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Published on 25/02/2026 – 20:30 GMT+1 Should Ukraine be given fast-track membership into the European Union? The majority of MEPs seem to think so. Although they may not see eye to eye on the how or the exact when, most MEPs think Ukrainian EU membership would send a strong message of support to Ukrainians and one of defiance to the Kremlin. To mark four years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, this week on The Ring, we are joined by two Lithuanian MEPs: Aurelijus Veryga from the ECR (European Conservatives and Reformists) group and Petras Auštrevičius from the…
ATHENS— Greece’s former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has been indicted and will stand trial for allegedly promoting the use of drugs, his left-wing MeRA25 party said in a statement Wednesday. The former politician, who served in the left-wing Syriza government during the country’s financial crisis in 2015 and remains a darling of the European left, is due to appear in court on Dec. 16. The charges concern comments he made during a podcast, in which he admitted he had tried drugs some 36 years ago at a festival in Australia. “Determined not to do a Bill Clinton (remember the laughable…
Fake Euronews videos circulating on X and Telegram have gone viral, spreading false claims about Ukrainian refugees and athletes during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. For instance, one video, shared on X with more than 114,000 views, falsely claims that Ukrainian refugees robbed a Euronews crew at the Olympics. Another incorrectly claims that a Ukrainian interpreter escaped and fled the Ukrainian delegation, becoming the “52nd” person to do so. Some mix genuine Olympic events with fabricated allegations. For example, one video reports that Ukrainian fans committed vandalism in Milan after Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified over his plan…
Yet there was notable dissent from lawmakers on the right and far-right as the debate split along political lines. Polish right-wing lawmaker Piotr Müller told the hearing that Breton’s actions during his time in office were reminiscent of Soviet-style censorship. Lawmakers on the left meanwhile suggested the EU Commission should suspend access for American government representatives to its premises, a move that would severely restrict contacts with Washington. Wednesday’s hearing comes amid an ongoing fight between Washington and Brussels over the EU’s digital rules. The White House and its allies claim the DSA is a censorship regime that also affects…
After its failure to strike a deal to tap into the EU’s defence for loan scheme, the UK is now on a charm offensive to secure “Made in Europe” access for its industry. UK Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle is in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday to press the case for UK involvement in the European preference scheme the Commission is drafting, as speculation circulates that it will be limited to EU countries only. “We have a shared challenge on the continent of Europe about economic security,” Kyle told journalists after meeting Commission Vice President Teresa Ribera, adding that…
By Euronews with AFP Published on 25/02/2026 – 18:05 GMT+1 The allied military drill Orion-26,” France’s largest military exercise since the Cold War, is ongoing at Base 123 in Orléans Bricy, with paratroopers being dropped over the Coëtquidan base in Brittany, western France. The airborne manoeuvre involved around 1,500 paratroopers deployed between the French and UK forces, testing the ability of European armies to work together. “It’s quite a bold operation,” Colonel Colomban de Poncharra, commanding officer of the French 3rd Marine Corps parachute regiment, said. The drill aimed at three main objectives: speed of action, endurance and autonomy. “An airborne force dropped…
Here’s everything you need to know about the battle for Gorton and Denton. Why it matters Gorton and Denton is the prime minister’s biggest electoral test since last May, when Nigel Farage’s Reform UK snatched Runcorn and Helsby (also in north west England) off Labour by just six votes. On the same night, Reform also stormed into the lead in local elections across England. In recent weeks, Starmer has lost key personnel, survived a call from Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar to resign, and has faced major questions over the short-lived appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador in Washington,…
Published on 25/02/2026 – 17:15 GMT+1 One hundred and five members of the European Parliament sent a letter on Wednesday to the Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen, asking for a European-funded pathway that ensures real and effective access to abortions. The letter aims to put pressure on the Commission, the day before the decision on the European Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice”, which collected 1,124,513 signatures across all 27 countries and asked to improve access to safe abortion in Europe. This initiative calls to establish financial support to perform safe termination of pregnancies for women abroad their countries,…
Spain published 153 classified documents on Wednesday relating to the failed military coup of 23 February 1981, also known as 23-F, ending 45 years of secrecy around one of the most dramatic moments in the southern European country’s transition to democracy. The documents were made available on the government’s La Moncloa website from midday Wednesday, following the publication of a ministerial order in the Official State Gazette that lifted the classified status. The release includes transcripts of telephone conversations between military commanders, intelligence reports from the former CESID intelligence service, and records from the defence, interior and foreign ministries during…
A row over anti-Semitism and the response of the Berlin Film Festival committee is the subject of a hastily arranged government meeting to be held on Thursday. Germany’s Culture Minister, Wolfram Weimar, has called an extraordinary reunion of state’s culture commission (KBB) with the fate of Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle also expected to be decided. According to Germany’s Bild newspaper and government sources, the supervisory board will also discuss the future direction of the Berlin International Film Festival and other personnel changes at the special talks. Wolfram Weimer and Tricia Tuttle are reportedly said to be in agreement that she…