Europe Today

The first Radio Schuman episode of the new year follows significant uncertainties left behind by 2024 that Europe will have to handle. The continent is set to experience significant political and policy shifts, with Ursula von der Leyen's influence growing, the balance of power in the EU potentially changing due to elections in Germany, and global uncertainties like Trump's re-election affecting r...

Europe Today is Euronews’ daily podcast hosted by Maria Tadeo and Méabh Mc Mahon, broadcasting directly from Brussels, at the heart of Europe.    Every morning, we deliver the top and exclusive stories shaping the European Union (EU) and beyond. Stay ahead with the key news and insights that matter in Europe today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As EU leaders gather in Brussels today for a one-day summit, Radio Schuman previews expectations for leaders' discussions with Euronews journalist Jorge Liboreiro. Key topics on the agenda include the current state of EU support for Ukraine, the anticipated return of Donald Trump to the White House in January, and the EU's next steps in addressing Syria's fragile political landscape following the...

Today Radio Schuman talks all things Syria with Adam Coogle, Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division at Human Rights Watch. What should the EU's approach be to the new regime in Syria? Should the EU lift sanctions in the country and start a dialogue with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, which is defined as a terrorist organisation by the EU? Radio Schuman also examines th...

Why did French President Emmanuel Macron choose Francois Bayrou as Prime Minister and how might he approach the role differently from his predecessor Michel Barnier? Today Radio Schuman dives into the issue in conversation with Euronews reporter Gregoire Lory. Bayrou, a former minister and three-time presidential candidate, leads the centrist Democratic Movement (MoDem), which he founded in 2007....

Today Radio Schuman chews over the confidence vote in Germany, expected to hand a clear lead to the SPD’s conservative rivals, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian counterpart, the Christian Social Union (CSU), with Olivia Stroud, Euronews Berlin correspondent. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s political future is precarious. His coalition government of Social Democrats and Greens has lack...

Georgia has recently experienced weeks of protests following parliamentary elections that secured a win for the ruling Georgian Dream party. In the aftermath, the party announced plans to suspend efforts to join the European Union. On Saturday, the country faces presidential elections, a development that could further destabilise the nation of 3.7 million people and potentially accelerate the gove...

Right to asylum should not be considered as a 'value' but rather a principle of international law, Olivia Sundberg, migration expert from Amnesty International told Euronews in an interview featured in Radio Schuman today. Yesterday, the European Commission presented a communication focusing on measures against countries such as Russia and Belarus, which are accused of facilitating entry of migran...

The European Union should prioritise establishing a viable political process in Syria, while the situation in the country and the prospects for refugees remain uncertain, a senior Middle East expert at the Italian think tank Istituto Affari Internazionali told Euronews in an interview with Radio Schuman. Since the fall of Bashar al Assad's regime, the EU has carefully calibrated its reactions to d...

With French opposition remaining to the EU-Mercosur deal struck last week by the EU, the real work on the deal starts now, French liberal MEP Marie-Pierre Vedrenne tells the Radio Schuman podcast today. Last week, the EU finalised the contentious Mercosur agreement with some South Amercan countries, a deal that follows on-and-off negotiations that began in 1999. However, France—one of the largest...

Montenegro's President told Euronews he's optimistic about the country's progress to EU accession by 2028 in an interview we feature on Radio Schuman today. Jakov Milatović, elected on a pro-EU, anti-corruption platform, has pushed for reforms to meet accession criteria. The country has opened 33 negotiation chapters, with three are provisionally closed. The country also joined NATO in 2017. Chall...

The European Union must decide what it really wants from Georgia, former head of Georgian mission to the EU Natalie Sabanadze told Radio Schuman in an interview. According to Sabanadze, currently senior research fellow at the International Affairs think tank Chatham House, EU should react to the recently re-elected Georgian Dream party's decision to suspend EU accession talks. Last week, thou...

Will France manage to kill off the Mercosur agreement? Today and tomorrow, 5 and 6 December, crucial negotiations to finalise the EU-Mercosur agreement take place in Uruguay. If approved, the trade deal involving the EU and the South American bloc, comprising Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia, would become the EU’s largest trade agreement in terms of population and trade volume. Bu...

How France's political instability will hit Brussels is today's topic for Radio Schuman, which talked with Euronews reporter Gregoire Lory. If a vote of no-confidence surrounding the budget succeeds, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier will be forced to step down, leaving a caretaker government in charge. This political turmoil further weakens President Emmanuel Macron, who may face pressure to r...

Will the role of TikTok in the Romanian presidential elections prove a test for Brussels’ enforcement of social media? The video playing app played a significant role in the rise of Calin Georgescu, a previously little-known candidate who won the first round of Romania's national elections. However, TikTok refutes its impact on the poll, citing its strict guidelines banning political ads and comba...

How will the new President of the European Council differ from his predecessor, Charles Michel? What are his main challenges, and how does he plan to reshape the Council, representing the 27 member states? Radio Schuman focuses on António Costa today. Costa is widely recognised for his bridge-building abilities, extensive political experience—as former Prime Minister of Portugal, Mayor of Lisbon,...

Romania has never been pro-Russian and politicians backed by Russia rarely present themselves as such, Romanian centre-right MEP Siegfried Muresan told Radio Schuman in today's episode. Muresan said this applied to Calin Georgescu, the little-known far-right populist and TikTok personality who unexpectedly won the first round of Romania's presidential election, adding that he had put forth an ''an...

Newly elected European Commissioner Teresa Ribera criticised the public outcry she received from the European People's Party, which almost brought down her candidacy for the position as executive vice-president for the Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, speaking to Radio Schuman in Strasbourg. She lamented domestic politics being infused into the EU debate and criticised climate deniers among...

Europe Today is Euronews’ daily podcast hosted by Maria Tadeo and Méabh Mc Mahon, broadcasting directly from Brussels, at the heart of Europe.    Every morning, we deliver the top and exclusive stories shaping the European Union (EU) and beyond. Stay ahead with the key news and insights that matter in Europe today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Financial sanctions remain the EU's best tool for combatting rule-of-law abuses, the outgoing European justice commissioner told Euronews' Shona Murray in an exclusive interview we feature on Radio Schuman today. Věra Jourová acknowledged that while court proceedings take time, financial sanctions have proven to be the most effective mechanism based on her experience. In Brussels, Jourová is known...

The chair of the European Parliament's committee of trade tells Radio Schuman how the EU can counter Donald Trump's trade tariffs today. While there’s concern in Brussels about Trump’s call to slap tariffs on EU goods of at least 10 percent, officials have been scratching their heads on how to handle Trump. Earlier this month, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed&n...

Why has the EU deforestation law become so politicised and what role is Germany is playing? Julia Christian, forests and agriculture campaigner at the Brussels-based NGO Fern, tells Radio Schuman today the centre-right German CDU party - a European People's Party (EPP) member - is seeking to disrupt the implementation of the EU deforestation law as national elections approach, aiming to gain votes...

Today Radio Schuman questions whether the EU adopt outgoing US president Joe Biden's approach towards Ukraine regarding the supply of weaponry, together with Euronews's Sasha Vakulina. On Tuesday, Ukraine reportedly employed six US-supplied Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to strike targets within Russian territory. These long-range missiles, with a range of approximately 190 miles, had prev...

Moldova applied to join the EU in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and the country has set 2030 as a target to join the bloc. But it is is deeply divided between its pro-EU aspirations, and the temptation to side with Russia, which has supported Moldova’s Transnistria since the eastern region declared its independence 30 years ago. Earlier this month, Moldova's pro-Weste...

At the Foreign Affairs Council, EU member states showed little support for Josep Borrell's proposal to suspend political dialogue with Israel. Borrell aimed to force a clear stance on Israel’s actions and suggested banning imports from illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. However, suspending dialogue requires unanimous approval, highlighting existing divisions over the Isra...