
No, the EU is not about to censor access to the internet
Viral claims that the EU is introducing an "internet passport" to control or censor internet access are misleading. They misrepresent the European Commission's planned age-verification app.

Viral claims that the EU is introducing an "internet passport" to control or censor internet access are misleading. They misrepresent the European Commission's planned age-verification app.

A Swedish MEP has filed a police complaint accusing a fellow MEP of racist hate speech after she was targeted on social media over her condemnation of far-right, anti-immigration chants in the European......

With the rise of renewable energy, Europe’s electricity systems have undergone a fundamental shift. In the past, electricity demand was largely met by controllable generation from coal, gas, nuclear and......

Europe has dominated new global sustainability rankings, but experts warn that all nations are “still far from critical goals” to tackle climate change. The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) – produced by......

While I’m not necessarily opposed to a summer holiday, I do have a soft spot for travel in autumn and winter. Give me crisp cold air, red and yellow falling autumn leaves and the excuse to order a hot......

While earlier EU climate strategies focused primarily on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the forthcoming electrification plan recasts the issue as one of economic competitiveness, highlighting its potential to reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports, according to a document seen by Euronews....

Nine countries have thrown their weight behind a new multilateral bank designed to bankroll Western rearmament, but the notable caution of Europe's largest military and economic powers raises the question of whether it can become the answer to defence funding....

With powerful nations rolling back climate protections and temperatures soaring ever closer to dangerous thresholds, it's hard not to feel worried about the state of the planet. As green journalists, climate......

With perennial favourites in southern Europe battling both crowds and heatwaves, more and more of us are looking for alternatives. Hence the rise of the “coolcation”. But if we’re all making the same moves,......

House prices and rents continued to rise across the EU in early 2026. This comes as households spent almost one fifth (18.9%) of their disposable income on housing in 2025. In some countries, that share......

Tough talks on the EU’s next long-term budget, Ukraine’s push for EU accession and skyrocketing fertiliser costs are putting European farmers under the political spotlight once more. Can the EU continue to appease them as it shifts its focus to defence and global trade? MEPs debate on The Ring....

A new EU Directive ensures that victims of child rape can report the crime until the age of 50 – establishing a minimum standard across all 27 Member States, describes Jeroen Lenaers, MEP (Christian Democrats) in an OpEd for Euronews....

In a major blow to Belgrade’s bid to join the European Union, EU ambassadors who gathered in Brussels on Wednesday failed to find unanimity on Serbia's path toward joining the bloc.

EU unveils an AI cybersecurity action plan, but offers mostly recommendations as Brussels leans on negotiated access to US AI models like Anthropic's Mythos, exposing its tech dependency.

Planning a swim this summer? Chances are you'll be diving into clean water. A new European Environment Agency report shows that 96 percent of monitored bathing sites across the EU meet minimum health standards, with nearly 85 percent rated "excellent". But why are some swimming spots still unsafe?...

Protesters chanted slogans and carried slogans reading "Albania is not for sale" as they protested PM Edi Rama on his 62nd birthday for protests opposing a holiday resort project linked to the Trump family in a protected area in a southwestern part of the country....

Only four months ago, Ella Adman had just finished school and had never before held a gun. Now, standing in the shade in between drills at a military base on Gotland, the strategically important Swedish......

US president Donald Trump had a 90-minute phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin, during which the US leader offered to help find a solution to the Ukraine war, a Kremlin aide has said. The aide,......

In a bid to end the problem of European Union nations procuring defence capabilities separately, the European Commission is trying to kickstart momentum with the participation of 18 member states – and Ukraine....

International tourist arrivals in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries rocketed by an estimated 3.4% in 2025 to reach a record 847 million. However, as geopolitical......