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Published on 14/04/2026 – 7:53 GMT+2•Updated 8:01 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Top story: Euronews EU News Editor Maria Tadeo on Hungary’s post-Orbán shift and what Magyar’s victory could mean for Europe. Interview with Dariusz Joński, Member of the European Parliament (European People’s Party), and Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Euronews correspondent Aadel Haleem on US pressure over the Strait of Hormuz as the Iran war continues disrupting energy supply and the global economy. Explainer by Jakub Janas: The Pope versus Donald Trump. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’…
Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar said on Monday he is ready to take office quickly and called on the country’s president to convene parliament to form a new government “as quickly as possible,” expressing hope to succeed Viktor Orbán as prime minister as early as 5 May. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Magyar held a three-hour international press conference in Budapest, taking questions on a wide range of issues. “The Hungarian people did not vote for a simple change of government, but for a complete change of regime,” he said. Below are the key points from his remarks on European affairs : Unblock…
Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar could shape not only domestic policy but also the future of Europe’s energy ties with Russia, after winning the 12 April election and promising to eliminate his country’s dependency on Russian energy imports by 2035. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Magyar has also pledged to align Hungary more closely with EU efforts to diversify oil and gassupply, a process the EU launched in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But even though shifting away from outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s reliance on Russian oil could accelerate the region’s move away from Moscow, it will not come without…
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, has called for “swift” progress in restoring ties between Brussels and Budapest following Péter Magyar’s election victory, which ended Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With most votes counted, Magyar and his Tisza party are set to win a super-majority in the Hungarian parliament, which he would need to undo the far-reaching reforms enacted by the prime minister in his self-styled “illiberal” democracy. “Today, Europe is Hungarian, without any question. The people of Hungary have spoken, and they have reclaimed their European path. It is a victory for…
Long COVID could cost between €58.54 billion ($68 billion) and €115.3 billion ($135 billion) annually across OECD countries, including 21 EU member states, in the next decade, according to recent findings. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Beyond its profound effects on individual health and daily living, long COVID also weighs heavily on a country’s health system and national economy. Projections to 2035 show that, under optimistic assumptions, GDP losses may fall to negligible levels, whereas more realistic scenarios predict persistent annual losses of 0.1% and 0.2% of GDP. These latter figures are comparable to the entire annual health budget of the Netherlands or…
Published on 13/04/2026 – 12:54 GMT+2 You see, elections are always a mirror of societies. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT And the Hungarian vote, with its plot twists, scandals, MAGA connections and a flood of AI deepfakes, provides us with a lens through which we can see much more deeply into the continent’s future. And to see deeper, we must go back to the start. Meet Péter Magyar, the ultimate insider-turned-whistleblower. And from the very start, the lawyer and former diplomat was a product of Hungary’s conservative elite. Married for over a decade to Orbán’s former Justice Minister Judit Varga, he had a…
Modern warfare has evolved way beyond basic weapons, and unmanned drones are now central to conflict. The EU is increasing drone production to defend Europeans against these changing threats. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Recent wars, like Ukraine and Iran, show that drones are used in large numbers and quickly depleted. But European countries still rely heavily on foreign suppliers for drones, creating strategic vulnerability. The EU wants to reduce this dependence by building its own industrial capacity, and introducing new funding programs to support drone manufacturing, like the European Defence Industry Programme. It’s also coming up with new subsidies to boost key…
The victory of Péter Magyar and his Tisza party is a “very important moment” for the EU and Hungary and a “historic moment” for Hungary, former European Council President Charles Michel said on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The arrival of the Magyar, after securing a two-thirds majority in the Hungarian elections, will prompt a change within the European Council and allow the EU to be “more integrated” and “ambitious,” Michel, who is also the former Belgian prime minister, told Euronews’ flagship morning show, Europe Today. “This is an important step for EU unity,” stated Michel. Yet the fact that outgoing Premier…
In just two years, Péter Magyar has grown from a virtually unknown figure in Hungarian politics to becoming the biggest threat to the Fidesz Party – his former political home – and its 16-year uninterrupted stretch in government. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Magyar burst into prominence in 2024 as the government faced a presidential pardon scandal that involved a child abuser’s accomplice. Prior to that, he was raised in a conservative family and was anything but an outsider when it came to the politics of of Fidesz. Born into a family of conservatives Born into a family of prominent conservatives, his grandfather…
By Lucy Davalou with AP Published on 11/04/2026 – 22:18 GMT+2 Pope Leo XIV did not hold back on Saturday as he denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is powering the US-Israel war on Iran and urges political leaders to stop and engage in peace processes. All while, the US and Iran entered peace negotiations in Pakistan. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT During an evening prayer in St. Peter’s Basilica Pope Leo XIV did not mention the US nor did he mention US President Donald Trump, however, his tone and message appeared directed at US officials and Trump, who have bragged of their military superiority and…