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Polish Secretary of State for European Affairs Ignacy Niemczycki is “really hoping” that the US can “convince Russia to be more creative” in trilateral peace talks that will resume in Abu Dhabi this Wednesday – but that whereas “Ukraine made a significant effort to end the war”, Russia is “trying to prolong the discussion”. This will be the second round of discussions after negotiations last month ended with little success. During an interview with Euronews’ flagship morning programme Europe Today, Niemczycki said that Russian strikes on civilian energy infrastructure in Kyiv is proof that Moscow wants to continue the war.…
Published on 02/02/2026 – 11:35 GMT+1•Updated 11:55 European Commission vice-president and industry commissioner Stéphane Séjourné on Monday urged the European Union to adopt a “European preference” within the single market to counter intensifying competition from China and the US. The proposal, which would favour products containing “made in Europe” components in public procurement, has been under discussion for months within the Commission and among member states. It has, however, exposed growing fault lines in the bloc, with some countries warning it would disproportionately benefit the EU’s largest economies. The “Made in Europe” push is set to feature prominently at next…
Published on 02/02/2026 – 10:21 GMT+1•Updated 10:55 Steven Spielberg has won his first ever Grammy, officially confirming his EGOT status. EGOT is the illustrious status achieved by a rarified group of artists who have won all four major performing art awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. Spielberg added his name to the list by picking up the prize at last night’s Grammys ceremony in Los Angeles, as producer of the documentary film Music By John Williams. The film won the Best Music Film award. “Thank you to all the Grammy voters, whose recognition of ‘Music by John Williams’ means…
During a session of the Portuguese parliament, lawmakers lambasted the center-right leader for failing to choose between “a democrat” and someone who wants to “end the democratic regime.” The country’s political analysts interpret the prime minister’s refusal to back Seguro as a tactical decision aimed at not alienating the most conservative wing of his party, which would consider any support for a former socialist leader unacceptable. João Cotrim de Figueiredo, one of the most prominent figures in the economically liberal Liberal Initiative party, was similarly criticized for not explicitly backing the center-left candidate. Last week, however, he tacitly admitted he…
Sales of fully electric cars surpassed those of petrol-only vehicles in the European Union for the first time ever in December 2025, according to new data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). Despite the EU having softened its 2035 car emissions ban, the bloc registered more hybrid electric cars last year, signalling a shift. The European Union announced that the bloc-based carmakers will need to comply with a 90% reduction in CO2 emissions from 2035, instead of the 100% previously set in EU law. This move revoked a controversial wholesale ban on internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles adopted in…
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News The fallout from millions more Epstein files dropping into the public domain has led to Lord Peter Mandelson resigning his Labour party membership claiming he “doesn’t want to cause further embarrassment”. But is that the end of the matter or just the beginning? Sam and Anne assess the political ramifications for Lord Mandelson and whether his links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein will force him or others to take away his peerage. Elsewhere, the prime minister wades in on whether Andrew Mountbatten Windsor should testify in front of congress about his…
As Denmark begins talkswith the United States over a potential Greenland deal, the country’s largest industry may not give it much leverage in negotiations, experts told Euronews Health. Denmark’s top exports to the United States are chemicals and related products, including pharmaceutical, worth approximately DKK 21.5 billion (€2.8 billion) in 2024, and 34 percent of the country’s exports across the Atlantic, according to Statistics Denmark. At the heart of this trade is Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical giant behind popular weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. The company holds approximately 43 per cent of the US market share…
“Lecornu was smart enough to make the budget phase pass and end on a high note. That’s commendable, given that [former Prime Ministers Michel] Barnier and [François] Bayrou didn’t manage to do so, and he did it with considerable skill,” said a ministerial adviser who, like others quoted in this piece, was granted anonymity to speak candidly. But Lecornu’s decision to prioritize uncontroversial measures in the coming weeks speak to the difficulties that lie ahead. These priorities include defining the division of power between the central government and local authorities, and streamlining and centralizing welfare payments that are currently doled out in an ad hoc fashion. Lecornu is…
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The cars-for-canola deal also carries a certain irony: Canada is importing the very technology that makes fossil fuels obsolete. China is electrifying at dizzying speed, with the International Energy Agency projecting its oil consumption will peak as early as next year thanks to “extraordinary” electric vehicle sales. That means Beijing probably isn’t desperate for new foreign suppliers of hydrocarbons, and the ministerial dialogue will likely drag on inconclusively — albeit courteously — well into the future. This state of Sino-Canadian trade can be seen as classic comparative advantage at work: China is good at making things, and Canada has abundant…