Europe Today: French students 'retake Bastille', Trump 'unwilling' to help Ukraine

By Adnan Leal Published on 09/10/2026 - 8:02 GMT+2 Share Comments Add Euronews on Google Share Facebook Twitter Flipboard Send Reddit Linkedin Messenger Telegram VK Bluesky Threads Whatsapp Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copied French students have “retaken the Bastille”, says Jean-Luc Mélenchon, after a mass rally in Paris. Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses the US of “unwillingness” to help Ukraine. And former New Zealand PM Helen Clark joins us on critical minerals as MEP Rima Hassan faces fallout over flags row. On today's show: Emma Rafowicz, French Socialist MEP, discusses the student protests that culminated in a mass gathering at the Place de la Bastille, after Jean-Luc Mélenchon declared "the Bastille has been retaken", and whether France is heading for a debt crisis. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Helen Clark, former New Zealand prime minister and outgoing chair of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, joins the show as more than 1,000 delegates from over 50 countries gather in Brussels amid pressure on energy security and the scramble for critical raw materials. Yulia Klymenko, member of the Ukrainian parliament, discusses Volodymyr Zelenskyy's criticism of US "unwillingness" to help Ukraine, ahead of talks in Miami with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and the Russian glide-bomb strike that killed at least 33 civilians in Kramatorsk. Maia de la Baume speaks to Rima Hassan, the French MEP of Palestinian origin, about the flags row in Strasbourg and the European Parliament procedure that could follow. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’ anchors Méabh Mc Mahon and Stefan Grobe live on TV and Euronews' website, as well as digital platforms (YouTube, Facebook, X, and Instagram), every weekday at 8 am Brussels time. In just 20 minutes, we bring you the day's key events plus crucial analysis of all the stories shaping the EU and beyond. Also available as a newsletter and podcast. Go to accessibility shortcuts Share Comments Add Euronews on Google Read more Halving MEPs’ salaries would take them ‘out of their bubbles’, MEP says UK’s exclusion from ‘Made in EU’ scheme would ‘weaken’ Europe, minister warns EU-China talks enter critical phase as trade chief Šefčovič touches down in Beijing Iran war Israel War in Ukraine Houthis Comments