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EU and UK to ramp up talks on closer ties 10 years after Brexit vote

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Czech government faces no-confidence vote over row with the president

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Son of Norway's crown princess denies rape charges as trial begins

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Euronews records best ever January audience performance

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Paris prosecutors search French offices of Elon Musk's X

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'I'm not like an angel': Meloni jokes about cherub lookalike

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Newsletter: 'Super Mario' returns at moment of economic reckoning

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EU-China relations enter 'do no harm' phase as Trump's shadow looms

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Germany opposes direct talks with Putin due to 'maximalist demands'

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EU's climate goals at risk without China's raw materials, auditors say

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Draghi: EU must become a 'genuine federation' to avoid decline

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Russia wants to continue war in Ukraine – Polish secretary of state

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Denmark to expel non-Danish citizens if jailed for one year or more

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NATO chief should stop being 'American agent,' Charles Michel says

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Airbus defence chief: Red tape hinders EU's 'quantum leap' in space

The EU's answer to Elon Musk's Starlink system will only be operational in 2029. As the CEO of Airbus Defence and Space sees it, the EU went about it completely the wrong way.

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Putin should make concessions before direct talks with Europe: Kallas

The EU's chief diplomat has discouraged Europeans from pursuing direct re-engagement with the Kremlin, an idea publicly backed by Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni.

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EU considers entry ban on Russian soldiers who fought in Ukraine

"There can be no path from Bucha to Brussels," the Estonian foreign minister said as he called for an EU-wide entry ban on former Russian soldiers.

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EU competition chief defends 'discreet' handling of big tech cases

EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera said digital rules are being enforced discreetly and with ongoing dialogue with US-based big tech companies.

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EU set to use visas as leverage against illegal migration

The European Commission has presented its five-year stretegy on migration, which includes incentives for non-EU countries to cooperate in keeping irregular migrants outside the bloc.

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EU agrees to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorist group

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran will be added to the European Union's terrorism blacklist, foreign affairs ministers decided on Thursday.

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European apples tainted with 'pesticide cocktails', new study claims

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 – the combination of several pesticide residues present in fruits and vegetables.

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Sustainable tourism projects celebrated at EU exhibition

The European Commission is expected to publish its EU strategy for tourism this year.

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EIB spending on security and defence quadrupled to €4bn in 2025

Since 2024, the EIB has revised its lending policy several times to allow for greater financing of security and defence as EU member states looked at ways to prepare for a possible Russian attack.

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In southern Italy, poisoned 'Land of Fires' continues to claim lives

One year after Europe condemned Italy for failing to protect the lives of citizens in Campania's infamous "Land of Fires", the area poisoned by illegal toxic waste for decades remains an open crime scene.

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Europe can't win without the US, says former US NATO official

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte drew stinging rebukes from across the continent over remarks alleging Europe can't defend itself without the aid of the US. While Europeans say the assessment is unjustified, US contacts tell Euronews he's just telling it like it is.

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Watch the video: Who are you, Mark Rutte?

NATO chief Mark Rutte is under fire. His message to anyone who thinks the EU can survive militarily without the US? “Keep on dreaming, we can’t,” he responds. But when he takes off his glasses, who is he really?

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'We are absent': Bettel urges direct European talks with Putin

"If we can't talk to them, we won't find a solution," Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel told Euronews ahead of a gathering of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

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Europe Today: EU foreign ministers discuss fresh sanctions on Iran

Tune in to Euronews' new flagship morning programme, Europe Today, at 8 am Brussels time. In just 15 minutes, we bring you up to speed on the biggest news of the day.

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France, Spain signal support to blacklist Iran's Revolutionary Guard

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps could soon be designated as a terrorist organisation in the European Union after France and Spain, the two key hold-outs, signalled a change of mind.

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Danish MEP Dahl backs Rutte's view on EU defence dependence on US

The Danish EPP MEP said in an opinion article for Euronews that NATO secretary general is right to claim the EU remains dependent on the US for security, at least for now.

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EU invests €650m in cross-border hydrogen and power grid projects

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.

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MEPs urge EU to block ICE from entering Europe for Winter Olympics

Several European lawmakers have urged the EU to impose restrictive measures on ICE, arguing that the agency should not operate in Europe due to concerns over democratic oversight and human rights.

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'It's better for Poland to stay with the złoty,' Polish FM says

Andrzej Domanski said that that keeping the złoty as the national currency gives the economy greater flexibility at a time of global uncertainty, despite ongoing debates over deeper eurozone integration.

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Euroviews. Don’t shoot the messenger, Mark Rutte is right — for now

Europe lacks key military capabilities — especially independent command, intelligence, and digital infrastructure — most of which are still provided by the US, Danish MEP Henrik Dahl writes in an opinion article for Euronews.

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China orchestrating 'dogfight' in space against EU assets – Germany

It is possible Europe's adversaries are carrying already on activities to destablise the bloc's space assets in preparation for a future conflict, Jens Plötner also said.

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Shift in EU-US relations is 'structural, not temporary', Kallas warns

In the aftermath of the Greenland crisis, the EU's top diplomat has urged European nations to stop outsourcing their security and defence.

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Watch the video: EU-India trade deal — what's inside?

The EU signed a historic trade deal with India on Tuesday. Why? Because with Trump in the White House and the European relations with Beijing being complicated, Brussels needs new friends. And it needs them fast.

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Costa: EU-India deal shows 'reliable' partners can work for good

In an exclusive interview with Euronews in New Delhi, European Council President António Costa hailed the EU-India trade pact as a major economic opportunity and strategic victory in an “uncertain world.”

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Newsletter: Costa backs ‘cooperation over confrontation’

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Draghi to join EU leaders at retreat to boost competitiveness

Costa has held a series on informal meetings bringing together the 27 leaders to brainstorm without the formalities of a European summit.

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EU lawmakers urge European Commission to boost fusion energy

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.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy sets 2027 as target for Ukraine's EU accession

According to an EU official speaking on condition of anonymity, Brussels is also floating the idea of 'gradual membership' to accelerate Ukraine's accession.

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'Time is of the essence' for a made-in-Europe space policy – ministers

France is championing a preference European-made space assets related to defence, which some member states will probably be wary of given the need to rapidly ramp up the bloc's space capacity.

France

French MP shares trauma in trial of ex-senator accused of drugging her

Former senator Joël Guerriau, 68, has admitted serving lawmaker Sandrine Josso a drink spiked with MDMA but says it was an accident.

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France emerges as key holdout in EU talks on blacklisting Iran’s IRGC

Despite reports of mass casualties in Iran’s crackdown on recent protests, France remains wary of adding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the bloc’s terror list, saying the step would achieve little given existing sanctions.

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Watch the video: Should social media be banned for children?

France is officially at war with social media. And the battle cries are echoing all over Europe. President Emmanuel Macron say children's minds are "not for sale" and wants a social media ban for under-15s by September.

Italy

ICE agents' role in Milan-Cortina Olympics sparks criticism in Italy

Citing images of ICE agents that have dominated coverage of unrest in Minneapolis, Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said that ICE would not be welcome in his city.

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Rutte faces backlash for mocking Europe's security independence goals

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is under fire for his dismissive remarks about the idea of European separation from Washington's protection. "You can't, we can't," he said.

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Germany

Germany offers €1 million bounty over Berlin power grid attack

Police are searching for members of the far-left "Vulkangruppe" or Volcano Group, which claimed responsibility for the blackout in early January.

United Kingdom

Record number of people in UK live in 'very deep poverty', study shows

About 6.8 million people — almost half of all of those in poverty — are living in "very deep poverty" in the UK, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns.

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EU's own satellite communication system now operational – Kubilius

Eight satellites from five different member states are currently being pooled as part of GOVSATCOM. The Commission hopes this is the first step towards less dependence on the US - whose own communication systems are a lot more mature.

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EU Commission to probe Hungary's defence loan request

Hungary is the only member state whose EU payments are suspended because of systemic corruption risks, and the Commission now says any disbursement under the bloc's defence funding scheme would come with conditions.

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Virkkunen warns X of ‘clear obligations’ amid investigation into Grok

The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot on X, over its use to generate non-consensual sexualised images of women and underage girls.

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Newsletter: EU and India clinch ‘mother of all deals’

Also in this newsletter: the EU's tech chief speaks to Euronews, and Greenland's minerals minister weighs in on Trump's claims that a "framework" deal is in place for her Arctic country.

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EU inks 'mother of all deals' with India amid global trade turmoil

The EU Commission sealed a free-trade agreement with India on Tuesday, cutting tariffs on EU goods while leaving out sensitive sectors to appease Indian authorities. Europe’s carmakers will see tariffs gradually reduced under the agreement, hailed as the 'mother of all deals'.

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Henna Virkkunen reacts to EU-India trade deal

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