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Tighter EU borders and migration deals with African countries have failed to reduce the number of departures from Africa, but merely temporarily diverted irregular routes, according to a report by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The ICMPD, an organisation that works for the EU and European governments to develop migration policies, analysed the major mobility trends in Sub-Saharan Africa, revealing that “recent patterns show that intensified controls do not necessarily reduce overall mobility but instead redirect movement towards alternative, often longer and riskier routes”, the report says. In recent years, the EU…

Published on 10/04/2026 – 7:51 GMT+2 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Top story: Euronews’ Stefan Grobe on the US-Iran fragile ceasefire as US Vice-President JD Vance travels to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran. Euronews’ Shona Murray breaks down NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s meetings with US officials in Washington. Interview with Ömer Bolat, Turkey’s Trade Minister, on economic ties and regional tensions. Euronews EU News Editor Maria Tadeo on the stakes for Europe in Hungary’s elections, taking place this Sunday. Ádám Magyar live from Budapest on Hungary’s election campaign as the vote approaches. Interview with Annalena Baerbock, President of…

Published on 09/04/2026 – 16:18 GMT+2 Ursula von der Leyen plans to raise the issue of Hungary’s alleged practice of leaking information to Russia at the highest level of Europe’s leadership, her spokesperson announced in the wake of new revelations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The direct involvement of the president of the European Commission lays bare the widespread outrage and unease triggered by Budapest’s exceptionally close ties with Moscow, which are increasingly seen as a security threat from within. The allegations “highlight the alarming possibility of a member state’s government coordinating with Russia, thus actively working against the security and the interests…

A handful of days before Hungarians vote in elections that pit long-time leader Viktor Orbán against pro-European opposition candidate Péter Magyar, US Vice-President JD Vance travelled to Hungary to endorse Orbán and critique the EU. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Vance, giving a press conference beside Orbán, made a number of claims about the European Union, accusing it of “trying to destroy” Hungary’s economy, sabotaging the country’s energy independence and “driving up costs for Hungarian consumers”. He didn’t hold back as he accused the EU of “one of the worst examples of election interference I have ever seen or ever even read about”…

Published on 09/04/2026 – 16:21 GMT+2•Updated 16:27 Five senior MEPs responsible for monitoring rule-of-law concerns in Hungary urged the European Commission on Thursday to take “concrete steps” over what they describe as severe threats to the integrity of the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a letter addressed to Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath, the lawmakers raise “serious doubts” about whether the election “can take place in a genuinely free and fair electoral environment.” They call on the Commission to “publicly assess” whether “the conditions for free and fair democratic competition in…

The European Union has strongly condemned Israel’s fresh wave of strikes against Lebanon, warning that the military escalation threatens to unravel the fragile ceasefire deal struck between the United States and Iran to end the war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Pakistan, which brokered the deal, said the truce would cover Lebanon “effective immediately”. But Israel quickly contradicted that assertion and launched new action, killing at least 254 people on Wednesday, according to Lebanese authorities. The figure marked the highest single-day death toll in the yearslong war between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shiite militia. “Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into the war, but Israel’s…

Many Europeans say they are deeply concerned about the war in the Middle East, according to new research by Ipsos, with the Italians, French and Dutch among the most worried. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In fact, three-quarters of Dutch respondents claimed to be more concerned about the war in the Middle East than about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Nearly eight in 10 French respondents fear an escalation of the conflict beyond the Middle East, while more than three in 10 Italians share the same concerns. The economic consequences of the conflict are also among Europeans’ main worries, with 65% of…

Published on 09/04/2026 – 11:59 GMT+2 On one side sits Premier Viktor Orbán and his ruling Fidesz party, aligned with the conservative Patriots for Europe group. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On the other side sits his challenger Péter Magyar and his Tisza party, embraced by the mainstream centre-right European People’s Party. If they shared a flight to Belgium, their views on Brussels could not be more different. Orbán fights EU influence to protect national sovereignty. Magyar wants to repair the relationship but avoids appearing to take orders from the EU, deliberately keeping his distance from leaders like European Commission President Ursula von…

The EU is investing €115 million, under AGILE, into AI, drones, robotics, quantum, and cybersecurity. The science in Europe is world-class. The problem is deployment, Europe cannot weaponise its breakthroughs at speed. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This is the blunt conclusion of new BCG research with General Lavigne, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. The debate is no longer about innovation, it’s about deployment. “The Europeans have by far the most advanced publication and fundamental research, but the US, for the same technologies are much more advanced when it comes to patents and then obviously also to deployment,” says Nikolaus Lang, senior…

Published on 09/04/2026 – 8:30 GMT+2 Former US ambassador to NATO, Ivo Daalder, said repeated threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw from NATO, as well as confrontations with America’s European allies over their refusal to join the war, have created the ‘worst crisis’ NATO has ever faced. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The last six weeks have been extraordinarily damaging to NATO,” Daalder told Euronews’ Shona Murray. “We see a divided NATO, which has been the goal of first the Soviet Union and then Russia for the better part of 80 years,” he said. Daalder said Trump’s statements suggesting the U.S.…