Slovakia risks becoming โthe next Hungary,โ EU lawmakers fear
Former Belgian PM Sophie Wilmรฉs lays out “troubling” issues in Bratislava under Robert Fico’s leadership.
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Trump flags โbit of a problemโ with Putin ahead of big announcement on Ukraine
โI am very disappointed with President Putin,โ Trump said ahead of meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte.
Press release – Press conference on the MFF with MEPs Mureลan and Tavares on Tuesday, 15 July
Parliamentโs co-rapporteurs for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) will brief journalists on the expectations for the next EU budget ahead of the Commissionโs proposal.Committee on Budgets Source : ยฉ European Union, 2025 – EP
Dinghies at dawn and a determination to arrive: on the French coast waiting to cross to UK
Around Gravelines and Dunkirk there is danger, profound squalor and a human spirit that overpowers the politicsIt is 5.45am, the dawn light strengthening. A large inflatable dinghy carrying 20 or more people has come discreetly to the east end of the b…
Treat Iranian kidnap and murder plots as an attack on Britain, government urged
Report by Britain’s intelligence watchdog urges government to get serious about Iran-backed attacks on dissidents and critics of the state.
Trump resumes weapons deliveries to Ukraine
The Pentagon had ordered a halt to shipments of some military aid over fears that U.S. weapons stockpiles were running low.
Russia has committed flagrant human rights abuses in Ukraine since 2014, rules ECHR
Extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour among accusations upheld by court in judgmentRussia has committed flagrant and unprecedented abuses of human rights since it invaded Ukraine in 2014, including extrajudicial killings, sexual vio…
As Trump administration bickers about arms halt, Russia hits Ukraine with missiles only US Patriots can stop
KYIV โ Russia battered Ukraine with a record number of drones and missiles overnight as the U.S. administration debates who knew what about the Pentagonโs recent decision to stop military aid to Kyiv. Ukraineโs air force said Wednesday morning that Russia had launched over 740 killer drones and missiles overnight, with the most extensive damage [โฆ]
No, French nuclear waste wasn’t secretly sent to Armenia
An artificial intelligence-powered website impersonating FRANCE 24 and its journalists has published a hoax claim that France exported nuclear waste to Armenia. The hoax was picked up by pro-Russian and Azerbaijani accounts, as well as the scientific …
โNo progressโ: Brussels warns EU countries on rule-of-law failures
‘Several’ member states show ‘positive trajectories’ but progress is ‘uneven,’ Commission’s Rule of Law Report finds.
Press release – Post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy: press conference on Tuesday at 9:00
Agriculture Committee rapporteur Carmen Crespo Dรญaz will brief journalists on Tuesday on the upcoming reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Source : ยฉ European Union, 2025 – EP
How Ukraine is revamping frontline fortifications to stem Russian advances
Vladimir Putin’s troops are using smaller units to attack the front lines and Ukraine is being forced to respond.
โSlapp addictโ Italian oil firm accused of trying to silence green activists
Eni has filed at least six defamation suits against journalists and NGOs since 2019 in what critics say is intimidation campaignWhen Antonio Tricarico was summoned to his local police station in October and told he was being investigated for defamation…
โLegal bullyingโ: global protest rights on line in Dutch court case, say activists
After US jury said it should pay oil pipeline firm $660m, Greenpeace is hoping to reclaim funds via EU anti-Slapp lawThe outcome of a court case in the Netherlands could shape the right to protest around the globe for decades to come, campaigners have …
โSheโs pretty much aloneโ: The EUโs greenest leader fights the tide
The European Commissionโs second most powerful politician is isolated, beleaguered and under attack โ just like the green policy she has vowed to protect.
PMQs: Starmer torn apart on welfare as Reeves in tears
Watered down social security reforms dominated grilling of the PM โ as he wouldn’t clarify if Rachel Reeves’ position as chancellor was secure.
The Brief โ Defund the Media
The EUโs press subsidies are making journalists dependent on the politicians who control their economic fate, and skewing the market for everyone else.
Europeโs politicians suffer through heat wave โ with or without air conditioning
While some politicians go red in the face trying to make their contemporaries pay attention to climate change, others are trying to make political hay while the sun is shining.
Turkey arrests journalists over alleged cartoon of Prophet Muhammad
Clashes broke out outside the Istanbul office of the satirical magazine LeMan.
Turkey arrests journalists over alleged cartoon of Prophet Muhammad
Clashes broke out outside the Istanbul office of the satirical magazine LeMan.
EU ambassador to Azerbaijan condemns inhuman treatment of Azeris in Russia
Russian investigators have admitted two people died while being arrested in a decades-old criminal case; local media say other detainees were severely beaten.
Trump administration struggling to back up presidentโs bold claims on Iran strikes
Trump officials are trying to prove the airstrikes in Iran were every bit as flawless as the president first claimed.
โWARNING. Confidential documents. Not to be disclosed to anyoneโ (Part 1)
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When conducting research, I often
file requests for access to documents (ATD) under the EUโs access to documents regulation
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Words of War review โ Maxine Peake leads line as murdered Putin-critic journalist Anna Politkovskaya
Peake stars opposite Jason Isaacs, as Politkovskayaโs husband, in this sentimental look at the life of a woman who, 19 years after her death, remains a folk heroThis British-American co-production offers a dramatised portrait of Russian journalist Anna…
Unknown novel by writer who charted Hitlerโs rise becomes German bestseller
Sebastian Haffnerโs love story set in final days of Weimar Republic published more than nine decades after it was writtenA previously unknown novel by one of Europeโs most influential postwar journalists which captures the heady yet fragile spirit of t…
Must cases be unfounded to qualify as SLAPPs? What unfoundedness means for GDPR-based SLAPPs
Lรฉna Perczel, Legal Officer, Political Freedoms Program, Hungarian Civil Liberties
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Countering SLAPPs
(Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) has been at the…
Ukrainian journalists fear USAID cuts opened up space for Russian disinformation campaigns
Media workers across Ukraine have had to cut back on reporting following USAID cuts, while many fear that this is feeding into the hands of the Kremlin’s disinformation campaigns.
Germanyโs Merz says US weighing participation in Iran strikes
“The decisions will probably be made in the near future,” the chancellor said.
Starmer: Trumpโs not saying heโs going to bomb Iran
British prime minister insists US president is serious about de-escalating Israel-Iran conflict.
Trump backs AUKUS defense pact after Starmer talks
Pact agreed under Joe Biden will see U.S. supply technology for Britain and Australia to make nuclear subs in a bid to counter China.
European leaders clamor to be the G7โs Trump whisperer
The British prime minister’s love-bombing of President Donald Trump is very deliberate. But will it work?
UK hoping for US tariff relief in days after deadline slips
Officials hope Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will update parliament on Tuesday.ย
UK confident Trump will back AUKUS
The U.S. is reconsidering its involvement in the submarine development deal.
Starmer and Carney look to cut UK-Canada trade barriers
U.K. prime ministerโs comments will fuel speculation that U.K. and Canada will restart trade talks that broke down in 2024.
UK to open national inquiry into child grooming gangs months after Musk dustup
OTTAWA โย Britain will launch a major probe into child grooming gangs responsible for the exploitation of thousands of children across the country, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday. Starmer told journalists while en route to Canada for the G7 that British authorities would launch the full statutory inquiry into child rape gangs after receiving the [โฆ]
Whatโs the point of political satire?
Presented by Equinor.
European journalists targeted with Paragon Solutions spyware, say researchers
Citizen Lab says it found โdigital fingerprintsโ of military-grade spyware that Italy has admitted using against activistsThe hacking mystery roiling the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloniโs rightwing government is deepening after researchers said t…
Fewer journalists but more publishers in the EU: Is AI to blame for the shift?
Journalists remain under pressure with huge burnout rates. Some of them are turning to completely different jobs, like bartending and deliveries, to make ends meet.
Rome and Paragon at odds over spyware termination amid surveillance scandal
Rome and Israeli spyware firm Paragon are trading blame over who ended their surveillance deal, as a scandal over alleged spying on journalists and activists escalates.
Greeks feel they have no one to vote for
With so many parties on the left and right fighting each other, the ruling New Democracy still leads the polls โ despite being roundly disliked.
Gazaโs journalists are starved into silence. The EUโs neutrality is complicity.
If the bloc truly stands by the values it claims to champion, now is the moment to show it.
Greta Thunberg tells FRANCE 24 she was ‘kidnapped’ by Israel
Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg on Tuesday told FRANCE 24 she was “kidnapped” in international waters by Israel, after the Israeli navy prevented her and a group of fellow pro-Palestinian activists from sailing to Gaza. Thunberg spoke to journalists…
Russia launches huge attack on Ukraine days after โSpider Webโ drone raid
Friday’s massive bombing was Putin’s biggest attack since Kyiv’s daring drone assault took out dozens of strategic bombers at Russian airfields.
China helps Russia pull ahead in lethal drone war race with Ukraine
Beijing denies helping Moscow, but Russia is scaling up both the production and the sophistication of its drones.
Ukraine releases new footage of daring AI strikes that crippled Putinโs bomber fleet
Kyiv used artificial intelligence to conduct one of the most daring attacks on Russia in history.
Lithuaniaโs ethics watchdog probes prime minister over loan controversy
Reports allege that Gintautas Paluckasโ company received a subsidized government loan when he was already in office.
Britain prepares for war (just donโt ask about the cost)
A report noting that “state conflict has returned to Europe” has been somewhat undermined by equivocation from the Starmer government on the appropriate response.
Gig model of Russian subversion is a nightmare for Western intelligence services
The model works well for the Kremlin because it allows it to easily recruit freelancers, or โdisposable agentsโ as theyโre sometimes called.
He is the strongman who inspired Trump โ but is Viktor Orbรกn losing his grip on power?
Opposition activists and journalists explain why the Orbรกnisation of the US may fail and how a former ally could end the Hungarian PMโs 15-year reignOn a sunny April afternoon in Budapest, a handful of reporters crowded around the back entrance of the …
Trumpโs move-fast-and-break-things tariff strategy collides with reality
Trumpโs determination to move fast could slow implementation of his tariff regime. It also threatens to cost him credibility.
Kremlin grins as Trumpโs envoy signals no eastward NATO expansion
Vladimir Putin’s got a fair point, Keith Kellogg indicates.
Ex-Sinn Fรฉin chief Gerry Adams wins libel award over BBC investigation linking him to IRA killing
The 76-year-old says he sued in plaintiff-friendly Dublin, not Belfast, to โput manners on the BBC.โ
Russia committed war crimes against civilians in Ukraineโs Kherson region, UN concludes
Russia has used drones to kill more than 150 civilians in Kherson, which Vladimir Putin wants to claim in negotiations to end the war, says the U.N.
Journalism in the Age of AI
European journalists can leverage AI to strengthen citizensโ trust in their work.
Zelenskyy: Putin irritates Trump more than I do
โI may say unpleasant things, but I tell the truth […] And he may sometimes say very nice things, but those things are lies,” says Ukrainian leader.
EU opens probe into porn platforms over lapses in minor protection
The investigations will focus on the platforms’ age verification measures, among other things.
MEPs head to Rome demanding clarity on spyware scandal
EU lawmakers head to Rome to probe Italyโs spyware scandal, as outrage grows over claims Graphite was used to surveil journalists and activists.
Merz says โno restrictionsโ on range limits for Ukraine arms as Kyiv hit by record drone attack โ as it happened
The Kremlin says giving Ukraine long range missiles is a โdangerous moveโ as German chancellor says Kyiv can now hit Russian targetsKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has held his regular media briefing with journalists. When asked for reaction to Dona…
Trump puts South Africaโs president on the defensive over unproven โgenocideโ claims
The president offered videos and images to support his allegations that white farmers are being systematically targeted.
Commission exempts 38,000 companies from 8 EU laws
The EU executive is creating a new category of โsmall mid-capโ companies as it continues a deregulation push.
18 hours in the making of a president: Inside Nicuศor Danโs election win
Romaniaโs new leader told POLITICO how he will approach international affairs and what he will do to rebuild trust in a democracy battered by corruption, economic strife and Russian meddling.
Spain’s parliament considers press access shakeup after spate of disruptions
Journalists have protested against the behaviour of activists who they say harass them and impede their work.
Amnesty International vows to continue its work after Russia ban
Rights group declared โundesirable organisationโ amid Kremlin crackdown on critics, journalists and activistsAmnesty International has said it will not halt its work after Russia declared the rights group an โundesirable organisationโ, in effect bannin…
Mark Carney mixes faith and foreign affairs in Rome
Canadaโs Catholic PM will attend Pope Leo XIVโs inaugural liturgy alongside global leaders โ and use the trip to prep for next monthโs G7 summit.
Who is winning the Romanian election?ย
Surveys show the centrist Bucharest mayor catching up with hard-right populist George Simion ahead of Sundayโs vote. But is this poll surge too late, or even real?
Orbรกnโs Fidesz party proposes Russia-style crackdown on Hungaryโs civil society
The new bill fits into a pattern of democratic backsliding for the Central European country.
Ukraine war briefing: Europe ready with sanctions if no ceasefire after Istanbul talks
Pressure mounting on Putin to sit down with Zelenskyy in Turkey; Macron says Ukraine realises it cannot retake all territory. What we know on day 1,176 European leaders have indicated they will press ahead with further sanctions against Russia โ whethe…
Israel bombs European Hospital in Gaza on eve of US ceasefire talks
The apparent attempt to kill Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar could affect U.S.-mediated ceasefire talks in Doha.
Trump must realise Putin is obstacle to peace, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian president says he will travel to Turkey on Thursday whether or not Russian leader flies in for talksVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said he hopes the current period of frantic diplomacy and high-stakes gambits between Russia and Ukraine will end with…
Top human rights group challenges FIFA over Trump and 2026 World Cup
Human Rights Watch says football’s governing body should be prepared to “reconsider” choice of U.S. as tournament co-host.
‘A stable, democratic and secular Turkey is not a luxury, it’s a necessity’
After staying silent in response to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s use of refugees as blackmail, the European Union must stand with Turkish dissidents and democrats, argues Mustafa Kuleli, vice president of the European Federation of Journali…
Zelenskyy repeats vow to wait in Turkey for face-to-face talks with Putin
Ukrainian president says if Russian leader does not arrive it will indicate โthat he does not want to end the warโVolodymyr Zelenskyy has doubled down on his promise to wait in Turkey on Thursday for face-to-face talks with Vladimir Putin, calling it a…
Pope Leo XIV hosts first audience with the press at the Vatican
As he addressed journalists and media workers days after he was elected, he renewed calls for peace, reminding the press to focus on reporting the truth and urged the release of imprisoned journalists
‘Never give in to mediocrity,’ Pope Leo XIV says as the press meets the new pontiff
Pope Leo XIV’s first address to the press at the Holy See emphasised dignity, justice, and free speech, urging journalists to reject mediocrity and partisan divisions. Euronews brings you a first-hand account of the experience.
Zelenskyy invites Pope Leo to Ukraine as pontiff urges journalists to report truth
Leo urges media to end โpolarising, lovelessโ language, reject paradigm of war and to use artificial intelligence responsiblyEurope live โ latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Pope Leo XIV to Ukraine as the new pontiff urged journalists to end…
Pope calls for release of journalists jailed ‘for seeking and reporting the truth’
The newly elected Pope Leo XIV was speaking at an introductory audience with the media on Monday.
Watch live: Pope Leo XIV kicks off first week by meeting with international press
Leo XIV launches his first week as leader of the world’s Roman Catholics on Monday, with journalists, diplomats and top Vatican officials all set to meet with the newly elected pontiff.ย Follow the new pope’s first exchange with the press live from th…
Albanian election result unclear after broadcasters withhold exit polls
Observers forced to wait for outcome of contest seen as pivotal to the country’s path to EU membership.
โTo name is to claim:โ Inside Trumpโs cartographical compulsion
Itโs ingrained in his background in real estate and branding.
Ukraine war briefing: Trump calls for โideally a 30-day ceasefireโ backed with sanctions
Ukrainians record 734 attacks despite Putinโs claim of three-day halt to fighting; Britain further targets Russian oil โshadow fleetโ. What we know on day 1,171Donald Trump after a phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for โideally, a 30-day uncon…
Banking secrecy: Switzerland clamps down on journalists but uses their revelations
The law in force within the country prohibits exploiting banking data leaks without any exception for public interest. Yet Swiss authorities have relied on the press to scrutinize banks’ malpractices, as revealed by our new investigation into Reyl.
How Britain got to the front of Donald Trumpโs trade queue
From last-minute pork demands to parties in the embassy, this is how Britain charmed the unpredictable president โ and why it could all still unravel.
The conclave happens behind closed doors. World leaders are still meddling.
With nudges and winks, governments are trying to influence who becomes the next pope. Whether they’ll succeed is up to 133 holy men.
Israeli spyware giant NSO Group ordered to pay nearly $170M to WhatsApp for hacking accounts
The ruling is a major win for privacy advocates and those pushing back against NSO Groupโs controversial Pegasus software.
Press release – Press conference on the next EU long-term budget: outcome of Plenaryโs vote
On Wednesday at 14.00, Roberta Metsola, EP President, and co-rapporteurs, Siegfried Mureศan and Carla Tavares will speak to journalists on the priorities for the next long-term EU budget. Source : ยฉ European Union, 2025 – EP
โWe know what is happening, we cannot walk awayโ: how the Guardian bore witness to horror in former Yugoslavia
During the decade-long conflicts, the major powers dithered as Serb militias carried out their brutal campaigns of ethnic cleansing. Guardian reporters became more passionate and more outspoken in their condemnation, attracting praise and criticismAmon…
Will Merz spring Germany into action?
Pessimism is the German national sport, but the new chancellor will be determined to prove his compatriots wrong.
Embattled Voice of America may resume broadcasting next week
Trump has targeted the government-funded media outlet that has been off the air for almost two months.
Rumours, rock-star cardinals and street cleaning: Rome gets ready for conclave
Papal electors gossip in bars and restaurants and try to avoid journalists seeking clues to Pope Francisโs successorSome journalists brave the warm spring sun, others seek respite in the shade of the Vaticanโs colonnades. Whatever their strategy, the a…
Serbia targets journalists in crackdown on independent media
Press freedom is at threat in Serbia as President Aleksandar Vucicโs government is increasingly targeting independent journalists and “anti-Serbian” media. The country is swept by mass protests for the last six months with demonstrators accusing Vucic…
It is safe for me to write this article โ and for you to read it. But globally, those rights are under grave threat | Antonio Zappulla
The act of labelling journalists โforeign agentsโ is deliberately chilling. On World Press Freedom Day, be aware of the peril involved in seeking the truthLast month, Georgian president Mikheil Kavelashvili approved a new law inflicting criminal charge…
10 Most Urgent: One Free Press Coalition
As part of the One Free Press Coalition, Euractiv is marking World Press Freedom Day by highlighting ten cases where journalists remain imprisoned for seeking to expose truth.
Europe best region in world for press freedom but situation worsening, says RSF
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published its annual report on global press freedom on Friday. Europe remains the safest region for journalists, but the situation is deteriorating.
Europe leads world in media freedom rankings โ but Greece trails again
Northern and Western Europe are the best places in the world to be a journalist, according to a new report.
War in Ukraine: Investigating Russia’s arbitrary detentions of civilians
Since the start of the war in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region in 2014, the Russian-installed regime there hasย beenย arbitrarilyย detaining civilians on a massive scale. Journalists, activists, local politicians: just about anyone the occupation authorit…
Dutch government unveils transport restrictions during NATO summitย
Dozens of foreign leaders and ministers, headlined by U.S. President Donald Trump, are set to be in The Hague in June.
Europeโs diplomatic blind spot: Kallasโ visit to Baku
Dulled by energy deals and geopolitical caution, Europe’s response to Azerbaijanโs aggression has been tepid for too long.
MAGA man leads the field before Romanian election rerun
George Simion, the candidate tipped to win the first round of the presidential election, has publicly aligned himself with Donald Trump.
Trump: Putin will be โfineโ in peace negotiations
The interviewโs release comes amid the Kremlinโs announcement of a three-day May ceasefire to the war.
Berlin gears up for Trump era as Merz picks new foreign minister
Berlinโs new foreign ministry leadership signals tougher stance toward China and Russia.