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Citizens singled out the bloc’s contribution to protecting peace and security as the most important advantage of EU membership, with 40 percent of respondents listing it in their top three. They also listed defense and security; energy independence; and competitiveness as three areas the bloc should focus on to strengthen its position in the world. Energy independence in particular has grown as a topic of importance for Europeans, against a backdrop of increased energy prices in the aftermath of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. “At a time of global uncertainty, Europeans increasingly see the European Union as a beacon of…
Osama Rizvi, founder of Rizvi Insights, said tanker traffic will continue through the Strait of Hormuz as “it serves two sides”. He argued that for the US, the cost of “inaction clearly outweighs” the cost of action if tensions with Iran continue to escalate.
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Published on 29/06/2026 – 13:44 GMT+2 Ukraine was braced on Monday for an “intense” spike in temperatures over the coming days, with an eastward-moving heatwave set to heap pressure on the country’s struggling power grid. Russian drone and missile attacks have decimated Ukraine’s energy network since Moscow invaded in February 2022, causing tens of billions of euros worth of damage and leading to frequent power outages in the coldest and hottest parts of the year. Grid operators in at least five regions, from Ivano-Frankivsk in the west to Zaporizhzhia on the front line in the south, announced temporary restrictions on…
By Sertac Aktan with AP Published on 01/07/2026 – 4:45 GMT+2 France secured their spot in the World Cup round of 16 with a commanding 3–0 win over Sweden on Tuesday. The victory sets up a Saturday clash for France against Paraguay. Meanwhile, Belgium are scheduled to face Senegal on Wednesday night in a knockout round of 32 fixture at Seattle Stadium as Rudi Garcia’s Belgian side enter the match on a 16-game unbeaten streak, while Senegal look to build on their 5–0 group stage finale win against Iraq despite goalkeeper Edouard Mendy facing a late fitness test. France 3 – 0 Sweden…
When asked who was most likely to become the next prime minister, 59 percent of respondents named Burnham, with only 2 percent naming former defense minister Al Carns. Burnham won an endorsement of sorts for replacing Starmer, with 44 percent saying he has a stronger right to govern than Starmer because he “better reflects what the public wants now.” Some 25 percent said Starmer had a stronger right to lead the country because “he won the last general election.” Labour has been lagging behind Nigel Farage’s Reform UK for more than a year in the headline polls. Recent analysis suggests…
A delegation of European Parliament members said on Monday they were prevented from carrying out a full inspection of the Italian-run migrant detention centre in Gjadër, northwest Albania – a facility at the centre of one of Europe’s most debated offshore migration experiments. “Today’s visit was very disappointing and disgraceful. The staff really created a lot of obstacles for us,” said Tineke Strik, a Greens/EFA MEP who was among those on the visit. The delegation also visited the processing facility at Shëngjin port, where migrants intercepted by Italian naval vessels are first disembarked and screened. Under the Italy-Albania Protocol, signed…
But over the past month, demonstrators have also called for the resignation of the entire government and the opposition, the repeal of controversial laws regarding investment and the environment which they say pave the way for projects that threaten nature, and the installation of a technical government. On Sunday, Italian member of the European Parliament Ilaria Salis attended the protests, followed Monday by German MEP Jutta Paulus and Dutch MEPs Tineke Strik and Anna Strolenberg, all from the Greens. Salis, Paulus and Strik addressed the crowd, praising the movement and the Albanian people, and calling for the resort project to…
European Union leaders must recognise that the most pressing challenge they face is an internal one — not possible disagreements with Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s former national security advisor, Jacob Nagel, told Euronews. His comments come as EU-Israel ties are coming under strain. Earlier this month, Israel’s Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa’ar, severed all contact with the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, due to alleged comparisons of Israel to apartheid-era South Africa. Meanwhile, the European Commission is under pressure from some of its member states to propose a range of options to restrict EU trade with illegal Israeli settlements…
A survey conducted by pollster Elabe on Monday and Tuesday, two of the heat wave’s hottest days, showed that two-thirds of respondents believed that Lecornu’s administration had mishandled the ongoing crisis. At the same time, 53 percent said they believe France “is not at all prepared to cope with this sort of heat wave.” On Sunday, the French national health agency published preliminary data estimating approximately 1,000 additional deaths during the heat wave compared to the previous month. Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said more time would be needed to establish a precise death toll, as death certificates can take several days…