Author: Euronews

The European People’s Party believes the EU executive will take on board its main demands when it publishes an ‘omnibus’ package to roll back reporting requirements for businesses, the group’s environment policy chief says.

This article was originally published in Italian In a statement, the Holy See said the pontiff’s haemodynamic parameters are stable and that he is able to breathe independently. ADVERTISEMENTThe Holy See press office has released an update on the condition of Pope Francis, who is now in his eighth day of hospitalisation at Rome’s Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic.In a statement on Thursday evening, the Vatican announced that the Pontiff’s clinical condition is slightly improving, with no fever for the moment.The 88-year-old pope, who has been in hospital for a week, is reportedly still suffering from pneumonia, but continues to breathe independently,…

The post-meeting press conference with Keith Kellogg and the Ukrainian president was called off in Kyiv on Thursday, casting further doubts after Trump called Zelenskyy a “dictator” and criticized his leadership.

The front page of an old edition of a defunct Portuguese newspaper has gone viral for allegedly showing an eerily accurate prediction by the late Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa that Lisbon would experience an earthquake on the day of his funeral. ADVERTISEMENTAn image of the front page of an old Portuguese newspaper is circulating on social media, claiming that Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, the late former president of FC Porto, predicted a tremor in Lisbon that occurred on the day of his funeral.It’s dated 30 July 2005 and quotes Pinto da Costa as saying: “Some people think the…

The price of the groceries we buy are the result of tough negotiations between large purchasers and farmers. But farmers very often feel taken advantage of by major retailers, claiming they are forced to undersell their products.

Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa have met with Keith Kellogg, the US special envoy for Russia and Ukraine, who has made it clear that Europe would be excluded from the negotiating table.

Hybrid work is holding up in Europe despite a steady decline in fully remote positions and pressure to return to the office five days a week. ADVERTISEMENTFully remote work might be past its prime.Companies like JPMorgan, Amazon, and Goldman Sachs recently ordered thousands of employees to return to the office five days a week, citing reasons like productivity and work culture.At the same time, and despite a 1% decline last year, hybrid work remains the most common arrangement (44%) among EU employees in roles that can also be performed remotely.Workplace-only roles trail at 41%, reflecting a 5% growth over the…

What is “passivhaus” and how can we optimise energy systems to protect the planet? In this episode of Smart Regions, we visit a house that has no radiators, a German-based test bed, and explore how to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Thomas and Heike live in a house without radiators. We visited them on a day when it was minus 0°C in Aachen, Germany. How do they do it? They live in a passivhaus. “The temperature is maintained thanks to powerful thermal insulation and controlled mechanical ventilation, which ventilates without having to open the windows,” explains Thomas Mokelbur. They…

The ceremony, which coincided with the birthday of the leader’s father, took place in Pyongyang’s Hwasong district on Sunday.

The annual three-day gathering in the Bavarian city saw a whole host of leaders offer, at times, competing visions of the world.