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On this day last year, all of Portugal and Spain were plunged into darkness. One year on, a Portuguese parliamentary working group has published its final report on the blackout, recommending sweeping changes to how the country handles power grid failures — and acknowledging that the government’s response in the first minutes was guided by “intuition” rather than any established plan. The report, presented on Tuesday, proposes that hospitals, health centres, nursing homes and emergency services be required to maintain a minimum of 72 hours of energy autonomy, with all other critical infrastructure required to sustain at least 24 hours.…
A pair of US lawmakers has urged the European Commission to stand firm against mounting…
Published on 27/04/2026 – 11:42 GMT+2 Germany recorded 2,656 conscientious objector applications in the first…
Published on 27/04/2026 – 11:02 GMT+2 Last week, a leaked Pentagon email left officials in…
Updated: 27/04/2026 – 9:41 GMT+2 The truce in Israel and Hezbollah’s war in Lebanon is…
The energy crisis has exposed the EU’s reliance on foreign partners, forcing the bloc to…
Published on 27/04/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 The ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is…
By Euronews Published on 26/04/2026 – 9:31 GMT+2•Updated 9:33 German and foreign security services have reissued…
Romanian authorities said 200 people were evacuated while two British fighters jets scrambled after a…
Montenegro this week made further progress in its EU accession process, as the bloc’s current…
The European Union and United States signed an agreement Friday to coordinate on the supply…
Published on 24/04/2026 – 19:50 GMT+2•Updated 19:53 Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz won’t attempt to…
EU leaders vowed to boost security and economic ties with Middle East partners and push…
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