Published on 25/03/2026 – 15:39 GMT+1 Lille will host the European Custom Authority, a new decentralised agency tasked with supporting and coordinating national customs administrations across the bloc. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The decision was made on Wednesday in Brussels, after EU lawmakers from the European Parliament and the Council of the…

Published on 25/03/2026 – 13:38 GMT+1 Hungary will gradually halt gas exports to Ukraine until Kyiv resumes oil shipments through the Druzhba pipeline. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The move was announced on Wednesday by the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who added that the gas would be redirected to refill the country’s…

The father of Marine Vlahovic, a French journalist who was found dead on the roof of her Marseille apartment in November 2024, has rejected mounting social media speculation that his daughter was murdered by Israel. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Jean-Yves Vlahovic, the father of Marine Vlahovic — a journalist celebrated for her…

Published on 25/03/2026 – 7:54 GMT+1•Updated 8:01 On today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Analysis of the Danish parliamentary election results by Méabh Mc Mahon, with Mette Frederiksen set to remain in power as Prime Minister after winning the vote and despite obtaining worst result of her party (Social Democrats) since 1903.…

When it comes to Viktor Orbán’s veto, one man stands to lose the most: António Costa. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The explosive decision by the Hungarian prime minister to block the €90 billion loan to Ukraine at the very last stage of the process represents the most formidable challenge yet to Costa’s…

Good morning from Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats suffered a setback in Tuesday’s snap elections, after failing to secure a majority despite clinching the most votes. It’s the worst showing for the Social Democrats in a century despite finishing some way ahead of any other party.…

A fake Euronews-style article and website claiming that Hungary’s opposition leader Péter Magyar insulted Donald Trump is circulating online as part of a wider campaign researchers have linked to Storm-1516, a Russian disinformation operation. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The article, which utilises a real byline and appeared on a fake Euronews website…

Published on 24/03/2026 – 18:01 GMT+1 Copa-Cogeca, the EU’s influential farmers’ lobby, said in a statement on Tuesday that the EU’s concessions to Canberra in the newly signed trade deal with Australia are “unacceptable” as they fail to sufficiently protect European farmers. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “In a post-Mercosur context, the cumulative…

Published on 24/03/2026 – 12:49 GMT+1 Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has condemned what he called a covert intelligence operation against his Tisza Party, after investigative reports revealed that state authorities interrogated two IT specialists linked to the party and tried to breach its systems. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Hungary will go…

Published on 24/03/2026 – 11:31 GMT+1 It is an over 20-hour flight to Sydney, but the prize at the end might just be worth it. Or like European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, “trade is not just economics, it’s power”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Let’s take a look. The economic…