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Around 10,000 people gathered outside Lithuania’s parliament to protest fast-tracked changes to the law governing the public broadcaster. Demonstrators said the amendments threaten free speech and weaken the independence of Lithuanian National Radio and Television during a tense political crisis. The ruling coalition wants to lower the threshold for dismissing the LRT director general. Under the proposal, the governing board could vote by secret ballot and remove the head with fewer votes and broader grounds. Critics say the move targets the current director.
The report says Pappas followed the two journalists toward the exit and twice hit Yiannopoulos from behind, knocking him to the ground. The two journalists said they returned to the bar, and as the Greeks tried to leave they bumped into Pappas, who threatened them. An hour later Pappas sent apologies by text message and tried to reach the journalist by phone, but he did not reply. Yiannopoulos filed a complaint with local police. POLITICO reached out to Pappas, but he did not reply to a request for comment. Syriza President Socrates Famellos subsequently expelled Pappas from the party’s European…
By Euronews Published on 17/12/2025 – 20:30 GMT+1 With the new Migration and Asylum Pact not entering into force before 2026, are these latest measures a necessary response to security concerns — or a step toward a “Fortress Europe”? As irregular crossings remain deadly and far-right pressure grows across member states, the European Parliament now faces a decisive choice: double down on stricter border controls or reaffirm Europe’s commitment to human rights and international law. To debate the future of EU migration policy, we are joined by MEP Charlie Weimers, from the European Conservatives and Reformists, and MEP Li Andersson, from…
But those calls have been in vain. The secretariat general that manages the European School system “has minimized the impact of the conflict, pointing out that the holiday could be addressed in the classroom as cultural content,” according to a note circulated among parents. The secretariat general of the European Schools did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication. “These celebrations form part of our cultural and educational identity, and eliminating them sends a message of disconnection from deeply ingrained traditions with undeniable emotional value for families,” said a parent, who asked to be identified only by…
Published on 17/12/2025 – 17:41 GMT+1 •Updated 17:49 Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened on Wednesday that Moscow will seek to extend its “gains” in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin’s demands. Speaking at an annual meeting with top Russian military officers, Putin rejected any possibility of the Kremlin accepting the amended US-led peace plan to put an end to its war against Ukraine. He said that Moscow “would prefer” to achieve its goals and “eliminate the root causes” by diplomatic means, but “if the opposing side and its foreign patrons refuse to engage in substantive dialogue,…
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office official familiar with the final shortlist process, and granted anonymity to speak freely, described a “massive fightback in the past days” to sway Prime Minister Keir Starmer towards a diplomat candidate and rule out Chandra. They put the shift in direction in No. 10 down to a mix of “assiduous lobbying” about both the risks of another political appointee and the importance of a pick with security and tough negotiating experience – as well as the advantages of lifting Foreign Office morale in the midst of job cuts. The key diplomatic post has been vacant since Mandelson,…
European Union membership alone is insufficient to guarantee Ukraine’s future security as part of a peace settlement, although it’s “undoubtedly” a key part of the answer, Danish European Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre has told Euronews’ flagship interview programme, 12 Minutes With. Ukraine would be slated to join the European Union as early as January 2027 as part of security guarantees reportedly put forward in peace negotiations mediated by the United States. However, the deadline has been met with scepticism by the EU, which repeatedly emphasises that accession is a “merit-based” process. “I think it is fair that EU accession is…
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The news comes as several suspected hybrid warfare operations have been reported in the country in recent weeks, including drones buzzing over a highly sensitive submarine base and destabilization operations targeting high-profile monuments in Paris, with Russia seen as a likely sponsor. Two suspects, both crew members, were arrested last Friday, one Bulgarian and one Latvian. The Bulgarian suspect was later released. The Latvian suspect remains in custody and charged with conspiring to penetrate a data processing system on behalf of a foreign power, the prosecutor’s office said. Investigations have taken place in Latvia with the collaboration of local authorities.…
By Méabh Mc Mahon & Alice Carnevali Published on 17/12/2025 – 17:01 GMT+1 •Updated 17:29 If you are interested in European Union politics and international relations, you’ve probably come across the term “frozen Russian assets” multiple times over the past few weeks – and may have noticed that it is at the centre of an intense debate among EU member states. So what makes these assets so divisive, and why is it so crucial that Ukraine taps into this steam of revenue? In this special episode of our podcast, Brussels, My Love?, we sit down with Euronews’ EU politics reporter Jorge Liboreiro to…