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EU calls on Israel to lift restrictions on aid deliveries to Gaza

Published on 17/10/2025 – 16:44 GMT+2 The European Commission has called on Israel to lift restrictions on the delivery of aid to Gaza, one week after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force. The agreement, brokered by US President Donald Trump, stipulates that Israel must grant passage to…

Defending EU also requires rifles and small-calibre ammo, Beretta says

The need to ramp up basic defence equipment like rifles and small-calibre ammunition is not being discussed enough by EU policymakers with big-ticket weapon systems like counter-drone measures and missiles too often receiving all the focus and money, the head of Beretta told Euronews. Most of the Italian company’s business…

Romanian FM backs Trump’s push to fully wean EU off Russian energy

Romania is in agreement with US President Donald Trump’s “ambition” to request that all EU countries cut their energy ties to Russia in response to the war in Ukraine, the country’s foreign minister Oana Țoiu has told Euronews’ 12 minutes with. “We agree in Romania – and I have mentioned…

How do EU citizens view corporate climate accountability?

Around three-quarters of adults in 10 EU countries believe that large companies with 250 or more employees should be held accountable for human rights and environmental harms in their supply chains, a new Ipsos poll shows. Respondents in Sweden and Spain appear to hold this view particularly strongly. The survey,…

French police arrest four in alleged plot targeting Russian activist

Published on 17/10/2025 – 11:21 GMT+2 Police in France detained four people suspected of a plot targeting exiled Russian rights activist Vladimir Osechkin, who exposes abuses in Russian prisons, France’s national anti-terror prosecution office said on Thursday evening. The General Directorate for Internal Security, France’s counter-espionage and counterterror intelligence (DGSI),…

Italy’s PM offers solidarity with reporter after bomb targets his car

Published on 17/10/2025 – 10:14 GMT+2 An explosive device detonated under the car of one of Italy’s leading investigative journalists that was parked outside his home, prompting condemnation on Friday from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and others. Report, the investigative series on Italy’s state-run RAI3, said the explosion overnight destroyed…

EU and Uzbekistan deepen cooperation under EPCA

Uzbekistan’s President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, will pay an official visit to Brussels on 24 October 2025, marking a significant step forward in relations with the European Union. During the visit, Uzbekistan and the EU are expected to sign the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA), a comprehensive framework that defines future…

More talks, less Tomahawks? The US lures Putin back to peace talks

News that US President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest in a bid to resuscitate talks about ending the war in Ukraine will come as little surprise to Europe and NATO allies. At a meeting of NATO defence ministers on Wednesday, representatives from NATO countries appeared…