Newsletter: Summer deadline for EU economic relaunch

Good Morning. In the Mared Gwyn and it’s Friday – here’s another packed newsletter to start your day. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Munich Security Conference kicks off this morning, one year after US Vice President JD Vance stunned 2025 delegates with a blistering speech criticizing Europe’s institutions. For many, that speech marked the start of the […]

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Europe Today: Roberta Metsola, Glenn Micallef, and Hadja Lahbib join us for an interview

Published on 13/02/2026 – 7:45 GMT+1•Updated 8:01 On today’s show: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING We break down the conclusions of yesterday’s informal EU summit. Interviews with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and EU Commissioners Hadja Lahbib and Glenn Micallef. Our EU Editor Maria Tadeo joins us live from Germany on what’s at stake at this year’s Munich […]

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‘My conscience is clear’: Hungary’s opposition leader says he was lured into sex tape ‘honey trap’

Published on 12/02/2026 – 18:00 GMT+1 Hungary’s opposition leader Péter Magyar has admitted he was lured into a “honey trap” by his former girlfriend, and has rejected allegations of drug use. Magyar says Viktor Orbán’s government orchestrated the operation using secret service methods. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Magyar’s Tisza Party is the main challenger to Viktor Orbán’s […]

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Belgian federal police raid European Commission offices over alleged property sale irregularities

Published on 12/02/2026 – 17:45 GMT+1 Belgian federal police raided several European Commission premises on Thursday as part of a probe into the 2024 sale of real estate assets to the Belgian government’s investment arm, the Federal Participation and Investment Company. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING At the center of the investigation is the purchase of 23 Commission […]

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Hungary’s opposition leader Péter Magyar calls out ‘Russian-style’ tactics as campaign turns ugly

Published on 12/02/2026 – 12:33 GMT+1 Hungary’s opposition leader Péter Magyar has accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party of preparing a blackmail campaign against him involving a secretly recorded sex tape, escalating tensions ahead of April’s parliamentary elections. Magyar, whose Tisza party leads Fidesz in opinion polls, said he suspects the governing party […]

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