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Brussels’ answer to a looming fertilizer crisis is to make more use of cow dung. Grocery price spikes are on the horizon amid the unending war in Iran and the rising cost of fertilizer. Yet the European Commission’s plan to shore up Europe’s supply, due out Tuesday, centers around a long-term regulatory push to recycle more manure and farm waste into fertilizer. It’s not the quick fix some were hoping for. Farmers “expected bold action,” said MEP Veronika Vrecionová, who helms the European Parliament’s agriculture committee. “Roadmaps don’t pay the bills. Farmers need action, not intentions.” Farm lobbies are pushing the same…
Published on 19/05/2026 – 7:50 GMT+2•Updated 8:01 Also on today’s show: Interview with Željana Zovko, Member of the European Parliament (European People’s Party), and Sean Clancy, Chair of the EU Military Committee. Explainer by Jakub Janas: What’s happening with the EU–US trade deal? Euronews’ Vincenzo Genovese reports live from Strasbourg on the European Order of Merit. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’ chief anchor Méabh Mc Mahon and our EU editor Maria Tadeo live on TV and Euronews’ website and digital platforms every weekday. Our new format brings you the day’s key events plus crucial…
Picture the scene. It’s 11pm, you**’**ve had a hard day at work or at school and the last thing you want is the added stress of trying to figure out how to kill a final boss in the Elden Ring. What you need is something more basic, more relaxing when you turn on the console. Going to your farm and watering some virtual tomatoes, for example. It may sound silly, but for many people, that gesture is the only real moment of peace all day. ‘Cozy games’ are video games with a leisurely pace, gentle aesthetics and a deliberate lack…
Xi Jinping empfängt den russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin in Peking. Offiziell geht es um das Jubiläum des chinesisch-russischen Freundschaftsvertrags. Gordon Repinski analysiert, wie China die russische Kriegswirtschaft durch Dual-Use-Komponenten für Drohnen und Raketen unterstützt und warum Putin in dieser Partnerschaft längst zum Juniorpartner degradiert wurde. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Konstantin von Notz (Grüne), der stellvertretenden Fraktionschef und Mitglied im Parlamentarischen Kontrollgremium. Er warnt eindringlich davor, die nachrichtendienstliche und militärische Aggression Chinas zu unterschätzen, und ordnet die jüngsten russischen Sabotage- und Desinformationsversuche in Deutschland ein. Nach langem Zögern und einem intensiven politischen Gerangel zwischen SPD und Union steht die Mehrheit für einen symbolischen…
After years of Hungary’s former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blocking Ukraine’s path to join the EU, Budapest and Kyiv are talking again. That has Brussels wondering if Hungary might finally be softening its position on Ukrainian accession. Today on the pod, Nick and Ian discuss why joining the bloc is so important to the war-torn nation and why — even if the mood is shifting in Budapest — it’s unlikely to change overnight. Also on the show, EU Commissioner Jozef Síkela is heading to Nuuk for a conference called Future Greenland. It’s all part of the EU’s attempt to court…
Deep foreign aid cuts allowed the deadly Ebola virus to spread undetected in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, while ongoing conflict has complicated efforts to build resilient health care services in the region, experts warned Monday. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez framed the crisis as a matter of security and justice at the World Health Organization’s annual meeting in Geneva, where the pressing question for health leaders is how to continue funding global health amid cuts from the U.S. and others. “We have for the last 12 years been living with Ebola, and unfortunately, we are going through…
Some Labour MPs have viewed the ex-commander as a possible future leadership candidate since arriving at Westminster — but his supporters have brought that timeline forward and insist he must be part of any contest which takes place this year, following a series of blows to Starmer’s authority. The prime minister has said he is staying put after his health secretary, Wes Streeting, resigned, and longtime critic Burnham announced a bid to re-enter parliament to challenge him. More than 90 MPs have called for Starmer to set out a timeline to quit. While there is no leadership race currently underway,…
Protests erupted across Nairobi as demonstrators blocked roads, burned tires and clashed with police during a nationwide transport strike over rising fuel prices. Footage showed officers firing teargas while protesters ran through smoke-filled streets and set bonfires on major roads. Authorities also deployed mounted police as some demonstrators were arrested. The unrest followed a sharp increase in fuel prices, with many Kenyans saying the cost of living has become unbearable and public transport disruptions leaving commuters stranded across the capital.
By Alexei Doval with AFP Published on 18/05/2026 – 20:23 GMT+2•Updated 20:23 Russia and Belarus staged nuclear drills on Monday, authorities said, amid a standoff with the NATO military alliance and an impasse with Washington over nuclear arms control. Russia deployed Oreshnik, its latest hypersonic, nuclear-capable missile, to Belarus last year, upping the stakes in its rivalry with the Western alliance. “During the exercise, it is planned to practise issues related to the delivery of nuclear munitions and preparation of their use in cooperation with the Russian side,” the Belarus defence ministry said. The scheduled training “is not directed against third countries and…
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday he was ready to “do the impossible” to stop the war with Israel, as strikes continued to batter the country despite a ceasefire. Aoun’s comments came as the Israeli army carried out another series of strikes in south Lebanon, while Hezbollah said it had struck a military target in northern Israel. While a ceasefire was announced on 17 April, it has failed to stop the violence between Israel and Hezbollah, which have continued to launch strikes as they accuse each other of violating the agreement. Last week the truce was extended for 45 days…