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3 days ago | 
euronews.com | Rebecca Hughes
To save you trawling sites for the latest regulations and fines, we’ve compiled a comprehensive summary for visiting Europe this year.
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4 days ago | 
euronews.com | Eleanor Butler
Bulgaria will join the eurozone at the start of next year after clearing a series of economic hurdles, securing approval from the European Central Bank and the European Commission on Wednesday. "Today's report is a historic moment for Bulgaria, the euro area and the European Union," said EU economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis.
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4 days ago | 
euronews.com | Shona Murray
The Russian army is developing its war capabilities by multiple times more than that of NATO despite having an economy twenty five times smaller, NATO's Secretary General has warned. Mark Rutte also suggested Russia could attack NATO territory within three to five years, during a press conference ahead of a defence ministerial meeting taking place at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
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4 days ago | 
euronews.com | Anna Desmarais
One of the world’s most cited artificial intelligence (AI) researchers is launching a new non-profit that will design safe AI systems. Yoshua Bengio, a Canadian-French AI scientist who has won the prestigious Alan Turing Prize for his work on deep learning and has been dubbed one of the "godfathers" of AI, announced the launch of LawZero in Montreal.
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4 days ago | 
euronews.com | Shona Murray
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth will not attend a NATO-led meeting of more than 50 defence ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, an absence that will be seen as another sign of Washington pulling back from its support for Ukraine against Russia's war.
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4 days ago | 
euronews.com | Eleanor Butler
The UK is the only nation exempt from the tariff increase after it struck a deal with the US early last month. Washington has doubled its tariffs on steel and aluminium to 50% as President Donald Trump seeks to exclude foreign producers from the US market. The directive, which the White House shared on X, claimed that the rise would “provide greater support” to US industries, and would “eliminate the national security threat” posed by imported steel and aluminium.
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4 days ago | 
euronews.com | David Mouriquand
The Netherlands' national museum has a new object on display: a 200-year-old condom, emblazoned with erotic art depicting a partially undressed nun pointing at the erect genitals of three clergymen. The 19th-century “luxury souvenir”, bought for €1,000 at an auction in Haarlem last November, is the first contraceptive sheath to be added to the Rijksmuseum’s art collection. It goes on display this week as part of an exhibition called “Safe Sex?” about 19th century sex work.
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4 days ago | 
euronews.com | Gerardo Fortuna
With the expiration of the EU’s tariff-free trade scheme for Ukraine, a new chapter begins in the economic relationship between Kyiv and Brussels - one marked by uncertainty, renegotiation, and potential setbacks for Ukraine's war-stricken economy. Since 2022, trade between the EU and Ukraine has been governed by a temporary framework known as Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs).
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4 days ago | 
euronews.com | Sophia Khatsenkova
Under pressure from the French government, TikTok has banned the hashtag #SkinnyTok, a controversial trend linked to the glorification of extreme thinness and unhealthy weight-loss advice. The move comes amid mounting concerns across Europe over the platform’s influence on young users and its role in promoting body image disorders. The French Ministry for Digital Affairs celebrated the removal as a significant step toward protecting minors online.
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5 days ago | 
euronews.com | David Mouriquand
The participation of former British prime ministers Tony Blair and David Cameron were hidden from the public line-up of the inaugural edition of the festival SXSW London. This has prompted several artists to pull out and criticise the festival. Famed as the world’s leading festival of creativity, SXSW has made its European debut this month with an edition landing in London for the first time. However, controversy quickly reared its head...