Jakub Janas
Europe Today
Watch: Fake condoms, counterfeit weight-loss pens and the toy labels testing EU borders
Anti-fraud investigators at OLAF just broke up an international smuggling group. Criminals tried to slip their illegal cargo past European border checks as children's toys to evade customs controls. But the boxes did not contain toys at all.
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Watch: Planning to visit Europe this summer? The new Entry/Exit System means longer queues
If you hold a non-EU passport, Brussels has a brand-new welcome package for your next European holiday. The Entry/Exit System was designed to log your face and fingerprints in around 70 seconds to catch overstayers. But the system isn't working as intended.
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Video: Inside the NATO summit where record European military spending buys American dependence
This Tuesday, NATO leaders land in Ankara for an annual summit. The pre-negotiated statement promises an iron-clad 32-member family committed to collective protection. However, the official documents are not always reflecting the reality.
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Watch: Lies, damn lies, and statistics—the data about Brexit ten years on
Exactly ten years ago today, the UK made a historic choice that permanently reshaped Europe. However, Britons do not need another European to tell them what they want. Instead, your continental reporter has prepared something far more British: a review.
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Watch: Behind closed doors—Ukraine, taxes, and trade at this week's European Council Summit
Tonight, Council President António Costa is gathering all twenty-seven national leaders for an exclusive, high-stakes working dinner. Sadly, he forgot to invite your reporter, but that doesn't stop us from seeing what will be served on the multi-course menu.
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Watch: Empty seats and closed borders? FIFA’s high-stakes bet on a divided America
While the football elite rub shoulders in Washington, the game is hitting a physical and metaphorical wall at the US border. International teams, referees and everyday fans find it difficult to see the games which start today. What’s going on there?
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Watch: Forget the football—the money game behind the 2026 World Cup
The largest World Cup in history will kick off this Thursday across the US, Canada and Mexico. With 48 teams playing 104 matches, fans are bracing for a five-week marathon. But if you look past the grass, the game is also being played by corporate accountants.
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Watch: Forget idealism—the multi-billion euro reason the EU wants the Western Balkans in the bloc
Top EU chiefs are gathering in Tivat, Montenegro from this Thursday for the EU-Western Balkans summit. But with the EU already struggling to manage 27 member states, why is Brussels pushing for enlargement right now?
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Watch: The oldest trick in the book—how Russia’s shadow fleet hides from global tracking
Last Sunday, French maritime forces, operating alongside the UK, intercepted a sanctioned Russian oil tanker that was part of the shadow fleet. What actually is this ghost fleet, and how does it affect Europeans?
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