Author: Euronews

The EU is set to approve new sanctions against Hamas and Israeli settlers this week. ADVERTISEMENTHungary will next week assume the presidency of the EU Council, how might that shift the complex dynamics of the EU’s stance on Israel amidst the Gaza conflict? How do far-right parties gaining greater traction across Europe also impact EU-Israeli relations? We explore that theme today on Radio Schuman.We’ll also discuss the implications of a key meeting between Hungarian PM Viktor Orban and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni in Rome.Lastly, we uncover the details behind the world’s longest underwater rail and road tunnel connecting Scandinavia to central…

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Extreme rains in Northern Europe are having an impact on some of the smallest European Union constituents: insects. ADVERTISEMENTHeavy rains and lower temperatures are saturating bee colonies and their habitats in France.In Saint-Selve, southwestern France, one beekeeper says June is meant to be a “honey flow” month – but few hives are filled with the nectar-seeking insects. “Basically we’re supposed to be in a honey flow, so filled up with honey, but there are very few of them,” Dominique Laforce said. The beekeeper said the rains are wetting the flowers to an extent that the bees can’t get inside, “and…

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