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Hungary’s premier-elect Péter Magyar said he would relocate the prime minister’s office in Budapest once he is sworn in. “Under the Tisza government, the Prime Minister’s Office will not be based in the Carmelite Palace in the Castle District, which Viktor Orbán had set up for himself, but in one of the ministry buildings near parliament,” Magyar wrote on X on Thursday. The baroque Carmelite Monastery in Buda, on the western side of the Danube, historically served as a Catholic monastery and later as a theater before being converted into Prime Minister Orbán’s office in 2019 at a cost reported…

Opening his visit to Cameroon on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV delivered a pointed message on the integrity of leadership, urging authorities to confront endemic corruption. Speaking at the presidential palace in Yaoundé, he told President Paul Biya, 93, that public authority must restore its credibility by breaking “the chains of corruption”. The comments come at the start of a three-day pastoral visit, the first papal trip to Cameroon since 2009. It follows President Paul Biya’s disputed re-election in November 2025, extending more than 40 years in power, against a backdrop of governance challenges and a separatist conflict in the anglophone…

With three weeks until polling day, postal voting is under way in local and devolved elections across the UK – but will the process stay clean and how much could deepfakes distort the campaign? In Scotland, an almighty row has erupted between Labour and Reform over an alleged behind-the-scenes alliance to remove the SNP, with both parties branding each other liars. Down in Wales, questions are being raised over whether a party could win the most votes yet fail to form the next administration under the new voting system. Sam hears from the CEO of the Electoral Commission about the…

Eclectic supporters Despite years of speculation that he would go for the prime minister’s job, Radev only finally revealed his Progressive Bulgaria project in March.While Radev doesn’t formally lead Progressive Bulgaria, he is unmistakably its face. The movement features a motley assembly of politicians close to him or some who changed their allegiance, and also includes military figures, newcomers and former sports personalities. Only six women lead party lists across the country’s 31 electoral districts.“His face is everywhere, which is probably what matters, because nobody else is recognizable,” said Dimitar Bechev, a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe.Progressive Bulgaria has attracted…

“Heads of state and government are right to invest significant time in the unexpected geopolitical crises that have occurred over the course of the last weeks,” said Siegfried Mureșan, the lead lawmaker on the budget from the center-right European People’s Party, from which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and most of the leaders also hail. “However, I believe that as a union we should not spend all of our political time on a single topic at a time and then ignore other subjects which are important but maybe not necessarily urgent.” Leaders have called on Brussels to help…

Published on 16/04/2026 – 7:51 GMT+2•Updated 8:01 On today’s show: Top story: Euronews’ Sándor Zsíros on Péter Magyar’s next steps as Hungary’s PM-elect. Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina on Zelenskyy’s European tour. Euronews correspondent Aadel Haleem live from Doha on António Costa’s visit to Qatar. Interview with Jasem Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and Hana Jalloul Muro, MEP (S&D, Spain). Euronews’ Vincenzo Genovese on Meloni and Trump’s break up. 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…

At the start of 2026, currency markets were mapping a fairly conventional world: a US economy slowing enough for the Federal Reserve to cut rates twice, a cautious European Central Bank and most other central banks content to follow Washington’s lead. The conflict in Iran ended that script almost overnight. Energy prices surged, inflation expectations shifted, and central banks began talking about rate rises. The Fed, facing a combination of energy-driven inflation and mounting growth uncertainty, has stayed put. That divergence has opened the door for a broad range of currencies to gain ground against the US dollar. But each…

Viktor Orbán may be out — but his man in Brussels is not. Today on the pod, Ian and Sarah discuss how the Hungarian Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is expected to stay on in the Berlaymont after his Fidesz party’s landslide election loss back home. They explain why neither the Commission nor the new Hungarian government are in a rush to get rid of the Orbán ally. Next, they talk about the frontrunner in Bulgaria’s upcoming vote — an ex-fighter jet pilot. It’s the eighth election in five years and voters are hoping for the country to regain political stability. Plus,…

Fast ein Jahr nach der Wahl driftet die schwarz-rote Regierung zunehmend in Paralleluniversen ab. Während Kanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) zur nationalen Anstrengung aufruft, herrscht untereinander politisches Misstrauen. In der Union brodelt es über den „teuren Tankrabatt“ für die SPD, während sich die Sozialdemokraten durch die Forderung nach Abschaffung des 1. Mai als Feiertag provoziert fühlen. Gordon Repinski analysiert, warum es derzeit weniger um Reformen und mehr um gegenseitiges Heimzahlen geht. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview bezieht SPD-Fraktionsgeschäftsführer Dirk Wiese Stellung zu den „Ruckeleien“ der letzten Woche und den Einsparplänen im Gesundheitswesen. Exklusive Informationen zeigen: Hinter verschlossenen Türen stimmen sich Deutschland und andere NATO-Staaten…

Armed with a strong parliamentary majority, Magyar — whose new administration is eyeing a reset of its relationship with Brussels — has promised to decimate the previous government’s cozy relationship with conservative think tanks, and clamp down on state funding to the network of right-wing groups that flourished under his predecessor. This includes MCC Brussels’ parent organization, Mathias Corvinus Collegium, the Budapest-based educational institution controlled by close political allies of Orbán. “The state is not going to finance CPAC [Conservative Political Action Conference] events, or Mathias Corvinus Collegium institutions … I think this was a criminal offense, party financing mixed up…