Author: Euronews

Video. In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we meet the new and familiar faces starting work as Members of the European Parliament. Source link

In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we meet the new and familiar faces starting work as Members of the European Parliament. Source link

In Denmark, locals often complain that camper van tourists park en masse – sometimes blocking the views at beauty spots – and litter the environment. ADVERTISEMENTDenmark wants camper van tourism to be more sustainable and hopes to transform the vehicles into a secure yet more durable source of income.It’s joined join the lengthening list of European countries complaining about the problems tourism brings. Local communities and camp van tourists often clash over problems like parking in natural areas, obstructed views, and littering. Now, local municipalities want to take steps to improve the relationship between locals and holiday-goers.CEO of tourist company…

“I am stunned by such a decision in French law, which seems to go against the European trend, and very worried about freedom of expression…” A French artist has been sued and ordered to withdraw his works showing Tintin in Edward Hopper’s world. ADVERTISEMENT”Billions of blue blistering barnacles!”A French artist from the northern region of Brittany had been sued for his offbeat works merging the world of Hergé’s Tintin with that of American painter Edward Hopper.  The artist, Xavier Marabout, was ordered by the Rennes Court of Appeal to withdraw his works showing Tintin in Hopper’s world, in scenes depicting Tintin drinking…

Video. The UK prime minister has not ruled out processing asylum claims offshore. Source link

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X that a missile hit a “children’s playground near an ordinary residential house.” Source link

Video. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to finalise a weapons financing treaty with Prime Minister Keir Starmer as Ukraine looks for more arms. Source link

A high-ranking EU diplomat confirmed 26 member states had subscribed to the statement while Budapest wielded its veto power. ADVERTISEMENTThe EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, has issued a statement deploring a Knesset resolution rejecting Palestinian statehood, after EU member states failed to unanimously back the condemnation due to Hungary’s holdout.On Thursday, the Israeli parliament overwhelmingly approved a resolution that rejected the establishment of a Palestinian state, even if that state was part of a negotiated deal with Israel.The text says that Palestinian statehood would pose an “existential danger” to Israel.Borrell deplored the statement as a setback to…

Beijing has taken issue with the political guidelines of Ursula von der Leyen, which call for the status quo in the Taiwan Strait to be respected. ADVERTISEMENTThe re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president has already triggered the first international spat: China has denounced the political guidelines of her second mandate for containing “gross interference” in the country’s internal affairs.”Playing with fire on Taiwan is highly dangerous,” Wang Lutong, the director general for European affairs at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Friday, one day after the Commission chief clinched a majority in Strasbourg.”Meddling and…

Crowdstrike’s CEO George Kurtz apologised for the chaos and said the company had issued a fix but warned it could be “some time” before all systems were running normally. Source link