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Slovakia aping ‘Orban’s playbook on steroids’ says leading lawmaker

The country is witnessing protests against the Prime Minister Robert Fico. Today Radio Schuman speaks about opposition protests in Slovakia with vice-president of the European Parliament, the Slovak liberal Martin Hojsik. Mass protests are expected…

Centre-right has renounced Green Deal, claims Timmermans

Frans Timmermans reflected on how, in the last legislative term, the Green Deal was a unifying initiative, enjoying political consensus. Now, he said, the far-right parties are pushing for its repeal, while the centre-right is…

How a budget bill could end the French left

For the first time in 60 years, France started the year without a budget bill after December’s vote triggered the collapse of Prime Minister Barnier’s three-month-old government.  But this week, new PM Michel Bayrou managed…

L’Inde en quête d’autonomie

Dans cet épisode, Sylvia explore les enjeux du sommet imminent pour l'action sur l'intelligence artificielle à Paris, co-présidé par la France et l'Inde, avec la participation annoncée du Premier ministre indien, Narendra Modi. Elle analyse…

Making sense of Trump’s tariffs, what should the EU expect?

After Canada, Mexico, and China, the EU could be the next in the firing line. Donald Trump says EU tariff could be levied on the continent anytime soon. If he follows through, is Brussels ready…

What’s the Musk effect on Germany’s future coalition? | Radio Schuman

On 23 February, Germans are going to the polls in the country's snap general election. Has Friedrich Merz unlocked what a senior socialist MP called “the gates of hell” by accepting AfD support on two…

After California, DeepSeek makes the EU nervous

The new Chinese AI model DeepSeek R1 is making waves worldwide as the start up behind it says it runs at a fraction of the cost of all existing models on the market. That seems…

How’s the EU going to finance its defence boost?

Today EU leaders will meet in Brussels for an informal retreat to discuss how to strengthen EU’s defence capabilities. Radio Schuman gives you a preview of the event, with an analysis with Euronews reporter Alice…

Why the Commission is failing to ease farmers’ worries about Mercosur deal

Concerns over the EU’s trade deal with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay have stalled negotiations for two decades. Now, the agreement is signed – but its opposition is far from sealed. Farmers worry it means…

Commission VP Ribera on political tensions in the way of the Clean Industrial Deal

Less than a month before the publication of the Clean Industrial Deal, Commission Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera speaks to host Giada Santana and energy, environment and transport editor Donagh Cagney about competitiveness, environmental NGOs lobbying,…

What the uprising toppling Serbia’s PM means for the country’s future

Not many could have guessed that the 2024 railway accident in Novi Sad, Serbia’s second-largest city, would spark some of the largest protests in the country’s post-Soviet history, ultimately leading to Prime Minister Miloš Vučević's…

Should the EU engage with new Syrian authorities? | Radio Schuman

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Spanish foreign ministers José Manuel Albares said that there are good prospects for dialogue with the new Syrian authorities, known as HTS. Today Radio Schuman features Euronews' Shona Murray's…