Poland’s ambitious push to build a hydrogen-powered public transport system is faltering, with several buses halted by soaring fuel costs and fragile infrastructure, according to a new report by the NGO Central and Eastern Europe Bankwatch Network. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Polish municipalities embraced hydrogen buses largely because subsidy schemes covered up to 100% of vehicle purchase […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/05/2026 – 9:08 GMT+2 Around 10 “new” suspected victims have come forward as part of a French probe into the network of late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a prosecutor said on Sunday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING France opened a human trafficking investigation after the US Justice Department released the latest cache of files from […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/05/2026 – 9:00 GMT+2 Months after a historic EU Free Trade Agreement, this tour executes that “mother of all deals” by balancing Brussels with individual capitals. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Over the weekend, Modi met with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten. The Netherlands is a key trading partner for India, with bilateral trade worth nearly […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/05/2026 – 8:56 GMT+2•Updated 8:58 European Parliament and EU countries are gearing up for the final stretch of the EU-US trade deal negotiation, in crunch talks amid growing pressure from Donald Trump’s administration. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING On Tuesday at 9 pm, in the Parliament in Strasbourg, lawmakers and diplomats are set to discuss again […]
Continue ReadingGood Morning. It’s Mared Gwynback penning this newsletter after a week in my native Wales during what was a pivotal week for UK politics. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The governing Labor party has been plunged into crisis after bruising defeats in the recent Scottish, Welsh and local elections, and a tussle for the party’s leadership – and […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/05/2026 – 7:58 GMT+2•Updated 8:01 Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Party suffered a bruising defeat in Andalusia’s regional elections. Europe Today’s Europe Editor Maria Tadeo analyzes what the result could mean for Spain, Brussels and Europe. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Also on today’s show: The latest on the war in Ukraine after a deadly drone strike on […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 05/17/2026 – 20:38 GMT+2 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Sweden on Sunday, the second stop of a tour through Europe that also includes the Netherlands, Norway and Italy. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In Gothenburg, Modi met with his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson and European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen at the European […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 17/05/2026 – 13:15 GMT+2 Former British health secretary Wes Streeting has labeled the UK’s decision to leave the European Union a “catastrophic mistake” as he launches his bid to become the country’s next prime minister. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Streeting, who quit his Cabinet position earlier this month, has openly called for Keir Starmer to […]
Continue ReadingThe count has just begun and the figures are still preliminary, but the Sigma Dos exit poll for ‘Canal Sur’ already points to a clear winner: Juanma Moreno would again secure an absolute majority in Andalusia. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The PP would take between 56 and 59 seats, roughly matching the 58 they held in the […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 16/05/2026 – 20:19 GMT+2 Several people were injured after a car plowed into pedestrians in the city center of Modena, in northern Italy. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Eight people were injured, four of them critically, Mayor Massimo Mezzetti told Italian TV. He said a woman pinned against a shop window may require the amputation of […]
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