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The German government has restated its opposition to reopening diplomatic channels with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, an idea that has gained traction after being endorsed by the leaders of France and Italy. “We support direct talks between Russia and Ukraine on the highest level since there can be no just and durable peace without Ukraine’s participation,” a spokesperson for the Federal Foreign Office of Germany told Euronews. “Unfortunately, we have seen no change in Russia’s position so far: Russia continues to repeat maximalist demands and shows no genuine willingness to…
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It would send a positive message to have “girls and boys from Russia” participating in football tournaments across Europe, he said. Infantino maintains close ties with U.S. President Donald Trump and awarded him the newly created FIFA Peace Prize — widely seen as a token honor after the American president did not get the Nobel Peace Prize despite campaigning heavily for it — in December. FIFA also opened an office in New York’s Trump Tower in July and appointed Trump’s daughter Ivanka to the board of an education charity project co-funded by 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket sales. The U.S. is hosting the World Cup this summer together with Mexico and Canada and has faced calls…
Zum Amtsantritt reist Lars Klingbeil nach Polen und setzt auf den europäischen Schulterschluss. In Warschau spricht er mit dem polnischen Finanzminister Andrzej Domański über Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Verteidigungs- und Wachstumsfinanzierung, den stärkeren Euro und neue Formate jenseits von Brüssel und Eurogruppe.Doch auch die Innenpolitik reist mit. Klingbeil positioniert sich deutlich gegen den Vorstoß des CDU-Wirtschaftsrats, Zahnarztleistungen aus dem Katalog der gesetzlichen Krankenkassen zu streichen. Die Debatte um GKV-Finanzen, Gerechtigkeit und Reformtempo spitzt sich zu. Simone Borchardt, gesundheitspolitische Sprecherin der Unionsfraktion, erklärt im 200-Sekunden-Interview, warum sie Leistungskürzungen ablehnt und stattdessen auf Effizienz, Steuerung und Digitalisierung setzt. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es…
Published on 02/02/2026 – 16:51 GMT+1 Capitalism has already ended and the world has entered an era of “techno-feudalism” where big tech companies wield unprecedented power over human behaviour, former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said. Speaking to Euronews after his panel at Web Summit Qatar, where he delivered a stark warning about the state of the global economy, Varoufakis said debates about capitalism miss the point. “Capitalism has already ended and we don’t even know it,” he emphasised. The growth of stablecoins is quietly reshaping the financial system in risky ways, Varoufakis said. “(US President) Donald Trump, with the…
Published on 02/02/2026 – 15:59 GMT+1 Finland is harnessing the unexpected power of sand to decarbonise industrial heat – a major “blind spot” in global emissions. Industrial heat production is one of the largest and hardest-to-solve sources of carbon emissions, accounting for around one fifth of the world’s total energy consumption. Hot steam is required across many sectors, from food production to chemical processing, and most of that heat is currently generated from fossil fuels (around 80 per cent comes from oil and gas). The issue with heat demand Electrifying industrial heat is no easy feat due to the variable…
By Euronews with AP Published on 02/02/2026 – 15:28 GMT+1 Indonesia allowed Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok to resume operations in the country on a conditional basis and under strict supervision, weeks after banning it for explicit sexual content. Grok came under fire for generating sexually explicit deepfakes of women and minors early last month. Indonesia and Malaysia were the first two countries that blocked access to the chatbot. Malaysian authorities lifted the temporary restriction after the company took security and preventive measures. Malaysian regulators said they met last week with X’s representatives and would continue to monitor the situation. Musk’s…
The EU’s long-delayed Entry/Exit System (EES) for non-EU nationals began being phased in last October. The gradual scale-up of the biometric border technology has already experienced teething problems, causing significant delays for air, ferry and Eurotunnel passengers. A survey by Holiday Extras last year found that 82 per cent of respondents were unclear as to how the new EES will impact trips, with 35 per cent unaware that the new rules come this weekend. Nearly one in five holidaymakers has already changed or cancelled travel plans, with many citing worries about border delays. If you are due to travel to…
Published on 02/02/2026 – 15:54 GMT+1 Elon Musk has hit out at Oscar winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan over his casting choices for his upcoming film The Odyssey, which is anticipated to be one of the most exciting releases of the year. Nolan’s adaptation of the ancient Greek epic by Homer is the first narrative feature shot entiremy with IMAX cameras and features an all-star cast that includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Mia Goth and Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o. And it’s Nyong’o’s involvement that seems to have rubbed Musk up the wrong way, as…
The correspondence covers Whitehall thinking at the time of a major economic crisis, and it is highly unusual for such top-level discussions to be circulated outside of the British government. The exchange took place a year after Epstein, the late financier, pled guilty to solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18. In the chain, Mandelson wrote: “Interesting note that’s gone to the PM.” Epstein replied: “What salable assets?” The message by Butler was also sent to Brown’s key civil service aide Jeremy Heywood, his Private Secretary Christina Scott and Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office Shriti…