December 9, 2023
The United Kingdom ranked almost last in the list of wealthy countries fighting child poverty, coming in just above Columbia and Turkey. Slovenia topped the rankings. ADVERTISEMENT Some of the world’s richest countries experienced sharp rises in child poverty between 2014 and 2021, according to new data published by UNICEF. The Child Poverty in the
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The EU’s top leaders meet this month for the last European Council of the year. How decisive they manage to be could make the difference between a summit that would rank among some of the
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Hailed as a world-first, European Union artificial intelligence rules are facing a make-or-break moment as negotiators try to hammer out the final details this week – talks complicated by the sudden rise of generative AI that produces human-like work. First suggested in 2019, the EU’s AI Act was expected to be the world’s first comprehensive
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Matteo Salvini, who is Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister, hosted the conference in Florence under the slogan “Jobs, Security, Common Sense” on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT The far-right leaders came from Bulgaria, Belgium, Austria, Czech Republic and The Netherlands, where the far-right won the most seats in the recent parliamentary elections. “Today we present to Italians and all
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The fears come following Hamas’ 7 October killings of around 1,200 people in Israel – the biggest killing of Jews since the Holocaust. ADVERTISEMENT As he sits in Geneva, Michel Dreifuss does not feel all that far away from the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October and Israel’s subsequent bombardment of Gaza. The ripples
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The Spanish and Belgian prime ministers and the UK foreign minister will hold separate meetings with leaders on both sides during their visits. ADVERTISEMENT The Spanish and Belgian prime ministers are calling for the earliest possible start to a truce in Gaza during a visit to the region. In a meeting with Israeli President Isaac
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Sweltering heatwaves in the summer of 2022 caused the deaths of at least 70,000 people, scientists say. That’s more than 10 per cent higher than previous estimates suggested. Scientists from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health have increased the death toll estimate for 2022’s heatwave from 62,862 to 70,066. With heat-related deaths in the UK
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By Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, and Marushia Gislén, Community Lead, World Economic Forum The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. How Europe now deals with this period of structural change in the global economy will determine whether future generations of
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After years of accelerating growth, Europe’s electric car sales appear to be entering a go-slow zone as drivers wait for better, cheaper models that are two to three years down the road. Fully-electric sales in Europe were up 47% in the first nine months of 2023, but instead of celebrating, automakers including Tesla, Volkswagen and
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Some slopes have reported over a metre of fresh snow in the last week, and more is on the way. ADVERTISEMENT Ski season could start early in some places as resorts across Europe have welcomed bumper snowfall. After persistently warm weather in October, the Alps have seen chilly weather and heavy snow in the first
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