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The flood of untaxed and often unsafe goods prompted the European Commission to propose a temporary solution for the packages under €150 a month ago. This “de minimis” rule allows exporters like Shein and Temu to send products directly to consumers, often bypassing scrutiny. The EU has already received more packages in the first nine months of 2025 than in the entire previous year, when the counter hit 4.6 billion. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure called it “a literal invasion of parcels in Europe last year,” which would have hit “7, 8, 9 billion in the coming years if nothing…

Published on 12/12/2025 – 14:07 GMT+1 •Updated 14:16 European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has told Euronews she recognises “challenges” when ensuring transparent access to documents across the EU’s institutions, but has defended the goodwill of the European Commission led by President Ursula von der Leyen. Her comments come amid her institution’s ongoing probe into how the Commission handled a journalist’s request to release a Signal message sent to von der Leyen by French President Emmanuel Macron. “I do recognise that we have a lot of criticisms surrounding how the Commission handles access to documents requests,” Anjinho said in Euronews’ interview programme…

Australia is investigating a skydiving incident in Queensland after a jumper became entangled beneath a plane’s tail at about 4,500 metres. Investigators said the reserve parachute of Adrian Ferguson deployed early as he exited a Cessna Caravan during a planned formation jump. The parachute pulled him backward and became caught around the aircraft’s tail, leaving him suspended below the plane. Ferguson cut several lines and then deployed his main parachute, which allowed him to land with minor injuries. The pilot returned the aircraft safely to Tully.

An increasing number of countries are slashing CO2 emissions while their economies continue to grow, debunking decades of climate-blocking progress. A new report from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit(ECIU) has analysed 113 countries, representing more than 97 per cent of global GDP and 93 per cent of global emissions. Using the latest 2025 Global Carbon Budget data, and a more detailed classification system than previous studies, researchers found a “striking shift” is occurring beneath the surface, as decoupling becomes the “norm, not the exception”. What is decoupling? Emissions decoupling refers to the extent to which an economy can grow…

In contrast, Weidt said the U.K. has failed to move beyond small grants, arguing it needs to become a better customer of its “sovereign” companies or risk ceding “the great quantum computing foundations the U.K. has built over decades … to foreign players.”  “We need to see now more ambition, and we need to see more pace,” Gerald Mullally, CEO of Oxford Quantum Circuits, said, stressing that the U.K. must “act at a level of scale that is competitive relative to what we’re seeing in other nations.” Less is more Quantum computing is precisely the type of “critical sector where…

A once-promising set of European Union environmental funds for key projects have not clearly delivered on their promises to address climate needs, according to the latest report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA). The funds for “strategic projects” under the LIFE programme, the EU’s flagship environmental protection scheme, are intended to help member states implement climate action laws, such as measures to restore nature and protect natural habitats, water resources and air quality. But after auditing 22 different projects in Finland, Poland and Spain, EU auditors concluded that their impact is “unclear”. The lack of clarity undercuts benefits for…

In the garrison town of Riihimäki in Finland, a small place with fewer than 30,000 inhabitants, the Defence Innovation Network Finland (DEFINE) is showcasing drone technology from 17 different companies already in use or soon to be deployed on the battlefield in Ukraine. Jan-Erik Saarinen, founder of Double Tap investments, has just returned from a six-week stint on the frontline in Kherson with the Ukrainian armed forces. His technologies are having an active impact on how soldiers engage against the invading Russian army. He explained to Euronews drones and unmanned vehicles are the most important tools to keep Ukraine defending…

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the sanctions sent a message that atrocities “cannot and will not go unpunished.” While the U.K. has targeted other RSF figures before, the paramilitary group’s recent sharing of footage of their own alleged crimes has made it easier to establish the basis for sanctions. The penalties announced Friday coincide with a fresh £21 million aid package intended to provide food, clean water, healthcare and protection for tens of thousands caught in what the U.K. government has termed the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The administration in London has been under pressure from lawmakers to do more…

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WYTON, England — Europe must be prepare for war on its doorstep, British military chiefs warned Thursday as they detailed an unprecedented level of threat against the U.K.’s armed forces. Speaking at the launch of a new British Military Intelligence Service (MIS) Defense Minister Al Carns said the “shadow of war is knocking on Europe’s door” and warned NATO allies must be ready to respond. Europe is not facing “wars of choice” anymore but “wars of necessity” which will come with a high human cost, Carns argued, citing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an example. Hostile intelligence activity against British…