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The digital euro is facing fresh delays in the European Parliament after the file’s lead rapporteur, Spanish lawmaker Fernando Navarrete Rojas of the European People’s Party (EPP), formed a minority bloc with far-right groups — leaving shadow rapporteurs unable to secure a workable majority around the draft. The latest compromise text seen by Euronews would also narrow the project’s scope in a way that goes to the heart of the Commission’s plan. Brussels proposed a digital form of cash that could be used both online and offline. Navarrete, by contrast, is pushing for an offline-only model. As rapporteur, Navarrete is…

Three years after a fatal railway accident in Greece, the effects are still being felt. The head-on collision of a passenger train and a freight train between the Greek villages of Tempi and Evangelismos resulted in the deaths of 57 people. A Euronews investigation has delved into how safe trains are in Greece today, and how much Greeks trust the railway system. Effects of fatal train crash still felt today Greece does not have a railway culture comparable to that of countries in Central Europe. But data shows that passenger traffic fell sharply after the Tempi incident. More recent statistics…

The international lender had initially demanded more assurances over Kyiv’s financial stability before approving the loan — this came when a majority of EU countries agreed late last year to raise €90 billion in joint debt to shore up Ukraine against Russia. But the IMF’s cash cushion is tiny. Kyiv’s budget shortfall is set to widen beyond $50 billion this year, putting pressure on the EU to overcome a dispute with Hungary that’s blocking crucial financial support. The EU’s planned €90 billion loan to Ukraine would help plug the gap. But Hungary is blocking the financing package amid accusations that…

Published on 27/02/2026 – 12:42 GMT+1 The spending plans of France and the Czech Republic for their slices of a €150 billion European defence programme have been finalised and are expected to be endorsed by the Commission shortly, diplomats have confirmed to Euronews. Yet, while the plans are cleared, a row between Hungary and Ukraine over a damaged pipeline risks spilling over to the loan scheme and interfere with the timeline. Diplomats familiar said they expect the two to be treated separately, as Budapest tussles for the loan while threatening a veto over two critical aid packages for Kyiv The…

As Ramadan enters its second week, many families observe the holy month displaced from their homes, while others still search for relatives believed to remain beneath the rubble. Palestinian families gathered at Al-Shifa Hospital after overnight Israeli drone strikes on February 26 killed several people, including police officers and civilians, according to local officials. Bodies wrapped in white shrouds were carried through crowded courtyards, a familiar scene despite a fragile ceasefire in place since late 2025. Hospitals continue to receive casualties, reinforcing fears that stability remains elusive after months of war and displacement. The UN human rights chief Volker Türk…

The world remains “unprepared” for the risks of climate change, despite overwhelming evidence that the planet is heading towards irreversible damage. A group of experts has published a paper in the science journal Nature, warning that the world lacks an “authoritative and up to date assessment” of climate change risks that would help governments and citizens understand the urgency of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Despite the “huge consequences” of a warming world, there has never been an internationally coordinated and mandated global risk analysis. It means policy makers could be inadvertently undermining the full scale of the threat, ineffectively prioritising…

The Green Party have won their very first by-election. Westminster Insider Host Sascha O’Sullivan goes inside the Greens’ effort to win the seat, and finds out how the battle for this seat will inform the three-way fights between the Greens, Labour and Reform UK. She speaks to Hannah Spencer on the election trail – and on the night itself. And she speaks to the other candidates, Angeliki Stogia for Labour and Matt Goodwin for Reform to find out what worked – and what didn’t. As Labour licks its wounds, director of the Labour Growth Group Mark McVitie talks Sascha through…

Published on 27/02/2026 – 11:40 GMT+1•Updated 12:15 Commission President Ursula von der Leyen decided Friday to move ahead with the provisional application of the Mercosur trade agreement, brushing aside a judicial review launched by MEPs that has suspended the ratification process. “The Commission will continue to work closely with all EU institutions to ensure a smooth and transparency process,” she told reporters. “This is one of the most consequential agreements of the first half of this century.” The deal has split member states for years. While Germany has championed the agreement as bolstering access to global markets, France has led…

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev led Thursday’s national commemoration of the deaths of hundreds of Azerbaijanis killed in February 1992 in the town of Khojaly during the Karabakh conflict. Aliyev inaugurated a Khojaly Genocide Memorial Complex on Thursday, a new monument paying respect to those who died over 30 years ago in what the president called “the greatest tragedy for the Azerbaijani people”. A minute of silence was observed across the country, and thousands gathered at the Khojaly Massacre Memorial in Baku to pay their respects to the victims of the tragedy during the National Day of Remembrance, as it is…

Speaking of what you can do in the Parliament, on Thursday evening a rave was held on the premises hosted by MEP Lukas Sieper, who recently announced that he was joining the liberal Renew Europe group (once his national party approves the move). The far right were not invited! Declassified wasn’t invited for a different reason, being too cool (are you sure about this? — ed) and so can’t provide updates on what a liberal rave looks like, but presumably it involves playing music at a reasonable volume, ends at 9.30 p.m., and features a lot of Moby. It wasn’t…