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Good Morning. In the Mared Gwyn with the last newsletter of the week. Welcome to Friday. Ahead of critical nuclear talks between the US and Iran today in Oman, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told our correspondent Shona Murray that the US shouldn’t “underestimate” Tehran’s “cunning” negotiating tactics. We lead below with more from […]

Published on 06/02/2026 – 8:09 GMT+1 US President Donald Trump endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a post on Truth Social, ahead of a key election in April where the Hungarian leader could lose his grip on power. Orbán has been office in Hungary since 2010 with a super majority, but polls show Péter […]

The European Parliament will push for the EU’s planned improvements to military mobility across the bloc to include a European preference to remove the risk of foreign actors using “kill switches” to slow down the movement of troops and weapons, according to the file’s shadow rapporteur. “Today, everything is digitized. I don’t want our digitized […]

Published on 06/02/2026 – 7:37 GMT+1 On today’s show: Our Shona Murray brings the latest on the US–Iran nuclear talks We hear from former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Our Sasha Vakulina breaks down what the end of the START treaty means Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of US Army Europe, joins us live for […]

Published on 05/02/2026 – 18:39 GMT+1 The European Union needs “to make the Savings and Investments Union a reality,” European Investment Bank (EIB) President Nadia Calviño said in a letter to European Council President António Costa. In the letter, as seen by Euronews, Calviño outlines the priorities for the banking institution ahead of the informal […]

The outcome of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine would resonate far beyond Europe, shaping how autocrats assess the West’s strength and resolve, Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski said. “However this war ends, it has to be agreed with Ukraine and reflect Ukrainian priorities,” Trzaskowski told Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today on Thursday. “Every dictator in […]

The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Secretary General, Alain Berset, told Euronews that reviewing the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to reform protections available to migrants could embolden governments to roll back human rights on other fronts. His comments come following calls from several members of the Strasbourg-based body — the continent’s leading human rights […]

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is mobilizing €3 billion to address likely increases in energy bills linked to the European Union’s upcoming carbon tax on road transport and buildings, according to a press statement from the European Commission. The funds are the result of pressure from the European Parliament, which has been urging the EU […]

ByJakub Janas&Jorge Liboreiro Published on 05/02/2026 – 15:30 GMT+1 By April, Ukraine’s budget will be empty. And, unable to tap into Russia’s frozen assets last December, Brussels triggered Plan B: a massive €90 billion loan raised through joint debt. But not everyone will participate: Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic secured total opt-out. So, €30 […]

ByMarco Fazzini&Euronews Published on 05/02/2026 – 15:12 GMT+1 US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Milan Thursday for the Winter Olympics, leading what he described as a unifying moment for Americans as 22 heads of state prepare to attend Friday’s opening ceremony. Vance told US athletes competing in the Milan Cortina Winter Games that the […]