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Published on 19/02/2026 – 18:02 GMT+1 The death of French far-right activist Quentin Deranque has reached the European Parliament, with the Patriots for Europe group calling for a minute of silence at next week’s plenary session, sources and MEPs from the group confirmed to Euronews. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING A demonstration organized by far-right groups is also […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Published on 19/02/2026 – 14:28 GMT+1 The United States would consider dropping out of the International Energy Agency (IEA) if it continues to pursue a climate agenda of achieving emissions neutrality by 2050, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told a panel on the sidelines of the IEA’s ministerial meeting on Thursday. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “We’re definitely […]

Georgia’s former President Salomé Zourabichvili said Washington could play a key role in ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, with US President Donald Trump potentially forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hand into a peace agreement. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “The uncertainty that Putin is experiencing with Trump’s actions is the best ally for forcing him down to a […]

Also in this newsletter: Political jostling for the European Central Bank presidency begins amid rumors of Lagarde’s early departure; and an exclusive story on the new procedure agreed to select the host of the European Customs Authority.

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 […]

Published on 18/02/2026 – 18:59 GMT+1•Updated 7:20 p.m EU lawmakers have drafted a procedure to select the future host of the European Customs Authority, a new decentralized agency tasked with supporting and coordinating national customs administrations across the bloc. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The agency is expected to be set up in 2026 and operational in 2028. […]