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Published on 18/03/2026 – 13:36 GMT+1 Far-right leaders Marine Le Pen and Matteo Salvini will join Viktor Orbán at a campaign rally in Budapest next Monday, three weeks before a parliamentary election that could pose the most serious challenge to the Hungarian leader’s 16-year hold on power. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The event, dubbed “the first Patriotic Grand Assembly”, comes as Orbán’s Fidesz party trails behind Tisza — the party of his rival Péter Magyar— in most opinion polls ahead of the 12 April vote. Besides speeches from Le Pen, France’s National Rally leader and Salvini, an Italian Deputy Prime Minister and…
Is Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dead? That’s what some people have been claiming on social media as the war between Israel, the US and Iran continues. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The answer to that question is no, as the prime minister took to social media on Sunday to deny the rumours, sharing a video captioned “They say I’m what? Watch>>”. In the clip — which verification experts have confirmed was authentic — a voice tells Netanyahu, “people online are saying you’re dead.” He responds, “I’m dying for coffee. I’m crazy about coffee. You know what? I’m mad about my people. How…
Climate change, trade restrictions, and global conflicts in recent years have shown how challenging it can be for food production and distribution to continue as usual. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Yet some countries are showing their tenacity: Portugal leads the list with the most resilient food systems globally, followed by France and the UK, according to a new 60-country index from Economist Impact. The study analysed countries across four pillars: the affordability of food, its availability, its quality and safety, and climate risk responsiveness. However, the report highlights that even the most resilient systems in the index do not score more than…
Published on 18/03/2026 – 7:53 GMT+1•Updated 8:31 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews NATO expert Shona Murray reports on the latest statements by Donald Trump, in which the US president lashes out again at NATO allies for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Interview with Tom Fletcher, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina brings us the latest on the Druzhba pipeline after Ukraine accepted a fact-finding mission to evaluate the damage, in a move aimed at lifting Hungary’s veto on the EU’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine. Europe Today host today,…
The Strait of Hormuz closure after US and Israeli strikes on Iran has driven up oil and gas prices, reigniting a debate Brussels thought was settled. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This new crisis brings Europe’s energy vulnerabilities back into focus. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged the bloc’s dependence, warning that Europe is still too reliant on fossil fuels. Energy ministers across the bloc are now demanding answers. Europe has faced similar energy insecurity before. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine abruptly severed pipeline gas supplies the continent had relied on for decades, forcing Brussels to pivot fast and resulting in…
Published on 17/03/2026 – 17:28 GMT+1 The European Commission informally kept the process of membership for Ukraine in an effort to keep talks going despite Budapest’s firm opposition to Kyiv joining the 27-member bloc. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The technical progress under clusters necessary to complete steps in line with EU reforms has been blocked by Hungary for more than a year, meaning Ukraine has barely advanced in the process since it received candidate status. Still, the Commission said Tuesday it would continue technical talks even if informally. The move is designed to keep momentum going but does not change the structural…
EU lawmakers moved to advance the EU–US trade agreement after months of resisting pressure from Washington and the European Commission on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The shift is significant as it kickstarts a process long held by delays due to fundamental disagreements between Brussels and Washington, amplified by their different positions on almost everything – from trade and digital rules to Greenland and now Iran. Members of the European Parliament had resisted continuing the process to implement an agreement seen as lopsided in favour of the US. Still, despite legal and political concerns, they have decided to restart it. “There was…
The parallel wars in Ukraine and Iran may be taking place in different parts of the world, but pro-Russian propaganda is increasingly attempting to blend the two, according to a recent report by EUvsDisinfo. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The aim, analysts say, is to discredit Ukraine by linking it to the conflict in the Middle East, while suggesting that Kyiv is losing international attention and support in the face of Russia’s full-scale invasion. One of the main recurring claims is that Kyiv is unhappy that the Iran war is drawing focus away from Ukraine and pushing the war in Europe further down…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is brushing off calls to overhaul the bloc’s carbon pricing system while urging member states to cut taxes on energy bills despite calls for Brussels to suspend rules, according to a letter seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The document rejects calls for fundamental changes despite mounting pressure from energy-intensive sectors and countries like Italy, Hungary, Romania, and the Czech Republic, which have been lobbying the EU executive to scrap the ETS, arguing that carbon costs and high electricity prices are shutting down industries. In the letter addressed to EU leaders on Monday, von…
Published on 17/03/2026 – 11:50 GMT+1 Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said NATO is not obliged to respond positively to demands by Donald Trump that the alliance help reopen the Strait of Hormuz arguing that NATO’s raison d’être is the defence of Europe and the North Atlantic. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Valtonen also stressed that NATO is a “defensive” organisation and will not be drawn into a war of its choosing, in an interview with Euronews’s flagship Europe Todayshow. “NATO is indeed a defensive alliance, and we won’t be dragged into any war of choice”, she said. Valtonen said a like country…