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A wildfire in Provence continues spreading despite emergency services keeping it from nearby towns. Meanwhile, 400 firefighters battle winds-fueled fires threatening a coastal resort in Greece.

Published on 31/07/2026 – 15:33 GMT+2•Updated 16:59 More than half of the 60,000 migrants who have entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta since early Friday have already been returned to Morocco, according to Spain’s Interior Ministry, as cited by local media. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The estimate covers the period up to 1 p.m. local time on Friday, meaning the number is expected to rise as returns continue. Local media also reported that at least 34 people died while attempting to swim from Morocco to Ceuta. The mass arrival overwhelmed Spanish authorities and Spanish citizens in the autonomous city, which has a…

Successful raids make the headlines. However, they also highlight just how much illegal tobacco can still be seized. Giovanni Kessler, former Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), is therefore calling for far-reaching measures in an opinion piece for Euronews.

A Canadian intern at NATO’s top military base has been accused of spying for a foreign power. The case has exposed major questions over foreign interference at one of the Alliance’s most sensitive headquarters.

Europe is facing one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, with France and Spain bearing the brunt of large, fast-moving blazes fuelled by repeated heatwaves, drought and strong winds. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Thousands of firefighters are battling fires that have forced mass evacuations, destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of forest and disrupted tourism during the peak summer season. Portugal, Greece, Italy, Turkey and parts of the Western Balkans are also at risk due to expected rising temperatures. Euronews has examined the latest wildfire trends, the factors driving their spread and the challenges Europe faces in preventing future disasters. Where…

The European Commission said Europe’s firefighting capacity is struggling to keep pace with increasingly intense wildfires in Spain and France, as blazes continue to overwhelm local resources. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “These fires are out of capacity,” a Commission official told reporters on Monday, referring to the devastating blazes that have already consumed more than 80,000 hectares in Spain and over 42,000 hectares in France. Both fires remain uncontrolled and have forced more than 320,000 people to leave their homes. As wildfires continue to rage across Spain and France despite one of the EU’s largest-ever emergency responses, Commission officials conceded that the…

By&nbspEuronews/Ács Gábpr Published on 25/07/2026 – 15:45 GMT+2 The time is set for Hungary’s Fidesz party to break from opposition politics and establish a new “resistance politics,” former PM and party leader Viktor Orbán stressed in a speech on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking at the Bálványos Summer University, Orbán, who was ousted from government after 16 years following elections in April, said there was no longer time for the party to dwell on the election loss and that it must turn its attention to defending Hungary’s freedom, which he claimed was under threat. Orbán said he believed that those who…

Published on 24/07/2026 – 16:12 GMT+2 Legendary Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel has been appointed as the new head coach of the Belgian national football team, the Royal Belgian Football Association announced on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The 49-year-old will take over from Rudi Garcia, whose contract was not renewed following Belgium’s exit from the 2026 World Cup. The Red Devils reached the quarterfinals of the tournament before narrowly losing to eventual winners Spain. The Belgian FA said van Bommel has signed a contract that will see him lead the team through to the EURO 2028 championships in the UK and…

EU ambassadors have failed to agree on the next steps for sanctioning Israeli settlements – and with no majority in favour of any option, diplomats have admitted there’s no clear way forward.

Hungary’s Prosecutor General, Gábor Bálint Nagy, has resigned amid mounting political pressure as Prime Minister Péter Magyar seeks to replace Orbán-era officials. The move follows allegations of political bias by lawyers for detained Ukrainian cash couriers in a cross-border cash seizure case.