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Published on 05/10/2026 – 9:00 GMT+2•Updated 9:53 At last week’s Justice and Home Affairs Council, EU interior ministers and Commissioner Marcus Brunner decided to tighten migration rules, focusing on stricter border controls and faster returns. These priorities echoed those raised by the parties at the Munich Migration Conference on 26 September. Member states introduced a European Return Order, a standardised form on which they would have to enter the key elements of a return decision. They want to give national authorities the information they need to recognise return decisions issued by other member states. For now, mutual recognition of these…
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early general election for 29 November, after Congress rejected two housing decrees put forward by his government. The lower house voted down the measures on Friday, despite last-minute negotiations to secure enough support. The decrees were part of the government’s response to Spain’s housing crisis. Sánchez then spent the weekend consulting ministers and senior figures in his Socialist Party (PSOE) before deciding whether to continue governing until the end of the parliamentary term or call an election. Ceuta, corruption and a fragile majority The decision comes after a difficult few months for…
A €13 billion Google data centre investment is set to transform the Finnish municipality of Muhos and the wider Oulu region. While many locals welcome new jobs and economic activity, environmental campaigners say more than 300 hectares of forest were cleared without a required assessment.
Published on 05/10/2026 – 7:58 GMT+2 The United States confirmed Sunday that it has withdrawn all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford, a British airbase at the centre of a counter-terrorism probe after a mysterious security incident last month. Police were called to the base in southwest England on 27 September after a local farmer reported a group of men with several vans engaged in “suspicious” activity. The scare forced evacuations at 85 homes near the airbase, which was used by the United States to launch strikes on Iran. Investigators did not find any explosives in the vans, but instead “a…
A cross-party group of 119 MEPs called for effective enforcement of the ban and prompt resolution of the investigation into Grok, in a Sept. 30 letter sent to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the Council of the EU Antonio Costa, Parliament President Roberta Metsola, EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen and Commissioner Hadja Lalhbib. The signatories included leaders of the liberal Renew, the socialists, and The Left: Iratxe Garcia Pérez, Valérie Hayer, and Manon Aubry, respectively. “There can’t be any loopholes or delays” in enforcing the ban, Austrian Greens MEP Lena Schilling, who also signed the letter,…
Munich’s Oktoberfest has attracted a record 7.4 million visitors over 16 days, making this year’s edition the most visited in its history. For locals and visitors alike, the festival remains a major annual tradition. Munich Mayor Dominik Krause said the festival once again brought locals and international visitors together. “Generally speaking, the atmosphere was fantastic. You could really sense the presence of the locals at the Wiesn, especially during the week. At the same time, there were plenty of visitors and that is precisely what defines the Wiesn: people from all over the world celebrating together with the locals.” According…
By Euronews/Ács Gábor Published on 05/10/2026 – 23:32 GMT+2 Romania’s head of state, Nicusor Dan, on Monday signed a law aimed at reducing the country’s bear population, a bill he had previously challenged on constitutional grounds and sent back to parliament for reconsideration. The legislation, which was re-adopted by the Chamber of Deputies on 16 September, allows the preventive shooting of 859 brown bears this year. A further 110 protected large wild animals may be hunted as an intervention measure if they pose a threat to human life. In recent years it has become common in Romania for bears to appear…
By Euronews with IJF Published on 05/10/2026 – 21:27 GMT+2•Updated 21:29 The spotlight returns to Baku for day two of the World Judo Championships. His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan attended the official opening of the event at which International Judo Federation President, Mr Marius Vizer and President of the Azerbaijan Judo Federation, Rashad Nabiyev both spoke. The crowd then enjoyed a spectacular opening ceremony. With the two presidents watching, Ariane TORO SOLER was aiming for the -52kg World title. Ranked 5th, she had been in excellent form, battling with determination. With the biggest prize within reach she had…
Rome’s Emperor Tiberius may have draped himself in pink-coloured garments, while others viciously sniped and critiqued what those in power wore. A new exhibition at Copenhagen’s Glyptoteket museum is exploring the close links between power and fashion in the Roman Empire around 2,000 years ago. ‘The Power of Fashion in the Roman Empire’ brings together 2000-year-old Roman sculptures, rare surviving tunics, jewellery and footwear, alongside reconstructed colours and ancient perfume scents. Visitors can also hear Roman gossip and insults at listening stations. The exhibition runs until 29 March 2027.
His task is formidable: Amid bitter divisions between the parties, lawmakers rejected two of Dan’s previous nominees, and a third didn’t even make that far. Dan made his announcement after holding talks with the parties at Cotroceni Palace on Monday afternoon. After three previous candidates failed, the president is already facing calls to dissolve parliament for an unprecedented snap election. But he is reluctant to do so, fearing it would bring a far-right euroskeptic opposition party closer to power. “My proposal for the position of prime minister is Luca Niculescu, a man who, as a diplomat, knows how to harmonize…