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Good morning from Brussels. I’m Mared Gwyn. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Europeans are today pushing for diplomacy and de-escalation amid signs that the conflict in the Middle East is spiralling further, with targets on both sides of the conflict widening to include civilian infrastructure – including key energy sites. Bahrain’s state oil…
Published on 09/03/2026 – 8:00 GMT+1 The escalating crisis in the Middle East directly threatens Europe’s stability and security. The EU has already activated several emergency mechanisms, but the US-Iran war requires increased EU preparedness, particularly given the lack of a unified European military force. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Similar to the…
Crowds gathered in the streets across Europe on Sunday to mark international women’s day with demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Women protested against violence, for better access to gender-specific health care, equal pay and other issues in which they don’t get the same treatment as men.…
Published on 07/03/2026 – 21:58 GMT+1 Lion-emblazoned flags of pre-revolution Iran fluttered in cities across Europe as protesters gathered on Saturday to express support for the Iranian people amid the ongoing war with the US and Israel. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Many of the demonstrators, including in Berlin, Stockholm and Paris, voiced…
As the crisis in the Middle East escalates, social media has been flooded with an unprecedented amount of misleading videos and images claiming to show strikes and military action in both Israel and Iran. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But many of the clips online don’t show the war at all. Some are…
Published on 06/03/2026 – 11:22 GMT+1•Updated 11:51 The European Commission has presented its “strategy on intergenerational fairness”, an initiative intended to ensure that policies adopted today will improve tomorrow’s opportunities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The intergenerational fairness strategy proposes an intergenerational fairness contract,” European Commissioner Glenn Micallef said at the launch on…
By James Thomas & video by Léo Arnoux Published on 06/03/2026 – 10:30 GMT+1 International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March, and the data appears to show that more and more women are taking on positions of authority in the corporate world. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT New statistics from Eurostat say that, in 2024,…
Published on 06/03/2026 – 9:54 GMT+1 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Hungary of detaining seven employees of Ukrainian state bank Oschadbank along with a large amount of cash and gold. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to Oschadbank, a van carrying personnel and some $75 million dollars was intercepted in central Budapest.…
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