Author: Euronews

The digital euro aims to preserve the role of cash in the digital era, ensuring secure, inclusive payments and protecting eurozone monetary sovereignty. While it won’t rival the dollar globally, it could strengthen Europe’s financial autonomy.

EU leaders want to capitalise on growing diplomatic momentum to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and ensure the country has what it needs to deter any future aggression.

The Japanese tech giant has been increasing its investments in the US since the beginning of US President Donald Trump’s second term.

The EU executive has pushed back against far-right criticism over the allocation of over €17 million in grants by the leading European Research Council (ERC) to Islam-related projects, insisting they won funding on scientific merit.

EuroVerify investigates a claim shared by a politician from the far-right Portuguese Chega party, stating that 85% of refugees are Muslim faithful.

As Europe faces soaring temperatures and rising energy demand, power grids struggle to keep the lights on without worsening emissions.

Published on 16/08/2025 – 13:52 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT European leaders have said they are “ready to work with US President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy towards a trilateral summit with European support,” in a statement issued by the European Commission on Saturday. “It will be up to Ukraine to make decisions on its territory. International borders must not be changed by force,” the statement read, which was released a few hours after the conclusion of a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The statement was signed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian…

Published on 16/08/2025 – 10:41 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Saturday that he plans to meet US President Donald Trump in the White House on Monday. The announcement comes just hours after the US president concluded a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, which produced no agreement to end the war on Ukraine. Zelenskyy said he held a “long and substantive” conversation with his US counterpart on Saturday. He thanked Trump for inviting him to meet in person in Washington on Monday and said they would “discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing…

ADVERTISEMENT Tourists often head to the Mediterranean coast for its breathtaking beaches and warm sea, but these enjoyable temperatures mask a long-term warming trend that fuels torrential rains and intense storms. This pattern is clear in the data: since records began in 1979, the temperature of Europe’s seas has been rising, and the past three years have been significantly warmer than any previous year on record. In 2024, Europe’s seas hit their highest annual average surface temperature on record (13.73°C), according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. That is almost 0.7°C above average and 0.06°C warmer than the previous record…

By&nbspEuronews Business&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 15/08/2025 – 11:45 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The Japanese economy grew at a better than expected 1% annual pace in the last quarter, boosted by exports that held up despite US President Donald Trump’s higher tariffs. The US has imposed a 15% tax on imports from Japan. That’s higher than before for some products but down from the 25% tariff Trump announced earlier. Real gross domestic product (GDP), which measures the total value of a nation’s goods and services, expanded 0.3% in the fiscal first quarter compared to the previous quarter, beating analysts’ estimates. It was Japan’s fifth…