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With two weeks until the Makerfield by-election, does Andy Burnham really have a plan in place to run the country? Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy examine the policy ideas – including an ambitious expansion of social housing construction – which could form a future leadership pitch. Back in Westminster, the duo assess the fierce political fallout from the murder of Henry Nowak after a tense PMQs. What does Nigel Farage’s intervention mean for the government and policing? Plus, has the prime minister’s chief ally, Darren Jones, been dragged into the Peter Mandelson scandal – with the release of a series…
Published on 04/06/2026 – 9:00 GMT+2 Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovia, North Macedonia Kosovo are at various stages of trying to join the bloc. Geographically, the region is completely surrounded by the EU. For nearly two decades, a period of relative calm kept enlargement on the backburner, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shattered that peace, turning expansion into a critical security priority. However, it is also about money. The EU is already the region’s primary trading partner and investor and only last year, the total trade reached over €87 billion. It is a massive, two-way exchange of heavy machinery,…
Police deployed water cannon after protesters breached a security cordon near government buildings and demanded the cancellation of the development. Demonstrators carried signs reading “Keep your hands away from Narta” and called for the resignation of officials backing the scheme. The project, which has been linked to Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, and his investment firm Affinity Partners, targets the Narta Lagoon on Albania’s Adriatic coast, an area recognised for its ecological importance and wildlife habitats, a connection that has intensified public anger. The Albanian government argues the investment could transform the country’s tourism sector and support its ambitions for…
LONDON — Britain’s Labour Party has upped its attacks in the pivotal Makerfield by-election. But its candidate, Andy Burnham, is still playing nice. In the tight June 18 fight for the Greater Manchester seat, Burnham — who is making a dual pitch to be the local MP as well as a potential replacement for Labour’s own prime minister Keir Starmer — has been largely making an upbeat case to voters and insisting he is “just gonna talk about what I’m going to do.” That’s in stark contrast to a central Labour campaign that’s gone heavily on the attack against its…
Published on 04/06/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2•Updated 8:03 Also on today’s show: Interview with Ghassan Salamé, Lebanon’s Culture Minister. Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina reports on Mark Rutte’s surprise trip to Kyiv. Euronews’ Stefan Grobe reports on Germany losing its seat on the UN Security Council. 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 at 8 am Brussels time. In just 20 minutes, our new format brings you the day’s key events plus crucial analysis of all the…
Cruise ships have been getting bigger for decades, but a proposed new vessel would make today’s floating giants look surprisingly small. Dubbed the Freedom Ship, the ambitious project aims to create the world’s first true “city at sea” – a mile-long floating community designed to carry up to 80,000 residents, visitors and crew as it continuously circumnavigates the globe. Complete with schools, parks, shops, hotels and even a hospital and sports stadium, its backers say it would be less a cruise ship and more a permanently inhabited ocean-going metropolis. There are currently two “never-ending cruises” sailing around the world –…
The 2026 Cercle Festival boasted that this year’s edition was the biggest in the event’s history. For the first time it ran for a full three days and drew around 20,000 attendees a day. It was unique for another reason too: the Cercle collective is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and the jubilee turned into a monumental show combining music, audiovisual art, space and education. During the penultimate weekend of May, the grounds of the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace just outside Paris were transformed into an interplanetary cultural hub. Between Ariane rockets, a Concorde and the giant A380, DJs,…
With a slowing economy, soaring energy costs and mounting pressure on defense spending, PM Giorgia Meloni faces an uphill battle in next year’s Italian election. Amid all this, Zoya and Ian discuss how a recent European Commission decision to exempt certain green investments from its public-spending rules is a small win for the Italian leader. They dig deeper into the thought process behind this move from the EU executive. Also on the show, we break down some of the recent developments as Brussels tightens the screws on Moscow. One of the updates is that ministers from 11 countries are calling for restrictions on the number of EU tourist visas…
By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi with AFP Published on 04/06/2026 – 6:24 GMT+2•Updated 6:53 Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to implement a conditional ceasefire that would require a “complete cessation” of fire by Iran-backed Hezbollah, according to a joint statement issued following US-led talks in Washington. The joint statement said the ceasefire was “contingent on a complete cessation” of fire by Hezbollah as well as evacuation of the group’s operatives from southern Lebanon. However, with the conditional deal based on Hezbollah, it remains unclear how events would unfold. On Tuesday, a senior Hezbollah official, Mahmud Qomati, had warned the group would “not accept a partial…
Eine außenpolitische Schlappe für Berlin: Deutschland ist bei der Wahl zum UN-Sicherheitsrat gescheitert und muss sich im Kampf um den nichtständigen Sitz Österreich geschlagen geben. Was dieses Ergebnis für die globale Wahrnehmung bedeutet und welche Fehler bei der Kandidatur gemacht wurden, analysiert Hans von der Burchard aus New York. Eine geheime US-Streichliste zeigt, wie konkret und drastisch die Amerikaner ihre militärischen Fähigkeiten, Kampfjets und Drohnen aus der europäischen Sicherheitsarchitektur abziehen wollen. Investigativ-Chef Lars Petersen ordnet den Vertrauensverlust ein. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Thomas Röwekamp (CDU), der Vorsitzende des Verteidigungsausschusses im Bundestag, bezieht Stellung zur schwindenden Rolle der USA und erklärt, warum Europa…