One year ago, the fall of the Assad regime marked the end of decades of a brutal dictatorship, responsible for the death, disappearance and displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and for the destruction of large parts of the country, with disastrous consequences on the overall fabric of…
Category: 3. Europe
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EU to advocate for strong multilateral cooperation at United Nations Environment Assembly
Discussions at UNEA-7 will be focused on the theme of ‘Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet’.
Environment ministers from around the world convene this week in Nairobi, Kenya, for the Seventh United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) – the world’s highest-level…
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Become a frontrunner in urban sustainability: Apply for the 2028 European Green Capital and Green Leaf Awards
The application period opens on 8 December until 1 April 2026.
The European Commission launched the call for applications for the 2028 European Green Capital (EGC) and European Green Leaf (EGL) Awards. These prestigious titles recognise and reward European cities that demonstrate a strong…
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French far-right leader tells BBC he shares US warnings on Europe ‘for most part’
The leader of France’s far-right National Rally (RN) Jordan Bardella has welcomed “for the most part” concerns raised about Europe in US President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy.
Last week, the White House published a document which outlined Trump’s vision of the world and the…
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Money talks, but is Spain listening? Unpacking Madrid’s tax policy
Spain’s post-pandemic recovery has emerged as a glimmer of positivity while most of Europe has been stuck in the doldrums. Boosted by tourism and a healthy labour market, the country’s economy has grown at an average rate of 3% since the start of 2024. That’s compared to 1% for the…
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The US pounds the European Union in sharpest takedown yet as bloc mulls future of alliance
It’s not a beating, it’s a pounding.
That’s how one European diplomat described a week-long political hammering from the Trump administration directed straight at the European Union.
First, a US government National Security Strategy warned that the bloc needs to either reverse course on a…
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Germany developing plans to ready airspace in case it needs to defend itself, air traffic boss says
Germany is drawing up plans to quickly ready its airspace if the country needs to defend itself, the air navigation service provider told Euronews, warning that airlines and airports remain too naive about the possibility of such an event.
“We are working currently with the Ministry of…
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UK doctors urge crackdown on energy drinks after man downs 8 cans per day, has a stroke
After doctors asked the patient to stop consuming energy drinks, his blood pressure returned to normal.
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Sperm from donor with cancer-causing gene was used to conceive almost 200 children
James GallagherHealth and science correspondent
ShutterstockThe donor’s sperm was used in clinics across Europe (stock image) A sperm donor who unknowingly harboured a genetic mutation that dramatically raises the risk of cancer has fathered at least 197 children across Europe, a major…
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