Europe is on the brink of another financial crisis, German frontrunner Merz warns
It’s “definitely coming,” he tells POLITICO ahead of the Feb. 23 election.
It’s “definitely coming,” he tells POLITICO ahead of the Feb. 23 election.
โWe will not sign just anything in order to be applauded,โ Ukrainian president insists; European leaders pressed on sending troops to enforce peace. What we know on day 1,091 The US is trying to โpleaseโ Vladimir Putin as it aims for a โquick winโ by …
British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to provide a US โbackstopโ to a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine, saying it is the only way to deter Russia fr…
Top European leaders could not find common ground on issues including sending peacekeepers in Ukraine.
Ukraine doesn’t have to accept whatever peace plan Russia and the United States present, Scholz added.
Villach mayor praises Alaaeddin al-Halabi, who intervened in knife attack that killed 14-year-old and injured five othersA Syrian migrant living in Austria has been hailed as a hero after he rammed his car into an attacker, bringing down a radicalised …
Labour MPs โ and opposition lawmakers too โ are asking for a parliamentary say on any British escalation.
The Polish PM is adamant that Europe must not break ties with the U.S.
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday battled to contain a new controversy after lawmakers urged him to explain whether he was aware of widespread claims of sexual abuse of minors at a Catholic school. Prosecutors in France have been inve…
Zelenskyy has rebuffed USโs initial attempt to take control of minerals as downpayment for its aid in war with RussiaEurope live โ latest updatesUkraineโs president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has rebuffed an initial attempt by the US to corner his countryโs…
Ukraine’s president has said his country would not accept the outcome of talks between the US and Russia if his country was not involved. Zelenskyy was on an official visit to the United Arab Emirates where he told reporters that he was not informed of…
Keith Kellogg will be in Ukraine for two days this week.
Pausing hostilities, which U.S. President Trump has vowed to do, would free up Kremlin resources to threaten countries across the alliance, the report says.
Germany is the EU country which welcomes the most non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. Nearly half of Ukrainian citizens who escaped are adult women.
After nearly three years of war in Ukraine, protests by Polish farmers are opening up social and political fractures in a once-unshakeable alliance.
For the first time in a decade, the number of unemployed is closing in on 3 million โ and there’s more to come.
We call on the EUโs member countries and institutions to be the voice of human dignity globally, and to mobilize, defend and support the court.
It is understood to be the first time the PM has been explicit about sending British peacekeepers to UkraineKeir Starmer has said he is prepared to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if there is a deal to end the war with Russia, acknowledging…
Pischane in Donetsk back under Kyivโs control as Zelenskyy renews call for fighting to end โwith a just and lasting peaceโUkraine has recaptured a village on the frontline in the countryโs east, amid signs Russiaโs advance may be slowing down and as Pr…
Ukrainian president tells NBCโs Meet the Press that Putinโs next targets may be Poland and LithuaniaVolodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday predicted Russia would โwage war against Natoโ if the US stepped back from its support of Ukraine โ and that he had seen i…
The Brits, French, and Germans all have their own ideas about how to defend the continent with Americaโs plans in flux.ย
โI do not know what it is,โ said Ukraineโs President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The “main European countries” will discuss the continent’s security, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot said.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot said the “main European countries” would meet on Monday to discuss European security.
The frugal country’s defence minister told Euractiv he would “need to look at the details” of a proposal to loosen EU fiscal rules to allow more military spending.
The betrayal of Ukraine is a final warning to the UK and its continental allies to put a lot more energy and money into rebuilding their defencesIt was, Sir Keir Starmer told members of his inner circle, one of his most meaningful visits abroad. In the…
Russia is relying on strength of numbers, and Putin may not honour a peace dealAfter three years of Russiaโs attempt to occupy and annex Ukraine, the country continues to put up a fierce resistance.Russia is suffering more than 1,500 casualties a day a…
The 23-year-old has become the youngest solo sailor to race around the world. Now itโs hoped her example will inspire a more intrepid generationWhen she set sail around the world from the west coast of France three months ago, Violette Dorange was bare…
The U.S. vice president attacked Europe’s regulations governing American Big Tech giants and online speech.
Olaf Scholz has responded strongly in defence of his stance against the far right and said Germany will not accept people who ‘intervene in our democracy’, a day after the US vice-president, JD Vance, attacked European governments for the way they soug…
The chancellor, who is trailing in the polls ahead of the Feb. 23 snap election, expressed confidence that Germany will have a parliamentary majority to loosen the debt brake.
Lawmakersโ reactions underscore the challenge Republicans face as they try to make sense of the administrationโs efforts to end the Ukraine war.
‘We will decide for ourselves what happens to our democracy,’ German chancellor tells the U.S.
The US vice president criticized the German democratic parties’ exclusion policy against the far right, one of the key features of the country’s politics, and met with far-right candidate Alice Weidel on Friday.
Cannabis and cocaine are the most commonly used drugs in the EU, but several others pose a threat to public health.
U.S. officials told NBC that handing over half of its valuable minerals would be a way for Kyiv to reimburse the U.S. for the billions of dollars in weapons and support.
Despite talk of a peace agreement, Russia is continuing to wage war against Ukraine.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said his country won’t accept people who “intervene in our democracy”, a day after US Vice President JD Vance criticised European leaders.
The grim prognosis comes as the conflict appears to be entering a new phase.
Ukraine will only have a low chance of surviving should it lose the backing of its main ally the United States in the face of Russiaโs war of aggression, the countryโs president Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with NBC that will be broadcast o…
What we see before us now is a dysfunctional and paralyzed colossus. And itโs time to reevaluate this institution, which is no longer fit for purpose.
This measure, criticized by volunteers, is part of the ongoing debates within the country about the need to strengthen the ranks of an already weakened Ukrainian army.
The Hungarian leader repeated Kremlin talking points in an interview with Tucker Carlson.
The Italian prime minister stood by her presidentโs comparison of Russia to Nazi Germany.
The U.S. vice president roasted the continent’s way of governing itself.
Ukrainian leader appears reassured after Munich bilateral, having feared he could be bounced into peace negotiationsEurope live โ latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said during a meeting with the US vice-president, JD Vance, that his country wants โ…
Ulla Neergaard, Professor of EU Law, University of Copenhagen
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*This contribution draws upon Ulla
Neergaardโs forthcoming work, โโEurarcticโ: Colonialism and EU-Greenland…
“I donโt want to go [down] in history as [the] president who helped Putin to occupy my country,โ says Ukrainian leader.
Former prime minister โ who has lobbied Donald Trump to back Ukraine โ says European nations should ‘man up and step up’ by increasing defense spending.
Thirty-five years after the horrors of the Ceauศescu dictatorship were discovered in Romania, our reporters investigated one of the darkest episodes in the country’s history โ the squalid, state-run institutions where thousands of children were locked…
As the likely next chancellor, Merz will need to lead the country toward a new model, not just say the old one has run its course.
Attack during night before Munich Security Conference started fire but did not cause radiation leak, says KyivEurope live โ latest updates
A Russian drone carrying a high-explosive warhead struck the protective containment shell of the Chornobyl nucle…
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has a “stark” message for European allies.
A suspected Islamist attack in Munich has ignited fierce political debate on security and migration just over a week before Germanyโs federal election.
After the U.S. VP blasted โhand-wringing about safety,โ Britainโs safety institute gets a new look. References to AI creating โunequal outcomesโ are out.
The next German government’s response could be political, legal, or possibly target Musk’s gigafactory near Berlin, center-right leader says in interview.
Third-country inspection bodies and a recent EU judgment are causing the industry headaches.
Third-country inspection bodies and a recent EU judgment are causing the industry headaches.
Sources place Johannes Leijdekkers in west African country since at least December 2022One of Europeโs most-wanted drug lords has been living in Sierra Leone for at least two years, spending time at nightclubs and house parties, sources have told the G…
Ukrainian leader implores the West to “stop this crazy guy.”
Trump’s approach to the peace process, which involves talks with Putin in the absence of the country that has been attacked, is a serious matter. Kyiv and its European allies must continue to insist that no agreement should be discussed without Ukraini…
Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker is breaking with the line from the Trump White House.
Brussels has strengthened its trade defense arsenal since a skirmish in U.S. President Donald Trumpโs first term.
Prime minister uses call with Ukraine president to restate UK support in face of Trump interventionsโข Europe live โ latest updatesUkraine remains on โan irreversible pathโ towards Nato membership, Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone ca…
“Radiation levels inside and outside remain normal and stable,” says International Atomic Energy Agency.
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Syria’s new leaders to ensure “governance that is representative and respectful of all” at a Paris conference on the transition in the war-torn country after Bashar al-Assad’s fall. For in-depth analy…
SNEAK PEEK โ Criminals use AI chatbots to commit fraud, Europolโs chief AI officer warns. โ The U.K. switches from โAI safety to โAI security.โ โ The Munich Security Conference is working hard to make killer AI cool. Good morning and welcome to Morning Tech. This is Pieter. #TGIF (unless youโre in Munich, then the [โฆ]
French president says yielding to Vladimir Putin would be โbad news for everyoneโ amid fears of US and Russia deciding continentโs future securityEmmanuel Macron has warned against a peace deal over the Ukraine war that would amount to โcapitulationโ a…
Love is in the air in the halls of power.
Syria will have a new government as of 1 March, the country’s interim foreign minister announced earlier
The FPร has returned its mandate to the president, the ecologist Alexander Van der Bellen, who must find a solution to get the country out of the political stalemate it has been in since the September 2024 legislative elections.
EU candidate country Montenegro hopes to become the 28th member by 2028, says its Prime Minister Milojko Spajiฤ during an interview with Euronews.
The president tasked top Cabinet officials to study the matter further before deciding on specifics.
โEverything is on the table,โ the Defense secretary said with no mention of concessions he demanded the day before.
Nasser al-Khelaรฏfi is under formal investigation again, but Paris denies that has affected Doha’s plans in France.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to be a โsteadfastโ backer of Ukraine. But Britain is cash-strapped and struggling to build links.
Berlin wants more robust military spending following a bombshell move by the Trump administration to negotiate a peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
โWe donโt need to see him, he wonโt be chancellor long,โ a former U.S. official said of Vance’s thinking.
Judgment against Justyna Wydrzyลska overturned in symbolic moment for abortion rights movementA Polish court has ordered a retrial in the case of an activist found guilty of helping a woman to terminate her pregnancy in a symbolic moment for Polandโs a…
Russian leader wants a new security architecture to give his country a sphere of influence in Europe
Based on talks with Trump, Scholz had expected Washington to continue its support for Kyiv, he told POLITICO
A Ukrainian photographer has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the scars the war has left on his country, and how he tries to reflect them in his work. Vic Bakin’s pictures feature Ukraine’s youth, most recently as they relax away from the front lines. He spo…
MEPs call on the international community to join the boycott of Georgiaโs self-proclaimed authorities, who they accuse of eroding the countryโs democracy and cracking down on dissents.Committee on Foreign Affairs Source : ยฉ European Union, 2025 – EP
The Ukrainian president insisted on including his country in the discussions, asserting that he and US President Donald Trump had agreed to maintain further contact.
Police were unable to establish any ideological motivation. But the victim’s origins, almost all foreign-born, is the subject of debate in a country where anti-immigrant rhetoric has taken hold.
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Voters share which party they are backing on key issues from immigration to economic stagnation amid a fractured political landscapeโI live in Germanyโs oldest city, founded by the Romans over 2,000 years ago,โ said Gregor, 59, from Trier, a town of ab…
There is broad agreement to boost defense spending โ but the U.S. president’s call for 5 percent of GDP is too much for most European countries.
The vice president faces a perennially difficult task as he attempts to take the MAGA mantle.
The countriesโ leaders clarified their โshared positionโ that Palestinians should not be displaced from Gaza just a day after the king of Jordan met with Trump.
U.S. president announces that talks with Russia’s leader on ending the war will start โimmediately,โ after his defense chief warns that Ukraineโs peace goals wonโt be met.
Prime Minister Micheรกl Martin accuses opposition chief of telling lies โ but his use of โbrรฉagaโ draws a blank from the Sinn Fรฉin leader. It highlights a parliament struggling with the national language.
The US defence secretary said the country would not send troops to Ukraine and that ‘the United States will no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship which encourages dependency’ when addressing Nato in Brussels on Wednesday. He added that Europe h…
Disagreements over key posts and issues like migration mean snap election is likely, with far-right Freedom party ahead in pollsEurope live โ latest updatesAustriaโs Freedom party (FPร) has ended coalition talks with the conservatives on forming the co…
US defence secretary argues Europe should take lead in defending Ukraine and says restoring countryโs pre-2014 borders is unrealisticEurope live โ latest updatesDonald Trumpโs newly appointed defence secretary told allies on his first international tri…
Friedrich Merz has pledged to take a leading role in uniting the continent in its response to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Major parties and minnows are all promising more and quicker deportations to solve the migration debate as the country is set to hold elections next Sunday.
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โFarmers” raked in millions of euros for land they didnโt own or work.