Vučić calls for EU membership based on merit, not political alignment

On the eve of Euronews' EU Enlargement Summit, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić urged the EU to base membership criteria on merit, warning that shifting standar...

Risky to stay, costly to leave: French companies active in Russia face dilemma

Twenty-three French corporations are still active in Russia despite global outrage and sanctions over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

More than three...

UK court clears far-right figure Tommy Robinson of terror-related offence

Judge said police detained the far-right activist based on his political beliefs rather than suspicions of a connection to terrorism.

British far-right activist ...

Dick Cheney, one of the most polarising vice presidents in US history, dies at 84

Dick Cheney, a forceful and controversial figure in US politics who championed the Iraq invasion, passed away at age 84.

Dick Cheney, the conservative who became...

Latvian man arrested in Austria after threatening to take hostages on a train

The 31-year-old suspect was arrested after making threats to passengers on a train travelling from Vienna to Innsbruck, police said.

A Latvian man has been arres...

US government shutdown set to become longest ever as impasse grinds on

The government shutdown is set to surpass the previous record set in early 2019 and officially become the longest on record, lasting 36 days.

The US government s...

US airports hit by major flight delays and cancellations as long government shutdown drags on

Nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers in the US have been working without pay since October, when the government shutdown began, but not all of them are willing t...

Worker dies in Rome after rescue from partially collapsed medieval tower

Octav Stroici, a 66-year-old Romanian worker, was declared dead at hospital shortly after being rescued from the rubble of the Torre dei Conti.

A Romanian worker...

Peru breaks diplomatic relations with Mexico over asylum claim of former prime minister

According to Hugo de Zela, Peru's foreign minister, Mexico's decision to provide Chávez asylum at its embassy in the capital, Lima, was an "unfriendly act" that e...

North Korea’s ex-ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam dies at 97, state media says

Yong Nam's tenure as head of North Korea’s parliament made him the country’s nominal head of state and allowed him to appear frequently in state media greeting vi...

Latvia's president sends law withdrawing from Istanbul Convention back to Saeima

The country's parliament, or Saeima, voted on 31 October to withdraw from the human rights treaty which opposes violence against women and domestic violence.

Lat...

Drone flights near airbase could be spying operation, Belgium's defence minister says

Both NATO and the European Union have been on high alert following a string of airspace violations, thought to be from Russia, in recent weeks.

Belgium's defence...

Czech election winner Andrej Babiš signs coalition deal with right-wing parties

The announcement comes after the Czech Republic’s president asked Babiš to form a new government after his party's victory in last month’s parliamentary elections...

Ukraine gets more Patriot air defence systems from Germany to counter Russian attacks

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pleaded with Western partners to provide more Patriot systems but production limitations and the need to maintain stockpiles have slowed t...

UK police charge man with attempted murder after injuring 11 in train stabbing

British Transport Police said Anthony Williams is charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one of actual bodily harm and one of possession of a bladed article ...

Dutch court tries Eritrean man accused of running brutal migrant smuggling network

Prosecutors say Tewelde Goitom ran an operation to bring East African migrants to Europe under horrific conditions, demanding huge sums of money from their relati...

Spanish regional leader Carlos Mazón steps down over handling of Valencia flash floods

Mazón has been slammed by citizens and political rivals for his administration's slow response to the emergency, mainly for issuing a flood alert to people’s mobi...

Trump threatens Nigeria with military action amid claims of Christian persecution

Despite a positive reception in some quarters to a potential military intervention by the US, many also fear Trump's remarks could be linked to Nigeria's rare ear...

Riot police deployed in Belgrade as tensions rise over Novi Sad disaster

Groups of people faced off on both sides of the police cordons with officers in full gear standing in several rows between the shouting crowds who threw bottles, ...

Part of medieval tower near Colosseum collapses during renovation in Rome

Part of the medieval Torre dei Conti in Rome collapsed on Thursday during renovations. Firefighters rescued four workers, with rescue operations ongoing.

Part of...

Albania and the European Union: A shared journey toward a common future

For us, enlargement is reunification, representing the fulfilment of a shared European project that includes all those who share its interests and uphold its valu...