Author: Euronews

A recent proposal by the European Commission to set an emission reduction target of 90% by 2040 compared to 1990 level is being criticised by European lawmakers, member states and environmentalists alike.

Published on 12/08/2025 – 9:42 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The decline in payroll employment in the UK eased in July, with employers cutting headcount by 8,000, compared to a month-on-month drop of 26,000 in June. July’s figure marks the smallest decline in headcount since a modest rise in January, offering a glimmer of hope for the sluggish UK job market. The early estimate of payrolled employees for July 2025 decreased by 164,000 on the year, added the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Tuesday’s data “tallies with some of the business surveys which suggest hiring appetite has begun to improve after a torrid…

At the beginning of this year, tourism in the EU saw a positive trend, except for four countries.

Published on 11/08/2025 – 10:30 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay 15% of their revenues from sales of artificial-intelligence chips in China to the US government. The unprecedented deal, first reported by the Financial Times on Sunday, is part of a bargain to secure export licenses for the Chinese market. Nvidia will share revenue from sales of its H20 chip, while the pledge applies to AMD’s MI308 chips. According to FT sources, the Trump administration has not yet decided how to use the money. “The unusual arrangement is another example of a mega tech company acquiescing to…

US President Donald Trump has officially invited President Karol Nawrocki to the White House. This will be Nawrocki’s second meeting with Trump, as the two previously met during the Polish presidential campaign in May.

Do you really know who’s coming into your office building? “If you’re wearing a uniform, people don’t really question you,” security expert Daniel Dilks told Euronews.

Last year, Donald Tusk’s government unblocked billions of euros of frozen EU reconstruction funds for Poland, which was considered a significant success for the ruling coalition. Now, however, the government faces allegations of misspending these funds on yachts, saunas and other luxury goods.

ADVERTISEMENT Brits are swapping London’s glittering storefronts for Paris’ grands magasins and Milan’s Quadrilatero della moda — and the numbers behind the luxury exodus are startling. Since tax-free shopping became possible for UK visitors in the EU after Brexit in January 2021, British consumers have increasingly directed their high-end spending towards brands and stores across the Channel. According to a recent report published by the Association of International Retail (AIR), Britons shelled out €854 million (£730mn) on VAT-free shopping in the EU in 2024, a five-fold leap from €169mn in 2021. “This is not the same people spending a bit…

ADVERTISEMENT 2024 was Europe’s hottest year since records began in 1940. Hotter and drier conditions, combined with more frequent droughts and heatwaves, are creating highly flammable landscapes, particularly in southern and central Europe, according to the European Environment Agency. Portugal recorded the largest burned area in the EU in 2024, with nearly 450 km2 of land destroyed. Fires occurred early in the wildfire season on the island of Madeira, and later around mid-September on the mainland. After Portugal, Bulgaria and Spain were the countries where flames consumed more land, with 310.9 km2 and 186.5 km2 burned, respectively. It is not…

Trump said on his Truth Social platform that Lip-Bu Tan was “highly conflicted”, but did not elaborate. The president was seemingly accusing Tan of holding problematic ties with the Chinese Communist party.