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Shona Murray

The Europe Conversation

Growth in Ukrainian military capabilities a sign of optimism

Amid war in Ukraine, the rapidly unfolding conflict in the Middle East and uncertainty about future relations with US, the EU has rarely faced such challenging times. Jacob Kirkegaard, Senior Fellow at the Bruegel thinktank shares his views on what the coming years may hold.

Europe News

Growth in Ukrainian military capabilities a sign of optimism — analyst

Amid war in Ukraine, the rapidly unfolding conflict in the Middle East, and uncertainty about future relations with the US, the EU has rarely faced such challenging times. Jacob Kirkegaard, Senior Fellow at the Bruegel think tank, shares his views on what the coming years may hold.

Europe News

Pope gives farewell mass in stadium before departing Belgium

Francis' visit to Belgium was always going to be difficult given the country's history of clerical sexual abuse and its increasingly secular society.

Europe News

Pope Francis criticised by students on visit to Catholic university in

The students questioned why the Catholic church has so few women in top positions and why their intellectual contribution had often been disregarded.

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Europe News

NATO trains countries to respond to cyber attacks on renewables

Since Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014, energy companies providing alternatives to fossil fuels have increasingly come under attack.

Europe News

Can Zelenskyy convince the West to back his 'victory plan'?

Despite several months of lobbying, Zelenskyy failed to make the case for using Western weapons in Russian territory, and experts are sceptical that the Kremlin is willing to negotiate on genuine terms any time soon.

Europe News

Von der Leyen arrives in Kyiv promising Ukraine electricity funds

Russia continues to target the war-torn country's energy infrastructure, leaving parts of the east in darkness for hours at a time.

Europe Decoded

Former Commission chief Juncker praises Barnier as 'one of the best'

While he has receded from political life in recent years, the new French premier earned plenty of respect in Brussels as lead Brexit negotiator.

Europe News

Lack of women in power a matter of bias — Romania's Commissioner pick

Romania changed its choice for Commissioner in response to calls by von der Leyen for gender parity in the next cabinet. Bucharest is vying for an economic portfolio and has nominated a former minister for EU funds and secretary of state for public procurement, newly-elected MEP Roxana Mînzatu.

Europe News

Is the EU losing credibility over its response to the war in Gaza?

Europe's leaders have not found a consensus position on the war in Gaza, and some have even intervened on Israel's behalf in international legal proceedings.

Europe News

European leaders meet in UK and reaffirm support for Ukraine

European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, met in the UK for the EPC summit to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, migration and the state of democracy.

Europe News

Budapest denies its newly-formed agency is intimidating civil society

The Sovereignty Protection Office has the power to gather information on any groups or individuals that benefit from foreign funding and influence public debate, and Hungary’s secret services can assist in its investigations.

USA

NATO deputy chief: 'China is a threat to our security'

Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană discusses the wars in Russia and Gaza at the 75th anniversary summit of the alliance.

Europe News

Ukraine to get Patriots and F-16s as NATO announces long-term support

Support for Ukraine was a major consensus between allies on the second day of the NATO Summit in Washington, as partners agreed to shift their focus to providing long-term support.

Europe News

NATO allies: Orbán's Moscow visit fails to advance peace and unity

The growing consensus among NATO allies is that Orbán's visit to Moscow was unnecessary and failed to acknowledge that Russia is the aggressor and that Ukrainians are suffering as a result of Putin's actions.

USA

Putin 'dead wrong' to question NATO commitment to Ukraine, allies say

NATO allies are gathering in Washington, DC, to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary. Fresh announcements on further support for Ukraine are meant to show Moscow that no one is giving up on Kyiv.

Hungary

Orbán's visit to Moscow sparks dismay in Brussels

Hungarian officials told Euronews the government's policy in Ukraine is that "both parties" need to negotiate an end to the conflict and that there was "no military solution".

Europe News

EPP won't seek formal deal with Meloni, says secretary general

The Green Deal has been "too ideologically driven" and needs to be rethought to emphasise the "competition angle," says Thanasis Bakolas.

World

Simon Harris: Ireland recognised Palestine to push two-state solution

As Ireland, Spain and Norway recognise the State of Palestine in order to breathe new life into the two state solution, Shona Murray spoke to Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris about this historic move, for the Global Conversation.

Europe News

What's happening in Gaza is 'unconscionable', says Irish PM Harris

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris answered Euronews' questions in an exclusive interview, discussing the Israel-Hamas conflict and offering justification for Ireland's decision to recognise Palestine as a state.

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