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Published on 09/07/2026 – 20:30 GMT+2 Belgium’s drug problem is centered on one word: Antwerp. Europe’s second biggest port has become one of Europe’s main entry points for drugs from Latin America. Last year alone, Belgian authorities seized 55 tons of cocaine – but officials openly admit that much larger quantities likely get through, often in hidden shipments of bananas, frozen food or timber. Has Belgium lost control of the drug issue? Does Belgium risk evolving into a “narco-state”, as one senior Antwerp judge warned recently? Is Belgium at the frontline of an unwinnable European battle against the cartels? These…
Dozens of Santas, Mrs. Clauses and elves marched through the streets of Aalborg on 8 July as part of Denmark’s World Santa Claus Congress. The footage shows participants waving flags, greeting spectators and posing for photos before heading to a sculpture park, where they entertained children with balloon modelling, music and festive performances. The annual congress brings together professional Santas from Denmark and around the world to share ideas, exchange experiences and prepare for the busy Christmas season. This year’s event welcomed participants from countries including Japan, Norway, France and Australia.
The ETS, a cap-and-trade scheme designed to reduce the emissions of the EU’s most polluting industries by making them pay for each ton of carbon they emit, is subject to a review by the European Commission which is slated for release by President Ursula von der Leyen’s top team on July 17. Ten of Europe’s largest economies — including Poland, Italy, Czechia and Austria — are publicly campaigning for the policy to be gutted, arguing it harms industry and drives up bills. However, according to Rosencrantz, “a weaker ETS would be bad for the climate and bad for Europe’s competitiveness. Companies…
Published on 09/07/2026 – 18:07 GMT+2 EU finance ministers are expected to approve Hungary’s revised National Recovery Plan on Friday at the ECOFIN meeting, paving the way for Budapest to withdraw €10 billion in post-pandemic recovery funds once it fulfils all remaining conditions. For years, a large share of the recovery and cohesion funds earmarked for Hungary has been withheld by Brussels over concerns about systemic corruption risks. Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who won a landslide victory in April’s elections, campaigned on a pledge to unlock the frozen EU funds, and has since struck a political agreement with European…
Published on 09/07/2026 – 19:41 GMT+2 The world’s chemical weapons watchdog reinstated Syria on Thursday, noting a “significant change in circumstances” since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and “concrete steps” to dismantle his deadly stockpile of banned substances. In 2021, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) took the unprecedented step of stripping Syria of its voting rights after finding its air force had used nerve agent sarin and chlorine gas on its own people. But since al-Assad’s 2024 overthrow, the new authorities in Damascus have vowed to co-operate with the OPCW to destroy the chemical weapons the…
Volkswagen’s management risks a “major conflict” with workers as the struggling German car giant thrashes out what could be the biggest ever restructuring in the global auto industry, a union warned on Thursday. “We will not stand by and do nothing if the company does not change course,” said IG Metall official Thorsten Groeger, as workers staged protests over the carmaker’s reported plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs and close four factories. Europe’s biggest carmaker is under pressure from US tariffs, weaker profit margins on electric vehicles and, above all, fierce competition in China, the world’s largest car market.…
By Una Hajdari with AP Published on 09/07/2026 – 18:35 GMT+2 Media organisations including the New York Times and the Daily News are asking a federal judge to impose sanctions on OpenAI, escalating a legal fight over artificial intelligence and copyright that could reshape the future of a struggling news industry. The newspapers allege the ChatGPT maker is concealing evidence central to what could be a landmark copyright infringement trial over how OpenAI and its business partner, Microsoft, built their AI systems using millions of news articles. At stake is whether AI chatbots are unfairly competing as an information source, draining web traffic…
Marine Le Pen a emmené Jordan Bardella dans ses valises dès son premier déplacement de campagne, à La Flèche, mercredi, histoire de faire la promotion de son “ticket” : elle à l’Elysée, lui à Matignon. Le président du RN a changé brutalement de statut et doit remettre l’affirmation de son ambition présidentielle à plus tard. Son influence sur le parti et son programme interroge alors qu’en parallèle, le premier cercle des marinistes triomphe. Anthony Lattier en discute avec Sarah Paillou, journaliste à POLITICO, dans le podcast Playbook Paris.
By Nikos Papandreou MEP, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, PASOK-KINAL (Greece) Published on 09/07/2026 – 18:12 GMT+2•Updated 18:27 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. When my European Parliament colleagues and I visited Egypt, last week, we were delighted to strengthen our ties to a country with which we have a close and strategic partnership. Our connection is stronger than ever – underpinned by a €7.4 billion package, and underscored by last October’s first leaders’ summit –…
A loyalist bonfire in Moygashel, Northern Ireland, features a replica mosque and signs with anti-immigration messages ahead of the annual Orange Order celebrations. The footage shows the structure placed on top of the fire, alongside messages reading ‘Secure our borders’ and ‘End the threat of radical Islam’. The installation has drawn criticism, as similar controversial symbols appeared at the same site in previous years. Bonfires are traditionally lit across Northern Ireland ahead of Orange Order parades on 12 July, marking the anniversary of the 1690 Battle of the Boyne, when Protestant forces defeated the Catholic King James II. The events…