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Could the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics be the last held on natural snow? The Games were widely hailed as a success, but also drew criticism for their heavy reliance on artificial snow: around 1.6 million cubic meters, according to the organisers. That’s roughly equivalent to around 640 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Like it or not, rising winter temperatures could make artificial snow a non-negotiable necessity for future Winter Games — at least on the Alps. Artificial snow keeps winter sports industry afloat By the end of the century, snowfall across the mountain range, which spans eight countries, is predicted to decline…
“People already know how much we care about the climate crisis and the environment,” Spencer told POLITICO in February. Instead, the Greens are hoping to combine their climate credentials with wider topics, “linking it to other things we really care about.” ‘I fixed homes for a living’ When Spencer was announced as the Green Party’s candidate, her working class backstory was core to her messaging. “I didn’t go to university to study politics,” she said at the party’s campaign launch last month. “I’m a plumber here in Manchester. I fixed homes for a living. I spend my days in people’s…
Estonian PM Kristen Michal told Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot afford to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine, comparing his grip on power to “riding a bike”. While Michal said he does not claim to understand Putin, he believes the logic of dictatorship explains Moscow’s continued aggression, even as negotiations take place. “Right now Putin has more men under arms than at the start of the war,” Michal said. “If he stopped killing in Ukraine, what would he do with them?” “In Russia they glorify the hero. If he stops, he falls,” he added.…
The Eurovision Song Contest takes place in May, but for true fans, the Eurovision season starts much earlier. “For us Eurofans, Eurovision starts in September,” João Vargas (source in Portuguese) tells Euronews, since it’s in September that the songs from the different countries start to come out. Then come the national finals: “We have Albania, which starts in December, so for us it starts there. And it’s interesting to follow basically 30, 40 national finals, Saturday after Saturday, from December until May,” he tells Euronews. The term “Eurofan” isn’t in the dictionary, but it can be almost a full-time job.…
L’offensive de charme des ambassadeurs des Etats-Unis en Europe ne vise qu’à plaire à une seule personne : Donald Trump. Tous les autres, y compris les principaux alliés des Etats-Unis, peuvent s’attendre à peu de charme et à beaucoup d’offense. Les amis du président américain, promoteurs immobiliers et donateurs politiques qui ont obtenu un poste d’ambassadeur dans l’UE au cours de son second mandat font grincer des dents dans les capitales qui les accueillent. Leur style diplomatique plus grossier — la réponse des Etats-Unis aux loups guerriers chinois, qui aimaient aussi défier les conventions et critiquer leurs hôtes — n’est…
He has overseen a steady polling uptick for the left-wing outfit, as borne out in POLITICO’s Poll of Polls. “There’s a definite and obvious increase,” says YouGov’s Head of European Political and Social Research Anthony Wells. “He’s already far better known than [predecessors] Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay were.” “It’s not like the public are in love with him, but the public do … dislike him less than most of the party leaders,” Wells added. ‘We know how it feels to be looked down on’ Friday’s victory speech by Spencer, the party’s newest MP, shows how Polanski has also tried to foreground…
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Die Berlinale 2026 ist längst vorbei, aber die Debatte beginnt erst richtig. Antisemitismus-Vorwürfe, antiisraelische Töne und die Sorge vor einer politischer Vereinnahmung überschatten das Festival und dessen Zukunft. Rixa Fürsen über die Frage: Wie lassen sich Kunstfreiheit und Meinungsfreiheit mit der klaren Ächtung von Antisemitismus vereinbaren? Im 200-Sekunden-Interview geht es dann mit Katrin Göring-Eckardt (Grüne) ebenfalls um die Kontroverse: Was tun gegen einen augenscheinlich tief sitzenden Antisemitismus in Teilen der Kulturszene? Welche politischen Konsequenzen braucht es? Die AfD verbucht einen juristischen Teilerfolg. Das Verwaltungsgericht Köln untersagt dem Verfassungsschutz vorerst, die gesamte AfD als rechtsextremistisch einzustufen. Was bedeutet das praktisch für…
By Méabh Mc Mahon & Alice Carnevali Published on 26/02/2026 – 9:00 GMT+1 There are moments in life that are hard to forget and remain etched in the collective memory of those who witnessed them: a natural disaster affecting our hometown, a terrorist attack in our country or the outbreak of a full-scale war. “You can ask every Ukrainian— no matter where they were, in Ukraine or abroad —and they will remember moment by moment where they were and what they were doing the moment Russia started its full-scale invasion,” Euronews’ correspondent Sasha Vakulina told Brussels, My Love?. Together with Marta Barandiy, founding…
Published on 27/02/2026 – 5:59 GMT+1 Pakistan launched strikes on major cities in Afghanistan on Friday, including the capital Kabul, as its defence minister said his country ran out of “patience” and considers that there is now an “open war”. It comes after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani border troops on Thursday night in retaliation for deadly Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan border areas Sunday. In a post on X Friday, Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif said Pakistan had hoped for peace in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO forces and expected the Taliban to focus on the welfare of the Afghan…