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Published on 24/08/2026 – 16:01 GMT+2•Updated 16:22 Hungary is on track to fulfil all criteria needed to unlock €10 billion in EU recovery funds by the end-of-August deadline, Euronews understands from conversations with Commission and Budapest officials this week. Meeting all milestones would clear the way for Hungary to access billions in EU cash, delivering a political win for the new government. Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who won a landslide victory in April’s election, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule, campaigned on a promise to unlock Hungary’s suspended EU funds. In May, Magyar and European Commission President Ursula von der…

Yemen’s Houthis said on Monday that their forces hit a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile, as the Iran-backed group continues to pursue a maritime blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another crucial artery for global shipping. “The strike was accurate and direct, resulting in a fire breaking out aboard the vessel and causing a number of other ships that were present in the target area to flee,” the Houthis said in a statement. “This targeting comes as part of the implementation of the Armed Forces’ decision to ban maritime navigation by the Saudi enemy.”…

Volkswagen workers have sharply criticised the company’s management amid growing uncertainty over possible job cuts and the future of several German factories. In a survey of employee morale initiated by the works council last week, employees accused the board of “disastrous communication,” AFP reported on Monday. The chance to express their criticism and expectations of CEO Oliver Blume and the rest of the board via the company intranet led to ranking the communication as employees’ number one grievance, even ahead of concerns about job security or possible factory closures. According to the German Press Agency, employees and their families were…

U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham was in Kyiv Monday for a meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing. European Council President António Costa, Luxembourgish Prime Minister Luc Frieden, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, Estonian President Alar Karis, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and other Nordic and Baltic leaders also attended in person, while French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz joined remotely. “Ukrainian people deserve not just continued support but our gratitude … I am determined we [the coalition of the willing] will work together to deliver the support you need,” Burnham said in a statement. The funding gap originated after…

Published on 24/08/2026 – 18:18 GMT+2 The Danish government will compensate 13 people who were victims of abuse at a care home during their youth, Denmark’s Ministry of Social Affairs said on Monday. The 13 individuals, whose identities have not been disclosed, filed a complaint in March against the state over the abuse they suffered at Solgarden, which included sexual abuse. The victims are set to receive a payout of 300,000 Kroner, the ministry said in a statement. According to the department, between 1949 and 1976, personal accounts and its files showed “serious and systemic failings during the stay of…

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Published on 24/08/2026 – 17:44 GMT+2 The British company Welink Energy Portugal 2 UK, which owns Solara4, the largest solar power plant in the country, has entered insolvency proceedings, according to a report published this month by consultancy BDO, cited by the weekly newspaper “Expresso” (source in Portuguese). The case concerns a large-scale project in the Algarve region with 219 MW of installed solar capacity, according to the Welink Group website (source in Portuguese). Located in Alcoutim, Solara4 has been in operation for five years, having been inaugurated in 2021, but has been facing a series of setbacks. According to…

In the Bavarian village of Pflugdorf-Stadl, competitors gathered for Germany’s finger wrestling championships, a traditional Alpine sport requiring strength, technique and plenty of resilience. Opponents hook their middle fingers into a small leather loop and pull with all their might, trying to drag each other across the table. Matches can last from a few seconds to nearly a minute. Competitors warm up carefully before taking part, as the intense strain can cause painful injuries to the skin. Senior champion Ferdinand Seitz described the pain as “excruciating”, but said other sports can be just as brutal.

The Ceuta crisis erupted at the end of July, when tens of thousands of people entered the coastal semi-exclave in North Africa in the space of 24 hours, forcing Spain to deploy the army after border forces were overwhelmed. Sánchez flew to Ceuta and branded the crossings an “attack” and a violation of Spain’s territorial integrity. Most migrants subsequently returned to Morocco, but thousands remained. Madrid is now working to clear the remaining backlog. Around 5,000 migrants remained in Ceuta on Aug. 13, the interior ministry said. The opposition People’s Party is demanding more immigration officers be sent to Ceuta…

Published on 24/08/2026 – 17:31 GMT+2 There were no marching soldiers, no tanks and no columns of heavy armour. In their place came robots designed to perform many of the same tasks. Marking 35 years of independence, Ukraine staged a different kind of military parade on Monday, showcasing its defence technology and unmanned warfare capabilities. The parade offered a glimpse of the future of warfare and how profoundly four and a half years of Russia’s full-scale invasion have transformed the Ukrainian military. Dozens of multi-role unmanned ground vehicles moved along Khreshchatyk, Kyiv’s main street, including robotic systems designed for combat,…