Europe Today: Israel votes on Netanyahu's future as Orbán is floated for UN chief
Israelis vote today in their first election since 7 October, with Benjamin Netanyahu's future on the line. Washington is reportedly floating Viktor Orbán for UN secretary-general. And we interview EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra to ask what Lula's re-election means for Europe.
Published on 27 October 2026 - 8:01 GMT+1
On today's show:
Sasha Vakulina looks at Israel's election: whether it is essentially a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu, and whether 7 October is still the defining issue. She speaks to Chatham House's Yossi Mekelberg.
Interview with Evelyn Regner, Austrian Social Democrat MEP who chairs the Delegation for Relations with Mercosur, who discusses whether Lula da Silva's fourth term revives the EU–Mercosur deal or complicates it, and whether the EU would reopen parts of it.
Our Europe editor Maria Tadeo speaks to EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra about new EU rules on preparing for climate disasters, after a devastating summer of wildfires.
Sándor Zsiros joins to discuss the Wall Street Journal report that Washington is floating Viktor Orbán for UN secretary-general, and whether he has a real chance.
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