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Elly Schlein, leader of the opposition Democratic Party, said: “We will beat [Meloni] in the next general election, I’m sure of that. I think that from today’s vote, from this extraordinary democratic participation, an unexpected participation in some ways, a clear political message is being sent to Meloni and this government, who must now listen to the country and its real priorities.” Former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, leader of the populist 5Star Movement heralded “a new spring and a new political season.” Angelo Bonelli , leader of the Greens and Left Alliance, told reporters the result was “an important signal…
Spring is coming to Brussels, but all your reporter hears when he goes outside are three letters: ETS. That is because ten EU countries are in open revolt against the bloc’s flagship climate policy. But hold on: what actually is the ETS, and why is there such a massive backlash against it?
While Ukrainian open source analysts at the Deep State live map project reported the Kremlin’s army managed to advance in several small villages, it came at a catastrophic cost. “Over four days of intensive assault operations, the enemy lost more than 6,090 soldiers killed and wounded,” Syrskyi said, adding that Kyiv largely managed to repel the offensive. The number of Russians killed or wounded was also reported Monday by the Ukrainian army command. The Russian ministry of defense reported targeting Ukrainian troops in more than 147 fighting districts in the Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions over the past few…
Published on 20/03/2026 – 15:00 GMT+1•Updated 15:23 From a start-up founded in Malaga in 2015 with a few thousand euros, Ly Company has become one of Europe’s fastest-growing multinationals, and a global leader in the sustainable water packaging sector. With ten factories located across Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, Ly Company produces about 10 million bottles of water in cardboard packaging per month. Unlike most competitors, Ly Company doesn’t owe its success to mass retail firms. It sells personalised products to more than 3,000 brands, ranging from airlines and hotel chains to private transport companies and major events…
For all his contrition, Dürr told journalists that he and Secretary-General Nicole Büttner will both run for re-election at a party conference in May, where a new leader will be chosen. “I have already read in some media reports that the FDP leadership and I are giving up. I have no intention of giving up,” Dürr said. At a Monday party meeting Dürr offered to submit to a confidence vote by the party’s executive board, but the board declined. A new 40-member board will also be elected at the May conference. Dürr was elected to the FDP leadership in May…
By Euronews Published on 22/03/2026 – 16:03 GMT+1•Updated 21:07 Slovenia’s elections see the Liberals holding a narrow lead over the Conservatives, according to the first exit poll. The vote comes down to two main players: Prime Minister Robert Golob’s Freedom Movement and the right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), led by three-time prime minister Janez Janša, ally of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and an admirer of US President Donald Trump. The race is expected to be tight, and will decide whether the country stays on its centre-left course or sways towards the right. While Janša was initially polling ahead of Golob,…
“We’re anxious to get this through the process. We understood they had to go through a process, but it’s been long enough. And hopefully we’ll get through it on Thursday and we can both move on to more economically beneficial endeavors,” Puzder stressed. Trade lawmakers backed amendments at the committee stage to strengthen the EU’s protections in case Washington doesn’t respect its side of the deal. They for instance introduced a suspension clause if Trump threatens the EU’s territorial sovereignty, as he did earlier this year when he pushed to annex Greenland. MEPs also added another provision that foresees that…
Updated: 23/03/2026 – 9:21 GMT+1 EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Bartjan Wegter told Euronews’ flagship show Europe Today that instability, conflict or violence always creates opportunity for violence, including for the Tehran regime. … More
Johannes Hahn has resigned as the European Commission’s special envoy for Cyprus, the European Commission has announced. The former European Commissioner cited other commitments as reasons for his resignation in a letter sent to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the United Nations. A Commission spokesman was asked about this development at a press briefing in Brussels. “Mr Khan has resigned from his post as the Commission’s special envoy because of other commitments,” Commission spokesman Maciej Beretetski said. “The Commission respects Mr Khan’s decision and thanks him for his valuable contribution to the conciliation process…
Ten years ago, two terrorists from Daesh (also known as the so-called Islamic State) blew themselves up at Brussels Airport. Another explosion tore through a metro car at Maelbeek station, in the heart of Brussels’ EU district. Thirty-two people were killed, and hundreds more injured. The attacks came just months after terrorists killed 130 people in attacks on a concert hall, a stadium, restaurants and bars in Paris, exposing gaps in information-sharing in the bloc’s free-travel area. The terrorists had moved between countries, planning the attacks in one and carrying them out in another, said Wegter, who is Dutch. “That’s…