Europe Today: Albanese joins us live amid calls from France for her resignation

Published on 02/20/2026 – 7:48 GMT+1 On today’s show: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING An interview with Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Our Maïa de La Baume brings us an update on the inaugural meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace yesterday. Geopolitical expert Tomi Huhtanen elaborates on whether rising tensions in Iran […]

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France says Commission lacks ‘mandate’ to join Board of Peace meeting as Brussels remains defiant

Paris is demanding an explanation from the European Commission for its decision to send the Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, as an observer to the first formal gathering of United States President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace on Thursday, saying she doesn’t have a “mandate”. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “We are surprised because she doesn’t have […]

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Macron defends FCAS jet project as Merz and Airbus float two-fighter option

ByAlice TideywithAFP Published on 19/02/2026 – 15:18 GMT+1 French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday stuck to his position that Europeans should develop a single common fighter jet, despite his German counterpart and Airbus both expressing their willingness to look into a two-fighter solution. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “We Europeans, if we understand the direction history is taking […]

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Italian broadcaster’s sports chief quits after series of Olympics on-air gaffes

Published on 19/02/2026 – 14:56 GMT+1 The head of Italy’s state sports broadcaster Paolo Petrecca resigned, RAI said Thursday, after his commentary during the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony became an international embarrassment. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Petrecca stepped down as director of RaiSport following his live commentary on February 6, during which he confused Italian actress […]

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EU calls emergency meeting over Hungary and Slovakia’s energy standoff with Ukraine

Published on 19/02/2026 – 14:53 GMT+1 The European Commission has called an extraordinary meeting of its Oil Coordination Group to address a growing dispute between Hungary, Slovakia, and Ukraine over the Druzhba oil pipeline. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING On Wednesday, Hungary and Slovakia halted diesel supplies to Ukraine after a Russian attack on the pipeline in Ukrainian […]

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Europe Today: First meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace; interview with the 5th President of Georgia

Published on 19/02/2026 – 7:43 GMT+1•Updated 7:48 On today’s show: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Maia de la Baume fills us in on the inaugural meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace taking place in Washington, DC. An interview with Salomé Zourabichvili, the 5th President of Georgia. Jakub Janas explains whether Europe is experiencing mass immigration — an issue […]

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