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Published on 23/07/2026 – 17:31 GMT+2•Updated 24/07/2026 – 7:01 GMT+2 Montenegro backs new safeguards to stop future EU members backsliding on the rule of law and democratic standards, but only if they rest on objective criteria for assessing systemic breaches, the country’s ambassador to the EU has told Euronews. Montenegro is the most advanced candidate country in the accession process, aiming to become the 28th EU member state in 2028. But its bid might be complicated by a string of proposals to overhaul how enlargement works. Chief among them: five of the six EU founding members have called for stronger…
Published on 24/07/2026 – 8:05 GMT+2 The head coach of the Spanish national team, Luis de la Fuente, has strongly criticised the behaviour of several Argentina players following Spain’s victory in the World Cup final. In an interview with Spanish public broadcaster TVE, de la Fuente described Argentina’s actions after the final whistle as “intolerable and unacceptable” and praised his own players for keeping their composure. “At the time I didn’t realise, because I was celebrating with other people, hugging team-mates. In any case, I find it intolerable and unacceptable from players of that calibre, whom I had been praising…
Snake-haired Gorgons, one-eyed Cyclops, beautiful men doomed by their own vanity… Greek mythology is not only foundational to Western literature, but has also served as a guidebook for humanity – endlessly fascinating in its fantastical but deeply relatable drama. The release of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of Homer’s epic The Odyssey has reignited interest, too. Having made $264m (€232m) in its opening weekend alone, the movie looks set to be one of the biggest box office successes of 2026. It’s also inspired people to go back to the original source material, with sales of print editions reportedly rising by 700%…
Roughly one-third of lawmakers from the president’s own party on Monday either voted against or abstained from voting on the law, after amendments were added at the last minute allowing France’s food and drug safety watchdog to approve the use of a controversial pesticide, acetamiprid, for nut producers and doubling the amount of water farmers can store over the next decade despite the threat of more climate change-induced droughts. “Politically, we’ve managed to turn a law with more than 70 articles into a fruitless, dogmatic debate,” said Jérémy Decerle, a member of the European Parliament representing Macron’s Renaissance party, and the former head…
Published on 24/07/2026 – 7:56 GMT+2 On today’s show Europe Today’s anchor Mared Gwyn speaks to Member of the European Parliament and chair of its trade committee Bernd Lange (S&D) about Trump’s new tariffs and the EU’s fine against Google over breaches of the bloc’s Digital Markets Act. Jorge Liboreiro reports on the latest EU sanctions package against Russia after EU ambassadors reached a deal granting Greece, which had been vetoing the package, an exemption allowing it to continue shipping Russian LNG to non-EU clients. We stay with the same topic as Mared Gwyn interviews Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukraine’s Presidential Commissioner…
Is France driving away its wealthy in vast numbers? The latest Henley & Partners Wealth Migration Report found that France saw a net loss of 800 millionaires in 2025. At first glance, it would seem that the wealthy are fleeing the country. However, for context, there are still 2.4 million individuals in France with a net worth of over €1 million, according to the UBS Global Wealth Report. While France remains an attractive place for the wealthy to live for obvious reasons such as its quality of life and joie de vivre, the overall trend, albeit small for now, is…
Dubrovnik has spent almost a decade tackling one of modern tourism’s biggest challenges: how to remain a popular destination without being overwhelmed by its own success, especially when popularity shows no signs of slowing down. Over that time, city officials have shifted focus from responding to crisis-mode overtourism to sustainable management. From the start of the year until mid-July, the city has already welcomed almost 650,000 arrivals and two million overnight stays. Travellers from the UK, US, France, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Spain, Canada and Australia are among the largest markets so far, with the city also proving popular as a…
Kanzler Friedrich Merz verkündet heute die neuen Personalien fürs Kabinett: Nina Warken wird die erste Kanzleramtsministerin und Carsten Linnemann übernimmt das Gesundheitsressort. Gemeinsam mit Maximilian Stascheit blickt Rixa Fürsen auf mögliche weitere Wechsel und Veränderungen, wer neuer CDU-Generalsekretär werden könnte und den Fahrplan der Vereidigung für die neuen Minister. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview ist die Berliner AfD-Spitzenkandidatin Kristin Brinker zu Gast. Nach neuen Umfragewerten spricht sie über die Hauptstadt-Pläne ihrer Partei und den Umgang mit der Ausgrenzung durch die politische Konkurrenz. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es jeden Morgen ab 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team liefern Politik zum Hören…
US President Donald Trump threatened to use frozen Iranian assets to pay for damage to ships and cargo in and around the Gulf. “Please let this statement serve to represent, until further notice, that from this point forth, any and all damages done to Ships, Cargo, or anything related thereto, will be paid for by Iranian Money that the United States has in its possession, and controls,” Trump wrote on Truth social. In response to Trump’s statement, Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday the seizure of the assets to pay for shipping damage was an “incendiary precedent”. “Seizing another…
US President Donald Trump will impose new double-digit tariffs on 60 countries over claims they failed to prevent forced labour. The new duties, ranging from 10 to 12.5%, take effect Friday and will replace the global 10% tariffs Trump introduced earlier this year, which expire at 12.01AM on the same day. The levies announced on Thursday will affect dozens of US trading partners, including major economies like China, India and the European Union, accounting for 99% of its imports. “The United States has had a forced labour import ban for nearly a century, and rigorously enforces it; it’s well past…