Europe Today: Macron calls for more EU common debt; Merz pushes back

Published on
11/02/2026 – 7:44 GMT+1

On today’s show:

• Our EU news editor Maria Tadeo reports from Strasbourg on the debate French President Emmanuel Macron has launched on EU common debt, or eurobonds.
• We interview Saskia Bricmont, a Belgian Member of the European Parliament from the Greens group.
• Our Jakub Janas explains what European Commission President von der Leyen means when she talks about a “multi-speed Europe”.
• Our Eleonora Vasques joins us in our studio to explain to our viewers the latest on the EU migration debate.
• Our Shona Murray updates us on why the US is not attending the meeting of NATO defence ministers.

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