Hello and good morning. Angela Skujins penning your Thursday dispatch, with some hot news. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING We just heard that after marathon talks EU ambassadors early Thursday morning approved the EU’s 21st package of sanctions against Russia. The previous hold out? As my colleague Jorge Liboreiro reports, maritime heavyweight Greece previously clung to its veto […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 07/23/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 On today’s show: Europe Today’s anchor Mared Gwyn interviews Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs about NATO, European security and the alliance’s future. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Shona Murray reports on what a meeting between US Secretaries of State Marco Rubio with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov could mean for peace in […]
Continue ReadingByGreta RuffinowithAP Published on 07/21/2026 – 20:23 GMT+2•Updated 07/22/2026 – 7:02 GMT+2 A federal appeals court has rejected former US President Joe Biden’s bid to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of interviews he gave to a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In a 2-1 ruling issued late Monday, […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 07/21/2026 – 16:04 GMT+2•Updated 16:08 The European Commission is expected to announce the first fine for search engine company Google as part of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), German financial newspaper Handelsblatt reports. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Citing two anonymous, high-ranking EU officials, the paper said the potential one billion euro fine will be announced […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 07/21/2026 – 16:04 GMT+2•Updated 16:08 Andy Burnham has held his first cabinet meeting as UK prime minister, using his first full day in office to unveil an energy tax cut aimed at easing pressure on household finances while introducing a reshaped cabinet that signals a clear shift in Labour’s direction. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The […]
Continue ReadingByGreta RuffinowithAFP Published on 20/07/2026 – 20:15 GMT+2 Iceland has “nothing to lose” by negotiating with the European Union over membership, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday, as the country prepares for a referendum on restarting talks to join the bloc. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “The vote on August 29 does not prejudge anything. Iceland […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 20/07/2026 – 18:17 GMT+2 The number of nationality-motivated attacks in Poland is steadily increasing, according to data provided to the Polish press by the National Police Headquarters. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING This month has already seen widespread coverage of a vulgar attack on teenage girls from Ukraine on a municipal bus in Bielsko-Biała. An adult […]
Continue ReadingByEuronews Published on 20/07/2026 – 14:13 GMT+2 On Monday 20 July, the Republic of Cyprus marked the 52nd anniversary of the 1974 invasion and subsequent occupation of its northern half by the Turkish military. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Sirens have sounded across the country at 5:30 am, the time of the invasion, every year since then. A […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 20/07/2026 – 12:03 GMT+2•Updated 12:05 The European Commission on Monday found AliExpress €550 million for failing to adequately assess and mitigate risks linked to the sale of illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The decision comes just days after the EU introduced a €3 flat duty on parcels […]
Continue ReadingByFranziska Müller Published on 20/07/2026 – 8:27 GMT+2 Space exploration sometimes has consequences that are not immediately apparent. According to NASA scientists, a piece of rocket could collide with the Moon in early August. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In January 2025, around a year and a half ago, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX launched its “Falcon 9” rocket, […]
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