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Published on 16/02/2026 – 10:04 GMT+1 Just days ago, NATO chief Mark Rutte told Europe to “keep dreaming” if they think they can defend themselves without the US. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen fired back during the Munich Security Conference. “An independent Europe just means let’s develop our strengths without constantly leaning on someone else,” she said. And part of her plan involves a little-known rule: Article 42.7. It says that if an EU country is attacked, other members have an obligation to help. On paper, the wording seems to be stronger than NATO’s famous…
Published on 16/02/2026 – 7:30 GMT+1 The last time the EU held its general entry-level AD5 competition, as opposed to specialist ones, was in 2019. EPSO explained the repeated delays as part of the Commission’s work to update old IT systems and fix problems with the testing platform. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With open eligibility and a monthly salary of nearly €6,000, about 50,000 people are expected to apply before the 10 March deadline for these entry-level civil service jobs. Candidates will take a four-part online test to determine if they are ready to become permanent EU officials and help with policy…
On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EU editor Maria Tadeo fills us in on what happened this weekend at the Munich Security Conference We interview Fabrice Pothier, the CEO of Rasmussen Global – who previously served as Director of Policy Planning for the NATO Alliance. Jakub Janas explains what is this European mutual defence clause everyone is talking about. Our Alice Tidey reports on the debate on a common European nuclear umbrella. Our correspondent Laura Fleischmann in Berlin tells us more over the significant controversy over comments made by members of the jury at the Berlinale cinema festival. When and where…
Hungary’s main opposition leader Péter Magyar held a campaign event in Budapest on Sunday, calling on the government to respect people’s privacy after what he described as blackmail and a honeytrap set up by the government to discredit him. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to opinion polls, Magyar’s Tisza Party is leading Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party, ahead of the parliamentary elections on the 12th of April. Orbán, a far-right conservative politician, has been governing Hungary since 2010 with an absolute majority. Magyar said earlier this week that he was blackmailed by government figures with a sex tape showing him and his…
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…