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Orbán’s Fidesz party came in a distant second with only 52 seats in the parliament. “Here are the results of the 2026 parliamentary election: an unprecedented majority, an unprecedented mandate — and, at the same time, an unprecedented responsibility,” Magyar wrote in an X post on Saturday. He added that he could be officially sworn in as prime minister in mid-May. Magyar’s supermajority could facilitate the swift approval of democratic reforms necessary to unlock €17 billion of EU funds that were frozen over rule-of-law shortcomings under Orbán’s tenure. Under the current rules, the Hungarian government has to fulfill 27 EU-mandated…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced an easing of restrictions on research into psychedelic drugs – such as so-called “magic mushrooms” – that have shown promise in treating people with mental health conditions. Flanked by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, top medical officials and podcaster Joe Rogan, who has pushed for access to the drugs, Trump signed an executive order that would help federal researchers cut through the red tape to allow for quicker studies. The president said the order would “clear away unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles, improve data sharing among the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and…
Published on 19/04/2026 – 7:58 GMT+2 German technology company Siemens and chip giant Nvidia have tested a humanoid robot on a live factory floor. The test in partnership with robotics company Humanoid based in the United Kingdom, marks a step towards artificial intelligence-driven production where machines and humans work alongside each other. Siemens said in an announcement that the robot, powered by Nvidia’s AI technology, was deployed at its electronics plant in Erlangen, in southwest Germany. The robot, Humanoid’s HMND 01, performed routine logistics tasks, such as picking up, moving, and placing containers used by human workers. The robot operated…
The president has offered shifting rationales for the war and promised as recently as this week that the conflict was close to ending: “I think it can be over very soon. If they’re smart, it will end soon,” he said on Fox Business’ “Mornings With Maria Bartiromo,” referring to Iranian negotiators.He also said, when asked whether he thought oil and gas prices would come down before the midterms, that prices may be “a little bit higher, but it should be around the same,” doing little to assuage Republicans’ concerns that high costs will ease before November. Later, in a separate…
Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is one of the most widely used tools for comparing economies — and across much of Europe, the trajectory is upward. But a rising figure does not always mean a country is pulling ahead of its peers: rankings shift as all economies move together. Where a country sits in the table often tells a more useful story than the raw number. So which European countries are expected to lead in GDP per capita by 2030, and are any significant shifts on the way? Euronews Business has examined IMF World Economic Outlook projections for 2025…
The White House recalibrated its approach to immigration in the wake of the backlash against the death of two Americans at the hands of federal officials in Minneapolis, shifting leadership and softening its rhetoric. Yet three months later, Americans’ views of President Donald Trump’s deportations campaign remain broadly negative. New results from The POLITICO Poll show that even as the spotlight has moved away from Trump’s mass deportations campaign and onto issues such as the economy and the war in Iran, public opinion has hardly changed, underscoring how difficult it will be for the administration to reset the immigration narrative. In the poll conducted April…
Published on 18/04/2026 – 22:58 GMT+2•Updated 23:06 A coalition of EU-based chemical producers of titanium dioxide – a strategic chemical used in green energy and aerospace – has lodged a complaint with the Commission alleging unfair foreign subsidies against leading Chinese producer LB Group, which is seeking to acquire a UK plant of British competitor Venator, Euronews has learned. The move follows the European Commission’s decision in January 2025 to impose anti-dumping duties on LB Group, a trade defence measure targeting low-priced imports into the EU. Acquiring a production plant in the UK would allow the Chinese group to export…
“Today, the White House hosted an introductory meeting with Anthropic that was both productive and constructive,” the White House said in a statement Friday evening. “We discussed opportunities for collaboration, as well as shared approaches and protocols to address the challenges associated with scaling this technology. The conversation also explored the balance between advancing innovation and ensuring safety. We look forward to continuing this dialogue and will host similar discussions with other leading AI companies.”The meeting comes less than two months after the White House and Defense Department declared Anthropic a risk to the country’s national security supply chain, objecting…
By Maria Tadeo from Barcelona Published on 18/04/2026 – 21:46 GMT+2•Updated 22:03 Pedro Sánchez rallied global leaders in Barcelona this weekend at a two-day convention billed as the “progressive CPAC”, as the Spanish Prime Minister tries to lead an anti-Trump movement abroad while grappling with legal challenges at home. The Spanish leader warned of an international “reactionary wave” fuelling hate speech, sexism, war and division, without explicitly naming US President Donald Trump. “It doesn’t matter how much they scream, or how many lies they spread,” Sánchez said in a speech on Saturday. “The time for the reactionary, ultra-right has come to…
Trump and his aides often appear to operate as if most other people on the planet are “non-player characters” in a video game. They believe, with few exceptions, that America can use threats, economic muscle and military action to bend other capitals to its will.But foreign policy has some basic laws. One of them, similar to physics, is that every action has a reaction. It may not be equal or opposite, but it also may not be what the Trump team wants.So far, the Trump administration does not appear to be adjusting well to the reality that more international players…