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The Trump administration has helped Europeans stop hitting the snooze button and “wake up,” US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder said, hailing Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s call for greater alignment between the two in his speech at the Munich Security Conference as “positive” for the trans-Atlantic alliance. It is a “hallmark of a great diplomat” to be able to say the things people “need to hear and may not want to hear,” Puzder told Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today on Wednesday. Rubio’s speech comes a year after US Vice President JD Vance appeared on stage at the…
Residents in Gaza City visited markets Tuesday to prepare for Ramadan, shopping at roadside stalls set up among heavily damaged buildings. Shopkeepers sold bread, nuts and dried fruits as people navigated streets lined with rubble. Several residents said rising prices, lack of cash and widespread destruction have changed the atmosphere compared to previous years. Ramadan, a month of fasting and prayer for Muslims worldwide comes months after a fragile ceasefire took effect in October following more than two years of war between Israel and Hamas.
The European Central Bank on Wednesday said Christine Lagarde has not made a decision on when to stand down as president, following a media report suggesting that she was considering an early resignation. According to the Financial Times report, Lagarde is expected to leave her position before her eight-year term expires in October 2027, allowing outgoing French President Emmanuel Macron to plan the succession for one of the EU’s most important institutions, ahead of France’s presidential elections in April next year. Macron cannot run again and the far-right National Rally is consistently polling ahead of rivals, which would shake up…
Brussels is opening the door to one of Europe’s most coveted careers. After a seven-year pause, the European Personnel Selection Office has relaunched the AD5 competition, the main entry route to becoming a permanent official at the European Commission. The job offers starting salaries of up to €6,758 a month and long-term security, so between 50,000 and 60,000 are expected to apply. Fewer than 3% will make it. Applicants must pass tough online tests on reasoning, EU knowledge, digital skills, and policy writing. This hiring effort comes as Commission President Ursula von der Leyen focuses on bringing in a new…
Updated: 18/02/2026 – 8:29 GMT+1 Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled blizzard conditions Tuesday as they searched for backcountry skiers caught in an avalanche in Northern California. Officials said 16 people were caught in the slide near Castle Peak in the Tahoe area. Six have been accounted for, while 10 remain missing. … More
Sweden’s tech sector is booming, but it faces a paradox: as government officials ask startups what support they need, many founders tell them to step back and deregulate. This tension came into focus at Stockholm’s Techarena event, where Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch urged the Nordic nation’s startups to “tell us what you need.” Speaking to Euronews Next from the stands of the Strawberry Arena, Tobias Bengtsdahl, a general partner at VC firm Antler, had a direct response: “Get out of the way.” “One of the things [the government] does right at the moment is not doing too many things,”…
“Cast off sadness and melancholy. Life is gentle, its days are few and it is only now that we must enjoy it.” The poetry of Federico García Lorca inspires ‘Cry, wedding and blood’, a play being staged being staged at Madrid’s María Guerrero Theatre that reimagines “Blood Wedding” and other parts of Lorca’s work through sign language and deaf community culture. Ángela Ibáñez Castaño, the first deaf director to lead a production at the National Drama Centre, has conceived this play from within sign language. Its protagonists are two deaf actresses: Emma Vallejo and Mari López. This piece is a…
Am politischen Aschermittwoch steht die CSU im Mittelpunkt. In Passau versucht Markus Söder einmal mehr, die große Bühne zu bespielen. Doch ohne die Ampel als klaren Gegner wirkt der CSU-Chef weniger angriffslustig. Gordon Repinski analysiert, ob Söder an politischer Strahlkraft verliert und wie stabil seine Position in der Partei wirklich noch ist. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview spricht Ilse Aigner über die Lage der CSU, über Söders Führungsrolle und über mögliche Zukunftsszenarien. Sie verteidigt den Parteichef, weist Spekulationen über einen Machtwechsel zurück und ordnet die parteiinternen Debatten ein. Außerdem geht es um die AfD und die wachsende Affäre um Vetternwirtschaft. Der Bundesvorstand ringt…
Published on 18/02/2026 – 7:36 GMT+1 On today’s show: Our Ukraine correspondent Sasha Vakulina fills us in on the conclusions from the first day of Ukraine peace negotiations in Geneva. Interviews with Andrew Puzder, US Ambassador to the EU, and Séamus Boland, President of the European Economic and Social Committee. Our Jakub Janas breaks down why the European Commission has opened a formal investigation into the Chinese online seller Shein. Sandor Zsoris brings us an update on the upcoming elections in Hungary, taking place in April. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’ chief anchor Méabh…
Updated: 18/02/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this February 18th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. … More