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Nuñez’s office did not immediately provide additional details on where the increased controls would take place. France is part of the Schengen area but has repeatedly renewed its authorization to proceed with temporary internal border checks since the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks, using provisions in the Schengen Borders Code that allow such measures in response to serious security threats. But the images of people pouring into Ceuta, an autonomous city of about 80,000 people and one of the European Union’s only two land borders with Africa, have drawn scrutiny far beyond Paris — especially among right-wing and far-right parties…
Published on 31/07/2026 – 11:34 GMT+2 Raffaele Fitto underlined the European Union’s intention to take on a significant role in the UN process on the Cyprus issue, following his meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, in Nicosia. The European Commission’s special representative for Cyprus and Executive Vice-President of the Commission was received on Friday morning at the Presidential Palace, during his first visit to the island since his appointment. “The European Union is sending a very clear message: that it wishes to work and to take part with a very significant role in the United…
By Euronews Italia Published on 31/07/2026 – 11:01 GMT+2 Italian football is paying tribute to one of its greatest icons, Franco Baresi, the legendary captain of AC Milan and the Italian national team, who has died at the age of 66. Widely regarded as one of the finest defenders of all time, the news was announced on Thursday morning by the Rossoneri club in a message posted on its official channels. “The entire history of AC Milan is in tears following the passing of Franco Baresi. His example and integrity will be forever etched into the Club’s DNA, just as his…
BERLIN – Anmerken lässt sich Katherina Reiche die Gerüchte um ihre Person an diesem Montag in Baden-Württemberg nicht. Sie ist zu Besuch bei den Auszubildenden und Studenten des Unternehmens Trumpf, scheint gut gelaunt zu sein, lächelt viel. Dabei hat Reiche kurz zuvor Gitta Connemann, ihre wichtigste Staatssekretärin, verloren. Der Termin in Ditzingen geht deshalb rund eine Stunde später los als geplant. Reiche war digital zugeschaltet im CDU-Vorstand, wo Connemanns Wechsel verkündet wurde. Nun steht Reiche gut zehn Meter vor drei jungen Auszubildenden und Studenten des Technologiekonzerns im Ausbildungszentrum, einem modernen Oktagon-Gebäude aus viel Holz, Rohbeton und Glasfassade. Die jungen Menschen…
Published on 31/07/2026 – 10:03 GMT+2 The European Commission is running short on capacity to manage several accession processes at the same time — and the worst may be yet to come. The EU executive’s Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST) is facing a mounting capacity challenge, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. Ironically, the strain is due to the bloc’s booming enlargement drive: more negotiating chapters have closed in the past six months than in the past decade. Montenegro, the “frontrunner”, is currently having its accession treaty drafted and aims to become the…
Drone footage shows a giant portrait of UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham covering farmland in northern England. The large-scale artwork bears the message: ‘5.1 million more deaths by 2030. People can’t wait. Reinstate humanitarian aid now.’ The installation was created by arts organisation Sand In Your Eye in partnership with the charity Concern Worldwide. Designed to be seen from the air, the artwork aims to draw attention to cuts to humanitarian aid and encourage the government to restore funding. By placing the message across farmland, the organisers hope the image will bring renewed attention to the issue as the new…
Videos circulating on social media showed hundreds of migrants either breaking through border gates or swimming from Morocco to the Spanish enclave on Thursday. At least 19 people died while attempting to reach Spain, police told Spanish public broadcaster RTVE. Authorities also closed the border with Spain’s other North African enclave, Melilla, where between 300 and 400 people from Morocco entered on Thursday, according to Spanish media. For Sánchez’s left-wing government, which has pledged to legalize hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants, the crisis could become a diplomatic nightmare. Italy’s right-wing leader Giorgia Meloni has called for the suspension of the…
Around two-thirds of European countries are expected to raise the retirement age for men, while three-quarters will raise it for women. According to Euronews’ analysis of data for 32 countries, men face higher retirement ages in 21 and women in 24. Across the EU, the normal retirement age is expected to rise by two years for men and 2.4 years for women, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Pensions at a Glance 2025 report. The comparison is between people retiring in 2024 and those who entered the labour market at 22 that year, assuming an uninterrupted…
“Nobody is selling football,” FIFA said in a statement hitting back at widespread criticism over a plan to allow private investors to acquire stakes in upcoming World Cup tournaments. “This is not something FIFA would ever entertain.” In a statement, FIFA said all of its member associations should have a chance to consider the plan, calling for an “open and democratic” consultation. But it appeared to back off from establishing a public equity entity, the so-called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), if all member countries do not agree. It was not immediately clear, however, how the process would proceed in substance.…
The Labour Party and the Co-operative Party are distinct organizations — but a pact agreed in 1927 allows candidates to stand on behalf of both parties. In practice, Co-operative MPs tend to follow the Labour line — but the party has a distinct focus on mutual ownership, community businesses, and credit unions. It argues for democratic control of services and businesses by the people who use them — and supporters say this program offers up real hints about how Burnham will now govern. Since returning to the Westminster frontline, the new prime minister has hardly been shy about his administration’s…