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Published on 08/07/2025 – 14:04 GMT+2EU finance ministers on Tuesday granted 15 member states the right to deviate from the bloc’s fiscal rules in order to massively ramp up defence spending. “At this critical juncture, investment in our defence capabilities must remain our top priority,” Stephanie Lose, Economic Affairs Minister for Denmark, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, said in a statement. “Today’s activation of the national escape clause will allow member states to ramp up defence spending while maintaining sustainable public finances,” she added.The countries that have seen their request to activate the national…
Eric Trump joined Infantino and Brazilian football legend Ronaldo as they announced the trophy for the Club World Cup would be on display at Trump Tower until the competition’s final, at nearby MetLife Stadium, on Sunday. Infantino has visited the White House and the president’s Florida base Mar-a-Lago on multiple occasions this year, as he seeks to build a relationship that will allow the 2026 World Cup to be a success, not tarnished by Trump’s controversial politics. But the ties between FIFA and the American government have attracted criticism. In May, a top human rights organization said it had “grave…
Published on 08/07/2025 – 13:04 GMT+2•Updated 13:13The EU and the US are preparing for a trade deal involving the US imposing a baseline 10% tariff on EU goods, according to several sources briefed by EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič.A preliminary agreement is expected to be concluded by Wednesday, with legal implementation by 1 August — the new deadline set by US President Donald Trump before additional tariffs come into effect if no deal is signed, sources said.“The US will not drop the baseline tariffs, because they’re a revenue source,” the Parliament’s trade committee head MEP Bernd Lange (Germany/S&D) told reporters on Tuesday.He…
The Aspides EU military operation started in February 2024 to protect vessels against attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militants in the southern Red Sea and aims to ensure the freedom of international shipping. Multiple EU member countries contribute to the mission, including Germany, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands and Sweden. The U.S. carried out a short-lived bombing campaign against the Houthis earlier this year to protect freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, during which American military battle plans were infamously shared with a journalist on Signal.
By Euronews Travel with AP Published on 08/07/2025 – 11:30 GMT+2•Updated 11:30Flights to and from Bali have been disrupted after Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted twice on Monday.The explosions sent a column of grey smoke up to 18 kilometres into the sky, dumping ash on nearby villages.No casualties were immediately reported. The volcano on Flores island has been at the highest alert level since an eruption on 18 June, when air traffic was also plunged into chaos.Indonesia’s Geology Agency recorded an avalanche of searing gas clouds mixed with rocks and lava travelling up to 5 kilometres down the slopes of the…
On the economic front, the relationship between Europe and China will need rebalancing, de-risking and a diplomatic boost when it comes to climate change and environmental issues, Von der Leyen argued. She started by complimenting China as great global civilization that over the past 50 years has become a great global power. But her praise quickly gave way to criticism, as she accused Beijing of operating outside of international rules and flooding global markets “with subsidized overcapacity — not just to boost its own industries, but to choke international competition.” China runs “the largest trade surplus in the history of…
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The first European state visit since Brexit starts today as President Emmanuel Macron arrives at Windsor Castle. On this episode, Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy look at what’s on the agenda beyond the pomp and ceremony. Will the government get its “one in, one out” migration deal over the line? Plus, which one of our presenters needs to make a confession about the 2008 French state visit?
Nearly 73 per cent of World Heritage sites are at high risk of water-related hazards, according to analysis by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and UNESCO. From the Taj Mahal to the Royal Monastery of Santa MarIa de Guadalupe, more than 1,100 inscribed sites were assessed for four types of water risk: drought, water stress, riverine flooding and coastal flooding. Using the WRI’s Aqueduct platform, the sites were then categorised by severity, with some facing dual, overlapping issues. “We found that 21 per cent of the sites faced both a water scarcity challenge, whether that was water stress or drought, as well…
‘You feel like you constantly need to fight’ One reason SEND reform is so fraught is that parents with experience of fighting for the crucial education, health and care plans that guarantee a level of support for their kids are already highly politicized. They have fought the system before — and they know the law inside out. Letters from worried activists concerned the shake-up will mean a loss of provision for some children have already started. Dozens of special needs and disability charities signed a letter in Sunday’s Guardian raising the alarm about any changes to EHCPs. Officials deny existing EHCPs…