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The number of Russian citizens legally residing in the EU has grown by 105,000 since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, reaching 876,600 by the end of 2025, an analysis of Eurostat data shows. The figure represents a 13.6% rise from the 771,800 Russians holding valid temporary or permanent residence permits across EU member states in 2021. Germany hosts the largest community, with 218,000 residents, followed by Spain (116,800) and Estonia (78,400). Southern Europe has seen the sharpest growth: Spain issued residence permits to 44,400 Russian nationals over the period, France 13,700, while Cyprus and Portugal…
Published on 21/10/2026 – 11:46 GMT+2 Former Hungarian central bank governor György Matolcsy was detained on Wednesday morning and taken to the Central Chief Prosecution Office for Investigations. A longtime associate of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Matolcsy led the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) for 12 years until 2025. “My client is suspected of the felony of financial fraud causing significant financial loss and the misdemeanour of using a forged private document,” Matolcsy’s lawyer, Pál Bátki, told Hungarian newspaper Telex. Bátki said his client’s questioning had not yet begun but was expected to take place later that morning. In…
Most people will tell you that punk rock kicked off in New York in 1976 when four rascals from Queens released their self-titled debut and gave the world the first punk anthem – ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’. The Ramones’ hugely influential debut album celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, with many honouring punk’s supposed Year Zero. However, Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy didn’t come out of nowhere, with several artists like The Stooges, The Velvet Underground and the New York Dolls considered as the music genre’s forebearers – the artists who were punk, ie: rejected overproduction and mainstream arena rock, before…
Ein massiver Datenklau erschüttert die AfD: Über 400.000 interne E-Mails, darunter von Alice Weidel und Alexander Gauland, sind an die Öffentlichkeit gelangt. Die geleakten Papiere offenbaren nicht nur eklatante Sicherheitslücken, sondern bergen teilweise politische Sprengkraft. In Nordrhein-Westfalen eskaliert derweil erneut der Machtkampf zwischen Landeschef Martin Vincentz und dem Lager um den Bundestagsabgeordneten Matthias Helferich. Der Konflikt wird mittlerweile sogar mit scharfen Klingen bei einer burschenschaftlichen Mensur ausgetragen. Gleichzeitig greift der Bundesvorstand mit harten Ordnungsmaßnahmen ein und droht, die internen Mehrheitsverhältnisse zu kippen. Auch in der Bundestagsfraktion zeigt sich Uneinigkeit: Bei Abstimmungen über Auslandseinsätze der Bundeswehr stimmt die Partei zersplittert ab,…
Published on 21/10/2026 – 13:45 GMT+2 Russia released retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard on Wednesday after he was jailed for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, US envoy Steve Witkoff said during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. The release came a day after US President Donald Trump said he had spoken at length with Putin and urged him to free Hubbard. The White House said that, unlike in previous releases, the US was not required to give up anyone in return. Witkoff, who has made multiple unsuccessful visits to Russia in order to reach a…
Published on 21/10/2026 – 13:47 GMT+2 CEO Michael O’Leary told Euronews that airfares would rise significantly in 2027 because of higher fuel costs. He also criticised European environmental taxes for adding to airlines’ costs. The chief of Europe’s biggest budget airline expects airfares to go up by as much as 20% in 2027 across Europe, as airlines are hit by higher jet fuel costs while the Iran war continues to drive up oil prices. According to O’Leary, airlines are largely unhedged against higher jet fuel prices from April 2027. Jet fuel prices in Europe and the CIS averaged $207.61 a…
Suspicious drones are increasingly spotted in several European countries including Denmark, Germany and France, close to military sites and defense industry facilities. In July, a Moldovan man was arrested on suspicion of espionage after flying an unmanned aerial vehicle over a KNDS factory in Munich. Some of these drone incursions are attributed to Russia, as Moscow intensifies its hybrid attacks against European countries. The French navy’s statement confirms local media reporting about drone sightings around Toulon. The southeastern town is home to one of France’s largest naval bases, which hosts the country’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle as well as attack…
Authorities in the south-eastern South Korean city of Busan made a third attempt on Wednesday to send a trapped shark back to the open sea. City and Coast Guard officials scanned the water from the shore and from a makeshift bridge, while divers went in. The team used a net secured to a pontoon to guide the animal towards open water. At several points, it was seen swimming close to the shore. Onlookers gathered along the banks to watch. The shark first appeared in the waterway on 18 September, and more than a million visitors have come to see it…
Lufthansa’s €1.2 billion winning bid for up to 49.9% of TAP Air Portugal could bring the German group around €450 million in yearly savings and extra revenue. But the Portuguese state’s grip on the airline, drawn-out competition reviews and delays in integrating Italy’s ITA Airways into the group mean the benefits may be slow to materialise. That is the conclusion of a report published on Tuesday by Gimme Credit, an independent corporate bond research firm. Portugal’s government picked Lufthansa’s offer last week over a rival bid from Franco-Dutch group Air France-KLM. The deal still needs final negotiations, approval from Portugal’s…
US President Donald Trump has suggested that companies building data centres should pay a “dividend” to the communities where they are based to make them more appealing to local residents. With companies around the world racing to deploy AI infrastructure, there has been a widespread backlash against new projects due to the substantial water and energy requirements of these sites and the impact they have on the local environment, energy prices and water scarcity. The US President said that he had been “watching data centers very closely” and that he had “come to a very strong conclusion” over the matter,…