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The political power struggle over approving the Commission

Doubts are growing over whether the European Parliament be able to approve the new European Commission, the EU's arm executive, on 27 November as planned. On Wednesday, the European People's Party (EPP), set to secure…

Ex-Commission president Barroso talks Putin, Trump, Crimea and EU treaties | Radio Schuman

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, ex-European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso talks Putin, Trump, Crimea and why it’s “not prudent” to change EU treaties. Crimea has always been a “special case”, but the EU…

Breton touts Orbán as Trump’s guy in Europe | Radio Schuman

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, former European Commissioner Thierry Breton says that when the newly re-elected US President Donald Trump wants to take the pulse of Europe, he turns to the Hungarian Prime Minister.…

EU should get tough on trade if Trump wins, says leading lawmaker

If Donald Trump wins today's election and carries through on his pledges to impose tariffs the EU needs to hit back with countermeasures and remain unified, Italian socialist MEP Brando Benifei tells Radio Schuman today.…

MEP reports from polarised US campaign trail

Today Radio Schuman spoke with German Green MEP Daniel Freund, as he drove through Pennsylvania, the critical state where Joe Biden narrowly defeated Trump by just 1.2% in 2020, and where Harris and Trump are…

What’s next in the EU-China trade tussle?

The EU will slap its new tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China for the next five years, but Beijing has been slammed the duties, filing an action with the WTO and launching anti-dumping investigations…

Will Georgia be Brussels’ new nightmare? | Radio Schuman

Following recent elections in Georgia, EU High Representative Josep Borrell urged Georgian authorities to address reports of electoral irregularities and to undertake reforms. Brussels and Tbilisi are growing increasingly distant: the recent election victory of…

What an MP and EU observer saw happen in Georgia’s elections

Little consensus has emerged after Georgia's elections, in which the ruling Georgian Dream declared themselves victors after gaining a majority. The opposition, bolstered by Western observers, claim the elections were unfair. On Saturday, Georgia held…

Should the EU be afraid of Russia’s BRICS gang? | Radio Schuman

The BRICS group, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, has garnered more significance since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What does the EU have to fear about this expanding club of Russian…

Are Moldova and Georgia the next Ukraine?

On Monday, Moldovans narrowly voted in favour of continuing the country's path toward EU membership, with the "No" vote leading until the final moments. The country's president Maia Sandu condemned Russian interference and accused "criminal…

Externalising migration does not work, says liberal MEP Abir Al-Sahlani | Radio Schuman

Outsourcing the management of migration is not the direction to go, according to the liberal MEP from Sweden. The current migration debate is largely dominated by EU countries seeking to delegate migration management outside European…

The European Council’s paradigm shift on migration

The high-stakes European Council summit concluded on Thursday, with migration policy dominating the agenda. For the first time, leaders discussed so-called "return hubs" — centres in third countries where migrants within the EU, whose asylum…