Eurobarometer Survey Shows 79% Support for the Euro

Frostadóttir emphasized that the referendum result will be honored, and no further EU accession negotiations will occur during the current government’s term. She noted that EU accessions might be a topic in the upcoming general elections.
“It’s crucial right now that we take stock; we make a decision on what we do with … the application,” she said. The prime minister did no

Ghent, Belgium, 30 August (Eurotoday Newspaper) – KAA Gent defeated Club Brugge 2-1 in a dramatic Gent Club Brugge derby, with substitute Ibrahima Cissé scoring the decisive goal after the visitors were reduced to ten men.
Gent took the lead through Josué Vergara in the 38th minute after creating several dangerous opportunities. Club Brugge responded quickly, with captain Hans Vanaken equalising

La Louvière, Belgium, 29 August (Eurotoday Newspaper) – RAAL La Louvière responded almost immediately after falling behind against KV Mechelen, with Elias Filet cancelling out an early Myron van Brederode goal to make it 1-1 in Saturday’s Belgian Pro League match at the Easi Arena.
The La Louvière vs Mechelen contest produced a rapid exchange of goals. Mechelen struck first after only six minute

The Ministry of Defense reported that Moscow executed “coordinated strikes” on an industrial facility in Kyiv. On Friday, a Russian attack on a warehouse in Myla, near Ukraine’s capital, killed 38 people, with 20 injured and four missing, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on X Sunday. The attack caused fires damaging at least 50 residential homes.
“This week al

Serbia’s intention to grant state and military honours to Ratko Mladić has alarmed survivors of the Bosnian war and human rights advocates, following the former Bosnian Serb commander’s death while serving a life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The controversy revolves around whether public institutions will uphold established judicial facts or depict a convi

Windhoek, Namibia, 29 August (Eurotoday Newspaper) – South Africa face Zimbabwe in the second match of the Namibia T20I Tri-Series at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek, with the Proteas seeking an immediate response after losing their opening fixture to the hosts. The Zimbabwe vs South Africa contest also gives Sikandar Raza’s side its first opportunity to make an impact in the three-team t

In Rostock-Warnemünde kämpft Manuela Schwesig für ihr politisches Überleben. Die SPD-Ministerpräsidentin von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will sich gegen die erstarkende AfD verteidigen. Schwesig distanziert sich von der Bundespolitik und kritisiert CDU-Kanzler Friedrich Merz‘ wirtschaftlichen Kurs, während sie einen staatlichen Preisdeckel für Sprit fordert. Sie betont, dass die arbeitende Mitte nicht

Amstelveen (Eurotoday Newspaper) – In a nail-biting game in Amstelveen on a Saturday afternoon, the Belgian women’s hockey team or Red Panthers beat Australia by 1–0 to clinch the bronze medal in the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2026. This victory achieved on 29 August 2026 at the Wagener Stadium is the first World Cup medal for Belgium since 1978 after 48 years of waiting. The winning goal was

According to three EU diplomats with direct knowledge of the discussions, an informal EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Wicklow, Ireland, on Tuesday and Wednesday will discuss reviewing 1,600 sanctions listings, including 800 individuals and 800 companies from Russia. The sanctions are anticipated to be adopted in mid-October.
A diplomat mentioned the possibility of using frozen Russian state bank

Sint‑Truiden (Eurotoday Newspaper) – During the night, a seemingly ordinary stretch of road on Truilingenweg in Sint-Truiden became the center of a shocking traffic accident after a vehicle went off the road and crashed into the facade of a building. The accident took place on the night of Saturday, 29 August 2026, in the town of Limburg when a driver in the area lost control over his vehicle an