Author: Euronews

Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has acknowledged shortcomings in the conservative-Social Democrat coalition and announced that he intends to communicate his political course more clearly in future. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At the German Catholic Convention in Würzburg, the CDU leader said that while dispute is part of democracy, it has to lead to results. At present, he said, there may be too many arguments and too little being achieved. The federal government is planning a reform package on tax, the labour market, pensions and cutting red tape before the summer recess. In recent weeks, however, there have been repeated conflicts within the…

In November, the European Union’s highest court ordered Poland to register same-sex marriages that were entered into in other EU countries even if Polish law does not currently permit them.

From conspiracy theories claiming that the term “hantavirus” is derived from Hebrew, to claims that big pharma groups created the virus to drive up vaccine profits, a slew of false claims about the pathogen have emerged on social media in recent weeks. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The hantavirus outbreak occurred aboard the MV Hondius ship, which set sail from Argentina on 1 April, before it docked on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands on 10 May. Eleven people aboard the MV Hondius fell ill, with at least nine confirmed cases. Three passengers on the cruise died, including a Dutch couple…

“The President of Ukraine has neither been nor is currently a subject of the investigation,” the head of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau said on Tuesday, as the president’s former chief of staff appeared in court for a bail hearing.

Published on 11/05/2026 – 16:42 GMT+2 The EU agreed on Monday to sanction Israeli settlers over their violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, a move enabled by backing from Hungary’s incoming government. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Today, we reached a political agreement to sanction Israeli extremists settlers and entities,” Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat told reporters following a meeting of foreign affairs ministers in Brussels. “We move from political deadlock that was there for a long time. Violence and extremism carry consequences.” Kallas added in an X post earlier on Monday that the measures, which include asset freezes and travel…

Published on 10/05/2026 – 16:47 GMT+2•Updated 17:03 One day after the new parliament convened and Péter Magyar was sworn-in as prime minister, thousands have been celebrating Europe Day in Budapest, along with the 22nd anniversary of Hungary’s accession to the European Union. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On 9 May 1950, the anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Schuman Declaration was issued, laying the foundations for the community now known as the European Union. Seventy-six years later, on the same day, Hungary swore in a new prime minister, something that will no doubt reshape the often tense relationship between…

Péter Magyar has been sworn-in as Hungary’s new prime minister, after taking his oath in parliament on Saturday morning, bringing an end to 16-years of Viktor Orbán rule, cementing a landslide April election victory. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Magyar’s Tisza party secured 141 seats in the 199-seat National Assembly, an outright majority. The outgoing Fidesz has 44, while the KDNP, who formerly allied with Orbán, have 8 and Mi Hazánk 6. Magyar post was confirmed on Saturday in the inaugural session of the National Assembly. He was appointed with 140 votes in favour, 54 against and 1 abstention. After taking the oath,…

“I’m not going to walk away and plunge the country into chaos,” British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Friday after local election results showed millions of voters had abandoned his Labour Party. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It is a far cry from the general election less than two years ago that saw Labour win one of the largest majorities in British parliamentary history. Starmer admitted that the elections — which saw hundreds of Labour councillors lose seats amid massive gains for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party — were painful. “The results are tough, they are very tough, and there’s no…

Published on 07/05/2026 – 17:26 GMT+2 Ukraine’s top negotiator Rustem Umerov will hold talks with US officials in Florida on Thursday on how to end the full-scale Russian invasion, Kyiv said on Thursday, amid stalled negotiations during the Iran war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine will hold a series of meetings today with envoys of the President of the United States,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote in a post on X. Zelenskyy said Kyiv had “defined the key tasks,” which includes discussing a potential prisoner exchange with Russia and security guarantees for…

Faced with tight deadlines, strict demands, and repeated tariff threats from US President Donald Trump, EU negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council are entering crucial EU–US trade talks with slim prospects of a breakthrough. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Wednesday evening, German MEP Bernd Lange (S&D), chair of the European Parliament’s influential trade committee, and the Cypriot EU presidency, representing member states, will attempt to finalise a deal agreed last summer in Turnberry between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Negotiators are under pressure following Trump’s recent threats to raise tariffs on EU-made cars…