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Published on 29/09/2026 – 11:09 GMT+2•Updated 11:11 The leaders of six “frugal” net contributors to the EU budget have written to the Irish presidency, stepping up their push for a lower overall figure in its upcoming compromise proposal. The letter, dated 28 September and seen by Euronews, is the latest attempt by the frugal camp to shrink the EU’s next long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Talks have entered a crunch phase, with a deal targeted by the end of the year. “We are now entering the decisive phase of the negotiations, in which we must determine the overall…
The president of the United Arab Emirate, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the UAE on Sunday, official news agency WAM said, confirming earlier Israeli media reports about the meeting. “The two sides discussed bilateral relations between the UAE and Israel and ways to strengthen and develop them,” the brief statement said. It appeared to be the first time Abu Dhabi acknowledged the meeting. On Monday, Israel said that Netanyahu had visited the UAE the day before to discuss the Iran war and regional issues. “The visit focused on strengthening relations between the…
But during a meeting of fisheries ministers on Tuesday, a majority of EU countries pushed back against this, arguing that EU money allocated for fisheries should prioritize efforts to modernize and increase their fleets while respecting the availability of fish stocks. “It is in the best interest of our fishing and aquaculture sectors to deliver clarity on accessing funding in the future MFF,” said Ireland’s Martin Heydon, Ireland’s minister for agriculture and fisheries. The deal passed after EU countries agreed to make a last minute change to the compromise text to highlight that these funding rules for the fishing sector should…
Published on 29/09/2026 – 12:11 GMT+2•Updated 12:22 A school attack by a pupil in northwestern Slovakia on Tuesday left one 61-year-old woman dead and another woman and a child wounded, rescue workers told the AFP news agency. The two injured, including a 44-year-old “with a stab wound to the chest,” were admitted to hospital following the attack at the school in Staskov, Emergency Medical Services Operations Centre spokeswoman Petra Klimesova said. Slovak media said the dead woman was a teacher and the two people wounded were another teacher and a pupil. The attacker was a teenage pupil in eighth-grade (typically…
Members of five housing unions broke through security at the Social Housing Agency (AVS) headquarters and staged a sit-in. They called for a formal negotiating forum with the authorities to discuss eviction cases, debt and disputed housing situations. Activists chanted slogans calling for secure housing and collective negotiations as police arrived at the building. The protesters were eventually removed from the offices and their identities were checked by police as they left. The action follows widespread protests triggered by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her Madrid home last week.
A l’occasion de cette même réunion à Dublin, le commissaire européen chargé de l’Energie, Dan Jørgensen, s’est réjoui des déclarations publiques du secrétaire américain à l’Energie, Chris Wright, affirmant qu’une interdiction des exportations de diesel ne fonctionnerait pas. La semaine dernière, Donald Trump a semblé se rallier à l’idée de bloquer temporairement les exportations de ce carburant, alors que les prix augmentent en raison de la guerre en Iran et des restrictions que Moscou a décidées sur ses propres exportations à la suite des frappes ukrainiennes contre des raffineries russes. Une telle mesure provoquerait une onde de choc sur les…
The Spanish government on Tuesday approved two new decrees aimed at tackling the country’s housing crisis. Measures included in the decrees range from stronger protection against evictions and limits on speculative purchases to tax incentives, as well as new rules for renting and zero-interest financing to help people buy their first home. The move comes at a time of growing public pressure over soaring housing costs and mounting difficulties for people looking both to rent and buy. Spain’s Minister for Housing and Urban Agenda, Isabel Rodríguez, has described housing as “the main problem facing Spaniards” and presented the measures as…
By Cagla Uren & Euronews Turkish Published on 29/09/2026 – 10:37 GMT+2 A Caspian Airlines Boeing 737 was seized at Istanbul Airport on Monday by court-ordered enforcement officers acting on a debt claim of approximately €3 million, stranding passengers who had already boarded a flight bound for Iran. Lawyers and bailiffs representing the creditor, aviation representation and supervision company ACM Temsil Gözetim, arrived at the aircraft — registered EP-KPB — as it was ready for departure and served the seizure order before it could take off, according to Anadolu Agency. Passengers and cabin crew were removed from the aircraft and returned to the…
It’s no stretch to assume that world famous and apparently “unmasked” British street artist Banksy is no fan of Brexit. In May 2017, Banksy painted a massive mural in the port town of Dover – Britain’s main gateway to continental Europe – showing a workman on a ladder using a hammer and chisel to chip away one of the twelve gold stars on the European Union flag. Now, one of the artist’s other anti-Brexit installations is soon heading to auction in London. Titled “Keep Ou T” and currently displayed ahead of Phillips’ Frieze Week Modern & Contemporary Art Auctions in…
“Russia’s subsequent assessment of that meeting has shown that Russia is apparently not at all interested in serious talks at this time,” Merz said. “We will therefore do everything in our power to continue assisting Ukraine — not only militarily, but also politically, financially, and economically.” Merz’s comments came in response to Lavrov’s notably dismissive assessment of his meeting with Wadephul. “[Wadephul] put out his notes and read out a text that fully reiterates what Germany conveys through its leaders every day, publicly and officially,” Lavrov said after the meeting took place. “I pointed that out to him there was…