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Published on 04/03/2026 – 13:58 GMT+1•Updated 14:32 The European Commission said on Wednesday it would make sure the European Union’s interests are fully safeguarded after the the White House threatened to cut off trade relations with Spain. The Commission offered its support after United States President Donald Trump lashed out at Madrid for its refusal to allow the US military to use its bases to support its operations in and around Iran. Speaking at the White House on Tuesday, Trump called the Spanish government “terrible”. “We’re going to cut off all trade. We don’t want anything to do with Spain,”…
By Sandor Zsiros & FT Published on 04/03/2026 – 14:27 GMT+1 Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has visted Moscow to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and secure guarantees on energy imports. Hungary is one of the last EU member states, along with Slovakia, still importing large volumes of Russian oil and natural gas through pipelines, and the question of energy prices is a hot topic in the Hungarian electoral campaign, where the opposition Tisza party leads opinion polls ahead of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz. Hungary is locked in a dispute with Ukraine over the Druzhba pipeline, which was damaged in…
Published on 04/03/2026 – 14:31 GMT+1 Portugal’s drone exports to Ukraine have risen sharply since the start of the full-scale invasion of the country by Russia. Portugal is now selling more drones to Ukraine than it ever sold to Russia — and the gap is widening fast. According to Jornal Económico, revenues from drone sales to Ukraine totalled €4 million in 2022, the year the conflict broke out, rising to €23 million in 2023 and €33 million in 2024. Growth accelerated sharply in 2025, with revenues reaching €87.3 million. The largest Portuguese drone exporter to Ukraine is Tekever, a company…
We all have a friend – or are that friend – who is obsessed with the stars. The one who knows their stars from their planets in the night sky, when to see an eclipse, or who can point out constellations. But spotting spy satellites is a rarer skill. It requires both technical knowledge and patience. Marco Langbroek is one of the leading experts in his field. A lecturer of space situational awareness at TU Delft in the Netherlands, he observes some of the most mysterious developments in space from his home in Leiden, the Netherlands. He joined Euronews Tech…
LUXEMBOURG — The European Commission didn’t want to reveal which staffers worked on Covid vaccine contract negotiations with pharma companies to avoid them being targeted by “conspiracy theorists,” its lawyers said Wednesday. A “lack of trust” about the contracts meant officials could have been subjected to “physical or psychological” harassment, said Antonios Bouchagiar, a Commission lawyer. “It’s a real risk in this case,” he added in a courtroom in Luxembourg. The Commission is fighting a 2024 ruling from the EU’s General Court (the bloc’s lower court) that said it should have provided more details about the lucrative contracts — and…
Semiconductor giant Qualcomm has set an ambitious 2029 date for 6G commercialisation and says the next generation of wireless is a “revolution, not an evolution,” that Europe should lead. The tech company aims for 6G pre-commercial deployments beginning as early as 2028, which will be key to artificial intelligence, connectivity, and high-performance computing taking off. “6G is not an evolution, it’s a revolution, and Europe should be completely a leading continent on 6G,” said Wassim Chourbaji, Qualcomm’s president for the Middle East and Africa and senior vice president for government affairs for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Speaking to…
But in a statement Wednesday, Van Bossuyt argued that Belgian law makes it possible to continue with the policy, saying: “We will, of course, make use of these legal options. This is important in order to further reduce the influx and avoid overburdening the reception system.” Van Bossuyt, a member of the Flemish nationalist N-VA party of Prime Minister Bart De Wever, insisted the measure is already in line with EU law — and that it will be on an even stronger footing when the bloc’s new migration and asylum pact, which will change how the continent processes and relocates…
Hello from Brussels. I’m Maïa de La Baume. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez issued a strong rebuke this morning to USPresident Donald Trump’s threat to halt trade with Spain, expressing his opposition to war and warning against what he described as the “erosion of international law.” “The government’s position can be summed up in four words: No to war,” Sanchez said in a TV address from his Moncloa palace. Reminder: Yesterday evening, the US President Donald Trump embarked on an unremitting denunciation of Spain and threatened to sever all trade ties with the country after Madrid denied the use of…
Published on 04/03/2026 – 12:40 GMT+1 The US consulate in Dubai was hit overnight in a drone attack resulting in a fire, a Euronews correspondent in Dubai reported from the ground. “Now the UAE and Qatar are very much aligned in that Iran has crossed a red line and has lost its compass,” Jane Witherspoon said on Wednesday morning. The UAE defence ministry said on Wednesday that it intercepted three ballistic missiles and 121 drones out of 129 launched against the country overnight on 4 March. The ministry also reported that since the begining of the war in Iran, 189…
Operation Epic Fury, which has seen the US and Israel launch extensive airstrikes against Iran, has claimed the lives of six American service members. Donald Trump has been criticised for a perceived lack of concern over the loss of life. During his brief remarks at a Medal of Honor ceremony yesterday, in the wake of the attacks, commentators noted that Trump appeared indifferent towards deaths, preferring to speak about his plans for the new ballroom at the White House. This has prompted speculation over whether the self-styled “Peace President” would react differently if his own son was deployed. With this…