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For more than four years, Russia has been waging a full-scale war against Ukraine and providing aid to soldiers of the aggressor state is widely regarded as an extremely controversial and morally repugnant act. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The reports concerning Krzysztof Tołwiński – a former member of the Polish parliament in its sixth term and former deputy state treasury minister in Jarosław Kaczyński’s government – have caused particular alarm. The politician published a video in which he announced that he had given first-aid kits to Russian soldiers, triggering a wave of criticism in the media and among the public. What did…
Published on 13/07/2026 – 11:09 GMT+2•Updated 11:17 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for stronger protections for children online, saying the evidence presented by the Special Panel on Child Safety Online should help shape future European policy. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Von der Leyen said the evidence increasingly supported introducing a minimum age for access to social media and suggested a phased approach for different age groups. During a press conference in Brussels, the EU chief said the argument to ban toddlers from screens and digital platforms, and that children under 13 should only use social media under adult…
Hungarian lawmakers are set to vote on changing the constitution on Monday to oust the president, as Prime Minister Péter Magyar pushes to loosen nationalist ex-leader Viktor Orbán’s grip on the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Magyar, who won a landslide victory in April on the promise of “regime change” from Orbán’s 16-year rule, has accused unpopular President Tamás Sulyok and other top state officials of being his predecessor’s “puppets.” His push to remove Sulyok comes as the pro-European conservative rushes to undo the concentration of power that marked Orbán’s self-styled “illiberal” premiership, which won praise from US President Donald Trump but…
Updated: 13/07/2026 – 9:18 GMT+2 Martin Heydon, Irish agriculture minister, speaks to Europe Today ahead of the EU ministers’ vote on the EU’s fertiliser plan, describing it as a “very decisive clear action to support farmers”. … More
Published on 13/07/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2•Updated 8:12 On today’s show: Laila Humairah reports from Doha renewed US-Iran exchange of attacks as the war escalates. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Angela Skujins breaks down the meeting of EU foreign ministers today and the main discussion to be discussed: sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Sandor Zsiros explains the chances of the Hungarian president being removed from office as the country’s parliament votes to amend the constitution. Interviews with Dan Jørgensen, EU Commissioner for Energy, Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, and Martin Heydon, Irish Minister for Agriculture. World…
Published on 13/07/2026 – 6:50 GMT+2 Firefighters were rushing to contain a fire that erupted in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest just south of Paris on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Officials described the fire as “very virulent” and of “exceptional scale” as it raced across 800 hectares and was still spreading. The spread caused the partial closure of the A6 highway, the country’s main north-south artery, officials said early on Monday. With nightfall, firefighting aircraft had been forced to suspend their operations. Around 15 homes had been evacuated in the nearby village of Vaudoue and firefighters were defending several other towns in…
Published on 12/07/2026 – 14:56 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a major reshuffle of his government on Sunday, saying there would soon be a new prime minister and cabinet. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Ukraine is changing its political strategy,” Zelenskyy wrote in a post on X, adding that he had discussed the matter with current Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko. “We determined that these changes require a renewal of the Cabinet of Ministers,” he continued. “I am grateful to Yuliia for her clear, steady, and effective work as Prime Minister, for her years of productive service on Ukraine’s team, and I have…
Published on 12/07/2026 – 13:34 GMT+2 A deadly wildfire that has killed at least 12 people in Spain’s Almería province has stabilised, local authorities have said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Since Saturday afternoon, calmer weather conditions, including lower winds and higher humidity, have helped firefighting crews as they have worked to bring the blaze under control, allowing them to secure much of the fire’s perimeter. “Good news. After some very tough days,” fire crews have declared the fire to be stabilised, Juan Manuel Moreno, the head of the regional government of Andalusia, wrote in a post on X. “The fire has been…
Former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has sparked controversy after saying that France’s football team plays “without Frenchmen.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Rajoy made the comment in his latest World Cup column for El Debate, which he has been writing after each Spain match at the tournament. In his column, titled ‘”Hoy llegó el desquite,” or “today was the day for revenge” in English, Rajoy went over Spain’s 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Belgium and looked ahead to La Roja’s semifinal matchup against Didier Deschamps’ France side on Tuesday night at 9 pm CET. It was in that context that the former conservative…
Published on 11/07/2026 – 16:39 GMT+2 Moldova’s pro-European President Maia Sandu nominated businessman Vasile Tofan on Saturday as the country’s next prime minister to replace Alexandru Munteanu, who resigned earlier this month over differences with the ruling majority. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a video posted to social media, Sandu said Tofan’s primary responsibility, after his candidacy is approved by the country’s parliament, would be to move the country further towards its path of “integration” into the European Union. He should also “strengthen the resilience of state institutions and society”, and “revive the economy”, added Sandu. The Moldovan businessman now has two…