Europe Today
Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
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Rutte heads to Washington to smooth NATO tensions ahead of July summit
EXCLUSIVE: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is travelling to Washington next Tuesday ahead of the annual NATO summit in Ankara in…
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G7 focuses on AI's contentious future and US industry dominance
G7 leaders were joined by some of the world's top tech executives on June 17 to discuss opportunities and dangers of artificial in…
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Do you have to pay for your elderly parents' care in Germany?
Germany's Health Minister has reignited the debate on who should help cover the costs of their parents' care. We examine her propo…
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UK minister ‘very confident’ of getting triple EU reset deal done at July summit
Nick Thomas-Symonds tells Euronews he’s “very confident” London and Brussels will close new pacts on agri-food exports, electricit…
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Ancient DNA provides evidence of earliest known plague outbreak
Discovery in Siberia suggests bacterium from raw marmots devastated hunter-gatherer tribes about 5,500 years ago The earliest evid…
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Record-breaking heatwave develops across Europe
An intense heatwave is building across the continent, with Paris possibly seeing 40C by Sunday. Simon King reports.
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From regime change to regime deal? How Iran’s political camps are reacting to leaked US-Iran deal
Iran's hardliners have framed the framework deal as a victory, even as Trump dismissed reports of a $300bn reconstruction fund and…
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Read the full text of the leaked 14-point US-Iran draft agreement
It remains unclear whether the 14-point draft that was circulated at G7 meetings in France will be the version formalised at a cer…
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How to make the most of Fête de la Musique on midsummer's day in Germany
There’s a reason the longest day of the year seems to fly by so fast in Germany. Here’s how to feel the rhythm at the country’s bi…
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Albania's PM Edi Rama: Is Europe ready for its next Helmut Kohl moment?
In Berlin, once the symbol of a divided Germany and Europe, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama delivered a speech on Europe's futur…
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Weather warning: Paris and central France placed on heatwave alert
The French weather forecaster Météo France has placed 26 départements - including those of Paris, Lyon and the French Alps - on al…
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Paris just opened a floating bookshop under Notre-Dame - and it has DJ sets
The floating venue, called Nanna, offers more than 5,000 books in a self-service setup where visitors can borrow freely - with no …
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Norwegian Crown Princess undergoes successful lung transplant
The 52-year-old will remain in hospital for a number of weeks so that doctors can monitor for any complications, Arnt Fiane, a pro…
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Drug monopoly extension splits EU ministers in Biotech Act debate
EU health ministers split over a proposal to give certain innovative medicines an extra year of market protection, with EU Health …
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German Word of the Day: das Eigentor
Football has plenty of words that also work outside the stadium. Das Eigentor is one of the most useful, especially if you follow …
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IN DATA: Who is stuck waiting for a new citizenship bill?
Denmark's parliament normally votes through two naturalisation bills a year, but since the last bill passed on June 11th, 2025, th…
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EU ministers reach consensus on Biotech Act directive
Amid Europe’s push to catch up in the biotechnology field, the EU health ministers agreed how to tweak rules on modified micro-org…
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Heatwave relief: Swiss rail app now shows which trains have aircon
With a potentially record-breaking heatwave on the way, the SBB app will show which carriages have aircon or not over the summer m…
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Trump doesn't rule out strikes on Iran despite agreement, looks to support Ukraine
The G7 summit has focused on the future of AI, and the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran. As it comes to a close…
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The tiny pony on the fourth floor of a Croatian flat – video
When Mile the pony was rejected by his mother at birth, his owner, Andjelka Josipovic, decided to take him in. Each night she carr…
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No bosses, no problem: Inside the Danish firm that manages itself
At a Danish company that runs the country's biggest network of electric-car chargers, the CEO made himself obsolete, and more than…
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Despite agreement, G7 looks to decrease Strait of Hormuz reliance
A main topic of discussion among European leaders at the G7 summit has to do with decreasing the global reliance on the Strait of …
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Killing of Russian artist in Poland has hallmarks of political assassination, prime minister says
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the killing of a Russian artist critical of President Vladimir Putin looks like a political…
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‘Very naive’: French left up in arms as Macron hosts Trump at Versailles
Political rivals accuse French president of grovelling after inviting US counterpart to Louis XIV’s palace The US president, Donal…