Olaf Scholzโ€™s business pitch to Brussels sparks election mudslinging

German Chancellor appeals to the EU executive to slash regulation and support industry with subsidies โ€” only to be accused by his conservative opponents of stealing their policies.

EU ministers to discuss rule simplification after von der Leyen promises swift โ€˜competitivenessโ€™ measures

โ€œOne of our first steps in the new mandate will be a new omnibus legislationโ€ to cut rule overlaps, von der Leyen said.

Italyโ€™s Urso on 2035 zero CO2 emissions quest to get support for early review of cars rules

Italyโ€™s Minister for Enterprises Adolfo Urso will seek a broad alliance with other industry ministers on Thursday (26 September) to move the review of EUโ€™s Co2 reduction targets for cars forward but shield the blocโ€™s 2035 zero-Co2 emissions goal – as l…

Twenty EU countries to call for single market push after Letta, Draghi โ€˜sidelinedโ€™ integration goals

Ahead of a meeting of industry ministers in Brussels on Thursday (26 September), twenty EU countries signed an initiative to remove single market barriers, an effort they feel has received too little attention by the recent reports by Enrico Letta and …

EU countries agree to downgrade the protection status of the wolf

A political win for von der Leyen.

Oreo and Toblerone-maker gets โ‚ฌ338M EU fine for illegally breaking up EU single market

Company stopped retailers from buying popular brands for less elsewhere in EU

EUโ€™s green funds are under the guillotine

A massive investment plan designed to help fight climate change is at risk of being beheaded.

Russia withdraws from CFE, NATO countries suspend adherence

SNEAK PEEK โ€” Russia withdrew from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: NATO announced the suspension of the agreement in response. โ€” Britain and Canada push back against a bill to fund the U.S. government next year, saying it would seriously harm maritime defense cooperation between the three allies. โ€” Europe undermined hopes [โ€ฆ]

ESA agrees on space cargo mission

SNEAK PEEK โ€” After the European Space Agency agreed on a plan to launch a cargo spaceflight mission by 2028, thereโ€™s a space-focused Competitiveness Council today. โ€” Russia reported damage to a telecommunications cable connecting St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad, and the Finnish Coast Guard suspects it could be linked to damage sustained by other Baltic [โ€ฆ]

European Space Agency meeting to dodge manned spaceflight

SNEAK PEEK โ€” The European Space Agency will hold a meeting today in Spain, to discuss the long-delayed Ariane 6 rocket system. โ€” France is muscling into new defense contracts in countries Russia considers its sphere of influence. โ€” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired his special operations forces commander without explanation. Goodย morning, and welcomeย toย Morningย Defense. Tips [โ€ฆ]

Ukraine strikes Russian airfield with ATACMS missiles

SNEAK PEEK โ€” Ukrainian forces fired American-supplied ATACMS missiles, striking a Russian airfield in occupied Ukraine and marking the first known use of the long-range weapon. โ€” Multinational military exercises kicked off in Spain this week, in what is the first time the EU has led and organized wargames independently of NATO. โ€” An underwater [โ€ฆ]