https://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:30:52 +0200 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:30:52 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png https://www.euronews.com https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/are-hungary-and-the-eu-friends-again-the-ring-in-budapest https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/are-hungary-and-the-eu-friends-again-the-ring-in-budapest Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:30:39 +0200 The Ring visits Budapest to ask whether Prime Minister Péter Magyar has reset Hungary’s ties with the EU. After April’s landslide, Brussels agreed to release €16.4bn in blocked funds, but several issues remain unresolved. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/polands-economic-rise-can-it-last-the-ring-in-warsaw https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/polands-economic-rise-can-it-last-the-ring-in-warsaw Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:30:12 +0200 The Ring travels to the Polish capital for a political discussion on the country’s economic transformation and the challenges ahead. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/can-europe-afford-its-defence-boost-meps-debate-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/can-europe-afford-its-defence-boost-meps-debate-in-the-ring Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:49:27 +0200 As security and hybrid threats are on the rise across Europe and the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, the focus in Brussels is firmly on increasing defence spending. But who should pay, and how? https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/can-cities-cope-with-europes-tourism-boom-meps-debate-in-a-special-edition-of-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/30/can-cities-cope-with-europes-tourism-boom-meps-debate-in-a-special-edition-of-the-ring Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200 In this special live episode, we’re zooming in on how the tourism boom across Europe is affecting locals — and whether it’s possible to square the circle between the continent’s tourism growth and its worrying housing crisis. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/who-can-afford-to-live-in-greece-political-showdown-in-the-ring-in-athens https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/who-can-afford-to-live-in-greece-political-showdown-in-the-ring-in-athens Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:30:17 +0200 From Brussels and Strasbourg to the heart of Athens, overlooking the Acropolis: "The Ring" travels to the Greek capital for a political showdown centred on migration, the housing crisis, and the arrest warrant issued against Benjamin Netanyahu. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/debating-ursula-von-der-leyens-speech-on-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/debating-ursula-von-der-leyens-speech-on-the-ring Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:02 +0200 After Ursula von der Leyen's address, the debate: MEPs Li Andersson and Lukas Mandl deconstruct the EU Commission president's speech in a special edition of The Ring. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/09/ceuta-mass-migration-crisis-tests-european-solidarity-meps-clash-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/09/ceuta-mass-migration-crisis-tests-european-solidarity-meps-clash-in-the-ring Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:30:10 +0200 This week on The Ring, EU lawmakers clash over the Ceuta migration crisis. From Morocco’s role and Spain’s response to whether EU member states are doing enough to help out when one member state comes under pressure, the debate raises more questions than answers. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/02/the-surge-of-the-far-right-who-is-to-blame-meps-face-off-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/02/the-surge-of-the-far-right-who-is-to-blame-meps-face-off-in-the-ring Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:30:48 +0200 All eyes are on the election in the small east German state of Saxony-Anhalt. A potential absolute majority for the far-right there could shake up German politics and rattle Europe. The beginning of a new crisis? https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/05/europes-biggest-debates-migration-mercosur-and-housing-on-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/05/europes-biggest-debates-migration-mercosur-and-housing-on-the-ring Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:30:12 +0200 This special edition brings back conversations and debates on migration, trade, and housing — three issues that have remained at the centre of Europe’s political agenda this year. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/29/europes-biggest-debates-on-the-ring-eus-security-at-what-cost https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/29/europes-biggest-debates-on-the-ring-eus-security-at-what-cost Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:30:20 +0200 As parliamentary activity pauses for the summer recess, we look back at some of the debates of the season. This special edition revisits some of the most pressing questions facing the EU: how should Europe defend itself in an unstable world, and how should it respond to conflicts beyond its borders? https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/22/guiding-europe-irelands-six-month-eu-presidency-takes-centre-stage-on-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/22/guiding-europe-irelands-six-month-eu-presidency-takes-centre-stage-on-the-ring Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:30:05 +0200 On this week's episode of The Ring, Euronews' weekly debate show, we travel to Ireland, which has just taken over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, to hear what issues are keeping politicians up at night. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/15/can-common-debt-fix-europes-growth-problem-meps-debate-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/15/can-common-debt-fix-europes-growth-problem-meps-debate-in-the-ring Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:30:44 +0200 In this week’s episode of The Ring, EU lawmakers Markus Ferber and Pasquale Tridico clash over whether common debt is the answer to Europe's stagnant economy and weakened competitiveness. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/09/is-belgium-becoming-a-narco-state-belgian-politicians-debate-on-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/09/is-belgium-becoming-a-narco-state-belgian-politicians-debate-on-the-ring Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:30:46 +0200 Brussels and Antwerp have seen rising drug-related shootings and turf wars among trafficking networks. Has Belgium lost control of the drug issue? Brussels Mayor Philippe Close and conservative opposition politician Mathias Vanden Borre (N-VA) go head-to-head in this edition. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/08/tanks-vs-tractors-can-the-eu-keep-providing-a-political-shield-to-farmers-meps-debate-in-t https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/08/tanks-vs-tractors-can-the-eu-keep-providing-a-political-shield-to-farmers-meps-debate-in-t Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:30:46 +0200 Tough talks on the EU’s next long-term budget, Ukraine’s push for EU accession and skyrocketing fertiliser costs are putting European farmers under the political spotlight once more. Can the EU continue to appease them as it shifts its focus to defence and global trade? MEPs debate on The Ring. https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/01/meps-clash-in-the-ring-over-the-right-answers-to-europes-scorching-heat-dome https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/01/meps-clash-in-the-ring-over-the-right-answers-to-europes-scorching-heat-dome Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:30:14 +0200 A record-breaking heatwave is baking Europe - have politicians failed to protect citizens? Is air-conditioning the answer? In this edition, Benedetta Scuderi (Greens) and Andrea Wechsler (EPP) talk about the political consequences of a (failed?) climate policy. https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/has-brexit-made-europe-stronger-or-weaker-meps-go-face-to-face-on-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/24/has-brexit-made-europe-stronger-or-weaker-meps-go-face-to-face-on-the-ring Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:30:27 +0200 What has Brexit taught Europe about sovereignty, migration, economic competitiveness, democratic accountability, and disinformation? Has it strengthened the case for deeper European integration? MEPs debate the future of EU-UK relations on this edition of The Ring. https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/17/how-can-europe-compete-with-the-us-and-china-economically-meps-debate-on-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/17/how-can-europe-compete-with-the-us-and-china-economically-meps-debate-on-the-ring Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:30:07 +0200 From Artificial Intelligence to rare minerals, from Trump's tariffs to China's cheap exports - in this edition MEPs Jörgen Walborn (EPP) and Lina Gálvez (S&D) talk about the global economic challenges that lie ahead and that impact all of us in Europe. https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/11/world-cup-has-trump-already-ruined-the-vibes-meps-debate-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/11/world-cup-has-trump-already-ruined-the-vibes-meps-debate-in-the-ring Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:43:10 +0200 The World Cup is on, the single biggest sport event of the year, followed by millions of people around the world. So far, the vibes are strangely subdued. Ticket sales and hotel bookings are below expectations and immigration issues are making headlines - especially in the US. https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/03/what-can-the-eus-ukraine-diplomacy-achieve-meps-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/03/what-can-the-eus-ukraine-diplomacy-achieve-meps-in-the-ring Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:25:11 +0200 Is Moscow deliberately escalating the war in Ukraine? The increasing number of Russian drone incursions into European airspace has left the EU struggling to come up with a swift response. Is more defense spending the right answer? And what to do with the money? https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/27/melonis-foreign-policy-twist-on-the-ring-is-italy-turning-its-back-on-israel-and-us https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/27/melonis-foreign-policy-twist-on-the-ring-is-italy-turning-its-back-on-israel-and-us Wed, 27 May 2026 21:01:42 +0200 The Italian government seems to have shifted in its approach towards the United States and Israel, after Trump's attacks on Pope Leo XIV and Netanyahu's government's crackdown on Flotilla activists. Is it a real change or just a cosmetic move? https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/20/more-money-for-the-military-to-do-what-meps-clash-over-europes-defense-spending-on-the-rin https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/20/more-money-for-the-military-to-do-what-meps-clash-over-europes-defense-spending-on-the-rin Wed, 20 May 2026 20:30:56 +0200 Is higher defense spending in Europe a strategic investment or a random act to please Donald Trump? That's this week's topic of The Ring featuring MEPs Marc Botenga and Lukas Mandl as opponents. https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/20/can-europe-secure-its-own-future-in-a-world-of-great-power-politics https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/20/can-europe-secure-its-own-future-in-a-world-of-great-power-politics Wed, 20 May 2026 15:56:41 +0200 As wars spread and trust in Washington weakens, Europe is rearming and preparing for a world where it may have to defend its interests without relying on the US. https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/13/is-global-europe-the-answer-to-shifting-alliances-meps-debate-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/13/is-global-europe-the-answer-to-shifting-alliances-meps-debate-in-the-ring Wed, 13 May 2026 20:30:02 +0200 In this edition of our weekly debate show The Ring, Damian Boeselager (Volt/Greens) and Helmut Brandstätter (Renew) discuss whether Europe can lead in a changing world order. https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/07/can-europe-stand-up-to-china-on-trade https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/07/can-europe-stand-up-to-china-on-trade Thu, 07 May 2026 14:39:00 +0200 Trade relations between the two economic superpowers have soured in recent weeks as Beijing has attacked EU plans to cut its reliance on China for key goods, services and resources. https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/06/how-to-avoid-a-trade-war-with-china-meps-debate-on-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/06/how-to-avoid-a-trade-war-with-china-meps-debate-on-the-ring Wed, 06 May 2026 20:30:40 +0200 Is a trade war with China looming? In this edition of our weekly debate show The Ring, Sakis Arnaoutoglou (S&D) and Nicolás de la Parte (EPP) discuss what could be one of the most consequential topics on the EU's political agenda. https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/30/psg-vs-bayern-a-semifinal-for-the-ages-and-football-at-its-very-best https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/30/psg-vs-bayern-a-semifinal-for-the-ages-and-football-at-its-very-best Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:24:49 +0200 In this special football edition of The Ring, we deconstruct a Champions League game that will go down in history as one of the best ever. Nine goals - can top quality football really be any better? Our experts also weigh in on what else is moving Europe's most popular sport. https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/23/housing-crisis-a-test-for-europes-social-stability-meps-clash-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/23/housing-crisis-a-test-for-europes-social-stability-meps-clash-in-the-ring Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:30:11 +0200 In this new edition of The Ring, broadcast from the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs Dirk Gotink (EPP) and Maria Ohisalo (Greens) go face-to-face on the growing housing crisis in Europe. https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/23/is-germany-the-sick-man-of-europe-again-the-ring-in-berlin https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/23/is-germany-the-sick-man-of-europe-again-the-ring-in-berlin Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:30:41 +0200 In this episode of Ring, recorded in the German capital, it’s Bundestag vs. European Parliament: Christian Democrat Sepp Müller and Leftist Martin Schirdewan go head to head to discuss the reform backlog in the EU’s largest economy. https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/15/peter-magyars-landslide-victory-in-hungary-whats-the-impact-on-brussels https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/15/peter-magyars-landslide-victory-in-hungary-whats-the-impact-on-brussels Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:30:22 +0200 In this new edition of The Ring, broadcast from the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs Daniel Freund (Greens) and Sander Smit (ECR) debate the outcome of the Hungarian election and what it means for Europe. https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/15/is-the-eu-ready-to-drop-unanimous-voting https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/15/is-the-eu-ready-to-drop-unanimous-voting Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:59:22 +0200 The decisive defeat of Hungarian leader and EU veto-er-in-chief Viktor Orbán presents the EU with an opportunity to move forward on several key foreign policy issues. But was he the problem? Or is unanimity holding the EU back from defending itself on the world stage? https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/08/out-of-sight-eu-lawmakers-fight-over-migrant-return-hubs-on-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/08/out-of-sight-eu-lawmakers-fight-over-migrant-return-hubs-on-the-ring Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:30:51 +0200 In this new edition of The Ring, broadcast from the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs Lena Düpont (EPP) and Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D) debate whether return hubs will speed up the return of irregular migrants. https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/25/escalation-in-the-middle-east-not-europes-war-meps-go-head-to-head-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/25/escalation-in-the-middle-east-not-europes-war-meps-go-head-to-head-in-the-ring Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:30:55 +0100 In this new edition of The Ring, broadcast from the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs Riho Terras (EPP) and Özlem Demirel (The Left) debate Europe’s role in the ongoing war in the Middle East. https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/25/the-war-in-iran-what-should-europe-do https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/25/the-war-in-iran-what-should-europe-do Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:17:13 +0100 Don't miss this week's episode of The Ring, tonight at 20.30 CET. MEPs Riho Terras (EPP) and Özlem Demirel (The Left) go head-to-head in a fiery debate over what the EU should do in this crisis. https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/19/energy-crisis-hits-europe-who-pays-the-price-meps-clash-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/19/energy-crisis-hits-europe-who-pays-the-price-meps-clash-in-the-ring Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:30:09 +0100 In this new edition of The Ring, broadcast from the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs Fabrice Leggeri (Patriots for Europe) and Jussi Saramo (The Left) debate Europe’s energy strategy as geopolitical tensions shake global markets. https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/18/europes-healthcare-a-right-or-a-business-model-meps-face-off-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/18/europes-healthcare-a-right-or-a-business-model-meps-face-off-in-the-ring Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:30:09 +0100 In this special edition of The Ring, broadcast from the Euronews Health Summit, MEPs Stine Bosse (Renew Europe) and Tilly Metz (The Greens/EFA) go head-to-head to debate who should pay for European health innovation. https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/11/iran-war-is-the-eu-a-mere-spectator-or-diplomatic-player-meps-debate-on-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/11/iran-war-is-the-eu-a-mere-spectator-or-diplomatic-player-meps-debate-on-the-ring Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:30:21 +0100 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? https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/04/is-the-eu-being-dragged-into-war-meps-debate-middle-east-crisis-on-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/04/is-the-eu-being-dragged-into-war-meps-debate-middle-east-crisis-on-the-ring Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:30:12 +0100 In this episode of The Ring, MEPs Hana Jalloul and Reinhold Lopatka go head to head to debate the escalating conflict in the Middle East, and its implications for the European Union. https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/25/ukraine-in-the-eu-a-question-of-when-or-if https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/25/ukraine-in-the-eu-a-question-of-when-or-if Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:30:38 +0100 In this episode of The Ring, brought to you from the European Parliament in Brussels, we focus on Ukraine’s EU path, with MEPs Petras Auštrevičius (Renew Europe) and Aurelijus Veryga (ECR). https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/18/a-brake-on-the-far-right-but-at-what-cost-portuguese-electoral-showdown-on-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/18/a-brake-on-the-far-right-but-at-what-cost-portuguese-electoral-showdown-on-the-ring Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:30:48 +0100 In this episode of The Ring, recorded at the Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon, we examine the outcome of Portugal’s presidential election and its implications for both the country and Europe. https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/11/who-decides-who-belongs-in-europe-the-migration-debate-returns https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/11/who-decides-who-belongs-in-europe-the-migration-debate-returns Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:30:21 +0100 In this week’s episode of The Ring, MEPs Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D) and Tomas Tobé (EPP) engage in a deep debate over how Europe should manage migration - from applying the “safe third country” concept to Spain’s large-scale regularisation plan. https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/04/can-a-social-media-ban-protect-children-from-online-violence-and-bullying https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/04/can-a-social-media-ban-protect-children-from-online-violence-and-bullying Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:30:13 +0100 In this week’s episode of The Ring, MEPs Axel Voss (EPP) and Christel Schaldemose (Socialists) engage in a deep debate over whether or not a ban on social media for under-16's is a good thing. https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/28/mercosur-india-and-the-eu-trade-ambitions-meet-political-resistance-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/28/mercosur-india-and-the-eu-trade-ambitions-meet-political-resistance-in-the-ring Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:30:55 +0100 In this week’s episode of The Ring, MEPs Warborn (EPP) and Mullooly (Renew Europe) engage in a heated debate over the EU–Mercosur agreement, following the Parliament’s decision to refer it to the Court of Justice of the European Union. https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/14/is-the-eu-still-relevant-in-a-world-without-rules-meps-debate-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/14/is-the-eu-still-relevant-in-a-world-without-rules-meps-debate-in-the-ring Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:30:11 +0100 Is the EU still relevant in a world where power increasingly overrides international law? That is the question posed in this edition of The Ring, Euronews’ weekly debating show that sees two MEPs face off on some of the most pressing issues of our time. https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/17/migration-in-europe-security-vs-solidarity-meps-clash-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/17/migration-in-europe-security-vs-solidarity-meps-clash-in-the-ring Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:30:38 +0100 This week The Ring turns to Europe’s migration debate, as the EU moves toward tougher deportation rules and explores controversial “return hubs” for rejected asylum-seekers outside the Union. https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/10/sanchezs-political-turmoil-on-the-ring-a-government-in-survival-mode https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/10/sanchezs-political-turmoil-on-the-ring-a-government-in-survival-mode Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:30:31 +0100 The political crisis in Spain goes beyond national borders: Former Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo (PP) and José Zaragoza (PSC), current member of Congress, debate on The Ring about the instability of Sánchez’s government and its impact on Europe. https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/03/putin-threatens-europe-with-war-if-it-wants-one-meps-react-on-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2025/12/03/putin-threatens-europe-with-war-if-it-wants-one-meps-react-on-the-ring Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:30:52 +0100 "If you project power, Russia is not going to attack you" - MEPs Cristian Terheș (ECR) and Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (Renew Europe) discuss the security of Europe on The Ring. https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/26/is-the-green-deal-still-alive-javi-lopez-and-hildegard-bentele-pick-sides-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/26/is-the-green-deal-still-alive-javi-lopez-and-hildegard-bentele-pick-sides-in-the-ring Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:35:19 +0100 In this fourth episode of “The Ring”, we focus on the controversial topic of the Green Deal and put up for debate to what extent the EU is united on climate targets and ambitions. https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/19/the-ring-in-paris-thevenot-and-brossat-square-off-over-the-french-political-crisis https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/19/the-ring-in-paris-thevenot-and-brossat-square-off-over-the-french-political-crisis Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:44:52 +0100 In the third episode of “The Ring”, Euronews’ brand new political debate show, we travel to Paris and zoom in on the political and social crisis that agitates France and worries Europe. https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/12/who-will-pay-to-rearm-europe-meps-schirdewan-and-terras-face-off-in-the-ring https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/12/who-will-pay-to-rearm-europe-meps-schirdewan-and-terras-face-off-in-the-ring Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:00:40 +0100 In our second episode of "The Ring", we debate the highly political topic of Rearming Europe that has become a geopolitical goal of the European Commission https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/12/tonight-on-the-ring-who-should-pay-for-europes-defence-and-security https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/12/tonight-on-the-ring-who-should-pay-for-europes-defence-and-security Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:00:42 +0100 Tonight on Euronews, veteran MEPs Martin Schirdewan from the Left and Riho Terras from the European People’s Party go to face to face on The Ring