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The annual gathering brought together American, Ukrainian and European top diplomatic delegations, with the transatlantic relation in focus. The three days of talks underscored two competing visions of the West, what it represents and its values. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Europe to help save the West as a common civilisation, while chief European diplomat Kaja Kallas pushed back saying the EU does not need saving. Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Europeans to agree to a date so that Ukraine is “technically ready” to join the bloc in 2027. Euronews listened to the speeches from…
At stake is prestige, hundreds of jobs and influence over how the European Union will protect its economic borders for decades to come. The new office is expected to be operational this year and will become fully operational two years later. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Who will Warsaw face? The list of candidates is long. In addition to Warsaw, the following are Liège (Belgium), Malaga (Spain), Lille (France), Zagreb (Croatia), Rome (Italy), The Hague (Netherlands), Porto (Portugal) and Bucharest (Romania). Each city plays its own card. The Hague is promoting closer ties with Europol. Belgium and France are betting on logistics. Poland…
“The 21st century will be the century of humiliation for Europe,” the Hungarian Prime Minister began his traditional annual assessment speech at Várkert Bazár, after his introduction. Orbán said that, for the first time since the invention of the steam engine, Europe is not part of the world’s transformation, but he believes Hungary has a chance to come out of it well. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “They have done ‘half a job’ in ousting Brussels agents” Referring back to his speech last year in which he predicted that the Hungarian government, as an ally of Donald Trump, would be on the “main…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said it is a “big mistake” that European leaders are “practically not present at the table” in ongoing US-brokered negotiations to end the war with Russia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a keynote speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Zelenskyy said Kyiv is working to ensure that Europe’s “interests and voice are taken into account,” arguing that any sustainable peace must reflect the security concerns of the entire continent, not just Ukraine and the United States. His remarks echoed comments by French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday who suggested Europe will have to redesign the…
America’s top diplomat Marco Rubio called on Europe to work with Washington in a civilisational quest to save the West during a speech at the Munich Security Conference. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a softer tone compared to US Vice President JD Vance a year ago at the same gathering, Rubio reiterated that the West is facing civilisational decline by choice, as a result ill-designed policies stemming from a climate “cult” and mass migration. In his address on Saturday, he urged Europeans to join a common cause with the United States to lead a new century of prosperity. He said the two…
The Mercosur agreement, the EU-India deal, the Antwerp meeting between EU top leaders and industry representatives, and yesterday’s informal EU leaders’ retreat have all brought the state of the EU’s economy back into the spotlight. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Are trade deals like the EU-Mercosur agreement one of the answers? To dig deeper, Brussels’ My Love? talked to Pedro Miguel da Costa e Silva, Brazil’s ambassador to the EU, Adélaïde Charlier, climate and human rights advocate and Teresa Küchler, EU affairs correspondent for Svenska Dagbladet. The EU-Mercosur agreement: between opportunities and risks On 17 January, after 25 years of talks, the EU…
Published on 13/02/2026 – 21:22 GMT+1 Emmanuel Macron told the Munich Security Conference on Friday that Europe will have to redesign its security architecture on its own terms as it faces an aggressive Russia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The French president said the current security framework won’t hold in the future and Europeans must set out new parameters in their own terms. Macron said that it may include a more “holistic” approach to nuclear deterrence among European allies. Macron said plans for “a day after” implying a future coexistence with Russia must be drafted by Europeans independently due to their geographical reality…
Published on 13/02/2026 – 21:10 GMT+1 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not attend the Berlin Format meeting on Ukraine held on the sideline of the Munich Security Conference (MSC). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The meeting was attended by leaders from a dozen European countries including Ukraine’s Zelenskyy, France’s Macron, Germany’s Merz, as well as the heads of the European Commission, European Council and the NATO military alliance. The cancellation reportedly came at the last minute amid scheduling conflicts. Rubio is set to address the conference on Saturday morning, but arrived already on Friday, where he met the Syrian, Chinese and…
Published on 13/02/2026 – 10:26 GMT+1 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni convened the second Italy-Africa summit in Addis Ababa on Thursday, reviewing progress on the Mattei Plan two years after launching the strategy to build partnerships with African nations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The summit held at the Addis Ababa Convention Centre is coinciding with the African Union summit and preceding the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, where Meloni will speak on Friday as a guest of honour. According to Raffaele Marchetti, director of the Study Centre for International and Strategic Affairs at Luiss University in Rome, the Mattei…
European Commissioner for Sport Glenn Micallef said he respected the International Olympic Committee’s decision to disqualify a Ukrainian skeleton racer over his custom helmet featuring portraits of fallen Ukrainian athletes, while expressing sadness that “the situation could not be resolved.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified before his first run at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, after the IOC banned him from using his custom-made helmet, which features portraits of Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia’s full-scale invasion since early 2022. The helmet does not display any slogans or political symbols. Speaking exclusively on Euronews’ Europe Today morning show, Micallef said…