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June has arrived and with it the long-awaited Santos Populares festivals are back. This is one of the most emblematic traditions of Portuguese culture, bringing together thousands of people at street parties filled with popular music, colour and food. The Santos Populares are traditional festivities celebrated in Portugal in honour of three Catholic saints: Saint Anthony, on 13 June; Saint John, on 24 June; and Saint Peter, on 29 June. Although celebrations are held all over the country, some cities stand out for the scale of their street parties, each placing special emphasis on one of the saints. In Lisbon,…

Speaking to POLITICO before his second event on Monday, Zemmour framed his trip to Washington as a kind of rallying cry for the transatlantic right. “Our principal message is that it is not only France that is committing suicide,” Zemmour, speaking through a translator, told POLITICO. “I’m calling upon all Western peoples to not follow the seductive path that the French followed and instead to wake up and see what’s happening.” Zemmour, who arrived at both of his public appearances wearing a conspicuously bright red tie, also used his remarks in Washington to link himself to Trump’s recent accomplishments — in…

Published on 10/06/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2•Updated 8:27 Also on today’s show: Interview with General Dominique Trinquand, former head of the French military mission to the United Nations. Euronews’ Laura Fleischman live from Berlin on Germany and France halting their joint fighter jet project. Euronews’ Mared Gwyn on the reaction from Brussels to street protests in Albania over an environmentally-sensitive planned resort linked to Trump’s son-in-law. Euronews’ Peggy Corlin reports on an exclusive Euronews story about how some Chinese companies are openly advertising ways to bypass EU duties. Explainer by Jakub Janas: The EU-South Korea summit taking place in Brussels. When…

New Eurostat figures reveal stark differences in working hours across Europe. People in the EU work an average of 35.9 hours per week, according to the latest data on actual working hours from the bloc’s statistical office. The figure covers full-time and part-time workers aged 20 to 64 in their main job. The data also highlights significant differences between countries, raising questions about why some Europeans work much longer hours than others. Balkan countries record the longest working hours Within the EU, actual weekly working hours range from 31.9 hours in the Netherlands to 39.6 hours in Greece. When EU…

South Korea’s president is in Brussels for the first EU-South Korea summit in three years — a visit that starts with K-pop diplomacy but quickly moves to chips, trade, defense and China. Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart look at why Seoul has become such an important partner for Europe and why South Korea’s role in Europe’s rearmament push is also politically awkward. The due also discuss Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tightening her grip on another strategic file: defense. We unpack how the EU’s new Security Strategy is being shaped inside the Berlaymont, why the diplomatic service is being…

Taiwan may feel distant to most Europeans, but a Chinese takeover of the island would send shockwaves from Washington to Tokyo, Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister François Chih-chung Wu told Euronews Next. “If China attacks Taiwan, France, Europe, the United States, and Japan will all be affected. Taiwan will be in a terrible situation — but so will you,” he warned. The deputy minister pushed back on China’s claim over Taiwan as part of its territory since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949. Beijing has never ruled out using force to bring the self-governing island under its control…

Bei Friedrich Merz treffen heute die Koalitionsspitzen auf die Chefs der Wirtschaftsverbände und Gewerkschaften, um über die Reformbaustellen bei Rente, Gesundheit und Steuern zu verhandeln. Rasmus Buchsteiner liefert Eindrücke vom Wannsee vorab. Inklusive des Frotzelns zwischen Markus Söder und Lars Klingbeil um die Frage, wer die wahre Arbeiterpartei ist, und er dämpft zugleich die Erwartungen an eine gemeinsame Kommunikationsstrategie. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview fordert der SPD-Bundestagsabgeordnete Jan Dieren vom linken Flügel der Fraktion, den inhaltlichen Mut nicht dem bloßen Einigungszwang zu opfern. Bei den Grünen steht die größte Urabstimmung der Parteigeschichte an. Es geht um eine tiefgreifende Satzungsreform zur Professionalisierung. Jan Alexander…

LONDON — Rupert Lowe denies there’s anything personal about his drive to make Restore Britain a nationwide force — and squeeze his rival Nigel Farage from the right. But there are plenty of reasons to suspect deep rancor between the pair plays a part. “I don’t work with people who try and send me to prison for nothing. Would you?” Lowe said in a blustery phone call with POLITICO this week — as he ruled out the chance of a pact to unite the fragmented British right. All eyes are on next week’s Makerfield by-election in which Farage’s Reform hopes to…

Published on 10/06/2026 – 5:08 GMT+2 Kuwait’s military said Wednesday its air defences were engaging “hostile aerial targets”, as the United States and Iran traded attacks after the downing of an American helicopter. “The General Staff of the Army announces that Kuwaiti air defence systems are currently engaging hostile aerial targets in accordance with established operational procedures,” the Kuwaiti army posted on X, without specifying their origin. Iran had said it targeted the nation to retaliate over American airstrikes earlier Wednesday morning, also claiming attacks targeting Bahrain and Jordan. Tehran had vowed to respond after the US launched airstrikes on…

The incoming EU deal will “give impetus” to those plans, Cyprus’ Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides told reporters in the run-up to a meeting of justice and home affairs ministers last week, saying that he expects more countries, including his own, to start discussing the topic.  “Now that we’ve got the legal basis, we believe that we’ll get some flesh on the bones in the coming months,” he added. Ioannides said the “general idea” is to set up return hubs “maybe in Africa or Asia” but “not close to European borders.” Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria and Greece have had regular discussions…