The network began broadcasting on 1 January 1993 and covers world news from a European perspective. In 2022 the network was bought by a company linked to Viktor Orbán's government. The acquisition was partly financed by funds from the Hungarian state.

According to all international media surveys, CNN has consistently remained, at the world level, the leading international news channel. But, on the main European markets, Euronews is not far behind.

Our 12 languages cover European and world news 24/7 in Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish, with bureaus in Brussels, Athens and Budapest, and a network of correspondents in all major European cities, including Berlin, London, Moscow, Paris, and ...