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George Simion is a self-described Euro-realist with differing views on Ukraine. Yet he’s not fallen to any kind of anti-Ukrainian sentiment, he says. It’s patriotism and protecting the interests of the Romanian minority living there, plain and simple.And to prove that point, in his mind there is no doubt over who’s to blame for the war in Ukraine, or who can be the peacemaker.”Our position towards the Russian war is very clear. It’s a Russian war against Ukraine, against all international treaties, and our hopes and prayers go towards a peaceful solution of the Trump administration in this region because…
OpenAI announced a new hire on Thursday, a woman from the south of France who has leapt the C-suites of Silicon Valley and was once a Sheryl Sandberg mentee.Fidji Simo, a 39-year-old tour de force, will report directly to Sam Altman as CEO of applications, and according to Altman, will help OpenAI in scaling “traditional” company functions.Here is everything we know about the rising tech star and her new role.The daughter of a fishing familySimo grew up in Sète, a port city in southern France. She comes from a family of fishermen and has often talked about the importance of…
The EU Commission has proposed a comprehensive overhaul of the EU’s road safety and vehicle registration rules as part of its commitment to safe and sustainable mobility. One measure put forward is to simplify the process of taking your car with you when moving across borders to live in a different country. At the moment, the paperwork is lengthy and complicated due to the absence of EU-wide laws on vehicle registration. The proposals are still to be endorsed by the European Parliament and Council.EU to bring in digital car registration certificatesThe Commission wants to digitise key car-ownership documents to facilitate…
Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy preview how the day will play out in British politics. Overnight, reports emerged of a UK-US trade announcement being hours away. Sam and Anne discuss the significance of this political win for Sir Keir Starmer “at a time he needs it most”. The pair discuss what detail is expected to be in the pact and what it means for the ‘special’ relationship between the two countries. Plus, the Bank of England is expected to announce a cut in interest rates. Sam and Anne ask whether things are looking up for the prime…
On Thursday evening, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump during a phone call “to work closely together with the aim of ending the war in Ukraine,” according to a German readout. After the call, Trump urged Putin to accept a 30-day ceasefire and said that if it was “not respected, the U.S. and its partners will impose further sanctions.” The tribunal is set to be established under the legal framework of the Council of Europe — the non-EU body responsible for human rights in Europe. It will have its own prosecutors and judges. It can begin…
EU lobby groups held 5,813 meetings between the beginning of the new European Commission (EC) mandate in December 2024 and 7 April 2025, according to Transparency International EU. At least a third of all disclosed meetings addressed subjects related to the EU’s climate agenda. Simplification and competitiveness top the list of most popular subjects for climate-related meetings, with 421 meetings mentioning one or the other, or both. By contrast, the Green Deal as a subject has disappeared from the EU’s lobbying landscape, with 21 meetings specifically mentioning the bloc’s landmark climate package. The digital policy area remains a major lobbying target, with 492 meetings…
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. I was just eight when I first glimpsed what cooperation between Türkiye and Europe could look like—not through treaties or official speeches, but through a family story. It was the day my aunt’s husband left Manisa, an industrious town in Western Türkiye, to work in Germany. He returned years later with knowledge, skills, and tools that helped our local community flourish. That is the promise of a truly meaningful partnership. Later, in my political career, I observed…
With just under three months to go before the 27 EU member states need to appoint a regulator tasked with overseeing business’ compliance with the AI Act, it remains unclear in at least half of the member states which authority will be nominated, a round-up by Euronews shows.By 2 August member states must notify the Commission about which market surveillance authorities are appointed, in addition the countries need to adopt an implementing law that sets out penalties and that empowers their authorities. The latest meeting of the AI Board in late March, which helps coordinate cooperation between member states, showed that the…
The European Union and the United States remain at odds on trade, with Trump maintaining 10 percent tariffs on all imports from the trading bloc as well as 25 percent on cars and metals imports. The EU paused its own targeted tariffs in bid to give space to negotiations during Trump’s 90-day pause. But Brussels raised the pressure further on Thursday by proposing potential tariffs on nearly €100 billion of imports, including big ticket items like airplanes. Shortly after the EU unveiled its lengthy list of U.S. goods that could be hit by tariffs, Trump surprised European officials by heaping…
If you thought fantasy football was as far as civilization could fall, think again. Italy, the eternally caffeinated land of saints, pasta and Berlusconi parties (RIP), has cooked up a new national obsession: the Fantapapa. It’s fantasy football — but for picking the next pope. In a country where political coalitions are more fleeting than a TikTok trend, it’s only fitting that citizens have turned the sacred act of electing the Bishop of Rome into a game of points and papal penalties. Although this might seem like a fanciful satire that Declassified made up, our staid imaginations could never invent…