Author: Euronews

ADVERTISEMENTGlobal financial markets plunged into turmoil after US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs on key trading partners, fuelling investor fears of a wave of retaliatory measures and a synchronised economic slowdown.Trump opted to apply levies calibrated to match half of the duties imposed by foreign governments on American goods. Yet, in a controversial twist, the White House also included indirect trade barriers in its calculations, such as VAT charges, product bans, subsidies, and alleged currency manipulation.Key US partners will witness a spike in their duties: China faces a 34% tariff, Japan 24%, and the European Union 20%. Canada…

ADVERTISEMENTAfter a vote during a fractious meeting of the European Parliament’s environment committee, the row over the funding of non-governmental organisations in the EU policy bubble is rolling on, with a statement from the EU executive provoking criticism that it was bending to pressure from the political right.The conservative European People’s Party (EPP) and allies further to the right lost by one vote on Monday evening a motion objecting to the EU executive’s decision on funding NGOs through the LIFE Programme for the period 2025 to 2027.In a subsequent statement, the Commission noted that funding for NGOs was “explicitly provided for…

ADVERTISEMENT”Europe, as a whole, has not been this strong and united for a very long time.”This is how Keir Starmer, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, has described the diplomatic push to assemble a “Coalition of the Willing” to safeguard a potential deal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, a task that took on sudden urgency after Donald Trump caught Europe off guard by unilaterally launching negotiations with Vladimir Putin.Since that 90-minute phone call on 12 February, the continent has been trying to reassert its standing in the fast-moving chains of events to ensure its voice is heard and…

Some citizens in Europe have created safe spaces in their homes while the EU has urged people across the bloc to prepare 72-hour survival kits. ADVERTISEMENTRussia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and rising geopolitical tensions have sparked an increase in interest in survivalism in Spain. The private construction of bunkers has risen by 200% since Moscow’s war started in early 2022, according to industry companies. This trend is spreading across Europe, with Germany, France, and the Baltic countries being the best prepared.Many families are looking for high-security shelters. Euronews gained access to one that can withstand nuclear radiation, featuring anti-radiation showers,…

Without directly condemning Apple’s data collection tool, the antitrust regulator has determined that the conditions surrounding its implementation amounted to an abuse of a dominant market position. The decision comes at a time of tension between the US and the EU over the treatment of Big Tech.

Video. At an annual chocolate festival in the medieval town of Óbidos, Portugal, lucky visitors got a taste of the viral Dubai chocolate craze, as pieces of a giant 80kg tablet were handed out to the crowd.

Russia launched 111 drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine, according to authorities. ADVERTISEMENTUkrainian authorities have reported that a wave of Russian overnight drone strikes from Saturday into Sunday has killed two people in the eastern city of Kharkiv and wounded 35 others.Russia launched a total of 111 drones and decoy drones over Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 65 of the drones, while 35 went off radar likely due to electronic jamming.The two victims in Kharkiv, which has been subject to almost daily attacks, were a 67-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman, said Kharkiv’s regional governor,…

The hit Netflix series Adolescence has fueled discussion about banning social media and smartphones for children. But experts warn a ban won’t work.

Under the new decree, two centres in Albania will now also house migrants who arrived in Italy, had their asylum request rejected and received a deportation order. ADVERTISEMENTItaly’s right-wing government has approved a decree that expands the use of Albanian fast-track asylum processing centres to include repatriation hubs, in line with a recent EU proposal.Under the new decree, two centres in Albania that were originally intended for processing non-vulnerable migrants rescued in international waters will now also house migrants who arrived in Italy, had their asylum request rejected and received a deportation order.The Albanian centres have remained largely inactive since their…

If a picture paints a thousand words… Here’s all you need to know or may have missed about this past week in Culture (24-28 March 2025).