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“After literature, the censor Bolloré now wants to control filmmaking. It is unacceptable to allow a billionaire to threaten artists in this way,” said hard-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, threatening to dismantle Bolloré’s empire. Socialist leader Olivier Faure slammed the move by Canal+ as a sign that “the far right has never liked freedom, creativity, or public service.” More diplomatically, Culture Minister Catherine Pégard regretted Canal+’s “disproportionate, to say the least” reaction to “the very real concerns that were raised.” The conservative mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard, slammed the artists as masochists for “biting the hand that feeds them.” Canal+ declined…
Published on 29/05/2026 – 7:46 GMT+2 Romania on Friday said a Russian drone carrying explosives crashed in the eastern city of Galați, causing a fire on the roof of a residential apartment block. The building was evacuated and two people sustained minor injuries, Toiu Oana, Romania’s foreign minister, said. “Two aircraft and a helicopter belonging to the Romanian Air Force were scrambled when Russian drones appeared on the radar, they had permission to shoot,” she continued, adding that it was “a serious and irresponsible escalation” by Moscow. “Romania has informed European member states, the Allies and the NATO Secretary General…
Europe has decided it wants to defend itself on its own terms after decades of treating military budgets as a line item to quietly trim or ignore. The turning point was Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, though the reckoning had been building for years. EU defence spending rose from €218 billion in 2021 to an estimated €381 billion in 2025, according to the European Defence Agency, or a 75% increase in just four years. Global military spending hit a record $2.9 trillion that year, with Europe as the main driver — up 14% to $864bn (€742bn), according to…
Recruiters are already turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to sort through resumes, but some are now taking the next step: Using it to conduct the job interview. Companies such as Google are creating specialised AIs to interview candidates at the screening stage either through phone calls, video chats with on-screen avatars, or by text message. More candidates are walking away from interview processes that involve AI, according to a research study by hiring platform Glasshouse of almost 3,000 job seekers in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Australia. In Germany, 57% of workers have undertaken an AI interview,…
While parts of the Balkans like Croatia and Montenegro have seen a surge in tourism numbers in recent years, Kosovo remains one of the least-visited countries in Europe, with just over 450,000 travellers coming here in 2025. Thanks to a cheap Wizz Air flight from London Luton to North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, I finally had the chance to visit for myself this May. With a jam-packed itinerary to maximise my time before my return to Doha, where our Euronews Travel hub is, I only had a day in Kosovo, and so had to choose between Prishtina and Prizren, ultimately landing…
A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace and crashed into an apartment block early Friday, causing a fire and minor injuries to two people, Romania’s defense ministry said in a statement. The drone hit the roof of a building in the Stirex-Mazepa neighborhood in the municipality of Galați, near the border with Ukraine, at around 1 a.m. Brussels time, according to local media reports. The defense ministry said the drone crossed the border from Ukraine, where Russia was carrying out attacks on civilian and infrastructure targets. Two F-16 aircraft were scrambled and the pilots were “authorized to engage targets throughout the…
Für die Bundesregierung steht in New York viel auf dem Spiel. Deutschland will wieder einen der begehrten, nichtständigen Sitze im UN-Sicherheitsrat für die Jahre 2027 und 2028. Aber aus der Bewerbung ist ein knallharter Postenpoker geworden: Weil sich neben Deutschland auch Portugal und Österreich bewerben, droht kommende Woche eine Kampfabstimmung. Gemeinsam mit Hans von der Burchard analysiert Rixa Fürsen den Endspurt in der Sache für Außenminister Johann Wadephul und die Frage, wie viel globalen Einfluss sich Berlin sichern kann. Am Wochenende trifft sich die FDP zum Bundesparteitag in Berlin, um das eigene politische Überleben zu sichern. Wolfgang Kubicki greift nach…
Is the EU finally ready to get serious about China? That’s the question increasingly dominating conversations in Brussels as fears grow that Europe is being squeezed by Beijing’s industrial machine. Host Sarah Wheaton is joined by Sander Tordoir from the Centre for European Reform, Grzegorz Stec from MERICS and POLITICO’s Jordyn Dahl to discuss the European Commission’s attempts to forge a common stance on China. With deindustrialization already visible across parts of the continent, social tensions are spiking and fueling support for radical political forces. As China floods the bloc with cheap imports, strategic industries are struggling to respond. But…
Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. How many versions of Malta’s Nationalist Party anthem does one person need? No need to respond to that question because the answer is six. Yes, that’s how many versions of the anthem you can get your hands on if you pony up just €500 to the party for a limited-edition vinyl. It’s not clear from the advertising what the six versions are, but Declassified’s best guess is Original, Dub, Chill, Trance, Acoustic and a Hip-Hop version with a verse from Snoop Dogg (who will do anything if you pay him). The anthem, in…
The environmental impact of AI specifically, as it consumes huge amounts of energy, has become a talking point in Europe, with the European Environment Agency warning earlier this month that the “the rapid expansion of AI presents a growing challenge to achieving climate neutrality.” But an emphasis on combating the environmental impact of tech is “a red line for the United States,” a digital ministry representative, granted anonymity due to French protocol, told reporters, adding that France respects its “partners’ red lines.” Environmental issues have been “the most complicated” to get a consensus among the G7 countries, the same representative added, saying that the wording of…