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To sway the result, the Kremlin will stop at nothing — even spending hundreds of millions of euros to buy crucial votes, Sandu warned this week. This is a crucial moment for Moldova, more so than at any point in the last 35 years since gaining independence from the Soviet Union, Nicu Popescu, a former foreign minister now running on the PAS list, told POLITICO. “What is at stake is not just European integration of Moldova. It’s, to a large degree, the freedom of Moldova and its independence,” he said. Isolated PAS Since Sandu and her party rode a wave…
MEPs are calling for continued support for Iranian civil society three years after the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died in the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested for wearing her mandatory headscarf improperly. The death of the 22-year-old Kurdish woman led to large-scale demonstrations that were violently repressed by the government. “The persecution of activists continues,” said Shahin Milani, executive director of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre (IHRDC), which collects evidence of human rights violations in Iran to combat the regime’s impunity. “Discrimination against women continues. Several women are on death row. Many of…
Residents of Amsterdam have taken a pioneering step to express their frustration with the city’s overtourism problem. Locals have launched legal action against the council, which they say is not doing enough to curb unsustainable visitor numbers. The Dutch city has been straining under the impact of mass tourism for years, and the council has pledged to clamp down. Authorities have also launched campaigns to steer its tourism model away from the stag parties, pub crawls, drug use and sex work for which the city has been renowned. But residents say little has changed for them. Amsterdam residents take legal…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today backed a call to set a minimum age for accessing social media. Many European Union countries “believe the time has come for a ‘digital majority age’ for access to social media. And I must tell you, as a mother of seven children, and grandmother of five, I share their view,” she said during an event at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. EU countries like Greece, France and Denmark have been pushing to set a digital age of majority in recent months, arguing that social media causes harms to minors.
The worst possible place to open a frozen food business in Europe? It’s probably Albania. The country has been ranked as the worst blackout-affected country in Europe and Eurasia in a study by global cable manufacturer Wiringo. On average, Albania experiences around 40 outages per year, which translates to about 65 hours without power per person. Far more than anywhere else on the continent. In the summer of 2024, the country was hit by a major outage along with other Balkan countries like Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Albania’s capital, Tirana, was again hit by a major outage in early January…
Published on 24/09/2025 – 16:41 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy slammed the United Nations as ineffective for nations experiencing war, telling the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that “only we can guarantee our own security” as he warned of humanity’s “most destructive arms race” driven by artificial intelligence and drone warfare. “What can Sudan, Somalia or Palestine or any other people living through war really expect from the UN? For decades, just statements”, Ukraine’s president said in his criticism of the international institutions for the lack of action. In a strongly-worded speech, the Ukrainian leader said that “there are no…
While acknowledging many European leaders have pushed tirelessly for a united global front, the Commission chief’s unique rapport with Trump was a gamechanger, according to the EU executive. “We saw yesterday the meeting between Presidents von der Leyen and Trump, which we consider to be extremely positive,” Gill said. “It’s really important to emphasize that we welcome that the engagement with the U.S. is now so strong and meaningful as regards coordinated efforts to try to end Russia’s aggression.” Trump declared late Tuesday on his Truth Social platform: “I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in…
By Euronews Montenegro Published on 24/09/2025 – 14:01 GMT+2 •Updated 14:54 A new Euronews affiliate in the Western Balkans, Euronews Montenegro, was officially launched at a ceremony held in Podgorica on Tuesday, becoming the 19th edition of Euronews across the European continent. “With the launch of Euronews Montenegro and Montenegro joining our broader European family, we hope to further expand our distribution both here in Montenegro and throughout the Western Balkans, as well as among EU member states,” said Euronews Chairman Pedro Vargas David. Regarding Euronews’ ambitions in the region, Vargas David said they are closely tied to the EU enlargement…
Published on 24/09/2025 – 14:13 GMT+2 •Updated 14:20 If you’re reading this today, Wednesday 24 September 2025 could be the last day before the end of the world as you know it. If you’re reading this tomorrow, you weren’t blipped out of existence and good luck with all the rebuilding. Please do better. Confused? We’ve got you covered. According to the more holy corners of TikTok, it has been prophesized that yesterday – or today, they couldn’t make their minds up on which one, so just go with it – is the day of the Rapture. For the filthy heathens among…