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ByFortunato Pinto&Euronews Published on 16/02/2026 – 10:16 GMT+1 Italy will attend the first meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace as an observer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Saturday, citing constitutional concerns that prevented Rome from joining as a full member. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Meloni made the announcement during a visit to […]

Published on 16/02/2026 – 10:04 GMT+1 Just days ago, NATO chief Mark Rutte told Europe to “keep dreaming” if they think they can defend themselves without the US. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING But European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen fired back during the Munich Security Conference. “An independent Europe just means let’s develop our strengths without […]

Published on 02/16/2026 – 9:18 GMT+1•Updated 9:21 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference was not an “olive branch” to Europeans and transmitted a sense of “calm before the next tempest” in the trans-Atlantic relationship, Fabrice Pothier, the CEO of Rasmussen Global, has told Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today. […]

Good Morning. In the Mared Gwyn bringing you this Monday newsletter with our EU correspondent Maia de La Baume. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s address to the Munich Security Conference (MSC) seems to have split European into two camps: those who breathed a sigh of relief at his softer tone and talk […]

On today’s show: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING EU editor Maria Tadeo fills us in on what happened this weekend at the Munich Security Conference We interview Fabrice Pothier, the CEO of Rasmussen Global – who previously served as Director of Policy Planning for the NATO Alliance. Jakub Janas explains what is this European mutual defense clause everyone […]

Published on 02/16/2026 – 7:30 GMT+1 Russia is reinforcing its strategic assets in the Arctic and building up new facilities along the border with Finland, the Scandinavian country’s defense minister told Euronews, stressing the Arctic is “critical” to European defense. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Russia has most of their biggest strategic capabilities in nuclear, submarines, long-range bombers […]

Hungary’s main opposition leader Péter Magyar held a campaign event in Budapest on Sunday, calling on the government to respect people’s privacy after what he described as blackmail and a honeytrap set up by the government to discredit him. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING According to opinion polls, Magyar’s Tisza Party is leading Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party, […]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said America is not asking European allies to be vassals, but they need to be less dependent on Washington. Rubio made the remarks in a joint press conference in Bratislava after holding talks with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Slovakia is the first stop on Rubio’s two-state […]

Published on 15/02/2026 – 14:49 GMT+1 Kaja Kallas rejected claims that Europe is facing a civilizational decline that could lead to its disappearance in response to US criticism about the continent’s trajectory. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The EU’s chief diplomat pushed back against the premise that “woke and decadent Europe” is facing civilizational erasure. Her comments come […]

The annual gathering brought together American, Ukrainian and European top diplomatic delegations, with the transatlantic relationship in focus. The three days of talks underscored two competing visions of the West, what it represents and its values. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Europe to help save the West as a common […]