“Please do not underestimate this war criminal. He’s not an idiot. He’s a KGB operative,” former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yastenyuk said when asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin and a possible EU envoy at direct talks with the Kremlin. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Putin will choose someone he can recruit,” Yastenyuk…

Published on 28/05/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2•Updated 8:51 Also on today’s show: ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Interviews with Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and Rule of Law, and Arseniy Yatsenyuk, former Prime Minister of Ukraine. Euronews’ Shona Murray reports live on NATO drills near the Russian border. Euronews’ Rafael Salido reports…

Easing sanctions on Russian energy would be a “major mistake” by European countries, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol warned in an interview with Euronews, as the bloc deals with the ramifications of a second energy shock in four years. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The EU is weighing measures to ease price…

For a generation, €19.99 flights became standard. Companies like Ryanair not only transported people but also reduced perceived distances. Studying abroad became routine, and weekend trips to cities like Lisbon were commonplace. As a result, Europe felt smaller, and the concept of being European evolved. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Now the Commission…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has ramped up her criticism of Brussels in recent days, pushing for greater fiscal flexibility as the energy crisis weighs on the Italian economy and the country heads into local elections. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT During the general assembly of Confindustria, Italy’s main business association, Meloni openly…

Artificial intelligence is “an unstoppable force” that is being weaponised in ways that fall just short of traditional warfare, Britain’s cyberspying chief warned on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Anne Keast-Butler, director of the communications intelligence agency GCHQ, also said Britain and its allies are in “a space between peace and war”…

Published on 27/05/2026 – 21:01 GMT+2 In this special edition from the Imperial Fora in Rome, we are joined by Claudio Borghi, senator for the League, and Arturo Scotto, member of the Italian Parliament for the Democratic Party (PD). ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The debate focuses on the alleged shift in the…

Hungary’s new Prime Minister Péter Magyar will meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Friday in an effort to secure a largely symbolic deal aimed at resetting Hungary’s relationship with the EU. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Magyar is also scheduled to meet Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever…

Europe should use “all the tools” it can leverage to “defend its interests” and tackle aggressive foreign trade practices that threaten its industry, France’s EU Affairs Minister Benjamin Haddad has told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His comments come as the EU mulls a clampdown on a glut of Chinese imports. “A…

Published on 27/05/2026 – 15:41 GMT+2•Updated 15:53 European countries have roundly rejected Russia’s threat against diplomats based in Kyiv and confirmed their representations would continue to operate without interruption. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Germany, France, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Estonia and the European Commission are among those that have summoned Russia’s…