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The Iranian regime will stay in place, and can choke off shipping in the Persian Gulf any time it wants, regardless of a deal between the US and Tehran, former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker told Euronews’ Europe Today show. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The regime does stay in place, and it does have the capability and the will to shut down shipping in the Persian Gulf if it wants to,” he said. The US and Israel launched surprise attacks against Iran this week, even as negotiations regarding Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes were ongoing. In response, Iran blockaded the…
Published on 07/05/2026 – 10:01 GMT+2 US President Donald Trump’s administration accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new counter-terrorism strategy unveiled on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The strategy also focuses on rooting out “violent left-wing extremists” including “radically pro-transgender” groups, as Trump’s conservative administration steps up its political attacks on opponents. It further places drug cartels in the Americas at the centre of counter-terrorism efforts. But some of its strongest language is reserved for Europe, home to numerous US allies who will be alarmed to see their continent in the Trump administration’s crosshairs…
Published on 07/05/2026 – 9:27 GMT+2 The European Parliament and the Cypriot presidency, representing EU member states, failed to reach a deal last night on eliminating EU tariffs on US industrial goods as agreed under the Turnberry agreement struck last summer. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The setback comes just days after the US intensified pressure on European negotiators by threatening to impose 25% tariffs on EU cars — exceeding the 15% ceiling on US tariffs for EU goods agreed last summer by US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Turnberry. Despite the failed round of talks,…
Published on 07/05/2026 – 7:54 GMT+2•Updated 8:15 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Top story: Euronews’ Peggy Corlin reports on the EU failing to agree on trade deal with the US, risking to further antagonise US President Donald Trump. Interviews with Kurt Volker, former US Ambassador to NATO, and Hadja Lahbib, EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management. Euronews’ Marta Iraola reports on the hantavirus outbreak and growing tensions around what should happen next with the luxury cruise. Explainer by Jakub Janas: Do the UK local elections matter for the European Union? When and where to watch Europe Today? You…
By Serge Duchêne Published on 06/05/2026 – 15:21 GMT+2 Although Jean-Luc Mélenchon was able to boast of exceptional audience figures when he announced his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election on 3 May and even announced “a new media France”on X, his enthusiasm is far from being shared by the French left outside his France Unbowed (FI) party. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Many have already reminded Jean-Luc Mélenchon of his many “promises” to be the “last candidate.” “I don’t aspire to repeat the same role over and over again”, he said in 2022. “It’s obvious that this is my last candidacy. It’s even…
European Commission Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu said in an interview with Euronews on Wednesday that she is committed to eliminating poverty in the EU within 25 years. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Her comments followed the Commission’s presentation of its first-ever anti-poverty strategy, which aims to eradicate extreme poverty and social exclusion by 2050 through non-binding recommendations and best practice guidelines for member states. The strategy comes amid alarming statistics: around 92,7 million people are today at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the 27 EU countries, almost one out of five Europeans. Mînzatu acknowledged that the strategy’s objective is highly ambitious, noting…
Published on 06/05/2026 – 16:28 GMT+2 France’s aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a potential mission as part of a French-British plan for the Strait of Hormuz, the French armed forces said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The southward repositioning of the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle and its escorts is the latest stage of a Middle East deployment first announced by French President Emmanuel Macron in a televised address on 3 March, the day before Iran closed the critical strait. The move south of Suez puts France’s only…
Faced with tight deadlines, strict demands, and repeated tariff threats from US President Donald Trump, EU negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council are entering crucial EU–US trade talks with slim prospects of a breakthrough. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On Wednesday evening, German MEP Bernd Lange (S&D), chair of the European Parliament’s influential trade committee, and the Cypriot EU presidency, representing member states, will attempt to finalise a deal agreed last summer in Turnberry between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Negotiators are under pressure following Trump’s recent threats to raise tariffs on EU-made cars…
Published on 06/05/2026 – 15:48 GMT+2 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Wednesday that Hungary had returned cash and gold seized from employees of a state-owned Ukrainian bank in March amid a political spat. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “An important step in relations with Hungary – today, the funds and valuables of Oschadbank that were seized by Hungarian special services in March of this year were returned,” Zelenskyy said in a statement on social media. “I am grateful to Hungary for its constructive approach and civilized step. I thank everyone on Ukraine’s team who fought for a fair decision and defended the interests…
Hungary’s Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar will meet Italian PM Giorgia Meloni for talks on Thursday, Rome said in a statement on Wednesday but gave no further details about what the pair would talk about. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The lack of information has led to speculation about what Magyar and Meloni could discuss and how relations between Budapest and Rome might look different after 16 years of government under previous PM Viktor Orbán. Orbán and Meloni, who both sit on the political right, were allies, although Italy did not have the same degree of close cooperation with Hungary as it did to…