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Within a year of achieving a historic victory, Labour had fallen behind Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK in the polls, and proceeded to lose local and regional elections as well.  For Labour MPs it became impossible to ignore the rage of a more fickle electorate, whose dynamics had been shaped by the Brexit debate. While Europe is no longer a particularly salient issue for most voters, the split into pro- and anti-Brexit blocs, on the right and the left, is still shaping elections, according to a recent study.  At the same time, voters, it seems, have less patience with their…

Published on 23/06/2026 – 9:00 GMT+2 Yet, while numbers can rarely capture the raw complexities of what we want, they carry an inescapable weight when a referendum locks them into law. 10 years later, the Brexit debate, like it or not, is still alive. A landmark study by Ipsos, in partnership with the Policy Institute at King’s College London, and UK in a Changing Europereveals a public deeply conflicted. Today, 48% of Britons state Brexit is going worse than expected, compared to just 9% who view it as a success (“believing Britain’s exit from the EU is working out better”).…

All eyes are on Spain (and Iceland… and Greenland…) this summer as the country is set to see a total solar eclipse in August. And if you’re looking to experience the celestial event in swish digs, you might just want to book yourself a stay at the newly opened Mandarin Oriental Punta Negra, Mallorca. Located in Calvià on the island’s southwest coastline, you won’t be able to see the eclipse from the hotel itself, according to the Visit Palma website. You can, however, book yourself in for one of the hotel’s ultra-exclusive eclipse experiences. Just 15 people will get to…

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Published on 23/06/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2 On today’s show: Euronews’ Mared Gwyn Jones reports on the resignation of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, examining the political fallout in Britain and what his departure could mean for relations with the European Union. Euronews’ Jakub Janas looks at how public attitudes towards Brexit have shifted a decade after the UK voted to leave the EU and asks whether Britons would make the same choice today. Euronews’ Sasha Vakulina explains why relations between Poland and Ukraine continue to deteriorate after a dispute over historical memory escalated into a diplomatic crisis between Warsaw and…

Published on 23/06/2026 – 6:13 GMT+2 A federal judge ruled on Monday that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration’s efforts to nationalise elections can no longer be used. US District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan sided with advocacy groups that argued the recent upgrades to the programme, called Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, aggregated Americans’ sensitive personal data in a way that could result in voters being wrongly purged from voter rolls. “All in all, the federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner…

A hydrogen plane that aims to circle the globe non-stop and with zero emissions is carrying a mission, as well as hope, about sustainability to the youth. The Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard, who completed the first round-the-world solar-powered flight and was the first to complete a non-stop balloon flight around the globe, said his latest hydrogen venture is now nearing completion and the first test flights are scheduled for early 2027. The project, developed through the Solar Impulse Foundation, carries two ambitions. The first is to demonstrate that hydrogen can power a full circumnavigation of the Earth without a single…

While Europe’s Alpine resorts are world-renowned for their thrilling winter sports, many slow down and transform into havens for more relaxing outdoor activities once the snow melts. Building on the growing “playcation” sports travel trend, many visitors are drawn through the warmer months for hiking, mountain biking and trail running. It’s not just the trails that are attracting visitors, however, but also the mountain greens and fairways with golf becoming one of the Alps’ biggest summer attractions. Set against dramatic mountain backdrops, the high-altitude golf courses combine championship layouts with crisp air, luxury hotels and panoramic scenery. These destinations in…

Wie erwartet kündigt Keir Starmer seinen Rückzug vom Posten des Labour-Vorsitzenden an und auch als Premierminister. Andy Burnham heißt sein wahrscheinlicher Nachfolger. Mit Global Reporter Anne McElvoy spricht Gordon Repinski über Burnham und es geht um die Frage, wie sich der Wechsel auch auf die Europapolitik des Kanzlers auswirken könnte. Heute stellen Friedrich Merz und Bärbel Bas den mit Spannung erwarteten Bericht der Rentenkommission vor. Der stellvertretende Grünen Fraktionschef Andreas Audretsch warnt im 200-Sekunden-Interview vor dem drohenden Sinken des Rentenniveaus ab 2031 und wirft der Er fordert eine verlässliche Stabilisierung. Zum ersten Mal hat die Litauen-Brigade der Bundeswehr den Ernstfall…

In April 2025, the European Union and Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, met in the historic city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan and pledged a new boost in cooperation, joint projects, investment and interconnectivity. For the EU the event was especially important as the transportation routes through the five countries of Central Asia, connecting Europe with China are a valuable alternative for the now defunct corridors through Russia. Just over a year later, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrives in Brussels to visit the Belgian government and to assess the delivery of the promises made to the EU…