Winter is coming and the EU has agreed to reduce its Russian gas consumption by 15% between now and next spring. It thinks it can manage.

EU Members have supported this - with the exception of Hungary. Others, including Poland, Spain and Portugal were sceptical, fearing the cuts could trigger a supply emergency.

So, is the EU agreement fair to all the countries in the bloc?

Guests:

Julius Horvath

Professor of Economics at Central European University, Budapest and Vienna

Denis MacShane

Former UK Minister for Europe

Joanna Pandera

CEO at Forum Energii

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

The first grain shipments out of Ukraine, under a deal brokered by the U.N. and Turkey, could herald the easing of a global food crisis sparked by the conflict.

Can the world trust Russia to stick to the agreement - and will this short term deal be enough to halt the spiralling global food crisis?

GUESTS:

Arnaud Petit

Executive Director of the International Grain Council

Domitilla Sagramoso

Senior Lecturer in Security at King's College London

Mykola Vorobiov

Ukrainian political and military journalist

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

The window is closing to stop the spread of Monkeypox -- scientists advising the World Organisation are warning. While the majority of experts voted against declaring the outbreak an emergency, in an unprecedented move they were overruled by the WHO’s director general. Is Monkeypox an emergency and can we stop the spread?

GUESTS:

Oyewale Tomori

Professor of Virology at the Redeemer's University Ede

Emilia Skirmuntt

Evolutionary Virologist at University of Oxford Vaccine Group

Neil Mabbott

Professor of Immunopathology at the University of Edinburgh

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Following Russia’s conflict in Ukraine, European leaders have formally approved Ukraine as a candidate to join the EU. The bloc hasn’t welcomed a new country since Croatia in 2013.

But it hasn’t been so straightforward for others - such as the Balkan states - Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania - who remain on a long waiting list. Will Russia increase its influence in the region?

After weeks of trying to hold his fractious governing coalition together, Mario Draghi has admitted defeat and resigned as Italy’s Prime Minister. It seemed almost everyone wanted him to say, apart from members of his own government of national unity.

So how did Italy’s latest political crisis get so bad that even a leader as popular as Draghi couldn’t carry on?

Guests:

Manlio Di Stefano

Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Angelica Krystle Donati

President of ANCE Giovani Lazio

Edoardo Bressanelli

Associate Professor, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Are Western leaders and Europe’s former soviet states divided over how to end the conflict in Ukraine? President Emmanuel Macron says he does not want Russia ‘humiliated’ in Ukraine. Whilst, Poland and Baltic states have solidified their anti-Putin stance.

Italy could be on course to vote in its first female prime minister following the resignation of Mario Draghi. It would be a significant achievement for Giorgia Meloni, but many remain wary, because her party traces its roots back to Benito Mussolini -- the facist dictator who came to power almost a century ago. So what can Europe and its partners expect from this untested right-wing populist leader? And more importantly, what will happen to the essential economic reforms Mario Draghi failed to push through?

GUESTS:

Alan Friedman

Author and Journalist

Ylenja Lucaselli

Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Roberto D'Alimonte

Professor of Political Science at Luiss -Guido Carli University

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Europe has been left to swelter in an unprecedented heat wave. Temperatures hit a blistering 47 degrees in parts of Spain. The UK recorded its hottest day ever.

The heat is exacerbating the effects of what was also an unusually dry spring in Europe leading to widespread drought conditions and destructive wildfires. And in many areas it’s leading to the loss of human life. So is this simply what the future looks like, or can it be reversed?

GUESTS:

Chloe Brimicombe

Environmental Scientist at the University of Reading

Tom Burke

The Chairman of E3G

Vikki Thompson

Climate Scientist

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Scorching temperatures across Europe and the conflict in Ukraine are overshadowing another potential crisis; Covid infections have spiked by 30% across the globe in the last month.

Catherine Smallwood

WHO COVID-19 Incident Manager for Europe

LOCATION: COPENHAGEN

Emilia Skirmuntt

Evolutionary virologist at the University of Oxford’s Vaccine Group

LOCATION: OXFORD, UK

Roberto Cosentini

Head of Emergencies at Papa Giovanni the 23rd Hospital

LOCATION: BERGAMO, ITALY

Ann Marie Kimball

Senior Consulting Fellow for the Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham House

LOCATION:SEATTLE, US

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Cryptocurrency has been rocked by a $2 trillion crash, even the best known token, Bitcoin, has stumbled. But some market watchers fear it has further to fall.

These fluctuations in the price of cryptocurrencies could threaten the stability of the world’s financial systems - at a time when many are struggling to recover from the economic turmoil caused by the pandemic. But what’s behind this year’s crypto crash?

GUESTS:

Max Engelen

Head of sales at CryptoCompare

Vicky Pryce

Chief Economic Adviser to the Centre for Economics and Business Research

Brad Yasar

Cryptocurrency Advisor

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.