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Published on 26/03/2026 – 7:53 GMT+1•Updated 10:58 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews’ Ekbal Zein reports live from Lebanon on the latest developments in the Middle East conflict, which has caused more than 1,000 deaths on Lebanese soil. Interview with José Manuel Barroso, former President of the European Commission. Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina breaks down the latest developments on Hungary blocking the EU’s loan for Ukraine over the damaged Druzhba pipeline. Europe Today’s Jakub Janas takes a closer look at tensions between Poland and Hungary, with Warsaw accusing Budapest of leaking EU secrets to Russia. Euronews’ Maïa de La Baume reports…
Published on 26/03/2026 – 15:19 GMT+1•Updated 16:21 Anacondas, boa constrictors and a caiman were found behind a false wall in southern Italy, police said on Thursday, amid warnings that dangerous reptiles are being used by local crooks to intimidate their victims. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Police in Bari carrying out a raid in a residential block found “exotic and dangerous animals” in a secret basement room turned into a clandestine reptile house. The sting resulted in the recovery of two green anacondas, each about 5 metres long and weighing around 60 kilograms and a spectacled caiman measuring more than 1.5 metres. “The…
Published on 26/03/2026 – 18:28 GMT+1•Updated 19:25 Donald Trump has done NATO a favour by forcing allies to commit to spending 5% of GDP on defence, according to Secretary General Mark Rutte in comment Thursday where he doubled down that US President has helped make the alliance stronger and safer. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Rutte spoke as NATO presented its annual report showing all allies are now paying 2% of GDP, which he claims would not have happened without Trump’s intervention, including laggards Spain, Belgium and Italy, who failed to meet goals for decades. “I don’t believe the whole of NATO would…
Published on 26/03/2026 – 18:39 GMT+1 The wars in Iran and Ukraine are “very much interlinked” by Russia, High Representative Kaja Kallas warned on Thursday, calling on the United States to ramp up economic pressure on the Kremlin as it benefits from rising oil prices due to the conflict. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Moscow is reportedly providing Tehran, a long-standing ally, with drones and intelligence services to help target American military assets in the Middle East. The administration of President Donald Trump has largely avoided blaming Russia. “We see that Russia is helping Iran with intelligence to target Americans, to kill Americans,…
Published on 26/03/2026 – 17:31 GMT+1 Fresh upheaval in the ranks of the ruling majority. Less than 24 hours after the resignation of Daniela Santanchè as tourism minister, Maurizio Gasparri also left his post on Thursday, becoming the fourth to resign in just three days since the defeat of the Yes camp in the justice referendum. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Taking his place as Forza Italia (FI) group leader in the Senate will be Stefania Craxi, currently chair of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee. ‘To Stefania Craxi, the new chair of the Forza Italia group in the Senate, I extend my…
Prolonged disruption to liquified natural gas (LNG) supplies from the Middle East could send prices sharply higher and revive memories of the 2022 energy crisis, analysts warn, as Europe’s gas market is once again on edge. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Gas prices could climb as high as €155/MWh, tripling the current price of around €50/MWh, if Qatari LNG exports are halted for three months due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, according to an analysis published on Thursday by Montel Analytics. The shutdown of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the rerouting of LNG tankers from Europe to Asia…
France bid farewell to former prime minister Lionel Jospin on Thursday, with President Emmanuel Macron leading a national tribute to the influential left‑wing statesman credited with major welfare reforms. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Jospin, who introduced the 35-hour work week and civil partnerships for gay couples when he was head of government from 1997 to 2002, died on Sunday aged 88. The ceremony took place at the historic Les Invalides national monument, the resting place of Napoleon Bonaparte, in the presence of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, top politicians, and other high-profile guests. Jospin’s widow, the philosopher Sylviane Agacinsky, was also in attendance.…
The European Parliament approved on Thursday a law aimed at speeding up the return of irregular migrants in larger numbers by building deportation centres outside the EU, alongside stricter rules reflecting a shift in political priorities as Europe pivots to the right. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The law will also increase the legal detention period to up to two years and impose practically unlimited entry bans in the EU on the returned people. The “return regulation” is considered crucial to increasing the return rate of people with no legal right to stay in the EU and is seen as the cornerstone of…
Governments have exhausted most quick solutions, and the construction industry is struggling to modernise. Modular construction, which prioritises factory-based building, could be part of the solution. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The EU faces a shortfall of up to 10 million housing units, roughly 3.5 percent of total stock. Germany needs 400,000 new homes a year but is nowhere near hitting that target. France has 2.8 million households on social housing waiting lists. The Netherlands must build around 1 million homes by 2031. And across the bloc, actual construction is meeting only about half the required pace. Modular construction, where homes are built…
Millions across Europe can no longer afford safe, stable homes. The housing crisis is now front and center. It is changing lives, pushing back important milestones, and putting a strain on public budgets. The burden falls most heavily on those with the least resources. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Who’s bearing the cost? People between 18 and 34 are struggling the most. Over a quarter spend more than 40 percent of their disposable income on housing, a level considered severe overburden by economists. Nearly one in four live in overcrowded conditions, and they experience housing stress at two to three times the rate…