Author: Euronews

Published on 28/08/2025 – 17:05 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT In Europe, the 2025 wildfire season has broken records for the amount of land burnt. More than a million hectares has gone up in flames in the EU so far this year, a larger surface area than the entirety of Corsica. That’s more than four times as much as last year. In total, more than 1,800 forest fires have been declared, emitting more than 38 million tonnes of CO₂. Out of the European Union’s 27 member states, only the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta have reported no wildfires. At the top…

Published on 28/08/2025 – 7:45 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The EU should speed negotiation of a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) system with the US to avoid existing exorbitant tariffs of 50% on steel and aluminium, the director general of the European Steel Association, EUROFER, has told Euronews adding that such a deal could also help with cooperation on Chinese overcapacities in the sector. Such TRQ systems enable specific quantities of steel and aluminium to be imported at a lower or zero tariff rate, with any additional amount subject to a much higher tariff rate. “Tariff-rate quotas are the only opening we have with…

Human Rights Watch says EU’s and Spain’s outsourcing of migration control to Mauritania has worsened abuses against asylum seekers, including torture, rape and mass expulsions. The report links these violations to a €210 million 2024 migration deal aimed at curbing departures to the Canary Islands.

President Donald Trump’s personal crypto ventures are expanding again, this time with plans for a digital asset treasury company that holds an alternative cryptocurrency.

“It was the best possible deal,” the European Commission said of the tariff agreement reached between the US and the EU, with the vast majority of the bloc’s exports now attracting 15% in customs duties. We analyse the impact of the “America First” imperative on the European economy.

Major European stock indexes opened lower on Tuesday, with the CAC 40 in Paris leading losses, following news that the French government may be ousted next month.

Almost one in ten students in EU countries comes from abroad.

A deal could push the companies to break up their coffee and soft-drinks units.

The fire at the nuclear power plant in Russia’s Kursk region has been extinguished with no injuries reported.

As some of Iceland’s most famous destinations deal with increasing visitor numbers, travellers are seeking quieter, off-the-beaten-track experiences.