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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Armenia next week for talks with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to further develop strategic EU-Armenia relations following Pashinyan’s recent re-election, sources in Yerevan with knowledge of the matter confirmed to Euronews on Tuesday. The European Commission endorsed Pashinyan just days before the crucial elections on 7 June and announced a support package to counter the Russian onslaught of sanctions following Yerevan’s cautious pro-Western, pro-EU turn. Pashinyan carefully balanced Armenia’s approach to Russia in the last days of the election campaign, stating that Armenia’s EU membership bid at the moment…
But that timeline is now at risk after Hungary on Tuesday opposed sending a letter to the European Council and Commission, on behalf of the bloc’s 27 members, that spells out the joint position of EU capitals. Hungary was the only country to oppose the move, which requires unanimous approval from all 27 and will be discussed again next week, the diplomats said. A spokesperson for the Hungarian Permanent Representation in Brussels did not reply to a request for comment. The move is in keeping with Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s cool stance toward Ukraine’s membership. While Magyar did not oppose…
“Nothing in politics is permanent, and we as politicians must understand that our positions and offices are not eternal,” Ruginienė told journalists after the final cabinet meeting. “We are given a certain period of time to do good work, and I believe that this government has made proper use of that time.” Her brief premiership was marked by a series of crises, including balloon-smuggling incidents, drone incursions, a record-high defence budget set at 5,38 GDP, and the dismissal of both the culture and defence ministers. Breaking the law by taking family members with her on official trips to Italy and…
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Published on 23/06/2026 – 17:00 GMT+2•Updated 17:03 On Saturday 4 July, the Palace of Versailles will unveil a brand-new gallery to mark the 250th anniversary of United States independence. Located in the apartment where King Louis XVI received Benjamin Franklin and where France officially recognised American sovereignty in 1778, the gallery will also highlight relations between Paris and Washington. Versailles was also the place where, in 1783, one of the treaties helping to bring an end to the War of Independence and secure international recognition for the young American republic was signed. The exhibition brings together paintings, sculptures and portraits…
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Published on 23/06/2026 – 16:23 GMT+2 A railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal near the village of Rozdolne “no longer exists,” Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) said on Tuesday, describing it as the “first one” to be eliminated in occupied Crimea. “Sorry, but we have an official urgent announcement: the railway bridge across the North Crimean Canal in Crimea no longer exists. The first one’s gone,” the SOF wrote in a statement posted on Threads. The SOF later posted footage that appears to be the attack on the bridge. “It formed part of a transport corridor used to move…
Published on 23/06/2026 – 16:28 GMT+2•Updated 16:35 On Tuesday, the government approved an amendment to the General Traffic Regulations introducing new obligations (source in Spanish) for users of personal mobility vehicles (PMVs), including e-scooters. For the first time, the reform sets a minimum age of 15 to ride these vehicles and makes helmet use compulsory across the country. The measure is part of a broader package of changes driven by the Interior Ministry and the Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT) to improve road safety for so-called “vulnerable users”, a group that includes pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and scooter riders. In addition to…
In the interim, a No. 10 spokesperson said “the business of government will continue” in line with precedent. “Where a process is already under way or collective agreement is in place, government business will continue,” they said. “All ministers remain in office and may carry usual activities.” However, they said the prime minister has “agreed that there will be no new major policy or spending commitments initiated during this period.” This does not include publication of the widely anticipated Defense Investment Plan, they added, reiterating the government’s intention to publish it ahead of a NATO summit on July 7. The…
Published on 23/06/2026 – 15:51 GMT+2 An intensifying public row between Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky undermines political unity and plays directly into Russia’s hands, the European Commission has warned. “If there’s something we have learned over the past five years (of) facing this unprovoked war in Ukraine is that unity is our strongest tool, and that anything that undermines that unity, including disputes, in this case, between a member state and Ukraine, is not helpful,” Paula Pino, the Commission’s chief spokesperson, told journalists on Tuesday. “There is only one happy observer in this type of…