Mared Gwyn Jones
Europe Today
Newsletter: Iran war, Druzhba dispute to dominate EU leaders’ summit
Also in this newsletter: how the 50th anniversary celebration of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) was overshadowed by allegations of coordinated collaboration with anti-EU forces; and Iceland's Foreign Minister speaks to Europe Today.
Europe Today
EU has not ‘legitimised’ Trump’s Board of Peace - Commissioner Šuica
In an interview with Euronews, Commissioner Šuica aimed to distance herself from Trump’s Board of Peace, but did not rule out continuing to attend meetings of the controversial initiative in order to contribute to Gaza’s post-war future.
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The Ring
The Ring: Is the EU a spectator or player as war grips Middle East?
With the US and Israel’s war against Iran in its second week, the EU is bracing itself for a potential energy shock and economic fallout. As the conflict persists, can the EU continue to stand back and limit the damage, and is it facing a moment of reckoning as the guardian of the rules-based order?
Europe Today
Trump ‘gambling with lives’ in Iran, top MEP Neumann tells Euronews
The European Parliament's top lawmaker on Iran tells Europe Today that she cannot 'endorse a war' where the end game is unclear, saying regime change cannot be triggered by 'bombs alone' as Trump contradicts war timeline.
World News
'No sign' of Middle East refugee surge but EU ready - Swedish minister
Sweden's Minister for Migration Johan Forssell tells Europe Today that the EU "cannot have another refugee crisis", after the bloc's home affairs ministers gathered to discuss the spiralling conflict in the Middle East.
Europe Today
'Unilateral' attack on Iran not backed by international law - Spain FM
Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares tells Europe Today that the US and Israel's military intervention in Iran is not backed by the UN Treaties or international law, while also condemning Iran's retaliation as 'unjustified.'
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