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Published on 23/02/2026 – 18:43 GMT+1•Updated 18:50 The European Parliament has turned down a request from the far-right Patriots for Europe (PfE) group to observe a minute of silence this week in memory of a French nationalist student who was killed in Lyon two weeks ago, internal sources told Euronews. Parliament’s President Roberta Metsola rejected the request as MEPs are meeting on Tuesday in Brussels for an extraordinary session, marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to sources, the minute of silence for the student, Quentin Deranque, has not been accepted as it is not related to…
Published on 23/02/2026 – 18:58 GMT+1 Europe’s football governing body, UEFA, has moved to provisionally suspend Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni for one match following accusations he racially abused Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior in their Lisbon fixture last week. The decision means Prestianni will miss Wednesday’s second leg of the Champions League playoff round, set to be played in Los Blancos’ Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Madrid won the first leg 1-0 at Benfica’s Estádio da Luz last Tuesday, after Vinícius opened the scoring five minutes into the second half. The Brazilian winger then celebrated his goal with a dance at the corner…
The ministerial code imposes a duty on ministers to comply with a set of ethical standards including upholding principles around openness and honesty. The crux of Magnus’ investigation into Simons — and particularly any decision about whether he has broken the ministerial code — is likely to focus on Simons’ behavior while he has been a serving minister. This indicates that Magnus’ decision will be based on Simons’ statements in recent weeks, and whether they were misleading, rather than the events of 2023. However, Magnus could compile evidence about what happened in 2023 in order to support his decision. When…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the Commission’s “One Europe, One Market” strategy at the EU leaders’ summit on 12 February. Moving from an incomplete single market to “one market for one Europe” within two years, the Commission plans to bridge the competitiveness gap with the US and China. The International Monetary Fund predicts that the EU will account for only 12.91% of the global GDP in 2030, compared to 20.36% of China and 13.86% of the US. “One Europe, One Market” is set to change this and become Europe’s ticket back to global competitiveness. “We have the…
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The Commission in November presented its “digital omnibus” plan as part of a bigger overhaul of data and AI laws that seeks to boost AI technology in Europe. It is one of (so far) 10 so-called omnibuses that aim to slash red tape and boost European competitiveness proposed by Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission. The new document, dated Feb. 20, was prepared by the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, currently held by Cyprus, and serves as a basis for national governments to negotiate a joint position on the privacy reforms. The Cypriots took aim at a core…
“The environment ministry has, in recent times, been marked by a number of emotions, as if all the issues this ministry should be dealing with had been reduced to some kind of fight against green ideologies. I am convinced that we should do everything possible to return to the essence of what this ministry is for, which is environmental protection,” Pavel said after appointing Červený at Prague Castle on Monday. A first-term MP elected last October, Červený is an IT specialist and digitalization expert who serves as deputy chair of the Czech parliament’s economic committee and rejects “green demagogy.” Červený…
On Thursday, Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested by U.K. police on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He has faced multiple allegations over his links to Epstein, including claims that he passed confidential documents to Epstein while he was serving as a British trade envoy between 2001 and 2011. He has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged with any offense. U.K. government minister Luke Pollard confirmed Friday that Starmer’s government is considering legislation to remove Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession, and has been working with Buckingham Palace on plans to stop the former prince from “potentially being a…
EU lawmakers on Monday moved to suspend the EU-US trade agreement after the United States Supreme Court ruled last week that some of the tariffs imposed in 2025 by Washington were illegal, prompting President Donald Trump to announce fresh 15% duties on imports. The European Parliament holds the keys to implementing the deal, which was clinched in July 2025 by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Trump after weeks of brinkmanship and tariff threats from Washington. Widely viewed as lopsided by many in Europe, the deal locks in 15% US tariffs on EU exports, while granting zero-duty access to…
Lamborghini has abandoned plans to bring its first fully electric supercar to market, pivoting instead to plug-in hybrids as it responds to weak demand from its core luxury buyers. The high-end luxury car producer confirmed that the long-trailed Lanzador electric model, unveiled as a concept in 2023, will no longer reach production based on an interview with Lamborghini chief executive Stephan Winkelmann published by The Sunday Times. Instead, it will be replaced by a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV), cementing a strategy shift that will see the company’s line-up fully hybridised by the end of the decade. Cooling appetite for electric…