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BRUSSELS ― There’s no turning back now. That was the message from European leaders who gathered in Brussels on Thursday. And even though this emergency summit, called in response to Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland, turned into something far less dramatic because the U.S. president backed down 24 hours earlier, the quiet realization that Europe’s post-1945 rubicon had been crossed was, if anything, all the more striking for it. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the EU’s two most powerful leaders, who haven’t seen eye-to-eye of late, were united in warning that the transatlantic crisis had…
Published on 23/01/2026 – 9:55 GMT+1 Most of Europe can’t join Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” because it “goes way beyond” the UN Security Council mandate, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Euronews’ flagship programme, Europe Today. “The consensus is that what has been announced by Donald Trump goes way beyond UN Security Council mandate,” Mitsotakis said, a day after taking part in an emergency Council meeting focused on transatlantic relations. “I think we have to recognize that moving forward what has been established is something in which most European countries can’t join.” The remarks followed the formal launch in…
For years, silence was the norm around what happened inside certain workplaces linked to singer Julio Iglesias. That silence was broken at the start of this year, when two former employees of the artist filed a complaint with the Spanish Public Prosecutor’s Office over alleged sexual assaults and other serious offences said to have been committed between January and October 2021. It’s now emerged that those two cases could be expanded with new testimonies. Speaking to Euronews, Clara Serra Baiget, one of the Women’s Link lawyers representing the two alleged victims said: “We have been contacted by other former workers…
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who once called Donald Trump “daddy,” also found his private text to Donald Trump made public, in which he praised the president’s “incredible” achievements, adding: “Can’t wait to see you.” | Jim lo Scalzo/EPA Ultimately, Carney had a message for what he termed “middle powers” — countries like Canada. They could, he argued, retreat into isolation, building up their defenses against a hard and lawless world. Or they could build something “better, stronger and more just” by working together, and diversifying their alliances. Canada, another target of Trump’s territorial ambitions, has just signed a major partnership agreement…
Good morning. It’s Friday and I’m Mared Gwyn, writing in the early hours from Brussels. There was a palpable shift in the mood music when EU leaders gathered over dinner here last night for talks on the future of the transatlantic relationship. Despite relief at Trump’s sudden retreat from his tariff threats over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, the deep scepticism now shaping ties with Washington was evident. “We believe that relationships between partners and allies should be managed in a cordial and respectful way,” António Costa, the president of the European Council, said. The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja…
Greenland, the world’s largest island, has been making headlines for several weeks. US President Donald Trump has repeatly floated the idea that the United States should acquire the Arctic territory. In a recent speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, he struck a more conciliatory tone towards NATO allies. Although Trump once again insisted that Greenland ought to belong to the US, he underlined that he would not seek to achieve this by force. Trump presents the proposal as a question of national security, arguing that China or Russia could attempt to gain influence on the island and accuses…
By Dianne Apen-Sadler Published on 23/01/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 For the past few years, it has seemed like at any given time there’s at least one person you know visiting Japan and posting photos of their trip across social media. It’s not just your friends, either – the country is among the fastest-growing tourism destinations around the world, according to the latest World Tourism Barometer. Published by UN Tourism, the first edition of 2026 has revealed that Japan has double-digit growth in international arrivals, up 17 per cent in the months through November last year compared with 2024. Other destinations seeing…
What a week! Tariff threats, Greenland brinkmanship and a dramatic Trump U-turn in Davos: EU leaders gathered in Brussels for an emergency summit meant to pick up the pieces of the shattered transatlantic relationship and figure out what to do next. In this episode of EU Confidential, we’re on the ground, right next to the European Council meeting as it unfolds. Unpacking how Europe can move forward after Trump escalated fast, reversed course even faster — and still left allies rattled. What did the EU learn? Did standing up work? And is Brussels finally rewriting its playbook for dealing with Washington? Joining…
Published on 23/01/2026 – 7:30 GMT+1 EU leaders gathered in Brussels last night for a lengthy dinner and tense talks. Despite the tasty food, the mood was grim as they discussed trade, Greenland, Mercosur and Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace. For more on whether this summit was worth the trip, we cross over to Shona Murray who was there till the early hours of the morning. The 27 EU leaders debated deep into the night on all the challenges facing the Union. And we are joined today by one of them – Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In power since…