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Published on 18/03/2026 – 7:53 GMT+1•Updated 8:31 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Euronews NATO expert Shona Murray reports on the latest statements by Donald Trump, in which the US president lashes out again at NATO allies for refusing to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Interview with Tom Fletcher, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina brings us the latest on the Druzhba pipeline after Ukraine accepted a fact-finding mission to evaluate the damage, in a move aimed at lifting Hungary’s veto on the EU’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine. Europe Today host today,…
The Strait of Hormuz closure after US and Israeli strikes on Iran has driven up oil and gas prices, reigniting a debate Brussels thought was settled. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This new crisis brings Europe’s energy vulnerabilities back into focus. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged the bloc’s dependence, warning that Europe is still too reliant on fossil fuels. Energy ministers across the bloc are now demanding answers. Europe has faced similar energy insecurity before. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine abruptly severed pipeline gas supplies the continent had relied on for decades, forcing Brussels to pivot fast and resulting in…
Published on 17/03/2026 – 17:28 GMT+1 The European Commission informally kept the process of membership for Ukraine in an effort to keep talks going despite Budapest’s firm opposition to Kyiv joining the 27-member bloc. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The technical progress under clusters necessary to complete steps in line with EU reforms has been blocked by Hungary for more than a year, meaning Ukraine has barely advanced in the process since it received candidate status. Still, the Commission said Tuesday it would continue technical talks even if informally. The move is designed to keep momentum going but does not change the structural…
EU lawmakers moved to advance the EU–US trade agreement after months of resisting pressure from Washington and the European Commission on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The shift is significant as it kickstarts a process long held by delays due to fundamental disagreements between Brussels and Washington, amplified by their different positions on almost everything – from trade and digital rules to Greenland and now Iran. Members of the European Parliament had resisted continuing the process to implement an agreement seen as lopsided in favour of the US. Still, despite legal and political concerns, they have decided to restart it. “There was…
The parallel wars in Ukraine and Iran may be taking place in different parts of the world, but pro-Russian propaganda is increasingly attempting to blend the two, according to a recent report by EUvsDisinfo. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The aim, analysts say, is to discredit Ukraine by linking it to the conflict in the Middle East, while suggesting that Kyiv is losing international attention and support in the face of Russia’s full-scale invasion. One of the main recurring claims is that Kyiv is unhappy that the Iran war is drawing focus away from Ukraine and pushing the war in Europe further down…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is brushing off calls to overhaul the bloc’s carbon pricing system while urging member states to cut taxes on energy bills despite calls for Brussels to suspend rules, according to a letter seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The document rejects calls for fundamental changes despite mounting pressure from energy-intensive sectors and countries like Italy, Hungary, Romania, and the Czech Republic, which have been lobbying the EU executive to scrap the ETS, arguing that carbon costs and high electricity prices are shutting down industries. In the letter addressed to EU leaders on Monday, von…
Published on 17/03/2026 – 11:50 GMT+1 Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said NATO is not obliged to respond positively to demands by Donald Trump that the alliance help reopen the Strait of Hormuz arguing that NATO’s raison d’être is the defence of Europe and the North Atlantic. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Valtonen also stressed that NATO is a “defensive” organisation and will not be drawn into a war of its choosing, in an interview with Euronews’s flagship Europe Todayshow. “NATO is indeed a defensive alliance, and we won’t be dragged into any war of choice”, she said. Valtonen said a like country…
By Tamsin Paternoster & Video by Baptiste Goudier Published on 17/03/2026 – 8:00 GMT+1 President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off trade with Spain after Madrid refused to allow US forces to use its military bases in its ongoing operation in Iran. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We don’t want anything to do with Spain,” Trump told reporters at the White House in early March. Two weeks later, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares insisted relations between the US and Spain were “normal”, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez reaffirmed the country’s firm “no to war” stance. If Trump should carry out his threats against…
Good morning from Brussels. I’m Mared Gwyn. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT European nations have resisted pressure from US President Donald Trump to join an international naval mission to force the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz – as they seek to distance themselves from the war that continues to rage in the Middle East. The EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday there was “no appetite” among EU foreign ministers to extend the mandate of the EU’s naval mission Aspides into the Strait, despite Trump directly appealing to European nations to secure the maritime artery in a bid to rein…
European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica has responded to criticism of her presence at the first meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in February – just days before the US and Israel triggered the war with Iran – saying that the EU has “not legitimised” the controversial initiative. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Šuica sparked backlash among EU countries when she attended the meeting convened by Trump in Washington on 19 February as an observer. France and Spain said that her attendance was in breach of the EU treaties, as the institution that she represents lacks the competence to…