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Poland registered the biggest increase in absolute numbers, adding nearly 13,000 new beneficiaries, followed by Germany (+7,600) and Czechia (+3,500). Only France saw a small decline of 240 people. Women made up 44 percent of all those protected, minors 31 percent, and men about 25 percent. Ukrainians represented over 98 percent of all people granted temporary protection under the EU’s scheme, which was extended in June until March 2027. The figures come amid growing political unease in Germany and Poland, where politicians warned that the influx of young Ukrainian men could erode public support for Kyiv. Far-right parties seized on…
Istanbul’s chief public prosecutor filed a sweeping indictment against the city’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, accusing him of 142 offences tied to corruption and organised crime, and seeking a total prison sentence exceeding 2,000 years. İmamoğlu, a prominent opposition figure widely seen as a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was arrested in March along with several municipal officials who were accused of running a criminal organisation, accepting bribes, extortion and bid-rigging. He has strongly denied all allegations. Critics view the accusations as a politically motivated effort to weaken the main opposition and his arrest triggered the largest wave…
“We made an agreement in May — that should be the foundation for our conversation,” said a second person, an EU diplomat, also granted anonymity to speak freely about the talks. “So we shouldn’t then in November come back and try to add to it the contributions to cohesion funds that we didn’t agree in May, even if that’s the principle that we feel is warranted … We have to take care of our relationship with the U.K.” The diplomat summarized the divide: “Do you say to the Commission: You have to make the U.K. pay … or do you…
Spain, Italy, Greece, and Cyprus have been considered “under migratory pressure” by the European Commission in its first Annual Asylum and Migration Report, unveiled on Tuesday. These countries were interested last year in a “disproportionate level” of migrant arrivals, including those rescued at sea. Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus will therefore benefit in 2026 from the solidarity of other EU member states, which could be expressed by relocating asylum seekers over their territory or by financial contribution. Together with this assessment, the Commission proposed to the EU 27 member states the Annual Solidarity Pool, a mechanism to determine the total…
By Euronews Published on 11/11/2025 – 20:08 GMT+1 President Emmanuel Macron has said France will form a “joint panel” with the Palestinian Authority to draw up a new constitution for Palestine. Macron made the remarks after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris. “We decided together to establish a joint committee for the consolidation of the state of Palestine,” Macron said, adding that it would “contribute to drawing up a new constitution, a draft of which president Abbas presented to me”. Abbas said he agreed “to the swift establishment of the constitutional committee”. Reforming the governing body is essential for…
DUBLIN — Ireland has a new left-wing president who has been sharply critical of Israel — and Catherine Connolly wants to push the limits of what is supposed to be a ceremonial head of state. At her inauguration ceremony at Dublin Castle, Connolly told an audience of government leaders past and present that her victory in the Oct. 24 election demonstrated Ireland wants a new political direction — one at odds, in many respects, with the country’s center-right government. She pledged to provide that counterweight in her coming seven-year term, using a position that can wield soft power on the…
By Euronews Published on 11/11/2025 – 18:50 GMT+1 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans to create an EU intelligence unit that would gather information from member states’ national security services, according to media reports on Tuesday. The Commission said the outfit would make “better operational use” of existing data, but EU diplomats view it primarily as an expansion of von der Leyen’s power, FT newspaper reported. Commission spokesperson Paula Pinho said on Tuesday the new unit would “complement the services of the European External Action Service and play a key role in the preparation of the so-called Security College.”…
Published on 11/11/2025 – 16:34 GMT+1 The 16th edition of Bosphorus Summit, with Euronews as official press sponsor, concluded on Friday after two days of panels and meetings that saw intense brainstorming on geopolitical issues by prominent figures that included high-ranking officials from several countries, businesspeople and journalists. Laura Buckwell, a Euronews journalist based in Dubai, moderated a panel titled “Future of Power: Energy, Innovation and Strategy” which was joined by several high-profile businesspeople. Among the panelists were Birol Ergüven, Member of the Board at Istanbul-based Limak Energy Group; Zeynep Harezi, Group Head of Commercial Operations and Board Member of…
BRUSSELS — Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission is laying the groundwork for a new intelligence coordination cell in Brussels. The initiative is still at a “very early, conceptual stage,” but the plan reflects a wider effort to bolster the EU executive’s security and intelligence functions, Commission spokespeople Balazs Ujvari and Paula Pinho told reporters. The new body would build on existing expertise, complementing the work of the Commission’s Security Directorate and coordinating closely with the European External Action Service. The cell will be small in scale and will focus on coordination rather than duplication, the spokespeople said.
By Euronews Srbija Published on 11/11/2025 – 18:03 GMT+1 Since June 2023, the European Union has imposed active punitive measures on Kosovo in response to a string of tensions and escalations that took place in the Serb-majority north of the country. The measures include the temporary suspension of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), a pre-accession trade agreement signed with Pristina, and limits on Kosovo officials attending meetings with EU officials in Brussels and the suspension of EU funding and the freezing of projects. They do not include limitations on activities tied to the EU-facilitated dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, Brussels’…