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Italy’s biggest media multinational MFE, formerly known as Mediaset, has stepped into the ongoing battle over the future of Warner Bros. Set up by the late former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, MFE said it favours Paramount’s takeover bid over that of streaming giant Netflix. After news of a deal between Netflix and Warner Bros in November, Paramount made a shock bid last week, announcing that it was going straight to Warner shareholders with an alternative takeover offer. “It’s a truly significant case,” MFE CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi said during a press conference at MFE’s headquarters near Milan late on…
“The Commission … sees this new phase in the negotiations as an opportunity to pick up speed and intensity” in Kyiv’s bid to join the EU, Kos said. The 10 points agreed “all focus on strengthening rule of law, fighting corruption and building strong, accountable democratic institutions in Ukraine.” In a statement co-signed by Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Kos hailed the completion of a “bilateral screening process.” The commissioner also noted that technical work to open six so-called negotiating clusters had been completed even as Hungary continues to block the formal opening of accession talks with Kyiv, a step that requires…
The European Union has agreed to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, a central element of the reparations loan to Ukraine, still under intense negotiations ahead of a make-or-break summit next week. By doing so, the EU will lock the assets under its jurisdiction amid concerns that the US would seek control of the frozen assets and use them in a future settlement with Moscow as it negotiates an end to the war. The long-term immobilisation was agreed by ambassadors on Thursday afternoon under Article 122 of the EU treaties, which only requires a qualified majority from…
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“This is not the time for self-congratulation,” Rutte said. “I fear that too many are quietly complacent. Too many don’t feel the urgency. And too many believe that time is on our side. It is not. The time for action is now.” Rutte warned Russia may be strong enough to attack NATO territory sooner than many assume. “NATO’s own defenses can hold for now, but with its economy dedicated to war, Russia could be ready to use military force against NATO within five years,” he said. Rutte underscored his plea for urgency by arguing that Russian President Vladimir Putin had…
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It was Machado’s first public appearance since January, after spending months in hiding in her home country. After arriving in Oslo, Machado met Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. In a joint press conference Thursday morning, Støre praised the Nobel prize winner: “I would like to salute you … for your struggle. It has cost you, your family and your people a lot.” “I am very hopeful Venezuela will be free. We will turn the country into a beacon of hope and opportunity of democracy,” said Machado, who was seeing her family for the first time in 16 months. In 2023,…
Probes such as the ongoing investigation into how the College of Europe was awarded a contract by the EU’s diplomatic arm (EEAS) could tarnish the EU’s name, the bloc’s watchdog, Teresa Anjinho, said in Euronews’ interview programme 12 Minutes With. “Whenever you have these kinds of allegations that are related to integrity issues, it is very important to acknowledge that you always have high risks in terms of damaging the reputation of the European Union as a whole,” Anjinho said. The inquiry revolves around suspicions that the EEAS broke its own rules by providing upfront information to the College of…
By Euronews Published on 11/12/2025 – 14:33 GMT+1 A fugitive was arrested in southern Italy on Saturday after attempting to evade police by posing as a statue in a town’s Christmas nativity scene. The 38-year-old man from Ghana was discovered in Galatone, in the Puglia region, by the town’s Mayor Flavio Filoni who was passing by the display in Piazza Santissimo Crocifisso. “While I was standing before the nativity scene, lovingly crafted by our Pro Loco, I noticed something I’d initially mistaken for part of the scene,” Filoni wrote on Facebook. “A detail that seemed innocuous, but it turned out to…
The clunky tax-refund system that calls itself “tax-free” is being challenged by Spanish fintech company STAMP. The firm has launched a campaign pushing for tourists to avoid paying VAT at the till — triggering a debate in the tourism and retail sector about whether the whole system needs to be reformed. Spain, like many EU countries, continues to use the term “tax-free” for services that, in practice, function as deferred VAT refunds to non-EU tourists. Although this label is widely displayed in shops, visitors pay the full amount for the item in a shop. They then receive part of the…