It’s been a while, but we’re back! Since we were last on air, there has been a seismic shift in global politics and many Europeans are feeling decidedly on edge.

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S&D chair Iratxe García Pérez calls for “more Europe” as a challenging year draws to a close.

A special episode from our Euranet Plus summit.

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In this final regular-format Panorama of the year, we pose two questions: does the fall of Assad signal the end of the Syrian exodus, and will the Polish presidency give the EU the push it so badly needs?

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As winter approaches, many in Europe are concerned about what the coming months will mean for their pockets. Will they be forced to choose, for example, between heating and eating? Euranet Plus's radio stations report.

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The protracted process to form a new college of commissioners under Ursula von der Leyen concluded this week - with more of a whimper than a bang. Radio stations of the Euranet Plus network report.

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Tuesday 19 November marked a thousand days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This has provided pause for thought across the European Union.

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Lithuania’s new governing coalition includes a populist party whose leader has made antisemitic remarks. This has sparked a new row in the Baltic state, amid a groundswell of antisemitism across Europe.

And we follow up on last week’s episode, as all 26 commissioner hearings have now taken place.

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Thumbs up or thumbs down? The hearings of Ursula von der Leyen’s 26 commissioners-designate are now well underway in the respective committees of the European Parliament.

And is the much-touted ‘special relationship’ between Europe and the US in jeopardy in the years to come?

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Like the proverbial boomerang, the subject of migration is back taking centre stage at this week’s European Council summit in Brussels.

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When Hungary's Viktor Orbán took to the hemicycle floor to give his Council Presidency address, the routine event turned into a boisterous affair. There was even a musical interlude.

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