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On Europe Today with Méabh Mc Mahon, we mark three years since the October 7th attacks with an interview with Israel's ambassador to France and speak to activist and author Bill Browder about EU sanctions against Russia. Plus, German intelligence is rocked after a former BND chief is arrested for treason, Spain drops its arrest warrant for exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, and prominent Belgian virologist Marc Van Ranst joins us to weigh in on the plague lab incident in Siberia. Europe Today is Euronews’ daily podcast hosted by Maria Tadeo and Méabh Mc Mahon, broadcasting directly from Brussels, at the heart of Europe.

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In this episode of Europe Today with Méabh Mc Mahon, we go live to Strasbourg to speak to far right MEP Fabrice Leggeri after a fiery debate on the roots of the violence in France. We also check in with Athens correspondent Apostolos Staikos on Greece's ongoing cost-of-living strikes. Plus, we look at the Brussels budget squeeze with Germany’s EU Ambassador Thomas Hans Ossowski, break down US special envoy Steve Witkoff’s high-stakes talks in Oslo with Ukraine correspondent Sasha Vakulina, and explore the EU's new Arctic strategy. Europe Today is Euronews’ daily podcast hosted by Maria Tadeo and Méabh Mc Mahon, broadcasting directly from Brussels, at the heart of Europe.

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On Europe Today this Tuesday, we bring you up to speed on the political tensions in France after a weekend of unrest and violence, plus the latest on cost-of-living protests across Italy and flash floods in Spain. We also sit down with Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary to discuss why air fares are heading higher this winter and why he's pointing the finger at Brussels. Europe Today is Euronews’ daily podcast hosted by Maria Tadeo and Méabh Mc Mahon, broadcasting directly from Brussels, at the heart of Europe.

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