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As military escalation surges in the Middle East, Iran’s announcement of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been sent crude oil and natural gas prices soaring. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Faced with rising energy costs at home, European leaders are scrambling to avoid a cascading energy crisisand are especially concerned about mitigating the price shock […]

Published on 04/03/2026 – 10:05 GMT+1•Updated 10:07 Global uncertainty as the war in the Middle East escalates means Europe “must reinforce its strategic autonomy” from to energy to defense, according to Nadia Calviño, president of the European Investment Bank, who urged representatives to go faster and be bolder. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “These tensions are obviously not […]

Published on 04/03/2026 – 9:14 GMT+1 Following US and Israeli strikes, this week Iran moved to block the Strait of Hormuz, the ultimate geopolitical chokepoint connecting the Persian Gulf to the open ocean. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Let’s investigate the economic impact. Do you have a car? Twenty million barrels of oil squeeze through this narrow strait […]

Published on 04/03/2026 – 7:46 GMT+1•Updated 8:01 On today’s show: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Euronews correspondent in Dubai Jane Witherspoon reports on the latest developments and reactions on day five of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Our EU Editor Maria Tadeo breaks down Donald Trump’s threat to stop all trade with Spain over the country’s stance on […]

Hungary’s last-minute veto on the €90 billion loan to Ukraine highlights the need for the European Union to move away from inanimity, Rob Jetten, the new prime minister of the Netherlands, said on his first trip to Brussels since taking office. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “The new Dutch government is in favor of less and less decision-making […]

If you hear the unmistakable buzzing sound of a moped at full speed, you should know you are in trouble. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING But if we look closer, we see the danger is not the technology: it is the price tag. Iran uses a sheer number of these cheap, simple drones to overwhelm advanced defense shields. […]

Critics of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are casting her reaction to the US-Israeli war in Iran as the latest example of a foreign policy “power grab” – even as the commission’s formal diplomatic powers are limited and member states themselves are still grappling with how to respond. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING When the war […]

Published on 03/03/2026 – 16:56 GMT+1 Drone activity targeting British military facilities in Cyprus has raised security concerns in recent days, but the incidents have so far not prompted formal consultations within either NATO or the European Union over collective defense measures. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Two drones targeting a British base in Akrotiri were intercepted on […]

European Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen hailed his visit to Azerbaijan on Tuesday as “fruitful” as the European Union deals with the halt in liquid natural gas (LNG) production from Qatar, an important energy exporter, and the impact of the Strait of Hormuz‘s closure amid the conflict in the Middle East. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Diversification, energy security […]

Budapest and Kyiv have once again clashed over the status of the Druzhba pipeline, putting Brussels in an awkward position amid a dispute that has stalled a €90 billion European loan to Ukraine and shows no sign of being resolved soon. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In a new letter, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, whose veto has […]