Euranet Plus Panorama

As the year draws to a close, we take a little European tour to find out more about some of the festive traditions being played out across the bloc over the coming weeks.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.   Image of Manarola (IT) © Fabio Lotti - Shutterstock

The bloc’s interior ministers have this week thrown their collective weight behind a sweeping package of migration reforms.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.   Image @ Bartolomiej Pietrzyk / Shutterstock

Following the Commission’s unveiling, in October, of its defence readiness roadmap, it is now full steam ahead for Europe’s defence industry.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.   Image © Dabarti CGI / Shutterstock

Radio stations across Europe have been busy this week producing special coverage to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.     Image © Xavier Lejeune - European Union, 2025    

This week we bring you a melange of our usual Panorama, this time on electric vehicles, and a fact-checking piece on EU farming.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.     Image © Scharfsinn - Shutterstock

The world waits to see if Trump's sanctions on Russian oil might finally turn the tide in Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.     Image © Hamara / Shutterstock

Rising rents and the high cost of borrowing are continuing to reduce access to affordable housing across Europe, with young people and key workers hit the hardest.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.     Image © Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock 

At Halloween, it's not just creepy clowns handing out balloons: it's also one of the many hybrid threats facing Europe right now. This week's episode looks into the growing pressure exerted on the European Union through hybrid threats, from cyberattacks to helium balloons… An episode by Hermine Donceel, brought to you by Euranet Plus.     Image © nito / Shutterstock

Brussels' ‘Defence Readiness Roadmap’ sets out concrete milestones for achieving defence readiness by 2030. Because, says Ursula von der Leyen, the Commission chief, “only what gets measured gets done”.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.   Image © zef art - Shutterstock

Instead of agreeing on some concrete climate proposals, last month’s meeting of European environment ministers came to a close with a number of key decisions kicked on down the road. An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.     Image © Giordano Aita / Shutterstock

Last weekend, a small nation state of great symbolic importance went to the polls. The outcome of the election has left Europe beaming and Moscow with egg on its face.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.   Image © Svet foto / Shutterstock

Is the widely publicized killing of far-right activist Charlie Kirk in the United States a sign of a new ideological era? Our fact-checking team also examines the truth behind some of the most widespread claims about renewable energy use in Europe.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.   Image © Lightspring / Shutterstock

Brussels is on the brink of unveiling a new strategy for a high-speed rail network connecting major cities right across the EU. In other news, Europe’s eastern flank has experienced multiple Russian drone incursions.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.   Image  © Denis Belitsky / Shutterstock

Commission president von der Leyen’s 2025 State of the Union speech was a pivotal moment of this plenary week – and her comments on Gaza a pivotal moment of the speech. Tune in to listen to our broadcasters' coverage.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.     © European Union, 2025

As the Commission sets out the remainder of its thinking on its big budget rebuild, Brussels braces for a fight.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.   Image © Motortion Films / Shutterstock

EU member states struggle with prison overcrowding following sharp increases in the bloc’s prison population over recent years.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.   Image © Photosounds / Shutterstock

As Southern Europe braces for a summer of searing heat and wildfires, Brussels prepares to get stuck in. And we also fact-check the digital euro.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.       Image © Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock

With an acknowledgement that the world is “changing”, Denmark charts its course towards a stronger Europe. Our network's coverage.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.   Image © European Union 2025 - EP

On Wednesday, Brussels unveiled a new climate target: a 90 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, accompanied by a series of flexibility measures to ease the burden on EU countries. Also in this episode, several radio stations in the network gathered the views of Iranians and Israelis diaspora in the EU.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.

Trump pats himself on the back after NATO leaders agree to increase defence spending to five per cent of GDP by 2035.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.   © Martijn Beekman - NATO

Online platforms must do better, says tech policy chief, but education and regulation are also key to keeping democracy alive in the age of AI.  At this week’s special Euranet Plus summit, Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen, who holds responsibility for technological sovereignty, security and democracy, speaks to our member stations about a range of topics within her portfolio.  ...

Last week, the European Union Drugs Agency released its 2025 report on drugs in the EU. It makes for uncomfortable reading... listen to our network's reports.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.     Image © RHJPhtotos / Shutterstock    

It’s been a big week for water in Brussels, with the Commission unveiling its Water Resilience Strategy and its European Ocean Pact… all in the run-up to next week’s UN Ocean Conference.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.      Image © Cozine - Shutterstock

Brussels intends to make the EU’s farm policy not only better suited to future challenges, but also lighter and more palatable. But will its budget also be going on a diet? And will we have to choose between tanks and pensions? Our latest fact check looks into concerns that the massive rise in EU military spending is happening at our social services...   An episode by Hermine Donceel, with guest N...

In a world so reliant on technology, that technology can also trip us up… This week, we take a look at the challenges facing Europe (and the world) in the realm of cyber espionage, sabotage and disinformation… and ask what more the EU could be doing to rise to the challenge.   An episode by Joanna Neville, brought to you by Euranet Plus.   Image © AntonKhrupinArt / Shutterstock