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ADVERTISEMENTThe Russian captain of a cargo vessel involved in a fatal collision with a US tanker in the North Sea has pleaded not guilty to a charge of manslaughter in front of a UK court on Friday.Vladimir Motin, 59, of St Petersburg, appeared via video link from custody at a pre-trial hearing at London’s Central Criminal Court. With the assistance of an interpreter, he denied gross negligence manslaughter over the presumed death of 38-year-old Filipino crew member Mark Angelo Pernia.Motin was remanded in custody, with a trial date scheduled for 12 January.The collision occurred on 10 March, when the Portuguese-flagged cargo…

Inflation falls to 1.9% in May but core inflation remains above 2%. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) reaches its lowest value since last October.

ADVERTISEMENTCyprus will offer Syrians money to help them resettle back in their home country, while allowing each family’s main earner to remain on the island to work for up to three years, a Cypriot minister has said.Deputy Minister for Migration Nicholas Ioannides said Syrians would qualify for the voluntary repatriation programme if they drop their asylum claims or rescind international protection status already granted to them before 31 December 2024.Unveiling the scheme, Ioannides added that families who agree to return will be given a one-off sum of €2,000 for one adult and €1,000 for each child. Childless couples are also…

The court’s decision blocks the tariffs Trump imposed last month on almost all US trading partners and levies he imposed before that on China, Mexico and Canada.

ADVERTISEMENTIceland needs to have “skin in the game” when it comes to defence and security in the High North and is looking at how to adjust its defence posture and spending accordingly, the country’s prime minister said on Wednesday.”When it comes to the Arctic, this is a place where we have to step up. This is our area. We need to have skin in the game when it comes to the Arctic and have an opinion on that, not that just being run by others,” Kristrún Frostadóttir said in Brussels following a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte.”I see a…

Former CEO Carlos Tavares resigned in December after the firm issued a profit warning on slumping sales in the US and Europe.

By Thomas Blade & Maud Zaba Published on 27/05/2025 – 17:31 GMT+2•Updated 17:32ADVERTISEMENTIn 2014, just over a quarter (26%) of EU citizens aged 25–74 had completed higher education. By 2024, that share had risen to 33.5%.Ireland, Luxembourg and Cyprus lead the pack, with more than 60% of young adults (25–34) holding university degrees. Romania sits at the other end of the spectrum, with fewer than 30% of that age group pursuing higher levels of education, the lowest rate in the EU.The generational divideThe figures reveal shifting attitudes toward education across generations. Among adults aged 25–54, 82.7% have completed at least upper-secondary education,…

ADVERTISEMENTGermany’s consumer confidence rose for a third consecutive month in May, but the improvement remains moderate as lingering economic uncertainties continue to weigh on households, according to the latest GfK Consumer Climate report powered by Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions.The forward-looking Consumer Climate index is projected to reach -19.9 in June 2025, up from a revised -20.8 in May. The indicator has now reached its highest level since November 2024, when it stood at -18.4. Nonetheless, sentiment remains deeply negative, reflecting ongoing caution among German consumers.The report shows that rising income and economic expectations are not yet translating into stronger…

Since the beginning of the year, more than 166,000 hectares have been burnt across the 27 member states, nearly three times the average recorded over the same period between 2003 and 2024.

Euronews looks at how take-home pay varies across Europe, based on whether people have children and if the household has one or two earners.