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The building hosts the offices of Parliament President Roberta Metsola, the secretary-general, and groups’ staff offices such as the European Conservatives and Reformists, Renew Europe, and the Greens, as well as the press center. While a lucky few will be moved to the adjacent Altiero Spinelli building, some others will be jettisoned to a “buffer building” near the Parliament. Some lawmakers floated the idea of keeping the hemicycle, where the Parliament hosts some plenary sessions, open during that time but that would have cost at least €20 million more. Others have suggested holding sessions in Strasbourg’s fancy plenary room. In…

The proposed amendment of the Hungarian constitution could result in the expulsion of Hungarians who hold nationalities from other countries if the government sees them as a danger to sovereignty. Critics of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government who hold dual nationalities could face expulsion from the country, activists and NGO leaders fear, after the governing party announced its intention to amend the constitution as part of its latest political campaign. The move was revealed by the parliamentary group leader of the ruling party, Fidesz, Máté Kocsis, in a Facebook post on Sunday. “A Hungarian citizen who also…

Perhaps the Bundeswehr’s greatest problem is its inability to grow despite a concerted recruitment push meant to grow the force to 203,000 troops by 2031. Instead, the Bundeswehr is falling further behind, shrinking by 340 troops to 181,174 at the end of 2024. The force is also getting older to due a lack of young recruits, with the average age rising to 34. “We must urgently stop and reverse this trend,” Högl warned, calling the atrophy of the Bundeswehr a serious risk to Germany’s defense capabilities. Despite a €100 billion special fund German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his government pushed…

On Sunday, Romania’s bureau also blocked Georgescu from taking part in the May 4 rerun, deeming he violated Romania’s election rules. Romanian authorities suspect an alleged Russian operation behind his highly successful TikTok campaign. Moscow on Tuesday denied any links to Georgescu, calling the accusations “complete nonsense” and “absolutely groundless.” Romania’s election turmoil is also closely watched from Washington, as United States President Donald Trump’s administration has supported the idea of allowing Georgescu to run: Both Trump’s powerful billionaire adviser Elon Musk and U.S. Vice President JD Vance had condemned November’s election annulment, and on Sunday Musk retweeted posts on X denouncing…

The case surrounding the ownership of a painting stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish woman has been ongoing for twenty years. The quest for the ownership of a French impressionist painting once stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish woman has been revived once again, following a decision from the United States Supreme Court.The contentious piece of art is Camille Pissarro’s 1897 oil canvas “Rue Saint-Honoré, in the afternoon. Effect of rain”, currently hanging in the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid. The piece depicts a rainswept Paris street and is part of a series of works made by Pissarro towards…

At the heart of the European Commission’s proposal is an overhaul of procurement rules so that countries don’t simply opt for the cheapest available product and instead prioritize security of supply, according to a draft of the document, obtained by POLITICO on Monday. Under the act, countries would procure drugs based on new criteria — beyond price-only awards — including stockholding obligations, the number of diversified suppliers, monitoring of supply chains, transparency and performance clauses. Countries would also procure from multiple suppliers where appropriate. Where the EU is reliant on a single third country for a critical product, authorities should favor…

Mahmoud Khalil, a former graduate student at Columbia University, is challenging efforts to deport him over his role in student protests. US President Donald Trump has said the detention of a pro-Palestinian activist in New York last week will be the “first arrest of many”, as his administration cracks down on those who participated in university campus protests against Israel and the war in Gaza. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested on Saturday over his role in the protest movement at Columbia University. The former graduate student is currently being held at an immigration facility in Louisiana. Although he has not been…

Euronews Business takes a look at how European and global markets are performing on Tuesday, amid escalating global tariff tensions. European markets opened mostly mixed on Tuesday morning as investors consider how US President Donald Trump’s decisions on tariffs will impact company stocks – and the wider economy.Britain’s FTSE index opened 0.10% lower on Tuesday morning, while Germany’s DAX index rose 0.6%. France’s CAC 40 index also advanced, by 0.4%. The STOXX 600 index dropped 0.2% on Tuesday morning.Investors are increasingly spooked following US president Donald Trump’s recent comments about a ‘period of transition’, which pointed towards the possibility of…

The U.S. Stena Immaculate chemical tanker was carrying around 35 million liters of aviation fuel for the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command. The fuel has a high boiling point, meaning it evaporates slowly and is relatively toxic. It collided with the Portuguese Solong vessel, which had 15 containers of toxic sodium cyanide on its cargo. CBS News cited an unnamed American sailor on board the Stena Immaculate who said “a massive ship came from out of the blue” and collided with the tanker. One crew member from the Solong is still missing, with a search called off last night. Its other 13…

The protests have been falsely depicted as anti-migrant as part of a coordinated disinformation campaign. A video circulating widely on social media falsely claims to show recent mass demonstrations in Greece over the number of irregular migrants and refugees arriving in the country. One of the posts the Euroverify team detected has been viewed at least 1.2 million times on X and was artificially amplified by several bot-like accounts.We verified the video and found it in fact shows a 28 February protest near the Syntagma square in central Athens to mark two years since a deadly rail disaster in which two…