Good morning from Brussels. In the Mared Gwyn. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING While you were sleeping: Down under in Canberra, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese clinched a free trade deal designed to bolster the two blocs’ economies at a time of increased geopolitical and trading volatility. It comes on […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 03/24/2026 – 7:56 GMT+1•Updated 8:01 On today’s show: ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Stefan Grobe reports on the Iran was. Euronews correspondent Aadel Haalem reports live from Doha on the views on the war from the Middle East. Euronews correspondent Giorgia Meloni reports live from Rome on the recent referendum in Italy on judicial reforms. Interviews […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 03/24/2026 – 1:25 GMT+1 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday sealed a free-trade agreement with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, slashing tariffs on most EU goods and farm exports. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The deal marks another win for Brussels as it races to diversify trade ties and lock in strategic partners […]
Continue ReadingA long-awaited trial into Greece’s worst train tragedy opened on Monday only to be adjourned until April 1 amid chaotic scenes in a courtroom too small to handle the huge interest in the case, officials said. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Hundreds of people turned up for the trial into the 2023 train collision that left 57 dead, […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 03/23/2026 – 15:25 GMT+1•Updated 16:12 The European Commission has called on Hungary to clarify “concerning” reports claiming Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó regularly shared sensitive information from European Union meetings to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The Washington Post reported over the weekend that Szijjártó was routinely in contact with Lavrov […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen is encouraging EU countries to begin refilling gas reserves earlier than usual to avoid last-minute pressure and price spikes, a letter seen by Euronews reveals, following supply disruptions caused by delays in Qatari LNG shipments due to the United States and Israel’s military attacks against Iran. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Jørgensen said […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 03/23/2026 – 10:17 GMT+1 Next time you grumble at the petrol pump, who should you really be mad at? The oil companies, your government, or the EU? ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The truth is, you are paying for a lot more than just the energy itself. In 20 EU countries, taxes swallow more than half […]
Continue ReadingGood morning from Brussels. In the Mared Gwyn. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The President of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, has warned the world that the energy fallout of the Iran was could be worse than the impacts of the twin 1970s oil crises and Russia’s war in Ukraine combined, as the Trump-imposed deadline on […]
Continue ReadingSlovenia’s ruling liberals and opposition right-wing populists were tied, according to nearly final preliminary figures in Sunday’s fiercely contested parliamentary election, signaling a time of political unpredictability in the central European nation. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING After tallying about 99% of the votes, the State Election Commission reported the centre-left Freedom Movement, led by Prime Minister Robert […]
Continue ReadingByEuronews Published on 03/22/2026 – 16:03 GMT+1 Polls for the highly contested parliamentary elections in Slovania opened on Sunday, where the incumbent liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob takes on right-wing conservative Janez Janša. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The vote comes down to two main players: Prime Minister Robert Golob’s Freedom Movement and the right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party […]
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