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Published on 26/03/2026 – 9:22 GMT+1 Not so long ago, Poland and Hungary used to be the ultimate power couple of central Europe. Under Poland’s previous Law and Justice or PiS government, Warsaw and Budapest were inseparable, shielding each other from the EU’s penalties. But Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 caused a massive crack. Poland became Kyiv’s biggest champion, while Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán refused to sever ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The rift grew so deep that even Polish conservative leader Jarosław Kaczyński told Orbán to get his eyes checked over Russian atrocities. Fast forward…

Published on 26/03/2026 – 16:26 GMT+1 The Pentagon is reportedly considering redirecting military aid planned for Ukraine to the Middle East, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, the weapons under consideration include air defence interceptor missiles ordered through the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme. PURL allows other NATO members to fund the procurement of US weapons for Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte declined to answer the question regarding the Pentagon’s plans at Thursday’s press conference, despite being asked several times. Rutte said it was not his place…

Airbnb has suffered another setback in the Spanish market. On Monday, the High Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM) rejected the company’s request for interim measures to suspend payment of the nearly €64 million fine imposed on it by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs in December 2025. As a result of this decision, the platform must pay the penalty while the court case continues. The ruling does not go into the substance of the case, but simply rejects the company’s request to halt payment until a final judgment is issued. Airbnb, however, still intends to challenge the fine, arguing that…

It made no firm commitments on steel and aluminum, stating only that the two sides intended to consider cooperating to shield their domestic markets from oversupply and ensure secure supply chains, including with tariff-rate quotas, which are duty exemptions on some imports. Even before the release of the joint statement, the Trump administration took action on Aug. 19 that, in the view of the EU, breached the agreement. In his letter, Šefčovič raised concerns over the addition by Washington of the items containing steel to the list of products subject to the 50 percent U.S. tariff. “As per our agreement…

The President of the Munich-based European Patent Office (EPO) has said that the European Union should focus on further integrating its single market if it is to win the global race in emerging technologies and grow market-leading enterprises. Speaking on Euronews’ 12 Minutes With, Campinos acknowledged that Europe has “more or less lost” the global race to dominate in the cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI), but that there are “technological battles where we (Europe) can bring incremental improvements”. The Munich-based institution he leads examines as many as 200,000 patent bids every year, allowing inventors and companies to obtain patent protection…

Revelations that Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó regularly briefed Russia on EU affairs before and after key meetings have sent shockwaves through Brussels, highlighting Budapest’s unabashed closeness to Moscow. For European diplomats consulted by Euronews, the scandal also signals the legal loopholes and weak internal mechanism to avoid leaks, even when it comes to actors recognised by the EU as hostile. Those concerns are growing in European circles as information becomes weaponised. “Is it shocking? Yes. Is anyone surprised? Not really,” said one EU diplomat in comments to Euronews. The fundamental issue is that “the EU does not have the…

Published on 23/03/2026 – 14:30 GMT+1 Viking Libra, the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship, recently hit a major construction milestone. Operated by cruise line Viking, the ship was floated out on 19 March at Fincantieri’s Ancona Shipyard. This is a process during which the dry dock is filled with water, allowing a newly constructed hull to float for the first time. It marks a significant step forward for the cruise ship, which will be able to operate with zero emissions, once it is functional in November 2026. This also represents the transition from the structural assembly of a ship to…

Kallas said that Russia’s support of Iran shows why Europe needs to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin with respect to the war in Ukraine. “If America wants the war in the Middle East to stop, Iran to stop attacking them, they should also put the pressure on Russia so that they are not able to help them in this,” she said. Europeans have grown more critical of the U.S. decision to strike Iran and the ensuing spike in global energy prices. Earlier Thursday, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Berlin was ready to support peace efforts in Iran,…

Published on 26/03/2026 – 17:31 GMT+1 Fresh upheaval in the ranks of the ruling majority. Less than 24 hours after the resignation of Daniela Santanchè as tourism minister, Maurizio Gasparri also left his post on Thursday, becoming the fourth to resign in just three days since the defeat of the Yes camp in the justice referendum. Taking his place as Forza Italia (FI) group leader in the Senate will be Stefania Craxi, currently chair of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee. ‘To Stefania Craxi, the new chair of the Forza Italia group in the Senate, I extend my best wishes…

Sexual violence has been weaponised on an unprecedented scale in Sudan’s civil war, with women bearing the brunt of attacks aimed at destroying communities, the UNFPA country representative told Euronews. Sudan’s war, which began in April 2023, has spiralled into what the United Nations calls the world’s most devastating humanitarian crisis. Fabrizia Falcione, the international sexual and reproductive health agency’s representative for Sudan, said she has never seen conflict-related sexual violence on such a large scale. “In this conflict, sexual violence is being clearly utilised as a form of warfare itself. And women are the ones who are paying the…