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France's 11 November ceremonies, tributes by Macron, Le Pen, Mélenchon
Marking the 108th anniversary of the 1918 armistice, Emmanuel Macron led the ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, while Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon chose symbolic venues to deliver their messages months before the presidential election.
Europe Today
We should 'salute' Ukraine for military campaign against Russian diesel infrastructure
NATO is involved in US-convened talks in Abu Dhabi about the future security settlement for Europe as part once the Russia - Ukrainian war ends. NATO's Supreme Allied Commander says it remains to be seen whether Russian President Putin is serious about peace.
Europe News
Portugual will manufacture components for Swedish Saab fighter jets
A Swedish company announced a partnership with Portuguese industrial group Vangest to produce eight complex parts in Portugal for Gripen E/F fighters. The Swedish jet is among the options to renew the Portuguese Air Force's F-16 fleet.
Europe News
Abu Dhabi peace talks end with prisoner exchange agreement
A large-scale prisoner exchange emerged as the only tangible result of two days of US-mediated talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi, with no breakthrough on a ceasefire or territorial disputes. Kushner told Euronews that "we are pushing a boulder uphill" for a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting.
Europe News
Ukraine-Russia peace talks enter second day with territory in focus
Ukraine and Russia resume US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, with Kyiv welcoming a shift in Washington's approach but major differences remaining over territory, security guarantees and the terms of a ceasefire.
Europe Today
'The European Union needs to use its strength,' says MEP Riho Terras
Riho Terras speaks to Euronews on the recent cyberattacks affecting multiple supermarkets across Europe. He points to the business owners as part responsible for the cyberattacks occurring - given the lack of financing from shopowners and "not enough upgrades" to their computer systems.
Europe Today
‘Constructive’ Abu Dhabi talks resume, but a ceasefire is nowhere near
Good morning. I’m Luca Bertuzzi, holding the pen for today’s newsletter. In this edition: a preview of the second day of peace talks in Abu Dhabi, the backlash to Merz’s budget gambit, and why aid to Ukraine is becoming a sore point for several EU countries.
Europe Today
Ukraine peace talks continue in UAE after 'constructive' first day
Ukraine, Russia and the US begin a second day of peace talks in Abu Dhabi after a first round Kyiv described as constructive, with a prisoner swap and security guarantees on the table. We also look at Black Sea attacks, Europe's hybrid threats and Prince Harry's visit to the European Parliament.
Europe News
Portugal on alert as storm Charles brings red warnings to Madeira
The government warns of flooding, falling trees and power cuts, urging people to shelter "during peaks of rain and wind". Forecasts indicate heavy rain with thunder, six-metre waves and gusts up to 130 km/h, with parts of Madeira under red alert.
Europe News
Five EU countries demand UK pays for electricity market access
The leaders of Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg and the Netherlands want Britain to contribute to EU regional development funds in return for closer energy ties, adding a new hurdle to negotiations ahead of the 20 November summit.
Europe Today
Former NATO chief: Europe must fight for a place at peace talks
Former NATO boss Anders Fogh Rasumussen warned Europe against merely pleading to part of the US-brokered ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi, saying that securing a seat at the negotiating table comes through strength, not “begging”.
Europe News
Meghan Markle makes first public appearance since father's arrest
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in Brussels for an event highlighting the dangers of online harm to children. Meghan's appearance marks her first public engagement since her father, Thomas Markle Sr., was charged with possessing child sexual abuse material in the US.
Europe News
Ukraine and Russia show 'a little bit of flexibility' on territory
The renewed US-mediated negotiations come amid deep divisions over territorial concessions and post-war security guarantees, with European leaders pressing for a role in discussions that could reshape the continent's security.
Europe Today
Merz’s budget gamble: no Ukraine funding, no EU budget
Good morning. I’m Luca Bertuzzi, holding the pen for today’s newsletter. In this edition: Merz ties the EU budget to unanimous financial support for Ukraine, Europe sends a delegation to Abu Dhabi but stays outside the trilateral talks, and the Black Sea strategy struggles to stay afloat.
Tech News
New K72 app helps Portuguese prepare 72-hour emergency kits for disasters
The app was created in Montijo by Carlos Batista, in coordination with this municipality's civil protection, but is intended for all Portuguese people and helps them assemble a "kit" for the first 72 hours after a disaster.
Europe Today
EU joins Ukraine peace talks as race to replace Lagarde heats up
Ukraine, Russia and the United States resume peace talks in Abu Dhabi, with a joint EU team and officials from France, Germany and the UK on site. We speak to Eurogroup president Kyriakos Pierrakakis about the race to succeed Christine Lagarde and report on new talks over Cyprus's division.
Europe News
Spain: investigation finds 20,000 suspected paedophile TikTok profiles
The foundation Maldita.es reports more than 1,000 child sexual abuse videos found in 35 days of tracking. The Ministry of Youth and Children demands urgent explanations from TikTok and raises the possibility of suspending the platform.
Culture news
M John Harrison wins Booker Prize for 'End of Everything'
The judges of the prestigious English literary prize praised the novel for it's "extraordinary expert writing and huge ambition" - Harrison is the oldest ever recipient of the prize that is famed for kickstarting careers and says he feels like a proper writer at last.
Europe News
Polish president and PM lead Krakow Silent March honouring victims
Residents of Krakow, led by Poland's president, prime minister and joined by representatives of local government and religious leaders, took part in the March of Silence organised in memory of the victims of Saturday's attack.
Europe News
No deal on Ukraine aid? Then no deal on EU budget, Merz says
The stakes for the EU budget have risen sharply as the German chancellor ties the deal to approving an additional €45 billion for Kyiv. "Supporting Ukraine is a matter of our indivisible European security," Merz said in a letter to Council President Antonio Costa.
Europe Today
Europe searches for a seat at the table in Abu Dhabi
Good morning. This is Luca Bertuzzi, steering the newsletter this week. In this edition: Europe fights for a seat at the Ukraine peace table, Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot was tasked with forming a government, Poland mourns the deadly Kraków attack and von der Leyen heads to the Black Sea.
Europe Today
Poland in shock after Krakow attack, Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi
Poland is in shock after this weekend's deadly shooting in Krakow's Main Market Square, which Polish PM Donald Tusk called an act of terrorism. The shooter died this morning. Also on the show: new Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi, the race to succeed Lagarde and the COP31 climate summit.
Uruguay
Pope Leo XIV concludes Uruguay visit, heads to Argentina
Tens of thousands of people packed Florida’s main square for the Mass under brilliant blue skies, some walking for several kilometers to reach the site. The city has a population of about 40,000 but the Vatican estimated 50,000 were attending.
Europe News
Europeans to join Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, says France
"No one will speak in our name", French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot says, adding that Europeans will join next week's Russia-Ukraine talks. He also accused hard left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon of echoing Kremlin propaganda.
Europe News
Mélenchon presents party manifesto as France social unrest continues
The right to vote at 16, a Sixth Republic as a “new ecological state”: the four-time Élysée candidate outlined his presidential programme to more than 20,000 supporters. A further show of strength against a backdrop of social unrest in the country.
EU News
EU labels Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus 'under migratory pressure'
The European Commission has identified four Mediterranean countries as facing migratory pressure, opening the door to asylum seeker relocations. The Ceuta crisis will have little impact on numbers, while Hungary and Slovakia have failed to contribute to EU solidarity efforts.
Europe News
EU prosecutors open fraud probe into Spain’s high-speed rail funds
EU prosecutors have opened a fraud investigation into funds for upgrading Spain’s Madrid–Seville high-speed line, where a 28 October crash near Urda killed 69. A similar probe began in March after a January crash on the same line killed 46.
Europe News
EU and UK set to link carbon markets in major post-Brexit deal
The agreement to link EU and UK carbon markets, expected to be announced at the 20 November summit, could spare manufacturers additional carbon border charges, but critics warn that closer alignment could drive up costs for British industry.
Europe News
Emergency services deployed after school bus crash kills two in France
A minor and a young adult were killed when a bus carrying pupils crashed in eastern France on Friday morning. Emergency services deployed helicopters to the scene as authorities launched an investigation into the circumstances.
Europe Today
Exclusive: US is 'playing politics' with Patriots - Finnish minister
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen tells Euronews that European allies have already paid for the Patriot interceptor missiles, but Washington has yet to approve their delivery as Ukraine braces for further Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure.
Europe Today
'Weaponising disruption.' Travel expert on European hoax bomb threats
"Nobody really has a chance of getting a bomb onboard... you've got to remember how safe European airspace is."
Eoghan Corry, editor of Travel Extra, speaks to Euronews on the recent hoax bomb threats affecting multiple European airlines on Tuesday.
Europe Today
Cracks emerge over Europe’s fragmented approach to Ukraine peace talks
Good morning. I’m Mared Gwyn, holding the newsletter pen again this Friday. In this edition: Meloni takes Brussels to task over its Ukraine peace strategy, and the European Commission is set to unveil its annual migration check-up.
Europe News
Audio reveals moment Ryanair pilots are told military aircraft is intercepting them
A Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Sofia was diverted to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, after a reported bomb threat on board. Air traffic controllers warned the pilots that a military aircraft was intercepting them as they entered Bulgarian airspace.
Europe Today
Trump weighs Iran strikes as Ukraine talks head to Abu Dhabi
With the midterms over, attention turns to Donald Trump's next move on Iran, as US officials reportedly warn Gulf allies to prepare for new strikes. Ukraine talks head to Abu Dhabi next week. We also look at the wave of bomb threats on European flights and a new book on Emmanuel Macron.
Europe News
Milei and Sánchez exchange a cold greeting at Ibero-American Summit
Argentine President Javier Milei and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez exchanged a brief and frosty greeting at the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid on Wednesday. Their encounter comes two weeks after Milei called Sánchez an “unpresentable dictator”.
Europe Today
Europe weighs implications of Trump’s midterm setback
Good morning. It’s Thursday, and I’m Mared Gwyn. In this edition: What the Democrats’ sweeping win in the US midterm elections means for Europe, and Germany and Brussels continue to clash over what "associate" EU membership actually means.
Europe Today
Trump loses Congress. Will he now be even more unpredictable?
Democrats have seized control of the US Congress in a nationwide rejection of Trump. In Europe, hackers targeted a French blood bank and supermarket fridges, raising fears of a new front in hybrid warfare. Plus: we talk to Reza Pahlavi, one of the main leaders of the opposition to the Tehran regime.
Europe News
Euroviews. Crises have taken their classrooms. But education cannot wait
"Today, the education of 258 million school-aged children worldwide is disrupted by crises," says Reem Alabali Radovan, Germany's Minister for Development in an exclusive op-ed for Euronews. That is why Germany is providing €20 million in funding for education in emergencies over the coming years.
Europe News
Danish youth join European-wide protests against education cuts
Government plans to cut student allowances has drawn thousands of Danes to the streets on Wednesday, adding to a wave of European youth anger. The bill aims to cut or lower state grants to students whose parents have a medium-to-high income.
Europe News
MEPs back further weakening of 2035 car emissions targets
The reversal marks a striking political U-turn from 2023, when the EU agreed to effectively end sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035. Today's vote to give carmakers more flexibility comes after heavy pressure from the auto sector and EU governments.
Europe News
Euroviews. The EU KIDS Act – why its impact extends beyond social media
Much of the debate about the proposed EU KIDS Act centres on children’s access to social media, warns Lawyer Peter Caddock in an opinion piece for Euronews. However, in addition to the platforms in question, companies whose services are not aimed at children could also face new obligations.
EU News
Euroviews. Euronews Summit in Brussels: "Let's enlarge Europe. Now."
"Citizens of the candidate countries are Europeans, in their hearts but also in their minds. Let us complete and reunite the continent" said Pedro Vargas David, Chairman of Euronews, at the Euronews Enlargement Summit in Brussels, addressing high-profile guests, including numerous heads of state.
Europe Today
'Largest House majority' in decades, says election expert
Stefan Grobe speaks to Boyd Wagner, an elections expert on the surprise result of the US midterm elections.
The Democratic Party blew away expectations overnight, with historic results in long-time Republican states such as Kansas and Texas electing their first Democratic senators in decades.
Europe Today
Democrats win Senate in rebuke of Trump as Poland’s crisis drags on
A blue wave has swept the US in the midterm elections, with Democrats winning the Senate and heading for a big House majority as votes are still being counted on the West Coast. We bring live analysis from Philadelphia and Brussels, plus Poland’s crisis, Ukraine talks and the EU enlargement race.
Europe News
Thousands join Czech protest against public media financing plan
Critics say the overhaul would give the ruling three-party coalition the means to take control of the media, similar to what populist governments did in Slovakia under Prime Minister Robert Fico and in Hungary before former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was ousted from power in April.
Europe News
What happened near Kyiv as viral allegations sparked unrest?
As allegations of unlawful detention and torture at a National Guard building near Kyiv went viral, Ukrainian investigators said they suspected the ensuing unrest was organised to abduct a serviceman who had left his unit without authorisation.
Europe News
Euroviews. The Zangezur Corridor: Regional peace and global connectivity
The Zangezur Corridor is a test case for the region, writes Dr Matin Mammadli of the Centre for the Analysis of International Relations in Baku in an article for Euronews. It could link Azerbaijan with Nakhchivan, strengthen trade between Europe and Asia, and lay an economic foundation for peace.
Europe News
Euroviews. EU electoral systems: Europe cannot lead without leaders voters choose
Europe's electoral systems reward politicians for pleasing party bosses, not persuading voters write Alberto Alemanno, Professor at HEC Paris, and political analyst Samuel Dempsey in an opinion piece for Euronews. Until that changes, those best at winning public support will be the EU's opponents.
Economy
Who will replace Lagarde? Eurozone nominations open for ECB top job
Eurozone countries have until Friday to put forward candidates to succeed Christine Lagarde as president of the European Central Bank, with finance ministers due to take stock of the nominations on 9 November, a Eurogroup spokesperson told Euronews.
Europe Today
Hungary is not blocking Ukraine's EU accession, says Kyiv's envoy
Ukraine's envoy to the EU, Taras Kachka, told Euronews that Hungary has no new substantive objections to opening the country's remaining two negotiating clusters, despite recent delays in Budapest. His remarks come a day before the European Commission's latest enlargement assessment.
Europe Today
EU enlargement: Who’s leading the race to join the club?
Good morning. My name is Angela Skujins and welcome to your Tuesday newsletter. On today’s menu: The who’s who of those wanting to join the 27 member club gather for an exclusive EU Enlargement Summit hosted by Euronews. Here’s what you need to know today.
Europe Today
Enlargement Summit kicks off in Brussels as US midterms test Trump
Brussels hosts the Euronews Enlargement Summit as Montenegro, Albania and Ukraine push for EU membership. We speak to the EU ambassadors of Montenegro, Petar Marković, and Ukraine, Taras Kachka. Plus: Republican strategist Matt Klink on how today's US midterms test Donald Trump.
Europe News
Euroviews. Former Greek PM Papandreou calls for protection of EU prosecutors
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou calls in an guest article for Euronews for stronger safeguards to protect the independence of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, following recent warnings from its outgoing chief, Laura Kövesi, about political pressure to investigations in Greece.
Europe News
Canada stops short of endorsing EU's carbon border tax
The Canadian climate Minister's reluctance to openly commit to cooperation with the EU on its climate policy stems from the fact that Ottawa is effectively seeking an exemption from the bloc's carbon border tax, according to a December 2025 internal document seen by Euronews.
Health news
France recalls 7 million condoms across EU over safety concerns
French authorities have suspended sales and imports of ultra-thin condoms made by a Malaysian manufacturer after an investigation found defects that could increase the risk of breakage, which could lead to sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies.
Europe Today
Poland's president has 'no competence' to appoint judges, says EPP MEP
Michał Wawrykiewicz. European People's Party MEP, said that Poland's President Karol Nawrocki is "trying to block the restoration of Rule of Law" in his country after tensions over the Poland's Constitutional Tribunal escalated on Friday.
Europe Today
'No legal basis' for scenes in top court, says Polish secretary
Polish Secretary of State Marcin Przydacz speaks to Euronews on the ongoing constitutional crisis in Poland. On Friday, Polish police were dispatched to the tribunal court to defend Prime Minister Tusk's changes to the judiciary.
Europe Today
Robinson: Europe doesn't 'care enough' about Congo's Ebola outbreak
Mary Robinson, Ireland’s former president, has called on G20 countries to release the full €3 billion pledged to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has claimed 5,000 lives in less than six months.
Europe Today
'An unprecedented situation': Constitutional crisis wobbles Warsaw
Good morning. It’s Monday and my name is Angela Skujins. I’ll be holding the newsletter pen until Wednesday when Mared Gwyn once again graces you in your inbox. On today’s agenda: Trouble in Poland, an update from Ukraine, and rekindling EU-UK ties.
Europe Today
Tusk v Nawrocki: Poland's Constitutional Tribunal crisis explodes
Poland's President Karol Nawrocki entered the Constitutional Tribunal to demand the return of its suspended conservative chief judge, as Donald Tusk's government seated new judges and riot police clashed with protesters. We hear both sides, plus the escalating Ebola crisis in Africa.
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