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Published on 27/02/2026 – 12:42 GMT+1 The spending plans of France and the Czech Republic for their slices of a €150 billion European defence programme have been finalised and are expected to be endorsed by the Commission shortly, diplomats have confirmed to Euronews. Yet, while the plans are cleared, a row between Hungary and Ukraine over a damaged pipeline risks spilling over to the loan scheme and interfere with the timeline. Diplomats familiar said they expect the two to be treated separately, as Budapest tussles for the loan while threatening a veto over two critical aid packages for Kyiv The…
As Ramadan enters its second week, many families observe the holy month displaced from their homes, while others still search for relatives believed to remain beneath the rubble. Palestinian families gathered at Al-Shifa Hospital after overnight Israeli drone strikes on February 26 killed several people, including police officers and civilians, according to local officials. Bodies wrapped in white shrouds were carried through crowded courtyards, a familiar scene despite a fragile ceasefire in place since late 2025. Hospitals continue to receive casualties, reinforcing fears that stability remains elusive after months of war and displacement. The UN human rights chief Volker Türk…
The world remains “unprepared” for the risks of climate change, despite overwhelming evidence that the planet is heading towards irreversible damage. A group of experts has published a paper in the science journal Nature, warning that the world lacks an “authoritative and up to date assessment” of climate change risks that would help governments and citizens understand the urgency of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Despite the “huge consequences” of a warming world, there has never been an internationally coordinated and mandated global risk analysis. It means policy makers could be inadvertently undermining the full scale of the threat, ineffectively prioritising…
The Green Party have won their very first by-election. Westminster Insider Host Sascha O’Sullivan goes inside the Greens’ effort to win the seat, and finds out how the battle for this seat will inform the three-way fights between the Greens, Labour and Reform UK. She speaks to Hannah Spencer on the election trail – and on the night itself. And she speaks to the other candidates, Angeliki Stogia for Labour and Matt Goodwin for Reform to find out what worked – and what didn’t. As Labour licks its wounds, director of the Labour Growth Group Mark McVitie talks Sascha through…
Published on 27/02/2026 – 11:40 GMT+1•Updated 12:15 Commission President Ursula von der Leyen decided Friday to move ahead with the provisional application of the Mercosur trade agreement, brushing aside a judicial review launched by MEPs that has suspended the ratification process. “The Commission will continue to work closely with all EU institutions to ensure a smooth and transparency process,” she told reporters. “This is one of the most consequential agreements of the first half of this century.” The deal has split member states for years. While Germany has championed the agreement as bolstering access to global markets, France has led…
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev led Thursday’s national commemoration of the deaths of hundreds of Azerbaijanis killed in February 1992 in the town of Khojaly during the Karabakh conflict. Aliyev inaugurated a Khojaly Genocide Memorial Complex on Thursday, a new monument paying respect to those who died over 30 years ago in what the president called “the greatest tragedy for the Azerbaijani people”. A minute of silence was observed across the country, and thousands gathered at the Khojaly Massacre Memorial in Baku to pay their respects to the victims of the tragedy during the National Day of Remembrance, as it is…
Speaking of what you can do in the Parliament, on Thursday evening a rave was held on the premises hosted by MEP Lukas Sieper, who recently announced that he was joining the liberal Renew Europe group (once his national party approves the move). The far right were not invited! Declassified wasn’t invited for a different reason, being too cool (are you sure about this? — ed) and so can’t provide updates on what a liberal rave looks like, but presumably it involves playing music at a reasonable volume, ends at 9.30 p.m., and features a lot of Moby. It wasn’t…
Good morning. I’m Mared Gwyn with the last newsletter of the week. As the behind-the-scenes flurry to defuse the ongoing dispute over the transit of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia continues, two Baltic heads of government have told Europe Today of their dismay at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s back-to-back vetoes on measures of support for Kyiv. Orbán continues to block fresh sanctions on Russia and a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, after blaming Kyiv for the disrupted supply of Russian oil through the Soviet-era Druzhba pipeline, which was damaged in a Russian attack on Ukraine in January. The…
By Beatrice Dumurgier, CEO Western Europe, Revolut Published on 27/02/2026 – 11:07 GMT+1 The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. In the midst of geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, Europe faces a paradox that is as frustrating as it is hopeful. On one hand, we speak constantly about the financing gap needed to fund our green and digital transitions and to strengthen our defence capabilities. We compare ourselves to the depth of US capital markets and wonder how we can compete without relying on foreign…
Matt Goodwin, an academic-turned-Substacker who ran for Reform UK, received 10,578 votes (28.7 percent), sharply improving Reform’s result on 2024 but not doing enough to take the insurgent Farage-led party over the line. Angeliki Stogia, standing for Labour, bagged just 9,364 votes (25.4 percent). The result represents a serious blow from the left for Starmer, who is battling tumbling poll ratings and major concerns over his leadership from his own MPs. The Green vote climbed 27.4 percentage points on 2024’s result, while Reform UK’s climbed by 14.6 percentage points. By contrast, Labour’s share of the vote tumbled 25.4 percentage points…