Europe
Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow: combat tanks to Ukraine
After a lot of pressure, the German government has authorised the delivery of German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine, both directly and via third countries. Chancellor Scholz had been criticised by… Audio
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
Seamus joins Kathryn to talk about the pressure on Germany over supplying Ukraine with its advanced Leopard battle tank. France and Germany's leaders have met in attempt to turn the page on months of… Audio
Italy's most-wanted mafia boss arrested
Matteo Messina Denaro had been on the run for three decades.
Temperature records smashed across Europe
Temperatures for January have reached an all-time high in a number of nations across Europe.
The world ushers out 2022 and welcomes 2023
While some major cities around the world marked the New Year with a bang and festivities, celebrations were more muted in places with surges of Covid-19 or enmeshed in conflict.
EU strikes deal to boost carbon market, Europe's biggest climate policy
Negotiators reached a political deal on Sunday to overhaul the bloc's carbon market, cutting planet-heating emissions faster and imposing new CO2 costs on fuels used in road transport and buildings…
Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow
The EU has announced it will work with the International Criminal Court to set up a specialised court to investigate war crimes in Ukraine committed by Russia. And Justice Ministers from the G7 will… Audio
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
As freezing weather sets in, Ukraine is racing against the clock to repair damage to electricity and water infrastructure across the country after a relentless wave of Russian missile strikes… Audio
NZ Police data sharing agreement with Europol questioned
A new police deal to share data with law enforcement in Europe has been done when Europol is being sued for harvesting screes of data about ordinary citizens.
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney : Putin escalates Ukraine war with illegal annexations
The Russian President has suffered another humiliating defeat in Ukraine, just a day after he was condemned by the West for escalating the war by declaring the annexation of four eastern Ukrainian… Audio
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
The latest from Europe from our correspondent Seamus Kearney. Amid mounting concern in Europe about Russian gas cuts, Germany has announced a major energy relief package to tackle rising inflation and… Audio
Europe: Nuclear warning in Ukraine, heatwave ruins crops
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Susie to look the latest news out of Europe. Audio
Europe: The Uber Files, Brexit hopes and Ukraine's lament for Boris
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney looks at the big media leak out this morning into Uber which reveals the apparent secret help the company received from top EU politicians and how far it went to… Audio
The Week in Detail: Crisis comms, Covid-19, and forfeiting feta
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Crisis comms, Covid-19, and forfeiting feta
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioPM leaves for Europe with free trade agreement in her sights
The Prime Minister leaves for Europe today, where she will push to nail down a long-awaited free trade deal with the European Union.
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
The French government has welcomed news of a compensation agreement in the row with Australia over the scrapping of a French submarine deal. Australia's new Labour government says it's reached a… Audio
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
In France, it's been a rocky start for President Macron's newly-appointed prime minister, Elisabeth Borne. The start of the new government has been overshadowed by a storm over rape allegations… Audio
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney: Eurovision, Finland's NATO bid, a Brexit-Sinn Fein row
Amid the gloom of war, Ukraine's Eurovision win has lifted spirits, with a decisive win for the Kalush Orchestra, with their entry 'Stefania'. The group has just released the video of their song… Audio
'No payment - no gas': Russia holds hard line over European gas payments
Russia has said it will not supply gas to Europe for free as it works out methods for accepting payments for its gas exports in roubles but G7 nations are refusing the demand.
