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16.05 / 11:05

NATO Returns Northern Ireland: Boris Johnson battles on two fronts as Brexit protocol returns to haunt him

Boris Johnson heads to Northern Ireland on Monday to try to break political deadlock in the UK territory which also threatens to bring to a head differences with the EU over post-Brexit trading arrangements.

14.05 / 17:09

Eurovision Song Contest NATO Finland will join NATO to 'strengthen its security', President Niinistö tells Putin

Finland's President Sauli Niinistö has formally notified Vladimir Putin of the country's application to join NATO, in a phone call on Saturday.

14.05 / 17:05

Deal approved Support Yellen Seeks to Win European Support for a Tax Deal Congress Hasn’t Approved

WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants to clinch the European Union’s approval of a global minimum tax on the profits of large corporations, hoping to smooth out Poland’s objections to approving the plan in meetings next week.

14.05 / 12:11

Adoption regulation privacy Bitcoin On-chain privacy is key to the wider mass adoption of crypto

Innovations in the crypto space appear daily. Whether through decentralized applications or new ways to implement and use nonfungible tokens (NFTs) within decentralized finance, blockchain technology is innovating at the speed of light. The only thing missing? Widespread adoption. One thing holding this back is the very public nature of the blockchain. DeFi, as it operates now, lacks meaningful privacy. In order to catalyze broad adoption for businesses, governments and individuals, those executing blockchain transactions should expect regular, consistent privacy.

13.05 / 17:31

Europe privacy Central Bank Bitcoin digital euro ECB lays out ‘anonymous’ digital euro as public opposes ‘slavecoins’

The ECB released another working paper on the digital euro, providing an extensive technical analysis of a potential European CBDC and its position in the existing financial system.

13.05 / 15:31

NATO Threat Sweden joining NATO would 'deter the threat of military conflict in northern Europe', says report

Sweden joining NATO would deter the threat of military conflict in northern Europe, a new report has concluded.

13.05 / 15:13

Adoption Europe European Union Euro digital euro AIM NOT Chairman of the Digital Euro Association: ‘The primary aim of the digital euro is still not clear’

The European Central Bank (ECB) is planning to launch a prototype of the digital euro in 2023. In the next five years, Europe could have its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) up and running. However, there are still many questions surrounding the prospective digital currency. In what form could it be issued? Is the ECB too late to the CBDC party, especially compared to other central banks such as that of the People’s Republic of China? To address these and other questions, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch spoke with Jonas Gross, chairman of the Digital Euro Association (DEA) and member of the expert panel of the European Blockchain Observatory and Forum.

13.05 / 13:11

Art European Union Fire EU has become aggressive and bellicose amid Ukraine war, says Russia's Lavrov

The EU has gone from being a "constructive economic platform" to becoming an "aggressive and bellicose" actor amid Russia's war in Ukraine.

13.05 / 11:21

Art European Union Fire Boy, 15, survives the attack that killed his father in front of him

After the Russian troops' retreat from the outskirts of Kyiv, revelations of mass graves with dozens of civilians, some with their hands tied behind their back and most shot to the head in towns like Bucha shocked the world.

13.05 / 10:01

Art European Union Fire hospital In Ukraine, tales of tragedy as Euronews visits a hospital near the frontline of Russia's war

Natalia's first instinct after a bomb destroyed much of her house was to locate her five-year-old daughter.

13.05 / 00:27

Art Fire Smuggling International Austrian government dismantles international migrant smuggling group

Austria's government says it has dismantled an international criminal network that was smuggling refugees into central Europe.

12.05 / 17:51

Art NATO What are the next steps if Sweden and Finland ask to join NATO?

Finland and Sweden could soon ask to join NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked a surge of support for joining the security alliance.

12.05 / 17:45

Art Fire Colectiv: Appeals court jails eight people over deadly Romania nightclub fire

Eight people have been jailed over a deadly fire at a nightclub in the Romanian capital Bucharest, which killed 65 people and injured 200 others.

12.05 / 15:49

Art Do Western Balkan countries like Macron's idea for a two-tier Europe?

France's President Emmanuel Macron has pitched one of the biggest reforms to the EU structure in decades - the idea of a second tier of countries outside the bloc that share the bloc's values and geography.

12.05 / 11:13

NATO Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial over Russia's invasion

Ukraine’s top prosecutor has disclosed plans for the first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier, as fighting raged in the east and south and the Kremlin left open the possibility of annexing a corner of the country it seized early in the invasion.

12.05 / 10:13

NATO 'Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay,' says country's president and prime minister

Finland's leaders are set to announce their positions on whether the country should join the NATO military alliance.

11.05 / 16:35

NATO Deal UK will defend Sweden if attacked, Boris Johnson promises after signing security assurance deal

Britain pledged to defend Sweden if the country came under attack, with Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Magdalena Andersson signing a security assurance deal outside Stockholm on Wednesday.

11.05 / 14:31

European Union Floods Riot Maria Alyokhina: Pussy Riot member disguises herself as food courier to flee Russia

A member of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, has fled Russia, claiming in an interview with the New York Times in Lithuania that she was able to shake her police monitor by disguising herself as a meal courier.

11.05 / 13:17

Floods NATO UK PM Johnson visits Finland and Sweden ahead of NATO decision

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Finland and Sweden on Wednesday as they prepare to announce their stance on possible NATO membership applications in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Downing Street said.

11.05 / 11:13

European Union raid Shireen Abu Akleh: Al Jazeera journalist dies after being shot covering Israeli raid

A journalist for Al Jazeera was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin early on Wednesday.

11.05 / 10:03

European Union week A week on, the EU appears no closer to a Russian oil embargo

Unlike other rounds of sanctions against Moscow approved swiftly by member states, the EU appeared no closer to agreeing on a Russian oil embargo nearly a week after it was proposed by the Commission.

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