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By Serge Duchêne Published on 06/05/2026 – 15:21 GMT+2 Although Jean-Luc Mélenchon was able to boast of exceptional audience figures when he announced his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election on 3 May and even announced “a new media France”on X, his enthusiasm is far from being shared by the French left outside his France Unbowed (FI) party. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Many have already reminded Jean-Luc Mélenchon of his many “promises” to be the “last candidate.” “I don’t aspire to repeat the same role over and over again”, he said in 2022. “It’s obvious that this is my last candidacy. It’s even…
European Commission Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu said in an interview with Euronews on Wednesday that she is committed to eliminating poverty in the EU within 25 years. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Her comments followed the Commission’s presentation of its first-ever anti-poverty strategy, which aims to eradicate extreme poverty and social exclusion by 2050 through non-binding recommendations and best practice guidelines for member states. The strategy comes amid alarming statistics: around 92,7 million people are today at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the 27 EU countries, almost one out of five Europeans. Mînzatu acknowledged that the strategy’s objective is highly ambitious, noting…
Published on 06/05/2026 – 16:28 GMT+2 France’s aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a potential mission as part of a French-British plan for the Strait of Hormuz, the French armed forces said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The southward repositioning of the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle and its escorts is the latest stage of a Middle East deployment first announced by French President Emmanuel Macron in a televised address on 3 March, the day before Iran closed the critical strait. The move south of Suez puts France’s only…
Faced with tight deadlines, strict demands, and repeated tariff threats from US President Donald Trump, EU negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council are entering crucial EU–US trade talks with slim prospects of a breakthrough. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Wednesday evening, German MEP Bernd Lange (S&D), chair of the European Parliament’s influential trade committee, and the Cypriot EU presidency, representing member states, will attempt to finalise a deal agreed last summer in Turnberry between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Negotiators are under pressure following Trump’s recent threats to raise tariffs on EU-made cars…
Published on 06/05/2026 – 15:48 GMT+2 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Wednesday that Hungary had returned cash and gold seized from employees of a state-owned Ukrainian bank in March amid a political spat. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “An important step in relations with Hungary – today, the funds and valuables of Oschadbank that were seized by Hungarian special services in March of this year were returned,” Zelenskyy said in a statement on social media. “I am grateful to Hungary for its constructive approach and civilized step. I thank everyone on Ukraine’s team who fought for a fair decision and defended the interests…
Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar will meet Italian PM Giorgia Meloni for talks on Thursday, Rome said in a statement on Wednesday but gave no further details about what the pair would talk about. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The lack of information has led to speculation about what Magyar and Meloni could discuss and how relations between Budapest and Rome might look different after 16 years of government under previous PM Viktor Orbán. Orbán and Meloni, who both sit on the political right, were allies, although Italy did not have the same degree of close cooperation with Hungary as it did to…
Reform UK are set to make huge gains in local elections in the UK on Thursday, as the far-right, anti-immigrant party draws increasing support from angry voters. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The UK has been flooded with illegal immigrants that shouldn’t be here. They’re all claiming benefits…It’s costing us an absolute fortune,” said Robert Robinson, a 70-year-old former Conservative voter, who said he was “leaning” towards backing Reform. “All the other parties, they’ve all had their chance to stop the boats and none of them have done it,” he added. The number of irregular migrants arriving on small boats across the English…
The United States’ announcement that it will withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany and the threats aimed in the same direction at Italy and Spain last week have raised doubts about the future of the roughly 12,000 US military personnel stationed on Italian soil and led Giorgia Meloni to schedule a meeting on Friday with Marco Rubio, after the visit on Thursday by the US Secretary of State to Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The privileged relationship between the Italian prime minister and the US president since his return to the White House fell into crisis rapidly last…
Published on 06/05/2026 – 10:56 GMT+2•Updated 11:04 European capitals have failed to provide targeted measures to shield suffering households and businesses from soaring energy prices, Helge Berger, Deputy Director at the International Monetary Fund told Euronews’ Europe Today show, urging member states to focus on concrete solutions for the most vulnerable. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Most governments have, in some way or another, tampered with the energy prices, which is not the way it should be going. So as time passes, if the situation continues, we need to be more targeted,” said Berger, who leads the IMF’s European Department. Berger said the…
Good morning. This is Angela Skujins writing today’s newsletter from Brussels, as the city and its officials continue to grapple with the latest trade threats spearheaded by US President Donald Trump. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Members of the European Parliament, national diplomats and European Commission officials will meet tonight at 7pm for closed-door discussions aiming to smooth out the remaining kinks of the EU-US trade deal – and get it over the line before more threats materialise. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a press conference in the Armenian capital on Tuesday that the bloc is “prepared for…