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“Stay on track” on zero-emissions vehicles, say France and Spain

Key diary dates Thursday 30 October – Friday 31 October : G7 energy and environment ministerial meeting in Toronto, Canada. Monday 27 October – Tuesday 28 October : Agriculture and Fisheries Council, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be in Sweden for her first-ever participation in a…

Russian disinformation fabricates Western plan to ‘occupy’ Ukraine

Published on 15/09/2025 – 12:06 GMT+2 •Updated 12:11 A Kremlin-aligned disinformation operation is falsely accusing Ukraine’s allies of plotting to divide the war-torn country’s territory between them in the event of a peace deal with Russia. The claims — which Euronews’ verification and fact-checking team detected on Facebook, Instagram, Telegram,…

Israel’s Gaza offensive sparks fierce clash over Ultra-Orthodox military draft

As Israel mobilizes an additional 60,000 reservists for its Gaza City offensive, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a showdown over mandatory military service for the Ultra-Orthodox community, a debate sharpened by the strain on reservists pulled from their families for months at a time.During Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, Prime…

European aid flotilla sails to Gaza with four MEPs aboard

Published on 13/09/2025 – 15:21 GMT+2 •Updated 15:24 18 boats carrying aid set sail on Saturday from Sicily towards Gaza under the “Global Sumud Flotilla” banner, with four MEPs also on board.  They are set to join boats from Greece and Tunisia, some of which left Barcelona at the end of…

Return or stay? The dilemma facing Syrians living in Europe

Ahmad Alhamada welcomed Euronews in his flat in Ghent, Belgium. Upon our arrival, we were presented with a steaming pot of tea, sliced watermelon and cashew nuts, all laid out on a coffee table in his apartment’s living room. Originally from Idlib in northwestern Syria, Ahmad fled the country in…

Brussels, my love? MEPs cheer ‘nice’ speech but lament lack of action

Published on 13/09/2025 – 7:00 GMT+2 Did you watch the speech? Striking an alarmist tone, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke for over an hour in the European Parliament this Wednesday. From a drone alliance with Ukraine to a European Affordable Housing Plan, she expressed her ‘wish list’…

‘Gift to Hamas’: Trump administration blasts UN Palestinian statehood vote

The Trump administration condemned the Saudi and French-led push for Palestinian statehood at the United Nations on Friday, after the General Assembly approved the “New York Declaration” by a vote of 142 in favor, with the U.S. and nine others voting against, and 12 abstentions. U.S. United Nations Counselor Morgan Ortagus condemned…

EU decision on 2040 climate target to be delayed, diplomats say

Published on 12/09/2025 – 18:01 GMT+2 A controversial 2040 EU climate emissions target decision will not come at ministerial level next week — as originally planned — since countries claim they need more time to mull the issue, according to EU officials. The Danish EU Presidency — currently helming the…