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On the opening day of the 2026 World Cup, Méabh McMahon is joined in studio by the EU Commissioner for sport, Glenn Micallef, to discuss what might be the most political world cup to date. Meanwhile in Luxembourg, Euronews' Maria Tadeo speaks with Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis, where EU finance ministers have gathered ahead of an expected raising of ECB interest rates. Europe Today is E...

This morning on Europe Today, Méabh McMahon speaks with General Dominique Trinquand, former Head of the French military mission at the UN, after an Iranian drone took down a US helicopter off the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, Israeli has killed 14 people in Southern Lebanon in airstrikes amid a crumbling ceasefire. Also on the show, the 21st EU sanctions package against Russia and Euronews'...

This morning on Europe Today, Euronews' Laila Humairah provides updates on Iran ending military strikes across the Middle East after violent exchanges with Israel over the weekend. Meanwhile, France is also in the news as the country seeks to review 70,000 cases of violence against minors, amid a scandal over the justice system's handling of an 11 year old girl's death. Europe Today is Euronews’ d...

On this edition of Europe Today, Stefan Grobe discussed the London Summit where leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky sought to step up pressure on Moscow. Next, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory on Monday in a parliamentary ​election. Also, fears of fresh escalation as Iran and Israel exchange fire once again. Europe Today is Euronew...

On this end of week edition of Europe Today, Euronews' Sasha Vakulina joins Méabh McMahon to explain the details of an open letter from Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Russia's Vladimir Putin, proposing new face-to-face negotiations. We also bring you a Euronews exclusive interview with European Council President Antonio Costa from the EU-Western Balkans summit in Montenegro. Europe Today is Euro...

This Thursday on Europe Today, host Méabh Mc Mahon speaks to Lebanon's Culture Minister Ghassane Salamé on the latest fragile ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. We also go live to Tivat, Montenegro where an EU summit aims to ward off Russian, Chinese and American influences in the Western Balkans. Europe Today is Euronews’ daily podcast hosted by Maria Tadeo and Méabh Mc Mahon, broadcasting dir...

This Wednesday's Europe Today covers the fresh strikes on Iran amid shaky ceasefire negotiations. Global markets strategist at Primary Vision, Osama Rizvi, joins Méabh McMahon to discuss how the situation is unnerving global markets. Meanwhile, Euronews' Sandor Zsiros shares the latest on Hungary's stake in Ukrainian EU membership talks. Europe Today is Euronews’ daily podcast hosted by Maria Tade...

On this edition of Europe Today, Méabh Mc Mahon brings you up to speed on a new regulation agreed upon in Brussels to speed up the returns of rejected asylum seekers. We also have the latest from Lebanon on the clashes in the South despite Israel and Hezbollah accepting a US plan to implement a partial ceasefire. Europe Today is Euronews’ daily podcast hosted by Maria Tadeo and Méabh Mc Mahon, bro...

On this edition of Europe Today, Méabh Mc Mahon dives into the topic of EU enlargement as European Council President António Costa begins a crucial tour of the Western Balkans. We also look at growing trade tensions between Brussels and Beijing, and the fallout from violent clashes that overshadowed Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League celebrations. Plus, Hungary faces a critical test to unlock...

It's a busy Friday morning on Europe Today, as Ursula von der Leyen calls Commissioners together to revise the bloc's trade strategy with China. It comes as Chinese retailer Temu has been slapped with a €200 million fine by the EU. Polish Undersecretary of State for trade Michal Baranowski joins Méabh McMahon in studio to discuss this and a Russian drone hitting a residential building in Romania....

On Europe Today this Thursday, Méabh Mc Mahon is joined by Euronews correspondents across Europe, including live reports from Madrid and Finland, as NATO stages military drills near the Russian border amid growing security fears in the Baltics. Plus: exclusive interviews with former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol, and European Commissioner...

Tensions are high in the Baltic States this morning as NATO military exercises begin just 30km from the Russian border, following increased drone incursions into neighbouring countries. This as the Council of Europe move to prosecute Russian officials over their war of aggression in Ukraine. Plus: The new left wing party in Greece and the case against former Spanish PM Zapatero Europe Today is Eur...

Europe wakes up to a rapidly shifting security landscape as Russia launches one of its largest assaults on Kyiv in months, deploying its experimental Oreshnik ballistic missile and reigniting fears across the Baltics. On today’s Europe Today, we examine the growing pressure on Europe’s eastern flank as Ursula von der Leyen travels to Lithuania. W also hear from Belarusian opposition leader Sviatla...

In today’s episode of Europe Today, the EU’s economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis tells us that the EU should increase pressure on Moscow rather than ease sanctions, after the US and UK postponed restrictions on the purchase of Russian energy to ease the impact of the energy crisis on consumers. We also speak to the European Parliament’s Vice-President Jávi López from Mexico, where the EU is expected...

On today’s episode of Europe Today, Lithuania’s Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas told our correspondent Angela Skujins that the Baltic states face a “new reality” amid a series of recent drone incursions, including an incident which ground Lithuania’s capital of Vilnius to a halt on Wednesday. We also speak to the EU’s Commissioner for Tech, Henna Virkkunen, about her executive’s new plans to ban...

After a long night behind closed doors in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs reached a compromise on the controversial EU-US trade arrangement signed last July with Donald Trump in Turnberry, Scotland. This paves the way for a final vote in the Parliament. We speak exclusively to Bernd Lange, the top. MEP for the Parliament. Europe Today is Euronews’ daily podcast hosted by Maria Tadeo an...

Global tensions are high as G7 finance ministers meet in Paris today amid fears over the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict. Donald Trump says he is holding off on strikes against Iran for now, but markets remain nervous over energy prices and inflation. Brussels is also unveiling a new Fertiliser Action Plan to support European farmers facing supply disruptions, while pressure grows f...

This Monday on Europe Today, we bring you up to speed on how Spain’s government is shaken after a bruising election defeat in local elections in the South. Plus, we have an update on Narendra Modi’s whirlwind Europe tour and bring you an interview with the Finnish Trade Minister Ville Tavio. Europe Today is Euronews’ daily podcast hosted by Maria Tadeo and Méabh Mc Mahon, broadcasting directly fro...

From a political bombshell in Latvia to growing pressure on the UK government, this edition of Europe Today with Méabh Mc Mahon, Stefan Grobe, Shona Murray and Angela Skujins brings you up to speed on the stories shaping Europe this week. As Latvia faces a sudden leadership crisis following a major security scare, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping hold closely watched talks on trade and global tensions....

On this edition of Europe Today with Méabh Mc Mahon, we bring the European angle on Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing. The high-stakes talks with Xi Jinping come as trade tensions, wars in the Middle East and the global AI race reshape world politics. With tech giants including Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang also in attendance, Europe is watching nervously from the sidelines. And in Br...

On this Wednesday’s episode of Europe Today with Méabh Mc Mahon, we look ahead to President Trump's big trip to China with the Australian ambassador to the EU, Ambassador Angus Campbell. We bring you an exclusive interview with the Syrian foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani who is in Brussels for high stakes talks with EU counterparts. Plus, we hear ‘who’s who’ in the new Hungarian governmen...

On today’s episode of Europe Today, Méabh Mc Mahon and Jorge Liboreiro break down the major political fault lines shaping the EU this week. EU foreign ministers approve sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank after Hungary’s new government lifts its veto, while divisions deepen over whether Europe should engage directly with Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. We hear from Irish...

This Monday on Europe Today, we bring you up to speed on an EU foreign ministers meeting taking place this Monday in Brussels. We have fresh reactions to Vladimir Putin’s latest claims about possible peace talks, the controversy around Gerhard Schröder as a potential mediator, and an exclusive interview with Sweden’s foreign minister about today’s crucial EU talks. Plus — Nigel Farage’s political...

In this episode of Europe Today, we speak to the EU's Defence Commissioner, Andruis Kubilius, just before he sets off for Poland and Lithuania to sign the EU'S first defence loan deals under the €150-billion SAFE programme. We also speak to the EU's Climate Commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, and to Leabsnese MP Nadim Gemayel.   Europe Today is Euronews’ daily podcast hosted by Maria Tadeo and Méab...

On today’s show, our trade reporter Peggy Corlin brings us insider insights from late-night talks in Brussels on implementing the EU’s embattled trade deal with the US. EU lawmakers and ambassadors failed to get the agreement over the line, further testing the patience of the White House. We have interviews with the US’s former ambassador to NATO, Kurt Volker, and the European Commissioner for Equ...