The Fotocasa Property Index puts the average price of existing homes in Spain at €3,154 per square metre in July, 16.2% higher than a year ago. All 17 regions report annual rises, led by Murcia, Cantabria and the Valencia region.
Experts are calling for recycling technology to “rapidly expand” as millions of EV batteries are set to die in the coming years.
Italy is bringing to the EU a plan to set up new return centres, based on the Albania model, in safe third countries. Uganda among the options, clash with Spain over migrant management.
Madrid saw a historic boost in international tourism in the first half of 2026, with spending reaching €10.007 billion, up 11.4% year on year, according to Spain's National Statistics Institute (INE).
EU interior ministers will assess at a meeting on Tuesday whether to reintroduce tighter internal border checks across Europe in response to the Ceuta crisis.
The Commission president moved to defuse tensions with Spain following criticism from across Europe over Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's handling of the Ceuta migration crisis.
A wildfire in southwest France exposed unexploded World War II shells, forcing bomb disposal teams to clear the area before evacuated residents can return home.
Meanwhile, a Russian strike on a warehouse in northeastern Ukraine over the weekend destroyed 8 million books, the publishing house said, slamming it as an attack on Ukrainian culture.
The merger comes amid mounting economic pressures facing British universities, including some of the most highly regarded higher education institutions in the world.
More than 46,000 households remained without water and many also face fuel shortages as the region suffers sweltering heat, stoking fears of heat-related illness.
Eating less protein may be the key to living longer and staying healthier, according to new research that challenges one of the most common assumptions about healthy living.
At least 88 people died during the recent mass influx of migrants into Ceuta from Morocco, Spanish officials said on Monday, though Moroccan officials later presented a lower estimate.
Ukraine has struck dozens of Wildberries logistics sites across Russia since mid-July, stating that the e‑commerce giant is being used to help supply Moscow’s military. Wildberries is a critical piece of Russia’s wartime economy, giving Kyiv a new pressure point on Moscow.
Pressure is mounting to get a deal secured before the end of the year and so far, negotiations have stalled...
Britain and France signed a new three-year deal in April to stop irregular migrants making the risky Channel journeys, with London paying Paris up to €766 million in return for boosted law enforcement of the issue.
Until now, the Economy Ministry had a say whenever a foreign company bought 25% or more of a French business; that threshold has now been cut to 10%.
Kosovo's annual Fshajt Bridge diving competition drew 15 competitors to Gjakova, continuing a tradition that dates back to 1954.
These are the European routes where taking the train is faster than flying between popular destinations, including Brussels to Paris and Madrid to Seville.
Kidnappings have become a major source of income for armed groups in Nigeria, including jihadists in the northeast and criminal gangs known locally as "bandits."
The Global Relocation Index looks at metrics including general affordability, street safety, air quality and climate comfort.
The GasLog Shanghai was struck while leaving the Strait of Hormuz, weeks after the Al Rekayyat was hit in the same area. Italian utility Edison said QatarEnergy had extended force majeure on a further three cargoes, bringing the total affected to 24 shipments through September.
A widely mocked AI startup says its chatbot can handle everything from booking dates to remembering important moments.
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Oil and gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran and the US impeded petroleum shipments and consumers around the world paid more for fuel and confronted shortages.
For many years, it made more sense for people to dispose of a broken or defective product and replace it with a new one, than to have it repaired. This generated a substantial amount of waste and unnecessary resource consumption. This will change, starting on 31 July 2026,
On 2 August 2026, new rules on the transparency of AI systems took effect. AI is advancing quickly, making it increasingly difficult to distinguish AI-generated and manipulated content from human-created and authentic content. This creates new risks of misinformation and
New footage shows the aftermath in Pozzuoli after Friday's magnitude 4.7 earthquake near Naples injured 26 people and damaged buildings in the Campi Flegrei volcanic area.
"You're the Devil in disguise"... Donald Trump has angered music fans in his latest spree of AI-generated images, which included one of him as none other than The King of Rock and Roll.
Europe benefited enormously from open markets and global trade. But the geopolitical environment has changed. Europe should remain open to investment and global cooperation, but only with trusted partners. Writes Andrea Giuricin an Expert in Transport Economics and Logistic in
Some MEPs have formally requested that the European Parliament be convened on an “exceptional basis” for an urgent debate on the migration crisis in Ceuta. This, they say, should be with the participation of the Council and the European Commission. The parliament is currently
The announcement comes after a loss of confidence in Infantino's leadership after an attempt to sell stakes in FIFA competitions to private investors.
Price rises for goods such as laptops and smartphones, with cars potentially next, have been an unwelcome side-effect of the artificial intelligence gold rush — and the squeeze is far from over.
Alibaba's Qwen team says its newest model can design a computer chip and rewrite a research paper — all without a human watching over it, matching skills its rival Anthropic already claims for Claude.
Wildfires in eastern Washington forced 5,000 home evacuations, destroyed about 600 buildings and continued to strain firefighting resources.
The power cuts have made normal life almost impossible, with each outage also meaning that water supplies trickle away and ceiling fans slow to a halt.
The EU is deploying its largest-ever firefighting force in southern Europe to help countries battle wildfires. But is it enough, and what should Brussels prioritise?
The recently released 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' has made box office history in its first weekend in cinemas and looks set to pass the $1bn mark in the next couple of days. It's on track to becoming the highest grossing movie of 2026, overtaking 'The Odyssey''s box office
Spain's meteorological agency Aemet also warns of storms and heavy rain in Catalonia and Aragon, and keeps heat alerts in place for several regions.
A team appointed to investigate the hack has already established that the hackers had managed to steal data "from approximately 31,000 legal entities," a government statement said.
School summer holidays can last up to 14 weeks in the EU. However, the recurrence of heatwaves has pressed member states to consider ways for schools to adapt their calendars in the face of extreme heat.
Authorities warned the broader Athens region of Attica remained at a high risk for wildfires due to a forecast increase in temperatures.
Mainland Spain is about to get its first total solar eclipse in more than 100 years, with the path of totality also touching Iceland and Greenland on 12 August. Next year's show will last even longer.
Ariana Grande has announced she will step back from public-facing engagements after finishing her current tour, citing concerns about "endless, ongoing public scrutiny". There has been renewed public commentary surrounding Grande’s physical appearance following the release of
Since Péter Magyar's Tisza Party won a landslide in April, Hungary's president, top prosecutor and state media chiefs have all been removed, as the new government moves swiftly to unwind 16 years of Viktor Orbán's rule.
Wildfires in Kefalonia and western Attica forced evacuations as strong winds hampered firefighting efforts and threatened homes and communities
The military deposed Suu Kyi in February 2021, jailing the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and triggering an ongoing civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people on all sides.
As wildfires rage across Europe, the EU has launched its largest-ever cross-border firefighting response. Do you want to know how the EU's firefighting response system works? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot.
On 27 July 2026, the opening day of regional elections in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), deadly clashes erupted in Rawalakot. According to the Jammu and Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), Pakistani security forces opened live fire on demonstrators,
Oil prices were lower on Monday morning after OPEC+ boosted production for September and US President Donald Trump called off a planned strike on Iran, putting downward pressure on prices.
Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into Spain's north African territory, most by swimming, have returned to Morocco since the territory's largest mass migrant crossing.