Poland has transformed itself over the past three decades. The next challenge is whether it can sustain that momentum.

Poland is trying to keep growth strong while managing a large budget deficit, soaring defence spending and the pressure to modernise its economy.

Can it reconcile greater spending on defence with sound public finances — while raising productivity and living standards enough to continue closing the gap with Western Europe?

These are the core questions of this special edition of The Ring, broadcast from Warsaw, featuring two Members of the European Parliament: Michał Szczerba, from the centre-right European People's Party, and Michał Kobosko, from the liberal Renew Europe group.

Listen to this special edition of The Ring, brought to you from Warsaw.

The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices.

In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life.

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As security and hybrid threats are on the rise across Europe and the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, European defence budgets are under the microscope.

The debate in The Ring goes straight to the heart of the controversy: is the 5% of GDP target a necessary goal or a misleading obsession? And who ultimately pays the bill for rearmament?

In this special live edition from the Euronews Defence & Space Summit, Méabh Mc Mahon is joined by a live audience and leading European lawmakers — Belgian centre-right EPP member Wouter Beke and German social democrat Tobias Cremer.

Listen to this special edition of The Ring, brought to you from the Albert Hall in Brussels.

The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices.

In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life.

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How much tourism can Europe’s cities handle? Who should bear the cost? And how is the tourism boom across Europe affecting locals who struggle to find a home?

Two EU lawmakers step into The Ring on this live episode from Euronews Travel & Tourism summit: Regina Doherty, an Irish MEP with Fine Gael and a member of the centre-right European People’s Party, and Sérgio Gonçalves, a Portuguese Socialist MEP from Madeira.

Both MEPs discuss whether it is possible to square the circle between the continent’s tourism growth and its worrying housing crisis.

Listen to this special edition of The Ring, brought to you from the Albert Hall in Brussels.

The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices.

In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life.

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Από τις Βρυξέλλες και το Στρασβούργο στην καρδιά της Αθήνας, με θέα την Ακρόπολη. Το «The Ring» ταξιδεύει στην ελληνική πρωτεύουσα για μια πολιτική μονομαχία με θέμα τη μετανάστευση, τη στεγαστική κρίση και το ένταλμα σύλληψης για τον Νετανιάχου

Η πολιτική συζήτηση «πήρε φωτιά» και το μεταναστευτικό επέστρεψε στην κορυφή της ατζέντας. Οι βουλευτές Δημήτρης Καιρίδης και Μιλένα Αποστολάκη διασταυρώνουν τα ξίφη τους.

Ο Δημήτρης Καιρίδης, βουλευτής της Νέας Δημοκρατίας, του συντηρητικού κυβερνώντος κόμματος σημειώνει πως ο πολίτης πρέπει να νιώθει ασφαλής, ενώ εκτιμά πως «πρέπει να αποφύγουμε τις ακρότητες που βλέπουμε στην άλλη πλευρά του Ατλαντικού»

Η Μιλένα Αποστολάκη, βουλευτής του ΠΑΣΟΚ, του κεντροαριστερού κόμματος της αξιωματικής αντιπολίτευσης, δήλωσε πως τα γεγονότα στη Θέουτα «χρησιμοποιήθηκαν ως προπαγανδιστικός μηχανισμός για να πληγεί ο Ισπανός πρωθυπουργός, Πέδρο Σάντσεθ».

Ακούστε αυτή την ειδική έκδοση του «The Ring», που μεταδίδεται από την καρδιά της ελληνικής πρωτεύουσας.

The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices.

In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Ursula von der Leyen's address to the European Parliament this week, the debate: MEPs Li Andersson (The Left) and Lukas Mandl (EPP) deconstruct the EU Commission president's speech in a live edition of The Ring.

What did the President promise — and what can she actually deliver? From Ukraine and European defence to the economy, migration and the EU’s response to a rapidly changing world, the speech came at a crucial moment for the Union.

What does Europe really need? Is Brussels becoming more powerful — or simply more ambitious? And can the EU walk the talk, turning big promises into concrete results?

Listen to this special edition of The Ring, brought to you from the European Parliament studios in Strasbourg.

The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices.

In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life.

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Did European solidarity fail after the Ceuta crisis? Is Europe really united on migration?

From Morocco’s role and Spain’s response to whether EU member states are doing enough to help out when one member state comes under pressure, the debate raises more questions than answers.

The same week that Ceuta’s president, Juan Jesús Vivas, travelled to Brussels in a cry for help, we are joined by Czech centre-right MEP Tomáš Svetechovský and German Socialist MEP Birgit Sippel. Both EU lawmakers clash on how Europe should respond to the migration crisis and whether EU member states should take in and relocate migrants arriving in Spain.

Can Europe come together in a crisis like this? And has the EU migration pact unravelled just as it started being enforced?

Listen to this edition of The Ring, brought to you from the European Parliament studios in Brussels.

The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices.

In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life.

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All eyes are on the election in the small East German state of Saxony-Anhalt. A potential absolute majority for the far-right there could shake up German politics and rattle Europe. The beginning of a new crisis?

Is Saxony-Anhalt simply expressing frustration with the political establishment? Or are we about to witness a turning point for Germany — and potentially for Europe? And who is to blame?

These questions spark this week’s debate between EU lawmakers Jean-Marc Germain (Socialists & Democrats) and Hildegard Bentele (European People’s Party).

Listen to this edition of The Ring, brought to you from the European Parliament studios in Brussels.

The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices.

In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life.

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From migration and trade to the rising cost of housing, Europe continues to face complex political challenges with far-reaching consequences.

As the migration debate returned to the EU Parliament, who decides who belongs in Europe? Will the EU-Mercosur agreement boost Europe's economy or put farmers and environmental standards at risk? How can Europe help tackle the housing crisis and make homes more affordable?

These questions sparked some of this season’s debates between EU lawmakers, including Ciaran Mullooly (Renew Europe), Juan Fernando López Aguilar (Socialists & Democrats), and Maria Ohisalo (Greens), as well as centre-right MEPs Tomas Tobé, Jörgen Warborn, and Dirk Gotink from the European People’s Party.

As Members of the European Parliament take a break from Brussels, we look back at some of the debates that made headlines. Listen to this special summer edition of The Ring, brought to you from the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg.

The Ring is Euronews’ weekly political showdown, where Europe’s toughest debates meet their boldest voices.

In each episode, two political heavyweights from across the EU face off to propose a diversity of opinions and spark conversations around the most important issues of EU affairs and the wider European political life.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.