This week's EU summit exposes the limits of European influence

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: U.S. President Donald Trump stops in the White House Cross Hall to listen to the band at the conclusion of a "One, Big, Beautiful" event in the East Room of the White House on June 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump held an event to urge the passage of the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," Trump's signature tax-and-spending agenda.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: U.S. President Donald Trump stops in the White House Cross Hall to listen to the band at the conclusion of a "One, Big, Beautiful" event in the East Room of the White House on June 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump held an event to urge the passage of the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," Trump's signature tax-and-spending agenda. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Europe correspondent Jack Power joins Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones to discuss monumental events in the Middle East, with the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities being followed by a ceasefire that initially faltered - much to the president’s vocal displeasure - but now seems to be holding.

The podcast also looks at the EU’s struggle to assert influence on the global stage as it heads into a major summit, and finally the Irish government’s awkward stance on the Occupied Territories Bill.

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