we take stock of what we've done but also look at what we need to deliver,\" Costa said.\n\n\"We need to create renewed momentum and give a new impetus\" to their call for reforms.\n\n\"I expect leaders to give clear political guidance to the Commission and the Council as they did last year on defence and security,\" he added. \"This time, for the single market.\"\n\nCosta has held a series of informal meetings bringing together the 27 leaders to brainstorm without the formalities of a European summit, which usually sees a stricter agenda and looks for compromise to deliver unanimous conclusions.\n\nThe retreat format, he argues, allows for more open discussions. Last year, leaders met alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss European security and defence. By inviting Draghi and Letta, Costa hopes to reinstate momentum around their recommendations published in 2024.\n\nLast year, the European Commission's efforts focused on reducing red tape and cutting bureaucracy pegged to excessive EU regulation. While pushing for simplification of existing rules, analysts suggest the executive is not doing enough to push forward actual reforms in line with the recommendations of the two reports.\n\nA report by the European Policy Innovation Council published in September last year suggested that only 11% of the recommendations listed in the Draghi report had been implemented in its first year even as the Commission referred to it as its economic compass.\n\nDraghi's attendance could serve to sharpen minds as the former ECB president is highly influential in diplomatic circles, the European capitals and the EU institutions where his speeches are closely monitored.\n\nDraghi has repeatedly called for the bloc to work as a true union and called for a \"pragmatic federalist\" approach in a changing world.\n\nDraghi has also expressed support for joint borrowing by EU member states to finance large projects of common interest such as security and defense, and called for the integration of the European capital markets to attract and scale up investments.\n\nWatch the full interview with Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa on The Europe Conversation on Euronews on 28 January.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi will attend an informal meeting of European Union leaders at the invitation of European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa, who is looking to accelerate the implementation of his <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////commission.europa.eu//topics//competitiveness//draghi-report_en/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>competitiveness report<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The retreat will take place on 12 February and will focus on boosting the European economy. Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will also participate in the gathering. <\/p>\n<p>Draghi and Letta penned two influential reports on the EU single market and competitiveness in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Euronews from New Delhi, where the EU signed a major trade deal with India, Costa said the retreat will serve to kickstart a cross-institutional debate on how to strengthen the European economy and implement their reform agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\"I invited Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta to join us as we take stock of what we've done but also look at what we need to deliver,\" Costa said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6655\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//62//84//30//808x539_cmsv2_c231f285-2832-534f-984d-c482b02b7ac8-9628430.jpg/" alt=\"Former Central Bank President Mario Draghi waves after receiving the Princess of Asturias Awards during a ceremony in Oviedo, 24 October, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/84\/30\/384x256_cmsv2_c231f285-2832-534f-984d-c482b02b7ac8-9628430.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/84\/30\/640x426_cmsv2_c231f285-2832-534f-984d-c482b02b7ac8-9628430.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/84\/30\/750x499_cmsv2_c231f285-2832-534f-984d-c482b02b7ac8-9628430.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/84\/30\/828x551_cmsv2_c231f285-2832-534f-984d-c482b02b7ac8-9628430.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/84\/30\/1080x719_cmsv2_c231f285-2832-534f-984d-c482b02b7ac8-9628430.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/84\/30\/1200x799_cmsv2_c231f285-2832-534f-984d-c482b02b7ac8-9628430.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/84\/30\/1920x1278_cmsv2_c231f285-2832-534f-984d-c482b02b7ac8-9628430.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Former Central Bank President Mario Draghi waves after receiving the Princess of Asturias Awards during a ceremony in Oviedo, 24 October, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"We need to create renewed momentum and give a new impetus\" to their call for reforms. <\/p>\n<p>\"I expect leaders to give clear political guidance to the Commission and the Council as they did last year on defence and security,\" he added. \"This time, for the single market.\" <\/p>\n<p>Costa has held a series of informal meetings bringing together the 27 leaders to brainstorm without the formalities of a European summit, which usually sees a stricter agenda and looks for compromise to deliver unanimous conclusions. <\/p>\n<p>The retreat format, he argues, allows for more open discussions. Last year, leaders met alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss European security and defence. By inviting Draghi and Letta, Costa hopes to reinstate momentum around their recommendations published in 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//27//dutch-court-sentences-eritrean-man-to-20-years-in-prison-for-cruel-people-smuggling/">Dutch court sentences Eritrean man to 20 years in prison for 'cruel' people smuggling<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//27//men-jailed-for-life-by-russia-for-2022-crimea-bridge-blast-plead-for-prisoner-swap-release/">Men jailed for life by Russia for 2022 Crimea bridge blast ask for prisoner swap release<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Last year, the European Commission's efforts focused on reducing red tape and cutting bureaucracy pegged to excessive EU regulation. While pushing for simplification of existing rules, analysts suggest the executive is not doing enough to push forward actual reforms in line with the recommendations of the two reports. <\/p>\n<p>A <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////thinkepic.eu//the-draghi-observatory///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>report<\/strong><\/a> by the European Policy Innovation Council published in September last year suggested that only 11% of the recommendations listed in the Draghi report had been implemented in its first year even as the Commission referred to it as its economic compass.<\/p>\n<p>Draghi's attendance could serve to sharpen minds as the former ECB president is highly influential in diplomatic circles, the European capitals and the EU institutions where his speeches are closely monitored. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n 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https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/84\/30\/828x552_cmsv2_23320c37-d5db-5751-947d-3b825d4c532e-9628430.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/84\/30\/1080x720_cmsv2_23320c37-d5db-5751-947d-3b825d4c532e-9628430.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/84\/30\/1200x800_cmsv2_23320c37-d5db-5751-947d-3b825d4c532e-9628430.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/84\/30\/1920x1280_cmsv2_23320c37-d5db-5751-947d-3b825d4c532e-9628430.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in New Delhi, 27 January, 2026<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Draghi has repeatedly called for the bloc to work as a true union and called for a \"pragmatic federalist\" approach in a changing world.<\/p>\n<p>Draghi has also expressed support for joint borrowing by EU member states to finance large projects of common interest such as security and defense, and called for the integration of the European capital markets to attract and scale up investments.<\/p>\n<p><em>Watch the full interview with Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa on The Europe Conversation on Euronews on 28 January.<\/em> <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769531416,"updatedAt":1769542197,"publishedAt":1769541650,"firstPublishedAt":1769541650,"lastPublishedAt":1769542196,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"European Union flags flap in the wind outside EU headquarters in Brussels, 3 September, 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ENERGY","daletPyramidId":4016886,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"EU lawmakers back declaration urging the bloc to lead in commercial fusion energy","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"EU lawmakers urge European Commission to boost fusion energy","titleListing2":"MEPs from the European People's Party argued that fusion energy is a reality that needs to be explored and urged the EU executive to lay down a clear regulatory framework to attract investors. ","leadin":"MEPs from the European People's Party argued that fusion energy is a reality that needs to be explored and urged the EU executive to lay down a clear regulatory framework to attract investors.","summary":"MEPs from the European People's Party argued that fusion energy is a reality that needs to be explored and urged the EU executive to lay down a clear regulatory framework to attract investors.","keySentence":"","url":"eu-lawmakers-back-declaration-urging-the-bloc-to-lead-in-commercial-fusion-energy","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2026\/01\/27\/eu-lawmakers-back-declaration-urging-the-bloc-to-lead-in-commercial-fusion-energy","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"European lawmakers issued a declaration on Tuesday urging the European Union to unlock the potential of nuclear fusion energy, stressing its role in boosting the bloc's competitiveness as a future electricity source.\n\nMEPs made the case during a public hearing in the European Parliament calling for a \"clear, predictable regulatory framework\" that would attract investment, given the astronomical costs that fusion energy will likely demand.\n\n\"Fusion has reached a turning point. European industrial capability and private investments are converging toward deployment. What is now required is clear political backing and effective mechanisms to attract private capital,\" reads the declaration, seen by Euronews and signed by several lawmakers from the centrist European People's Party (EPP).\n\nThe plea comes as the European Commission prepares to present a fusion strategy in the near future, a spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday, without revealing specific timelines.\n\n\u201cWe should move from the perception that (fusion energy) is just research,\u201d said MEP Tsvetelina Penkova (Bulgaria\/EPP).\n\nLawmaker Hildegard Bentele (Germany\/EPP) said that fusion energy is \"Europe\u2019s chance to turn scientific leadership into industrial power.\"\n\n\"Fusion energy is no longer a distant vision, but a strategic opportunity to ensure a clean, safe, and reliable energy supply and to strengthen Europe\u2019s competitiveness,\" said MEP Pascal Arimont (Belgium\/EPP). \"Our objective must be clear: fusion energy should be developed, financed, and implemented in Europe.\"\n\nIn the declaration, lawmakers ask the European Commission to provide guidance and to allow EU countries the flexibility to determine their own specific regulatory and safety requirements, licensing and permitting for fusion power plants.\n\n\"This should include clarification of the regulatory status of fusion \u2013 distinct from fission \u2013 implementing existing EU requirements for radiation protection, waste, decommissioning, and liability,\" reads the declaration.\n\nFission versus fusion\n\nFusion energy, or nuclear fusion, is the limitless power source that fuels the sun and stars. This energy source produces energy when two small atomic nuclei merge to form a larger nucleus, releasing significant energy.\n\nWhere nuclear fission makes energy by splitting large atoms into smaller ones, which releases heat used to make electricity, nuclear fusion makes energy by joining small atoms like hydrogen together, releasing even more energy.\n\nWhile fission is used in power plants today, it creates radioactive waste. Fusion is cleaner and safer, but is still being developed and is not yet used for electricity.\n\nIn 2022, the US Department of Energy announced a major breakthrough in fusion energy at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory\u2019s National Ignition Facility. Scientists there achieved the first controlled fusion experiment in which the fusion reaction produced more energy than the laser energy used to start it, a milestone known as ignition.\n\nSo far, Germany is the leading EU country pursuing fusion energy, having clinched a \u20ac7 billion deal with the multinational energy company RWE in 2023 to build a pilot plant by 2035.\n\nGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to create a regulatory framework for fusion technology in Germany and Europe. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he directly criticised his predecessors' decision to shut down the country's nuclear plants.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>European lawmakers issued a declaration on Tuesday urging the European Union to unlock the potential of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2024//12//27//inside-the-worlds-first-reactor-that-will-power-earth-using-the-same-nuclear-reaction-as-t/">nuclear fusion energy<\/strong><\/a>, stressing its role in boosting the bloc's competitiveness as a future electricity source.<\/p>\n<p>MEPs made the case during a public hearing in the European Parliament calling for a \"clear, predictable regulatory framework\" that would attract investment, given the astronomical costs that fusion energy will likely demand. <\/p>\n<p>\"Fusion has reached a turning point. European industrial capability and private investments are converging toward deployment. What is now required is clear political backing and effective mechanisms to attract private capital,\" reads the declaration, seen by Euronews and signed by several lawmakers from the centrist European People's Party (EPP).<\/p>\n<p>The plea comes as the European Commission prepares to present a fusion strategy in the near future, a spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday, without revealing specific timelines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should move from the perception that (fusion energy) is just research,\u201d said MEP Tsvetelina Penkova (Bulgaria\/EPP).<\/p>\n<p>Lawmaker Hildegard Bentele (Germany\/EPP) said that fusion energy is \"Europe\u2019s chance to turn scientific leadership into industrial power.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2024//11//27//nuclear-fusion-energy-inside-the-record-breaking-jet-project-euronews-tech-talks-podcast/">Nuclear fusion energy: Inside the record-breaking JET project | Euronews Tech Talks podcast<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"Fusion energy is no longer a distant vision, but a strategic opportunity to ensure a clean, safe, and reliable energy supply and to strengthen Europe\u2019s competitiveness,\" said MEP Pascal Arimont (Belgium\/EPP). \"Our objective must be clear: fusion energy should be developed, financed, and implemented in Europe.\"<\/p>\n<p>In the declaration, lawmakers ask the European Commission to provide guidance and to allow EU countries the flexibility to determine their own specific regulatory and safety requirements, licensing and permitting for fusion power plants.<\/p>\n<p>\"This should include clarification of the regulatory status of fusion \u2013 distinct from fission \u2013 implementing existing EU requirements for radiation protection, waste, decommissioning, and liability,\" reads the declaration.<\/p>\n<h2>Fission versus fusion<\/h2>\n<p>Fusion energy, or nuclear fusion, is the limitless power source that <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2024//12//27//inside-the-worlds-first-reactor-that-will-power-earth-using-the-same-nuclear-reaction-as-t/">fuels the sun and stars<\/strong><\/a>. This energy source produces energy when two small atomic nuclei merge to form a larger nucleus, releasing significant energy.<\/p>\n<p>Where nuclear fission makes energy by splitting large atoms into smaller ones, which releases heat used to make electricity, nuclear fusion makes energy by joining small atoms like hydrogen together, releasing even more energy. <\/p>\n<p>While fission is used in power plants today, it creates radioactive waste. Fusion is cleaner and safer, but is still being developed and is not yet used for electricity.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the US Department of Energy announced a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//12//12//scientists-in-the-us-to-announce-a-major-fusion-breakthrough-boosting-clean-energy-hopes/">major breakthrough<\/strong><\/a> in fusion energy at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory\u2019s National Ignition Facility. Scientists there achieved the first controlled fusion experiment in which the fusion reaction produced more energy than the laser energy used to start it, a milestone known as ignition.<\/p>\n<p>So far, Germany is the leading EU country pursuing fusion energy, having clinched a \u20ac7 billion deal with the multinational energy company RWE in 2023 to build a pilot plant by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to create a regulatory framework for fusion technology in Germany and Europe. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he directly criticised his predecessors' decision to shut down the country's nuclear plants. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769525875,"updatedAt":1769537595,"publishedAt":1769537590,"firstPublishedAt":1769537590,"lastPublishedAt":1769537590,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/81\/71\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d796f9c9-5e80-52eb-bd10-d4e02f40f957-9628171.jpg","altText":"The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Tokamak pit with the two vacuum vessel sector modules installed. ","caption":"The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Tokamak pit with the two vacuum vessel sector modules installed. 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Iran IGRC","daletPyramidId":4016272,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"France emerges as key holdout in EU talks on blacklisting Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"France emerges as key holdout in EU talks on blacklisting Iran\u2019s IRGC","titleListing2":"France emerges as key holdout in EU talks on blacklisting Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard","leadin":"Despite reports of mass casualties in Iran\u2019s crackdown on recent protests, France remains wary of adding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the bloc\u2019s terror list, saying the step would achieve little given existing sanctions.","summary":"Despite reports of mass casualties in Iran\u2019s crackdown on recent protests, France remains wary of adding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the bloc\u2019s terror list, saying the step would achieve little given existing sanctions.","keySentence":"","url":"france-emerges-as-key-holdout-in-eu-talks-on-blacklisting-irans-revolutionary-guard","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/2026\/01\/27\/france-emerges-as-key-holdout-in-eu-talks-on-blacklisting-irans-revolutionary-guard","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Momentum is building within the EU to designate Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, after Italy shifted its stance on Monday and announced it would push for the move.\n\nAccording to diplomats, Rome had previously been reluctant to back the designation, but reversed course after new data highlighted the scale of Iran\u2019s recent violent crackdown on protesters.\n\nForeign Minister Antonio Tajani said on X on Monday that he would propose the idea \"in coordination with other partners\" because \u201cthe sudden losses among the civilian population during the protests demand a clear response\u201d.\n\nOn Tuesday, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which verifies each death through a network of activists inside Iran, reported that at least 5,777 protesters have been killed.\n\nHowever, Time magazine on Sunday cited two senior Iranian health ministry officials saying at least 30,000 people had been killed in street clashes across Iranian cities. The Guardian reported a similar figure of 30,000 deaths on 7 January, citing its sources, and added that a large number of people had disappeared.\n\nConfronted with the growing civilian death toll, a large majority of the EU\u2019s 27 foreign ministers are expected to back the proposal, along with a new round of sanctions against Iran, at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Thursday.\n\n\"Largely symbolic\"\n\nThe IRGC stands accused of orchestrating Iran\u2019s violent repression of protests, supplying weapons to Russia, launching ballistic missiles at Israel, and maintaining close ties with armed allies such as Hezbollah, Hamas and Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels.\n\nThe United States, Canada and Australia have already designated the IRGC as a terrorist organisation. Several EU lawmakers and governments, including the Netherlands, have repeatedly urged the bloc to follow suit.\n\nYet despite growing support, unanimity is required to add an organisation to the EU terror list, and diplomats say France remains the main obstacle.\n\nFrench officials argue that fully cutting diplomatic ties with the Iranian regime carries significant risks and that listing the IRGC would be largely symbolic, as many of its members are already subject to EU sanctions under three categories: human rights abuses, nuclear proliferation, and military support for Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.\n\n\u201cWe are not ruling it out,\u201d Pascal Confavreux, spokesperson for France\u2019s foreign affairs ministry told reporters recently. \u201cWe need to discuss it among Europeans, and experts need to do their work.\u201d\n\nHe also stressed that while they are potentially seen as insufficient, existing sanctions already target key IRGC figures.\n\nThe EU has, for instance, sanctioned Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the IRGC Ground Forces, for his role in suppressing the November 2019 protests, when more than 100 protesters were killed by security forces after weeks of demonstrations over gasoline price hikes. \u00a0\n\nDiplomats also point to France\u2019s need for caution following the recent release of two French nationals, C\u00e9cile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who spent more than three years imprisoned in Iran. Although freed, they remain at the French embassy in Tehran and have not yet returned home.\n\nBy contrast, Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was freed by Iran a year ago and has now returned home.\n\nKeeping diplomatic channels open\n\nA senior official from the EU\u2019s diplomatic arm, the European External Action Service (EEAS) told MEPs this week that severing ties with Iran\u2019s current leadership \u2013 including the IRGC \u2013 could prove more damaging than beneficial.\n\n\u201cMaintaining open channels of communication and diplomacy with Iran has to remain part of our toolbox,\u201d the EEAS official told MEPs. \u201cIf we want to safeguard our interests but also to enable engagement where is required in particular with European citizens that are detained arbitrarily in Iran but also all the many political activists that count on our support.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean normal relations with Iran,\u201d the EEAS official added, \u201cbut it has never prevented us from exerting strong pressure, including with tough sanctions to try and influence Iran\u2019s behaviour and policies.\u201d\n\nBeyond political divisions, legal constraints also play a role: under EU rules, an entity can only be added to the terror list following a prior decision by a competent authority in an EU member state or a third country.\n\nHopes of\u00a0overcoming this hurdle\u00a0rose in March 2024, when Germany\u2019s D\u00fcsseldorf Higher Regional Court ruled that a 2022 attack on a synagogue in Bochum had been orchestrated by an Iranian state agency. The verdict raised expectations that the EU might finally have sufficient legal grounds to proceed, even if cautiously.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Momentum is building within the EU to designate Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, after Italy <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//26//italy-urges-eu-to-list-irans-revolutionary-guard-corps-as-terrorist-organisation/">shifted its stance on Monday and announced it would push for the move.<\/p>\n<p>According to diplomats, Rome had previously been reluctant to back the designation, but reversed course after new data highlighted the scale of Iran\u2019s recent violent crackdown on protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on X on Monday that he would propose the idea \"in coordination with other partners\" because \u201cthe sudden losses among the civilian population during the protests demand a clear response\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which verifies each death through a network of activists inside Iran, reported that at least 5,777 protesters have been killed.<\/p>\n<p>However, Time magazine on Sunday <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//27//iran-protests-death-toll-could-surpass-more-than-30000-reports-claim/">cited two senior Iranian health ministry officials saying at least 30,000 people had been killed in street clashes across Iranian cities. The Guardian reported a similar figure of 30,000 deaths on 7 January, citing its sources, and added that a large number of people had disappeared.<\/p>\n<p>Confronted with the growing civilian death toll, a large majority of the EU\u2019s 27 foreign ministers are expected to back the proposal, along with a new round of sanctions against Iran, at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Thursday.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\"Largely symbolic\"<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The IRGC stands accused of orchestrating Iran\u2019s violent repression of protests, supplying weapons to Russia, launching ballistic missiles at Israel, and maintaining close ties with armed allies such as Hezbollah, Hamas and Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels.<\/p>\n<p>The United States, Canada and Australia have already designated the IRGC as a terrorist organisation. Several EU lawmakers and governments, including the Netherlands, have repeatedly urged the bloc to follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>Yet despite growing support, unanimity is required to add an organisation to the EU terror list, and diplomats say France remains the main obstacle.<\/p>\n<p>French officials argue that fully cutting diplomatic ties with the Iranian regime carries significant risks and that listing the IRGC would be largely symbolic, as many of its members are already subject to EU sanctions under three categories: human rights abuses, nuclear proliferation, and military support for Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//27//analysis-promises-unkept-lives-lost-irans-protests-and-global-responsibility/">Analysis: Promises unkept, lives lost \u2014 Iran's protests and global responsibility<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cWe are not ruling it out,\u201d Pascal Confavreux, spokesperson for France\u2019s foreign affairs ministry told reporters recently. \u201cWe need to discuss it among Europeans, and experts need to do their work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also stressed that while they are potentially seen as insufficient, existing sanctions already target key IRGC figures.<\/p>\n<p>The EU has, for instance, sanctioned Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the IRGC Ground Forces, for his role in suppressing the November 2019 protests, when more than 100 protesters were killed by security forces after weeks of demonstrations over gasoline price hikes. <\/p>\n<p>Diplomats also point to France\u2019s need for caution following the recent release of two French nationals, C\u00e9cile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who spent more than three years imprisoned in Iran. Although freed, they remain at the French embassy in Tehran and have not yet returned home.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was freed by Iran a year ago and has now returned home.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Keeping diplomatic channels open<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A senior official from the EU\u2019s diplomatic arm, the European External Action Service (EEAS) told MEPs this week that severing ties with Iran\u2019s current leadership \u2013 including the IRGC \u2013 could prove more damaging than beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaintaining open channels of communication and diplomacy with Iran has to remain part of our toolbox,\u201d the EEAS official told MEPs. \u201cIf we want to safeguard our interests but also to enable engagement where is required in particular with European citizens that are detained arbitrarily in Iran but also all the many political activists that count on our support.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//26//iranian-authorities-unveil-new-billboard-in-tehran-warning-us-against-taking-military-acti/">Iranian authorities unveil new billboard in Tehran warning US against taking military action <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2026//01//27//iran-protests-death-toll-could-surpass-more-than-30000-reports-claim/">Iran protests death toll could surpass 30,000, reports claim<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean normal relations with Iran,\u201d the EEAS official added, \u201cbut it has never prevented us from exerting strong pressure, including with tough sanctions to try and influence Iran\u2019s behaviour and policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond political divisions, legal constraints also play a role: under EU rules, an entity can only be added to the terror list following a prior decision by a competent authority in an EU member state or a third country.<\/p>\n<p>Hopes of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//10//11//the-eu-has-found-the-legal-way-to-label-irans-revolutionary-guard-as-terrorist-group/">overcoming this hurdle<\/strong><\/a> rose in March 2024, when Germany\u2019s D\u00fcsseldorf Higher Regional Court ruled that a 2022 attack on a synagogue in Bochum had been orchestrated by an Iranian state agency. The verdict raised expectations that the EU might finally have sufficient legal grounds to proceed, even if cautiously.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769524151,"updatedAt":1769529680,"publishedAt":1769529603,"firstPublishedAt":1769529603,"lastPublishedAt":1769529603,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/80\/87\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_221bca6e-4caf-5b54-82c2-33ca9cb5efd5-9628087.jpg","altText":"French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, June 23, 2025.","caption":"French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, June 23, 2025.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1125}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2964,"urlSafeValue":"delabaume","title":"Ma\u00efa de la Baume","twitter":"@maiadelabaume"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":17576,"slug":"iran-sanctions","urlSafeValue":"iran-sanctions","title":"Iran sanctions","titleRaw":"Iran sanctions"},{"id":105,"slug":"european-union","urlSafeValue":"european-union","title":"European Union","titleRaw":"European Union"},{"id":117,"slug":"france","urlSafeValue":"france","title":"France","titleRaw":"France"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":2}],"related":[{"id":2865511},{"id":2865215},{"id":2865269}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"europe-news","urlSafeValue":"europe-news","title":"Europe News","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/europe-news\/europe-news"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"my-europe","verticals":[{"id":2,"slug":"my-europe","urlSafeValue":"my-europe","title":"Europe"},{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":2,"slug":"my-europe","urlSafeValue":"my-europe","title":"Europe"},"themes":[{"id":"europe-news","urlSafeValue":"europe-news","title":"Europe News","url":"\/my-europe\/europe-news"},{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":56,"urlSafeValue":"europe-news","title":"Europe News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":24,"urlSafeValue":"belgium","title":"Belgium","url":"\/news\/europe\/belgium"},"town":{"id":4129,"urlSafeValue":"brussels","title":"Brussels"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/my-europe\/2026\/01\/27\/france-emerges-as-key-holdout-in-eu-talks-on-blacklisting-irans-revolutionary-guard","lastModified":1769529603},{"id":2865538,"cid":9627778,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"MEASLES EUROPE","daletPyramidId":4013434,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Six European countries lose measles-free status as cases surge across the continent","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Falling vaccination rates drive measles resurgence across Europe","titleListing2":"Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan are no longer recognised as measles-free following a spike in cases in 2024. ","leadin":"Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan are no longer recognised as measles-free following a spike in cases in 2024.","summary":"Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan are no longer recognised as measles-free following a spike in cases in 2024.","keySentence":"","url":"six-european-countries-lose-measles-free-status-as-cases-surge-across-the-continent","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2026\/01\/27\/six-european-countries-lose-measles-free-status-as-cases-surge-across-the-continent","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Measles is far from being a disease of the past with cases surging across Europe as countries fail to reach vaccination targets.\u00a0\n\nArmenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan have re-established endemic measles transmission based on the number of cases in 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday.\u00a0\n\nA country loses its measles-free status if the virus returns and transmission is sustained continuously for more than a year.\n\n\u201cThrough strengthened surveillance, improved outbreak response, and focused efforts to reach under-vaccinated communities, all countries can achieve and sustain elimination,\u201d Bhanu Bhatnagar, WHO Europe spokesperson, told Euronews Health.\u00a0\n\nThe international agency warns that measles is often the first disease to re-emerge when vaccination rates drop, showing the urgent need for increased political and financial commitment from countries and international organisations.\n\nNew countries showing outbreaks\n\nIn 2024, England recorded 2,911 laboratory-confirmed measles cases, the highest number of cases recorded annually since 2012.\n\nThe latest data of 2025 accounts for 957 cases \u2013 most of them were in children aged 10 and under.\u00a0\n\n\u201cPersistent immunity gaps led to a region-wide resurgence in measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases in 2024 and a decrease in the number of countries that have achieved or sustained measles elimination status, \" Bhatnagar said.\u00a0\n\nIn Spain, cases are rising year on year. According to government data, in 2025 the country registered around 400 cases, doubling from 2024 and a sharp increase from 11 in 2023.\n\nAustria also saw a spike in measles cases in 2024. Health authorities reported 542 cases, a sharp rise compared to the 186 cases the year before.\u00a0\n\nEndemic in Europe\n\nThe situation is not better in other parts of Europe.\u00a0\n\nIn 2024, a total of 35,212 measles cases were reported across the European Union \u2013 a tenfold increase from the previous year, according to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nBabies under the age of one were the most affected group, followed by children aged one to four.\u00a0\n\nMeasles is endemic in twelve countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Romania, Russia, T\u00fcrkiye, and Ukraine.\u00a0\n\nRomania reported most of the cases, with numbers reaching 30,692 in 2024, up from 3,371 in 2023.\n\nWith the vast majority of cases among unvaccinated people, the WHO notes the need to maintain at least 95 percent coverage with two doses of the measles vaccine.\u00a0\n\nWhat is measles, and how is it treated?\n\nMeasles is extremely infectious, and it is estimated that 90 percent of non-immune people exposed to an individual with the infection will contract the disease.\n\nSymptoms usually appear after 10-12 days of infection and range from cold-like signs such as a runny nose, cough and a mild fever to light sensitivity, fever, and a red rash that spreads over the entire body.\u00a0\n\nThe virus is transmitted from person-to-person via respiratory droplets produced when infected people cough and sneeze.\n\nThere is no cure and no specific treatment for measles, and it usually lasts around two weeks without complications \u2013 it is efficiently prevented by two doses of vaccination.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Measles is far from being a disease of the past with cases surging across Europe as countries fail to reach vaccination targets. <\/p>\n<p>Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan have re-established endemic measles transmission based on the number of cases in 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>A country loses its measles-free status if the virus returns and transmission is sustained continuously for more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough strengthened surveillance, improved outbreak response, and focused efforts to reach under-vaccinated communities, all countries can achieve and sustain elimination,\u201d Bhanu Bhatnagar, WHO Europe spokesperson, told Euronews Health. <\/p>\n<p>The international agency warns that measles is often the first disease to re-emerge when vaccination rates drop, showing the urgent need for increased political and financial commitment from countries and international organisations.<\/p>\n<h2>New countries showing outbreaks<\/h2>\n<p>In 2024, England recorded 2,911 laboratory-confirmed measles cases, the highest number of cases recorded annually since 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The latest data of 2025 accounts for 957 cases \u2013 most of them were in children aged 10 and under. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPersistent immunity gaps led to a region-wide resurgence in measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases in 2024 and a decrease in the number of countries that have achieved or sustained measles elimination status, \" Bhatnagar said. <\/p>\n<p>In Spain, cases are rising year on year. According to government data, in 2025 the country registered around 400 cases, doubling from 2024 and a sharp increase from 11 in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Austria also saw a spike in measles cases in 2024. Health authorities reported 542 cases, a sharp rise compared to the 186 cases the year before. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//11//28//measles-cases-rose-47-in-europe-and-central-asia-last-year-amid-global-surge-in-outbreaks-/">Measles cases rose 47% in Europe and Central Asia last year amid global surge in outbreaks, WHO says<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Endemic in Europe<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The situation is not better in other parts of Europe. <\/p>\n<p>In 2024, a total of 35,212 measles cases were reported across the European Union \u2013 a tenfold increase from the previous year, according to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. <\/p>\n<p>Babies under the age of one were the most affected group, followed by children aged one to four. <\/p>\n<p>Measles is endemic in twelve countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Romania, Russia, T\u00fcrkiye, and Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>Romania reported most of the cases, with numbers reaching 30,692 in 2024, up from 3,371 in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>With the vast majority of cases among unvaccinated people, the WHO notes the need to maintain at least 95 percent coverage with two doses of the measles vaccine. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//03//05//how-to-avoid-measles-one-of-the-worlds-most-contagious-viruses/">How to avoid measles, one of the world\u2019s most contagious viruses<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//03//25//romanias-measles-crisis-whats-driving-europes-biggest-outbreak/">Romania/u2019s measles crisis: What\u2019s driving Europe\u2019s biggest outbreak?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>What is measles, and how is it treated?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Measles is extremely infectious, and it is estimated that 90 percent of non-immune people exposed to an individual with the infection will contract the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms usually appear after 10-12 days of infection and range from cold-like signs such as a runny nose, cough and a mild fever to light sensitivity, fever, and a red rash that spreads over the entire body. <\/p>\n<p>The virus is transmitted from person-to-person via respiratory droplets produced when infected people cough and sneeze.<\/p>\n<p>There is no cure and no specific treatment for measles, and it usually lasts around two weeks without complications \u2013 it is efficiently prevented by two doses of vaccination.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769513630,"updatedAt":1769517160,"publishedAt":1769517012,"firstPublishedAt":1769517012,"lastPublishedAt":1769517012,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/77\/78\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e54e1d13-3659-5bc1-a426-e1740eb2ec98-9627778.jpg","altText":"Six European countries lose measles-free status.","caption":"Six European countries lose measles-free 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Sea","titleListing2":"Nine European governments have agreed to expand offshore wind capacity across the North Sea to up to 100 GW by facilitating key cross-border projects. Ministers said the completion of these ambitions will cut electricity costs by 30% by 2040.","leadin":"Nine European governments have agreed to expand offshore wind capacity across the North Sea to up to 100 GW by facilitating key cross-border projects. Ministers said the completion of these ambitions will cut electricity costs by 30% by 2040.","summary":"Nine European governments have agreed to expand offshore wind capacity across the North Sea to up to 100 GW by facilitating key cross-border projects. Ministers said the completion of these ambitions will cut electricity costs by 30% by 2040.","keySentence":"","url":"eu-energy-ministers-pledge-to-boost-offshore-wind-power-in-north-sea","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2026\/01\/26\/eu-energy-ministers-pledge-to-boost-offshore-wind-power-in-north-sea","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Several EU energy ministers gathered in Hamburg on Monday vowing to increase offshore wind capacity in the North Sea with a view to lowering energy prices.\n\nBelgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland, and NATO all signed a declaration with wind industry leaders to increase offshore wind capacity to 100 GW as part of the shared goal of massively scaling up offshore wind by 2050 and lowering energy prices.\n\nThe signing comes days after US President Donald Trump criticised Europe's climate and energy ambitions and the speed at which windmills are being deployed.\n\nBritish Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband rejected Trump's condemnation, saying that clean energy is \"the right choice\".\n\n\u201cOur view on offshore wind energy is hard-headed, not\u00a0soft-hearted,\" he said. \"I think offshore wind is for winners. 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However, the Danish Commissioner told reporters that installing new wind farms currently \"takes too long\", saying he hopes that the situation will improve if a Commission proposal tabled in December to speed up the permitting process is enacted.\n\nIrish minister for climate and energy Darragh O'Brien stressed the urgency of having a \"strong grid and interconnection capacity\" to maximise the use of renewables in the EU's energy mix, a key component in optimising the use of clean power.\n\nThe nine governments said they're committed to accelerating offshore wind capacity through new business ventures and cross-border projects, aiming to reach 300 GW by 2050, as agreed by North Sea countries in 2023 in Ostend, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which raised fears about Europe's dependence on Russian gas.\n\nEU ministers said the completion of these ambitions could drive down electricity costs by 30% by 2040, compared to 2025 prices.\n\nFinancing tools\n\nThe declaration signed on Monday says that the heads of signatory states have pledged to deliver an offshore financing framework for cross-border wind energy projects, as the goal requires \"major private capital investment\".\n\n\"We have sharpened our criteria driven by the European framework but also by German legislation, and we are looking at every foreign direct investment and scrutinising it,\u201d German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche told reporters.\n\nIndustry and governments have agreed to use targeted mechanisms, such as two-sided contracts-for-difference and power purchase agreements (PPAs), including cross-border PPAs, instruments developed to guarantee developers that their projects will have a return on investment regardless of price volatility driven by marginal pricing.\n\nGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz stressed that collaboration in the North Sea is \"critical\" for Europe's security and independence and that all participants are united around the goal of \u201cdeveloping the North Sea into the largest reservoir of clean energy in the world\u201d.\n\nOffshore wind energy falling behind\n\nAccording to industry data, the EU27 currently has 236 GW of wind power capacity, with the vast majority being onshore. The North Sea summit\u00a0could be instrumental in delivering\u00a0the EU\u2019s targets of\u00a060 GW\u00a0of\u00a0offshore wind capacity by 2030, rising to\u00a0300 GW by 2050.\n\nAs things stand, the EU27 is falling behind its goals, with around 21 GW installed in 2025. According to the European Commission, the EU\u2019s total\u00a0installed offshore wind capacity in\u00a02023\u00a0was 19.38 GW;\u00a0industry figures for 2025 show that offshore wind power capacity has increased to 37 GW \u2013 the equivalent of Ireland\u2019s long-term target by 2050.\n\nMore than 6,000 offshore turbines currently provide clean electricity in Europe, but deployment has been dragged down by poor auction design, higher capital costs, and limited supply chain visibility due to an uncertain project pipeline, according to industry analysts.\n\nWindEurope interim CEO Malgosia Bartosik welcomed Europe's commitment to double down on offshore wind.\n\n\"Government cooperation on offshore wind buildout can help crowd in \u20ac1 trillion of investments in the next decade,\" she said. \"This is the best possible response to those who doubt Europe. And our drive to deliver energy that is homegrown, secure and affordable.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Several EU energy ministers gathered in Hamburg on Monday vowing to increase offshore wind capacity in the North Sea with a view to lowering energy prices.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland, and NATO all signed a declaration with wind industry leaders to increase offshore wind capacity to 100 GW as part of the shared goal of massively scaling up offshore wind by 2050 and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//12//15//eu-energy-ministers-set-to-tackle-price-discrepancies-among-member-states/">lowering energy prices<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The signing comes days after US President Donald Trump criticised Europe's climate and energy ambitions and the speed at which windmills are being deployed. <\/p>\n<p>British Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband rejected Trump's condemnation, saying that clean energy is \"the right choice\".<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur view on offshore wind energy is hard-headed, not soft-hearted,\" he said. \"I think offshore wind is for winners. Different countries will pursue their national interests, but we are very clear where our interests lie.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2026//01//15//we-need-competitive-bidding-systems-for-clean-power-wind-industry-leader-tells-euronews/">'We need competitive bidding systems for clean power,' wind industry leader tells Euronews<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Energy Commissioner Dan J\u00f8rgensen said renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels and can help lower energy prices for households and businesses. However, the Danish Commissioner told reporters that installing new wind farms currently \"takes too long\", saying he hopes that the situation will improve if <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////energy.ec.europa.eu//publications//proposal-revised-directive-accelerate-permit-granting-procedures-infrastructure-projects-com2025_en/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>a Commission proposal tabled in December<\/strong><\/a> to speed up the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//15//we-need-competitive-bidding-systems-for-clean-power-wind-industry-leader-tells-euronews/">permitting process<\/strong><\/a> is enacted.<\/p>\n<p>Irish minister for climate and energy Darragh O'Brien stressed the urgency of having a \"strong grid and interconnection capacity\" to maximise the use of renewables in the EU's energy mix, a key component in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//12//10//european-commission-to-open-up-energy-infrastructure-law-to-speed-up-grid-permits/">optimising the use of clean power<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The nine governments said they're committed to accelerating offshore wind capacity through new business ventures and cross-border projects, aiming to reach 300 GW by 2050, as agreed by North Sea countries in 2023 in Ostend, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which raised fears about Europe's dependence on Russian gas.<\/p>\n<p>EU ministers said the completion of these ambitions could drive down electricity costs by 30% by 2040, compared to 2025 prices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.667\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img 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declaration signed on Monday says that the heads of signatory states have pledged to deliver an offshore financing framework for cross-border wind energy projects, as the goal requires \"major private capital investment\".<\/p>\n<p>\"We have sharpened our criteria driven by the European framework but also by German legislation, and we are looking at every foreign direct investment and scrutinising it,\u201d German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Industry and governments have agreed to use targeted mechanisms, such as two-sided contracts-for-difference and power purchase agreements (PPAs), including cross-border PPAs, instruments developed to guarantee developers that their projects will have a return on investment regardless of price volatility driven by marginal pricing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b 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The North Sea summit could be instrumental in delivering the EU\u2019s targets of 60 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, rising to 300 GW by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>As things stand, the EU27 is falling behind its goals, with around 21 GW installed in 2025. According to the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////energy.ec.europa.eu//topics//renewable-energy//offshore-renewable-energy_en/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">European Commission<\/a>, the EU\u2019s total installed offshore wind capacity in 2023 was 19.38 GW; <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////windeurope.org//data//products//latest-wind-energy-data-for-europe-autumn-2025///" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">industry figures<\/a> for 2025 show that offshore wind power capacity has increased to 37 GW \u2013 the equivalent of Ireland\u2019s long-term target by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>More than 6,000 offshore turbines currently provide clean electricity in Europe, but deployment has been dragged down by poor auction design, higher capital costs, and limited supply chain visibility due to an uncertain project pipeline, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2026//01//15//we-need-competitive-bidding-systems-for-clean-power-wind-industry-leader-tells-euronews/">according to industry analysts.<\/p>\n<p>WindEurope interim CEO Malgosia Bartosik welcomed Europe's commitment to double down on offshore wind.<\/p>\n<p>\"Government cooperation on offshore wind buildout can help crowd in \u20ac1 trillion of investments in the next decade,\" she said. \"This is the best possible response to those who doubt Europe. And our drive to deliver energy that is homegrown, secure and affordable.\u201d <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769341816,"updatedAt":1769447805,"publishedAt":1769447630,"firstPublishedAt":1769447630,"lastPublishedAt":1769447630,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/53\/23\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_936afbd9-b845-5409-b66c-05cfe7f930e6-9625323.jpg","altText":"German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche, fourth from left, poses for a family photo with her counterparts and other ministers during the North Sea Summit.","caption":"German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche, fourth from left, poses for a family photo with her counterparts and other ministers during the North Sea Summit.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Heribert 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Through stool samples from the baby, we were able to confirm that the baby had become ill due to contamination with cereulide from a Nestl\u00e9 milk product,\u201d said Joris Moonens, spokesperson for the Department of Care.\u00a0\n\nThey confirmed the batch number of the dairy product that caused the baby in Flanders to become ill is part of the Belgian-wide recall of the formula.\u00a0\n\nWhat is cereulide, and what are its effects on babies?\n\nCereulide is a heat-stable toxin produced by Bacillus cereus bacteria that can grow in food.\u00a0\n\nThe most common symptoms of a possible cereulide infection are vomiting and diarrhoea shortly after ingesting the milk between 30 minutes and three hours \u2013 very similar symptoms to a stomach flu.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nWhen did the contamination start?\n\nIt\u00a0started at the beginning of December last year. On 10 December, Nestl\u00e9 France announced the recall of infant formula produced in its factory in Nunspeet, the Netherlands, under suspicion of cereulide contamination.\u00a0\n\nThe contamination has been traced to a single Chinese supplier of ARA (arachidonic acid) oil, a critical ingredient in premium infant formulas.\n\nFrom late December 2025, all infant formula manufacturers worldwide using ARA oil from this supplier must conduct their own risk analysis to ensure the safety of their finished products, the French Agriculture Ministry told Euronews Health.\u00a0\n\nIn early January 2026, Nestl\u00e9 extended the recall to other batches of infant formula to other batches across 60 countries, growing into one of its largest ever, affecting multiple brands such as SMA, Beba, Guigoz, and Alfamino.\n\nOther companies affected\u00a0\n\nIn January, the French company Lactalis contacted the authorities to inform them that it was assessing the situation, given the possibility that some batches may have incorporated arachidonic oil from the same supplier.\n\nAfter concluding the analysis, Lactlis concluded that there was a possible risk associated with certain batches of infant formula on the market and recalled batches of its Picot infant formula brand, distributed across 18 countries.\n\nAffected batches have been on sale since January 2025 with expiration dates up to March 2027.\n\nDanone has also confirmed recalls of targeted batches due to potential cereulide contamination in ARA oil, primarily Aptamil and related brands across Europe, the United Kingdom, and Asia.\u00a0\n\nTwo other companies, Vitagermine and Hochdorf Swiss Nutrition, have also withdrawn batches of baby formula in France and Switzerland, respectively.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Following a global recall of baby formula by some of the world\u2019s biggest companies, French authorities are investigating the deaths of two babies reported to have consumed Nestl\u00e9 infant formula affected by the recalls due to cereulide contamination. <\/p>\n<p>The French Health Ministry confirmed to Euronews Health that no causal link has been scientifically established. <\/p>\n<p>Nestl\u00e9 said that it continues to follow the developments and is cooperating in full transparency to provide any information required. <\/p>\n<p>The Flemish Government in Belgium confirmed a baby fell ill in January 2026 after consuming contaminated Nestl\u00e9 baby formula. <\/p>\n<p>\"The child vomited and had watery diarrhoea, but fortunately recovered completely after about 10 days. Through stool samples from the baby, we were able to confirm that the baby had become ill due to contamination with cereulide from a Nestl\u00e9 milk product,\u201d said Joris Moonens, spokesperson for the Department of Care. <\/p>\n<p>They confirmed the batch number of the dairy product that caused the baby in Flanders to become ill is part of the Belgian-wide recall of the formula. <\/p>\n<h2>What is cereulide, and what are its effects on babies?<\/h2>\n<p>Cereulide is a heat-stable toxin produced by Bacillus cereus bacteria that can grow in food. <\/p>\n<p>The most common symptoms of a possible cereulide infection are vomiting and diarrhoea shortly after ingesting the milk between 30 minutes and three hours \u2013 very similar symptoms to a stomach flu. <\/p>\n<h2>When did the contamination start?<\/h2>\n<p>It started at the beginning of December last year. 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They are usually more involved in physical and emotional care, while grandfathers are reported to mainly engage in leisure activities.\u00a0\n\nThe study authors noted that further work should also be done to explore the effects of family context and other variables.\u00a0\n\n\u201cProviding care voluntarily, within a supportive family environment, may have different effects for grandparents than caregiving in a more stressful environment where they feel unsupported or feel that the caregiving is not voluntary or a burden, \u201d Chereches said.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Looking after grandchildren could help protect older people from cognitive decline, a new study has found. <\/p>\n<p>It is common for grandparents to help with homework, prepare meals, or take grandchildren to the park or school.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.apa.org//news//press//releases//2026//01//grandparenting-good-for-brain/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>A new study<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> published by the American Psychological Association, has found that these simple activities, and regularly taking care of their grandchildren, may help older people have better verbal fluency and episodic memory \u2013 the memory that recalls personal past events. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat stood out most to us was that being a caregiving grandparent seemed to matter more for cognitive functioning than how often grandparents provided care or what exactly they did with their grandchildren,\u201d said Flavia Chereches, from Tilburg University in the Netherlands and lead researcher of the study. <\/p>\n<p>The study looked at 2,887 grandparents over the age of 50 and with a mean age of 67. All of them were cognitively healthy during the study period and were living independently. <\/p>\n<p>Participants answered survey questions and completed cognitive tests three times between 2016 and 2022. <\/p>\n<p>They were asked how often they take care of their grandchildren without the children\u2019s parents present, and when they typically offer care \u2013 during school holidays, weekends, weekdays, throughout the whole year. <\/p>\n<p>Around 56 percent of the participants said they act as caregivers over the entire year. <\/p>\n<p>Researchers highlighted that understanding specific activities, not only frequency, is key. 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Here are the key takeaways.","keySentence":"","url":"has-the-golden-age-of-global-health-ended-the-health-takeaways-from-davos-2026","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2026\/01\/26\/has-the-golden-age-of-global-health-ended-the-health-takeaways-from-davos-2026","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"From artificial intelligence to mental health, and healthy lifestyles, global health experts discussed the future challenges at Davos 2026 amid the growing crises worldwide.\u00a0\n\nHealth remained a central pillar of the World Economic Forum\u2019s agenda with leaders stressing prevention, accessibility, and technology\u2019s role in strained systems.\u00a0\n\nThese are the health topics that dominated the conversation at Davos.\n\nThe end of the golden age of global health?\n\n\u201cThe first two decades of this century were a golden age for global health,\u201d said the World Health Organization\u2019s director, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.\n\nBacked by unprecedented political and financial commitment, and fueled by life-saving innovations, the world made incredible progress on many measures of global health, he said.\n\nOver the last two decades, many countries made progress towards universal health coverage, service coverage, and financial protection, which have both improved by about one third globally.\u00a0\u00a0\n\n\u201cBut in the past five years, the golden age has ended, and an icy chill has set in,\u201d Tedros warned.\u00a0\n\nHe cited funding cuts to foreign aid as a challenge for the most vulnerable communities, as well as \u201can opportunity to transition away from aid dependency towards self-reliance, based on domestic resources\u201d.\n\nAI in the community\u00a0\n\nBill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and chair of the Gates Foundation, said that besides AI\u2019s potential to advance medical research and modelling, it can also play a key role in medicine delivery.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThat's true in rich countries, but it's more true in developing countries where you're never going to have enough doctors or clinicians to deal with the demand manually,\u201d Gates said.\n\nThe Gates Foundation and Open AI announced a\u00a0 $50 million (\u20ac42.7 million) in funding, technology, and technical support to support AI health capacities in African countries. Starting in Rwanda, they aim to reach 1,000 primary healthcare clinics by 2028.\n\nPaula Ingabire, Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Information Communication Technology and Innovation, discussed the country\u2019s healthcare workforce shortage and how AI can help.\n\n\u201cThey [healthcare professionals] are going to need these tools to support better care delivery, to ensure that some of the administrative tasks that they've been working on, we can use AI to do that so they are more focused on delivering better and targeted care to our people,\u201d Ingabire said.\u00a0\n\nHealthcare needs to reach the people\n\nGlobal health experts agreed that innovation and new tools need to reach the community that needs them the most.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThe whole thing has to be framed around problems needing solutions, as opposed to a whole bunch of tools needing a problem to fix and there is a little bit of people running around with a whole lot of hammers looking for nails,\u201d said Peter Sanders, executive director of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria\n\nHe added that the first thing to do is to locate the big health problems that need to be fixed and therefore, how we can use AI.\n\nNeed for long-term thinking on non-communicable diseases\n\nHealth experts stressed that prevention must be the top priority in addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to ensure that people live healthier and longer lives.\u00a0\n\n\"Between 2011 and 2030, the world will spend more than $30 trillion (\u20ac25.5 trillion) tackling NCDs. Instead of incurring the expenses, we could be preventing them and investing that money more in prevention\u201d, said Mosa Moshabela, vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Cape Town.\n\nAccording to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, countries allocate three percent of total health spending to prevention on average.\n\n\u201cThe problem is that it's very hard for governments and policymakers to see the long-term benefits when we're living in a short-term cycle of how policies get funded,\u201d said Nancy Brown, from the American Heart Association.\n\nHealthy choices need to be accessible\n\nWhile personal choices and prevention are key to better health, Johan Westman, from AAK, a global company of plant-based oils and fats, warned that these choices are not equally available to all.\u00a0\n\n\u201cHealthier food today and the plate that is recommended by health organisations might be more expensive, might not be available to many in the world, might even take a longer time to cook. And in that case, it is not as accessible to everyone\u201d, added Westman.\u00a0\n\nMental health and the digital world\u00a0\n\nSome of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases are linked to mental health. Experts discussed the role of technology in it and the need to end the stigma, talk openly about it and encourage people to seek help.\n\n\u201cIn terms of the impacts of digital technologies on the mental health and wellbeing of young people is that humans tend to minimise and normalise things that are happening in the online world because they're happening in the online world\u201d, said Marija Manojlovic, executive director of Safe Online.\n\nShe added that, even if problems happen in the digital world, the impacts on mental health and wellbeing are as severe as when they happen outside of it.\n\nEnding the stigma is \u201cthe key that opens the door\u201d, said Linda Mills, president of New York University (NYU).\u00a0\n\n\u201cIf people come forward and ask for help, we can take steps to support them, but 50 percent of people who are in that level of distress don't come forward to ask help,\u201d she added.\u00a0\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>From artificial intelligence to mental health, and healthy lifestyles, global health experts discussed the future challenges at Davos 2026 amid the growing crises worldwide. <\/p>\n<p>Health remained a central pillar of the World Economic Forum\u2019s agenda with leaders stressing prevention, accessibility, and technology\u2019s role in strained systems. <\/p>\n<p>These are the health topics that dominated the conversation at Davos.<\/p>\n<h2>The end of the golden age of global health?<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe first two decades of this century were a golden age for global health,\u201d said the World Health Organization\u2019s director, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.<\/p>\n<p>Backed by unprecedented political and financial commitment, and fueled by life-saving innovations, the world made incredible progress on many measures of global health, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last two decades, many countries made progress towards universal health coverage, service coverage, and financial protection, which have both improved by about one third globally. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut in the past five years, the golden age has ended, and an icy chill has set in,\u201d Tedros warned. <\/p>\n<p>He cited funding cuts to foreign aid as a challenge for the most vulnerable communities, as well as \u201can opportunity to transition away from aid dependency towards self-reliance, based on domestic resources\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2026//01//23//the-united-states-has-officially-left-who-ending-a-year-of-controversial-health-reforms/">The United States has officially left WHO, ending a year of controversial health reforms <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>AI in the community<\/h2>\n<p>Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and chair of the Gates Foundation, said that besides AI\u2019s potential to advance medical research and modelling, it can also play a key role in medicine delivery. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat's true in rich countries, but it's more true in developing countries where you're never going to have enough doctors or clinicians to deal with the demand manually,\u201d Gates said.<\/p>\n<p>The Gates Foundation and Open AI announced a $50 million (\u20ac42.7 million) in funding, technology, and technical support to support AI health capacities in African countries. Starting in Rwanda, they aim to reach 1,000 primary healthcare clinics by 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Paula Ingabire, Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Information Communication Technology and Innovation, discussed the country\u2019s healthcare workforce shortage and how AI can help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey [healthcare professionals] are going to need these tools to support better care delivery, to ensure that some of the administrative tasks that they've been working on, we can use AI to do that so they are more focused on delivering better and targeted care to our people,\u201d Ingabire said. <\/p>\n<h2>Healthcare needs to reach the people<\/h2>\n<p>Global health experts agreed that innovation and new tools need to reach the community that needs them the most. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole thing has to be framed around problems needing solutions, as opposed to a whole bunch of tools needing a problem to fix and there is a little bit of people running around with a whole lot of hammers looking for nails,\u201d said Peter Sanders, executive director of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria<\/p>\n<p>He added that the first thing to do is to locate the big health problems that need to be fixed and therefore, how we can use AI.<\/p>\n<h2>Need for long-term thinking on non-communicable diseases<\/h2>\n<p>Health experts stressed that prevention must be the top priority in addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to ensure that people live healthier and longer lives. <\/p>\n<p>\"Between 2011 and 2030, the world will spend more than $30 trillion (\u20ac25.5 trillion) tackling NCDs. Instead of incurring the expenses, we could be preventing them and investing that money more in prevention\u201d, said Mosa Moshabela, vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, countries allocate three percent of total health spending to prevention on average.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is that it's very hard for governments and policymakers to see the long-term benefits when we're living in a short-term cycle of how policies get funded,\u201d said Nancy Brown, from the American Heart Association.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//12//15//the-burden-of-cardiovascular-disease-in-europe-almost-2-million-deaths-and-282-billion-ann/">The burden of cardiovascular disease in Europe: Almost 2 million deaths and \u20ac282 billion annually<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Healthy choices need to be accessible<\/h2>\n<p>While personal choices and prevention are key to better health, Johan Westman, from AAK, a global company of plant-based oils and fats, warned that these choices are not equally available to all. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHealthier food today and the plate that is recommended by health organisations might be more expensive, might not be available to many in the world, might even take a longer time to cook. And in that case, it is not as accessible to everyone\u201d, added Westman. <\/p>\n<h2>Mental health and the digital world<\/h2>\n<p>Some of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases are linked to mental health. Experts discussed the role of technology in it and the need to end the stigma, talk openly about it and encourage people to seek help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn terms of the impacts of digital technologies on the mental health and wellbeing of young people is that humans tend to minimise and normalise things that are happening in the online world because they're happening in the online world\u201d, said Marija Manojlovic, executive director of Safe Online.<\/p>\n<p>She added that, even if problems happen in the digital world, the impacts on mental health and wellbeing are as severe as when they happen outside of it.<\/p>\n<p>Ending the stigma is \u201cthe key that opens the door\u201d, said Linda Mills, president of New York University (NYU). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf people come forward and ask for help, we can take steps to support them, but 50 percent of people who are in that level of distress don't come forward to ask help,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769177593,"updatedAt":1769416591,"publishedAt":1769416585,"firstPublishedAt":1769416585,"lastPublishedAt":1769416585,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/41\/26\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e01e6d38-f543-5b45-95ae-244812772615-9624126.jpg","altText":"Bill Gates speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2026. 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","leadin":"Collectively, women lose approximately 75 million years of healthy life each year \u2013 equivalent to a week of health lost per woman annually, according to a new report.","summary":"Collectively, women lose approximately 75 million years of healthy life each year \u2013 equivalent to a week of health lost per woman annually, according to a new report.","keySentence":"","url":"women-lose-75-million-years-of-healthy-life-annually-yet-receive-only-6-of-health-funding","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2026\/01\/25\/women-lose-75-million-years-of-healthy-life-annually-yet-receive-only-6-of-health-funding","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Women and girls make up 49 percent of the global population, and while they live longer than men, they spend 25 percent more of their lives in poor health or living with a disability.\n\nYet investment in women's health remains disproportionately low and narrowly focused on just a handful of therapeutic areas.\n\nWomen's health receives only six percent of total private healthcare investment, and companies focused exclusively on women\u2019s health attract less than one percent, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG).\u00a0\n\n\u201cGender equality has advanced, yet the gap between health outcomes for men and women remains substantial\u201d, Trish Stroman from BCG and Shyam Bishen from WEF\u00a0 wrote in the report.\u00a0\n\nIn health tech, the gap is broader. An analysis by international financial services firm Alantra found that women\u2019s health companies captured just two percent of the $41.2 billion (\u20ac35.1 billion) in venture health-tech funding in 2023.\u00a0\n\nResearch by BCG showed that proper screening and better care for women in the United States, focusing only on four conditions \u2013 menopause, osteoporosis, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, and cardiovascular disease\u2013 could unblock more than $100 billion (\u20ac85 billion) in market value.\u00a0\n\nLimited investment, combined with research design, clinical data and access to care, continues to entrench this divide. \u201cThe result is not only a public-health shortfall but a market inefficiency on a historic scale,\u201d reads the report.\u00a0\n\nA disproportionate disease burden\n\nMany diseases affect women uniquely, differently and disproportionately. Women suffer from gender-specific conditions such as endometriosis, menopause, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and certain cancers.\u00a0\n\nCollectively, women lose around 75 million years of healthy life each year, equivalent to a week of health lost per woman, per year, according to the report.\u00a0\n\nFive gender-specific conditions \u2013 endometriosis, maternal health, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), menopause, and cervical cancer \u2013 account for 14 percent of the female disease burden but have received less than one percent of relevant research funding in recent years.\n\nWomen on the sidelines of healthcare funding\u00a0\n\nThere is a clear misalignment between private-sector funding flows and disease burden, the new report says.\u00a0\n\nBetween 2020 and 2025, total healthcare private-sector funding totalled $2.87 trillion (\u20ac2.45 trillion). Of this, women\u2019s health received $175 (\u20ac149 billion) \u2013 six percent.\u00a0\n\nFunding remains heavily concentrated in reproductive health, women\u2019s cancers and maternal care, which account for roughly 80 percent of identified funding events and 90 percent of identified capital between 2020 and 2025.\u00a0\n\nBy contrast, high-prevalence, women-specific conditions \u2013 such as endometriosis, menopause, polycystic ovary syndrome and menstrual health \u2013 represent less than two percent of the identified women\u2019s health budget.\u00a0\n\nWhen considering therapeutic areas that affect women differently and disproportionately, including mental health, endocrine, and cardiovascular conditions, the disparity is even clearer.\u00a0\n\nAcross these areas combined, only approximately one percent of identified funding events and even less than that of identified capital flows, went to women\u2019s health.\n\nHow to move forward\n\nThe report identifies robust evidence as the main driver to fuel innovation and investment.\u00a0\n\nRealising the full potential of women\u2019s health will require targeted, cross-sector leadership.\u00a0\n\nTo identify evidence-based investment opportunities, it is essential to develop a deeper understanding of women\u2019s health conditions, which requires them to be studied, researched, and analysed in clinical trials.\u00a0\n\nHowever, reality shows this is easier said than done.\u00a0\n\nDespite regulatory mandates and policy initiatives, women remain systematically underrepresented in clinical trials across major disease areas.\u00a0\n\nHarvard Medical School researchers analysing 1,433 clinical trials involving 302,664 participants, found that women comprised only 41.2 percent of participants on average \u2013 below their representation in most disease populations.\n\nYet, the path doesn\u2019t end there.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThe challenge is that you have to translate science and evidence into policy and then policy into pilots and then pilots into scalable delivery\u201d, said Sania Nishtar, from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, during a panel on women\u2019s health at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2026.\u00a0\n\nShe added that innovation has to be matched with delivery capability and if you do not have that delivery capability and the sustainable financing, you're unable to use innovations for the impact that they're intended to have.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Women and girls make up 49 percent of the global population, and while they live longer than men, they spend 25 percent more of their lives in poor health or living with a disability.<\/p>\n<p>Yet investment in women's health remains disproportionately low and narrowly focused on just a handful of therapeutic areas.<\/p>\n<p>Women's health receives only six percent of total private healthcare investment, and companies focused exclusively on women\u2019s health attract less than one percent, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGender equality has advanced, yet the gap between health outcomes for men and women remains substantial\u201d, Trish Stroman from BCG and Shyam Bishen from WEF wrote in the report. <\/p>\n<p>In health tech, the gap is broader. An analysis by international financial services firm Alantra found that women\u2019s health companies captured just two percent of the $41.2 billion (\u20ac35.1 billion) in venture health-tech funding in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>Research by BCG showed that proper screening and better care for women in the United States, focusing only on four conditions \u2013 menopause, osteoporosis, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, and cardiovascular disease\u2013 could unblock more than $100 billion (\u20ac85 billion) in market value. <\/p>\n<p>Limited investment, combined with research design, clinical data and access to care, continues to entrench this divide. \u201cThe result is not only a public-health shortfall but a market inefficiency on a historic scale,\u201d reads the report. <\/p>\n<h2>A disproportionate disease burden<\/h2>\n<p>Many diseases affect women uniquely, differently and disproportionately. Women suffer from gender-specific conditions such as endometriosis, menopause, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and certain cancers. <\/p>\n<p>Collectively, women lose around 75 million years of healthy life each year, equivalent to a week of health lost per woman, per year, according to the report. <\/p>\n<p>Five gender-specific conditions \u2013 endometriosis, maternal health, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), menopause, and cervical cancer \u2013 <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.gavi.org//vaccineswork//new-era-womens-health-uniting-global-leaders-improve-lives-and-economies-2025-and/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>account for 14 percent of the female disease<\/strong> <\/a>burden but have received less than one percent of relevant research funding in recent years.<\/p>\n<h2>Women on the sidelines of healthcare funding<\/h2>\n<p>There is a clear misalignment between private-sector funding flows and disease burden, the new report says. <\/p>\n<p>Between 2020 and 2025, total healthcare private-sector funding totalled $2.87 trillion (\u20ac2.45 trillion). Of this, women\u2019s health received $175 (\u20ac149 billion) \u2013 six percent. <\/p>\n<p>Funding remains heavily concentrated in reproductive health, women\u2019s cancers and maternal care, which account for roughly 80 percent of identified funding events and 90 percent of identified capital between 2020 and 2025. <\/p>\n<p>By contrast, high-prevalence, women-specific conditions \u2013 such as endometriosis, menopause, polycystic ovary syndrome and menstrual health \u2013 represent less than two percent of the identified women\u2019s health budget. <\/p>\n<p>When considering therapeutic areas that affect women differently and disproportionately, including mental health, endocrine, and cardiovascular conditions, the disparity is even clearer. <\/p>\n<p>Across these areas combined, only approximately one percent of identified funding events and even less than that of identified capital flows, went to women\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//12//02//nearly-1-in-4-eu-women-believe-men-are-treated-better-by-health-workers-new-study-says/"> Nearly 1 in 4 EU women believe men are treated better by health workers, new study says<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>How to move forward<\/h2>\n<p>The report identifies robust evidence as the main driver to fuel innovation and investment. <\/p>\n<p>Realising the full potential of women\u2019s health will require targeted, cross-sector leadership. <\/p>\n<p>To identify evidence-based investment opportunities, it is essential to develop a deeper understanding of women\u2019s health conditions, which requires them to be studied, researched, and analysed in clinical trials. <\/p>\n<p>However, reality shows this is easier said than done. <\/p>\n<p>Despite regulatory mandates and policy initiatives, women remain systematically underrepresented in clinical trials across major disease areas. <\/p>\n<p>Harvard Medical School researchers analysing 1,433 clinical trials involving 302,664 participants, found that women comprised only 41.2 percent of participants on average \u2013 below their representation in most disease populations.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the path doesn\u2019t end there. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe challenge is that you have to translate science and evidence into policy and then policy into pilots and then pilots into scalable delivery\u201d, said Sania Nishtar, from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, during a panel on women\u2019s health at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2026. <\/p>\n<p>She added that innovation has to be matched with delivery capability and if you do not have that delivery capability and the sustainable financing, you're unable to use innovations for the impact that they're intended to have. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769158462,"updatedAt":1769324444,"publishedAt":1769324405,"firstPublishedAt":1769324405,"lastPublishedAt":1769324443,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/34\/87\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a1f8f79b-07da-52a8-9475-ffac5549d7e5-9623487.jpg","altText":"Underfunding women's health costs 75 million years of life.","caption":"Underfunding women's health costs 75 million years of life.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Cleared","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2960,"urlSafeValue":"iraola","title":"Marta Iraola Iribarren","twitter":"@marta_iraola"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":26196,"slug":"women-s-health","urlSafeValue":"women-s-health","title":"Women's Health","titleRaw":"Women's 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minister agree to boost Arctic security","titleListing2":"NATO chief and Danish PM agree to boost Arctic security after Trump walks back on Greenland threats","leadin":"NATO said that the United States, Denmark and Greenland would negotiate on stepping up efforts to stop Russia and China gaining a \"foothold\" on the territory.","summary":"NATO said that the United States, Denmark and Greenland would negotiate on stepping up efforts to stop Russia and China gaining a \"foothold\" on the territory.","keySentence":"","url":"nato-and-denmark-agree-to-boost-arctic-security-after-trump-walks-back-on-greenland-threat","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/01\/23\/nato-and-denmark-agree-to-boost-arctic-security-after-trump-walks-back-on-greenland-threat","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"NATO chief Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen agreed on Friday that the alliance should boost work on security in the Arctic region, after US President Donald Trump walked back on his threats to seize Greenland.\n\n\"We're working together to ensure that the whole of NATO is safe and secure and will build on our cooperation to enhance deterrence and defence in the Arctic,\" Rutte wrote in a post on X after meeting Frederiksen in Brussels.\n\nFrederiksen, who is set to travel to Greenland to meet its prime minister on Friday, said \"we agree that NATO should increase its engagement in the Arctic.\"\n\n\"Defence and security in the Arctic are matters for the entire alliance,\" she wrote on X.\n\nThe meeting came after Trump claimed he had struck a framework deal with Rutte on Wednesday that satisfied him after he made demands to take the autonomous Arctic territory from Denmark.\n\nTrump backed off his threats to seize Greenland and impose tariffs on NATO allies blocking him despite not making headway on his main demand for control of the island.\n\nDetails of what, if anything, was agreed \u00a0have not been made public but officials say NATO boosting security in the Arctic was part of the plan.\n\nFrederiksen said on Thursday that NATO allies agreed on the need for a \"permanent presence\" in the Arctic, including around Greenland.\n\nMembers of the alliance have floated setting up a new NATO mission in the Arctic, but commanders say concrete planning has yet to start.\n\nOfficials familiar with Rutte's talks with Trump said that Denmark and the United States would look to renegotiate a 1951 pact governing American force deployments on Greenland.\n\nThat could allow Washington to boost its military footprint on the vast island, including potentially stationing parts of Trump's planned \"Golden Dome\" missile defence system.\n\nNATO also said that the United States, Denmark and Greenland would negotiate on stepping up efforts to stop Russia and China gaining a \"foothold\" on the territory.\n\nTrump used the alleged threat from both Moscow and Beijing to Greenland and US national security as major justifications for why he needed to take control of the island.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>NATO chief Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen agreed on Friday that the alliance should boost work on security in the Arctic region, after US President Donald Trump walked back on his threats to seize Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>\"We're working together to ensure that the whole of NATO is safe and secure and will build on our cooperation to enhance deterrence and defence in the Arctic,\" Rutte wrote in a post on X after meeting Frederiksen in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p>Frederiksen, who is set to travel to Greenland to meet its prime minister on Friday, said \"we agree that NATO should increase its engagement in the Arctic.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"Defence and security in the Arctic are matters for the entire alliance,\" she wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting came after Trump claimed he had struck a framework deal with Rutte on Wednesday that satisfied him after he made demands to take the autonomous Arctic territory from Denmark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget 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VACCINE","daletPyramidId":3977669,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Shingle vaccine may help slow ageing, new study finds","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Could a shingles vaccine help you live longer?","titleListing2":"Besides protecting against the disease, the shingles vaccine could also be linked to slower biological ageing, a new study has found.","leadin":"Besides protecting against the disease, the shingles vaccine could also be linked to slower biological ageing, a new study has found.","summary":"Besides protecting against the disease, the shingles vaccine could also be linked to slower biological ageing, a new study has found.","keySentence":"","url":"shingle-vaccine-may-help-slow-ageing-new-study-finds","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2026\/01\/23\/shingle-vaccine-may-help-slow-ageing-new-study-finds","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"People aged 70 and above who received a shingles vaccine showed slower biological ageing than those unvaccinated, according to new research from the University of Southern California.\n\nBiological age is how old your body seems based on its health and function. It reflects the wear and tear your cells, tissues, and organs have accumulated over time, and is influenced by lifestyle, environment, and genetics \u2013 not just chronological age.\n\nVaccines are designed to protect against acute infection, however, recent research has shown the possible connection between adult vaccines, including those for shingles and influenza, and lower risks of dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders, said Jung Ki Kim, lead author of the study.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThis study adds to emerging evidence that vaccines could play a role in promoting healthy ageing by modulating biological systems beyond infection prevention,\u201d Kim said.\n\nThe study, published in The Journals of Gerontology, an Oxford Academic journal, looked at 3,884 participants who were aged 70 and above in 2016, measuring their biological ageing by assessing aspects such as inflammation, immune response, blood flow, and neurodegeneration.\u00a0\n\nResearchers found that, on average, vaccinated participants had significantly lower levels of inflammation, slower epigenetic and transcriptomic ageing, and lower composite biological ageing scores.\u00a0\n\nVaccination was also associated with higher adaptive immunity scores, the body\u2019s response to specific pathogens after exposure or vaccination.\n\nOne key factor, according to the study, was inflammation.\u00a0\n\nChronic, low-grade inflammation is a well-known driver of many age-related conditions, such as heart disease, and cognitive decline \u2013 a process known as \u201cinflammaging\u201d.\u00a0\n\n\u201cBy helping to reduce this background inflammation \u2013 possibly by preventing reactivation of the virus that causes shingles, the vaccine may play a role in supporting healthier ageing,\u201d said Kim.\n\nResults maintained over time\n\nShingles, or herpes zoster, is a painful blistering skin rash caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus.\u00a0\n\nAnyone who has had chickenpox can develop shingles. While shingles can occur at younger ages, the risk is higher for those aged 50 or older and among people with weakened immune systems.\u00a0\n\nVaccination provides effective protection against shingles and significantly reduces the likelihood of developing postherpetic neuralgia, the persistent nerve pain that can follow infection.\n\nThe study found that the potential benefits of shingles vaccines appeared to persist over time.\u00a0\n\nWhen analysing how the time since vaccination affected results, the researchers found that\u00a0improvements in biological ageing were most pronounced within three years post-vaccination, with slower ageing persisting beyond this window.\n\nThose who were vaccinated four or more years before the blood test still showed slower biological ageing than those without the vaccines.\u00a0\n\nThe study noted that\u00a0 longitudinal studies are needed to confirm the patterns and explore implications for long-term health\n\n","htmlText":"<p>People aged 70 and above who received a shingles vaccine showed slower biological ageing than those unvaccinated, according to new <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////academic.oup.com//biomedgerontology//advance-article//doi//10.1093//gerona//glag008//8430804/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>research<\/strong><\/a> from the University of Southern California.<\/p>\n<p>Biological age is how old your body seems based on its health and function. It reflects the wear and tear your cells, tissues, and organs have accumulated over time, and is influenced by lifestyle, environment, and genetics \u2013 not just chronological age.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccines are designed to protect against acute infection, however, recent research has shown the possible connection between adult vaccines, including those for shingles and influenza, and lower risks of dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders, said Jung Ki Kim, lead author of the study. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis study adds to emerging evidence that vaccines could play a role in promoting healthy ageing by modulating biological systems beyond infection prevention,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n<p>The study, published in The Journals of Gerontology, an Oxford Academic journal, looked at 3,884 participants who were aged 70 and above in 2016, measuring their biological ageing by assessing aspects such as inflammation, immune response, blood flow, and neurodegeneration. <\/p>\n<p>Researchers found that, on average, vaccinated participants had significantly lower levels of inflammation, slower epigenetic and transcriptomic ageing, and lower composite biological ageing scores. <\/p>\n<p>Vaccination was also associated with higher adaptive immunity scores, the body\u2019s response to specific pathogens after exposure or vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>One key factor, according to the study, was inflammation. <\/p>\n<p>Chronic, low-grade inflammation is a well-known driver of many age-related conditions, such as heart disease, and cognitive decline \u2013 a process known as \u201cinflammaging\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy helping to reduce this background inflammation \u2013 possibly by preventing reactivation of the virus that causes shingles, the vaccine may play a role in supporting healthier ageing,\u201d said Kim.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//08//29//shingles-vaccine-could-lower-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke-study-finds/">Shingles vaccine could lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Results maintained over time<\/h2>\n<p>Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a painful blistering skin rash caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus. <\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has had chickenpox can develop shingles. While shingles can occur at younger ages, the risk is higher for those aged 50 or older and among people with weakened immune systems. <\/p>\n<p>Vaccination provides effective protection against shingles and significantly reduces the likelihood of developing postherpetic neuralgia, the persistent nerve pain that can follow infection.<\/p>\n<p>The study found that the potential benefits of shingles vaccines appeared to persist over time. <\/p>\n<p>When analysing how the time since vaccination affected results, the researchers found that improvements in biological ageing were most pronounced within three years post-vaccination, with slower ageing persisting beyond this window.<\/p>\n<p>Those who were vaccinated four or more years before the blood test still showed slower biological ageing than those without the vaccines. <\/p>\n<p>The study noted that longitudinal studies are needed to confirm the patterns and explore implications for long-term health<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1769167627,"updatedAt":1769173819,"publishedAt":1769168914,"firstPublishedAt":1769168914,"lastPublishedAt":1769168914,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/62\/37\/54\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_c300fa92-6478-5c14-8706-8a5e6b0601f6-9623754.jpg","altText":"The shingles vaccine could be linked to slower biological ageing.","caption":"The shingles vaccine could be linked to slower biological ageing.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Cleared","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"height":900}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2960,"urlSafeValue":"iraola","title":"Marta Iraola Iribarren","twitter":"@marta_iraola"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":12030,"slug":"vaccine","urlSafeValue":"vaccine","title":"Vaccine","titleRaw":"Vaccine"},{"id":139,"slug":"health","urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health","titleRaw":"Health"},{"id":29142,"slug":"healthy-aging","urlSafeValue":"healthy-aging","title":"healthy aging","titleRaw":"healthy aging"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2864369},{"id":2864308},{"id":2863322}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"health-news","urlSafeValue":"health-news","title":"Health News","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/health-news\/health-news"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"health","verticals":[{"id":12,"slug":"health","urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":12,"slug":"health","urlSafeValue":"health","title":"Health"},"themes":[{"id":"health-news","urlSafeValue":"health-news","title":"Health news","url":"\/health\/health-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":43,"urlSafeValue":"health-news","title":"Health news"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":104,"urlSafeValue":"europe","title":"Europe"},"country":{"id":24,"urlSafeValue":"belgium","title":"Belgium","url":"\/news\/europe\/belgium"},"town":{"id":541,"urlSafeValue":"brussels-belgium","title":"Brussels, Belgium"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/health\/2026\/01\/23\/shingle-vaccine-may-help-slow-ageing-new-study-finds","lastModified":1769168914}]">
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