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It's not good to take his car. Not because of traffic jams, but because of the price of gasoline that has never been so high in Europe. In a geopolitical context as tense as ever – in the Middle East and Ukraine – the cost of a litre of gasoline is breaking record, as is the cost of diesel.
This week, Caroline De Camaret receives Maciej Witucki, President of BusinessEurope since 1 July 2026. The largest employers' organisation in Europe, BusinessEurope represents over 40 national employers' federations from 35 countries. He is a Polish national and takes stock with us of the European entrepreneurial landscape, its challenges and its avenues for improvement.
The US leader asked European countries to release some of their diesel reserves to ease the rising prices. The issue has damaged Trump's popularity back home.
We sit down with David McAllister, the chair of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. He talks to us about the security threats facing Europe, and what defence gaps the EU urgently needs to close. For McAllister, the EU is "not at war with the Russian Federation, but we are no longer at peace with Russia". He also believes that the EU is not, as yet, capable of making sovereign decisions in certain areas of defence "because we are too dependent on US capabilities."
The US leader asked European countries to release some of their diesel reserves to ease the rising prices. The issue has damaged Trump's popularity back home.
Macron says G7 will release 100 million barrels over four months; diesel release to be 'frontloaded'.
Europe's leaders are mulling proposals to respond to Trump's diesel demands.
The EU's climate monitor said this summer was third-warmest for the continent on record. European rivers also registered their lowest average flows since records began in 1992.
Members of the Group of Seven bloc of highly industrialised economies on Friday agreed to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from their reserves over four months, averting a potential US ban on diesel exports. The European Union had earlier pushed back against Washington's threat, with an EU official saying the 27-member bloc “fully” rejected the move.
Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Carlos Mascarell Vilar, political scientist based in Spain. From his own perspective, Emmanuel Macron's visit to Spain needs to be understood by European power, political legacy, and geoeconomics. France and Spain are seeking to reinforce their bilateral relationship at a moment when the balance of power within Europe is changing rapidly, particularly with the growing importance of countries in the east such as Poland. For Macron, strengthening the Madrid-Paris axis is also part of a broader effort to advance European defence and strategic sovereignty.
EU countries are set for crisis talks on soaring diesel prices, with officials warning a U.S. export ban could hurt Europe’s economic outlook.
Kyiv is in a “very dramatic situation”, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Friday, as Russia pummelled key infrastructure across the capital. Russian drones hit Kyiv’s Southern Bridge for a fourth time in 24 hours, forcing authorities to close traffic on it. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
The European Union (EU) has introduced some of the world's strictest Artificial Intelligence (AI) laws.
A record 52% of Europe faced intense heat stress this summer, the EU’s climate monitor said Friday, as climate change fuelled widespread heatwaves and tens of thousands of excess deaths. Europe recorded its third warmest summer, while western Europe experienced its hottest, with several countries setting national temperature records overall.
Skyrocketing diesel prices have pushed Washington to weigh an export ban, raising alarm across European economies.
The United States on Thursday urged European allies to release strategic diesel reserves immediately to curb prices driven higher by the US war on Iran. EU states will discuss a coordinated response on Friday, as Washington increases pressure following US President Donald Trump's suggestion that he could ban US diesel exports.
BP's largest oil discovery in 25 years. What it means for the stock.
British police on Thursday arrested a British-Iranian dual national in connection with the security incident at the Fairford airbase Wednesday. Five other men initially arrested over the incidence were later released without charge on bail.
The British anti-terrorist police announced on Thursday the arrest in London of a 25-year-old British-Iranian during the investigation into the incident near the Fairford military base on Sunday. He is suspected of "preparing a terrorist act".
At a ceremony to honor NATO, the German chancellor warned that Russia will threaten the rest of Europe if it isn't stopped in Ukraine. In other news, the German military will set up its first drone regiment.
