BRUSSELS โ The European Commission wants to funnel billions more into energy infrastructure as part of the EUโs next long-term budget. Energy ventures would see a significant increase in funds under the proposal. The Commission suggests earmarking โฌ30 billion of its Connecting Europe Facility for energy infrastructure โย up from โฌ6 billion. That would mean more [โฆ]
MEPs are sounding the alarm on the Commissionโs proposed long-term budget and warn that the 1.26% spending ceiling will force cuts to flagship programmes while debt repayments loom.Committee on Budgets Source : ยฉ European Union, 2025 – EP
Ilyass Alba also said โgoeiedagโ on train in Dutch-speaking region but he breached countryโs strict language rulesA complaint against a Belgian ticket inspector who gave passengers a bilingual greeting in Dutch-speaking Flanders has been upheld, sheddi…
Anger deepens among animal rights campaigners as court rules hunt can go ahead despite officials killing wrong bearThe hunt for a brown bear that bit a man on the elbow can resume, a Norwegian court has ruled, deepening anger among animal rights campai…
Cityโs mayor Ekrem ฤฐmamoฤlu says he is being targeted over plan to challenge Turkeyโs president in 2028 electionIstanbulโs mayor and Turkeyโs leading opposition figure, Ekrem ฤฐmamoฤlu, has been given a 20-month prison sentence for insulting and threate…
BRUSSELS โ One of Europeโs largest energy companies has signed a multi-decade agreement to buy American natural gas, as U.S. President Donald Trump calls on the continent to boost imports to avoid hard-hitting tariffs. In a statement shared with POLITICO, Italian firm ENI and Virginia-headquartered exporter Venture Global confirmed they had penned a 20-year deal [โฆ]
Oliver Bรคte predicts countryโs social security system could collapse in a decade unless spending is cut
The Base, a far-right group with suspected links to Russia, said killing of Ivan Voronych was โonly the beginningโThe Ukrainian wing of an internationally proscribed far-right terrorist organization with suspected links to Russia is claiming involvemen…
US president talks of low tariff to give pharmaceutical firms a year or so to build, and then making it โvery highโBusiness live โ latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on pharmaceutical products and semiconductors as soon as 1 Au…
Stinging rebuke from Amnesty International follows EU ministers declining to endorse any sanctions over Gaza warMiddle East crisis โ live updatesEurope live โ latest updatesThe EU has been accused of a โcruel and unlawful betrayalโ of Palestinians and …
Ukraine urges EU to adopt further sanctions against Russia and says Kremlin is waging campaign of terror from the airSeparately, the European Commission has just confirmed that EU trade commissioner Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ will travel to Washington DC today for…
Franceโs Prime Minister Franรงois Bayrou has proposed scrapping two public holidaysโpossibly Easter Monday and Victory in Europe Dayโas part of sweeping budget cuts. He argues the move could boost economic activity and contribute to โฌ44 billion ($51.3 …
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Helena Bonham Carter, Gabriel Byrne and Pierce Brosnan feature in sugary story of destiny and dreams, which brings together two troubled young people and a prize paintingNiall Williams has adapted his own international bestseller for this slushy romant…
There is no guarantee the US presidentโs impatience with Russia will last, but the Kremlin may come to regret testing his patienceBefore Donald Trump was a politician he was a property tycoon. Naturally, he thought he could fix the Ukraine war with a r…
Two southern states cling to past ruling that children are needed for harvest and claim the latest, most favoured slotGermanyโs 16 states are locked in a fierce row over when they are able to take their summer school holidays, with the southernmost two…
Commission plan sidelines regions from EU funding decisions.
Europe can’t decarbonise the world on its own. But it must develop policies that work so that other nations can copy and adapt them.
Change reflects EU effort to favour domestic industries, from defence to agriculture
The incident on Elon Muskโs social media platform comes less than a week after the billionaireโs artificial intelligence chatbot Grok posted a series of antisemitic messages.
In this op-ed for Le Monde, the director of studies at the รcole des hautes รฉtudes en sciences sociales (EHESS, the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences) urges the European Union to move beyond passivity and assert itself by organizing a …
Unclear which or how many Patriots Trump meant; concern in Congress about Putin having โanother 50 days to grab territoryโ. What we know on day 1,239 Continue reading…
Figure, for seven years from 2028, would represent increase from โฌ1.2 trillion, but could be changed before announcement Wednesday.
With a heavy dose of Realpolitik, Germany and other European countries got the U.S. administration to aid Ukraine without directly confronting Putin.
U.S. president has said Europe should pay for the missile systems Kyiv needs, but the bloc’s top diplomat wants to split the bill.
Since January 2025, six tankers have been struck by unexplained explosions shortly after entering Russian ports. Many questions remain about the circumstances surrounding the blasts but several industry analysts believe sabotage, carried out by a stat…
A lโรจre des Poutine, Trump et Xi, les enjeux du prochain budget de lโUE ne pourraient รชtre plus รฉlevรฉs.
Europe is stumbling across the world stage, treating friends like vultures and vultures like friends. But it lacks the moral clarity and courage to do anything about it.
UK, France and Germany say without firm commitment from Iran by 29 August they will reapply embargos that were lifted 10 years agoThe EU will start the process of reinstating UN sanctions on Iran from 29 August if Tehran has made no progress by then on…
Franรงois Bayrou says Easter Monday and VE Day could become normal workdays as critics call plan โa direct attack on FranceโFranceโs prime minister, Franรงois Bayrou, has proposed scrapping two public holidays as part of radical measures aimed at reducin…
Moscow is using banned chemical weapons to inflict as “much pain and suffering” as possible to force Ukraine to surrender, Kaja Kallas said.
Alex Fraser of the British Red Cross on the agreement on migrant Channel crossings announced by Keir Starmer and Emmanuel MacronWith the much-anticipated Channel crossings deal with France, the government has an opportunity to build on the UKโs proud h…
US president said to have discussed providing Patriot missiles and long-range Tomahawks but no agreement has been reachedUkraine is waiting for further details of the โbillions of dollarsโ worth of US military equipment promised by Donald Trump on Mond…
The EU veteran has not lost his appetite for French politics.
Wehrmacht officer gave relic to German citizen whose family contacted Italian heritage officials after his deathAn erotic mosaic panel stolen from Pompeii by a German Nazi captain during the second world war has been returned to the site of the ancient…
Births conceived through sperm donation are on the rise in Europe, but recent controversies involving so-called “super donors” have prompted several EU countries to call for clear regulation and international limits on sperm and egg donations.
The proposal, part of an effort to rein in France’s stubbornly high budget deficit, will likely spark public furor.
Former Belgian PM Sophie Wilmรฉs lays out “troubling” issues in Bratislava under Robert Fico’s leadership.
When threatened with US tariffs, Europe was initially bullish. But the influence of nationalist leaders sympathetic to Trump has caused a splitDonald Trumpโs trade policy has been labelled โTacoโ โ โTrump always chickens outโ โ by his critics. But when…
While Mstyslav Chernov was on the Oscars circuit with his first Ukraine war film, soldiers in his latest โ made using bodycams โ were dying. He explains why he needed to join them in the trenchesIt was in Sloviansk, in the rear of eastern Ukraineโs fro…
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Thousands of Afghans who worked for the British government were brought to the United Kingdom in a secret relocation programme after a major data breach in 2022 that put their lives at risk, Defence Minister John Healey said on Tuesday. Just six month…
AMLA chair says Europeโs digital currencies market will be its clear priority
The Kremlin warned Tuesday that President Donald Trumpโs promise to increase military aid to Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russiaโs allies could fuel the conflict and hinder peace talks. Trump on Monday threatened Moscow with new tariffs if it d…
Despite their group-stage exit, Nina Patalonโs side have made history and changed perceptions back homeAs Poland were on their way to a historic Euro 2025 win over Denmark the commentator on national TV encouraged people to visit the website of a Polis…
The European Commissionโs commitment to propose a CO2 transport regulatory package sends a strong signal to European industry. It is crucial for the Commission to provide stronger incentives and a long-term vision for the creation of a CO2 transport in…
โA mystic who turned visions into beautiful chants, Hildegard von Bingen has inspired everyone from Grimes to David Lynch. Musicians including Julia Holter explain the hold she has on themโAnd behold! In the 43rd year of my earthly course, as I was gaz…
US first lady celebrated as โAgent Melania Trumpenkoโ for noting Russian leaderโs duplicityEurope live โ latest updatesUkrainians are celebrating Melania Trump on social media in a series of memes, after Donald Trump suggested the first lady played a p…
In scenes echoed across southern Europe, Spainโs Canary Islands are suffering from a crisis of too many tourists โ 18 million are projected to visit in 2025. On Tenerife, where tourism accounts for 35% of the economy and which draws the largest number …
Comments come after Oval Office meeting with Natoโs Mark Rutte signalled a shift in tone on conflictFrench foreign minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot told reporters that he hoped the new language from the US and more sanctions from the EU will force Russian pre…
An Austrian trainer goes to Dubai to work with three teenage sisters, and realises they are trapped. But there is no hero-saviour narrative in Kurdwin Ayubโs filmThis claustrophobic drama-thriller sticks two fingers up at white saviour narratives with …
Port of Antwerp-Bruges figures show 15.9% drop in export of cars, vans, trucks and tractors to USThe Port of Antwerp-Bruges has been turned into a giant car park with thousands of cars, vans, trucks and tractors bound for the US sitting idle as manufac…
In todayโs edition of The Capitals, read about the EUโs new seven-year budget, the bloc pondering its stance on Israel, the Greens having no regrets, and the petrol car phase-out.
In todayโs newsletter: Donald Trump says he wants to โfinishโ the war in Ukraine, as diplomatic relations break down with Vladimir PutinGood morning. It looks like the bromance between Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, is over. …
Deeply unpopular in France, President Macron relishes the international stage, where he projects himself as the leader best placed to handle Trump. Seven years after our last encounter, I joined him as he prepared for battleNuuk, the capital of Greenla…
The stories of curator Kathleen Reinhardt and provenance expert Lynn Rother show how exclusion can be turned to powerful insightIn February 1990, the German news magazine Der Spiegel ran the headline โWhy are they still coming?โ, adding: โIn West Germa…
Exclusive: French government says it is open to dialogue but does not acknowledge responsibility in letter seen by the Guardian More than a century after its troops burned villages and looted cultural artefacts in the quest to include Niger in its west…
Donald Trump’s United States exerts both military and ideological pressure within Europe, argues former diplomat Pierre Buhler in this op-ed for Le Monde.
Marc Lachaise, director of ‘Fusion for Energy’, says a mapping of Europe’s fusion research serves as an early warning that the EU must develop a comprehensive nuclear fusion strategy.
The health and safety of Europeโs workforce is rising on the EU policy agenda, including the stockpiling of personal protective equipment (PPE) and deployment of advanced protective technologies.
Privately pessimistic about the war, the president argues his new alignment with NATO allies isn’t a departure from “America First.”
In the age of Putin, Trump and Xi, the stakes for the next EU budget could not be higher.
As more and more countries realize there is no fair deal to be made, they will likely look for economic opportunities elsewhere, no matter the short-term cost of transitioning.
Ursula von der Leyen has softened her approach to taking direct funding away from Europe’s regions.
Trump unlocks arms shipments paid for by Europe; US ex-officer pleads guilty to sharing war info on dating site. What we know on day 1,238Volodymyr Zelenskyy has nominated Yulia Svyrydenko to become Ukraineโs new prime minister while moving the long-se…
The World Health Organization said infections more than doubled in Europe and Central Asia between 2023 and 2024
France and four other EU countries will pilot a new age-verification app to block minors from harmful online content, the European Commission announced Monday. The tool is part of a widescale push by Brussels to protect children from online harms, as …
Spanish police arrested nine people after three successive nights of anti-migrant violence erupted in Torre Pacheco, following an alleged assault on a local man. Authorities say outsiders stoked the unrest, which has prompted calls for protection of i…
Rights activists say Tehranโs crackdown must be on agenda in any talks on future relations between Europe and IranIranian human rights groups are urging MEPs and European governments to escalate the issue of Tehranโs mistreatment of political prisoners…
US president says he will supply Kyiv with billions of dollars of military equipment paid for by European alliesKyiv hails US weapons deal as Moscow dismisses Trumpโs sanctions threatDonald Trump said he has sealed an agreement with Nato allies that wi…
The Nobel Peace Prize can wait. The same Donald Trump whose administration just weeks ago paused munitions and air defense supplies for Ukraine now turning on Vladimir Putin with threats of asset seizures and ramped up weapons sales for Kyiv. Why the …
EU will buy some US weapons for Kyiv as president credits Melania Trump for his disenchantment with PutinKyiv hails US weapons deal as Moscow dismisses Trumpโs sanctions threatFor those looking for details, Donald Trumpโs rambling half-hour press confe…
A renewed threat of punitive tariffs from the White House is a reminder that the EU must invest in its own values in a volatile and transforming worldAs the world has grown used to Donald Trump delivering aggressive ultimatums that are then revised or …
US president says he will send Ukraine Patriot anti-aircraft batteries and interceptor missiles paid for by EU alliesPoliticians in Kyiv have welcomed Donald Trumpโs announcement that billions of dollars worth of US military equipment will be sent to U…
European countries will donate US-made weapons to Ukraine and get them backfilled by Washington, under a new plan backed by NATO.
Prosecutors accuse the defendant of setting fire to many victimsโ homes to cover up his crimesHearings have begun in the Berlin trial of a German palliative doctor accused of murdering 15 patients in his care using a deadly cocktail of sedatives and se…
While some governments see retaliation as a bare necessity, others hope to use it as leverage in the talks with D.C.
Russian threat sparks emergency planning in Europe.
The incident was reported to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office.
The president said European allies will pay for the systems, which will come from American stockpiles.
EU trade commissioner says โwe want to use โevery minute until 1 August to find a negotiated solutionโBusiness live โ latest updatesDonald Trumpโs threatened 30% tariffs on European goods would eliminate transatlantic trade, the EUโs chief negotiator w…
Defendant, 15, in court in Berlin accused of involvement in foiled Islamic State-inspired plot to attack Vienna concert A Syrian teenager has gone on trial in Berlin accused of involvement in an Islamic State-inspired plot to attack a Taylor Swift conc…
Customs officials at Cologne Bonn airport tipped off by โnoticeable smellโ that did not resemble confectionaryArachnophobes beware: customs officials have released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young tarantulas found inside plastic containers …
The EU on Monday unveiled a list of US goods worth โฌ72 billion it could target with tariffs if trade talks fail, after Trump threatened to hit EU exports with 30% duties from August 1. Brussels says it is still seeking a deal to avoid a tit-for-tat es…
National governments increasingly ring the alarm about social media harms to minors’ health.
About 20 years ago, the Russian state began a large-scale operation to take control of Orthodox parishes all over Europe.ย Some of these had, over time, broken ties with the Moscow patriarchate. They’re now the object of legal cases pitting the Russian…
โFrance and Germany will jointly contribute to strengthening Europeโs integration, capacity for action, and defence capability,โ Franceโs strategic review states.
Despite extensive collaboration and cutting-edge research, turning research into local patient care remains a serious challenge.
Politics of carmakerโs owner has soured sentiments in Grรผnheide, south-west of Berlin, where the factory promised jobs and revitalisationWhen Elon Musk advised Germans to vote for the far-right Alternative fรผr Deutschland (AfD) in elections last year, …
Officers did not notice inmateโs disappearance for 24 hours, amid overcrowding across Franceโs prison systemA prisoner who escaped from a French jail hidden in a laundry bag has been rearrested, authorities have said, amid a continuing debate over pris…
President says US will send Kyiv โsophisticatedโ equipment ahead of announcement as frustration with Russia growsEurope live โ latest updatesDonald Trump has indicated that the US will announce a plan to sell Patriot air defence systems and other weapo…
Cold, rigid, and metallic โ itโs not a medieval torture device, but the vaginal speculum, a tool used daily in gynecological exams worldwide and often linked to discomfort and fear. Two engineers at Delft University in the Netherlands are now reimagin…
President says US will make weapons, including Patriots, but Europe will fund them for Ukraine during meeting with Nato chief, Mark RutteKyiv hails US weapons deal as Moscow dismisses Trumpโs sanctions threatTrumpโs hazy Ukraine arms announcement marks…
โI am very disappointed with President Putin,โ Trump said ahead of meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte.
Brief film looks at the intense flowering of essays by the Caribbean feminist and anti-imperialist who saw surrealism as a revolutionary modeThis brief work from New York film-maker Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich is the equivalent of a platform performance in …
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has described the European flag as symbolising Europeโs ‘Judeo-Christian roots’, triggering controversy.
A new architectural guidebook was written as a love letter to the Ukrainian city โ then Russia started bombing it. How will this home to Tetris-like offices and daring curved cinemas be rebuilt?When the Derzhprom building erupted on to the Kharkiv skyl…
Europeโs leaders have done everything but genuflect in front of the White House of late to placate US President Donald Trump and avert a looming trade war. It hasn’t worked.ย Trumpโs latest threatย to slap 30% tariffs on EU goods,ย now slated…
Archaeologists, anthropologists and forensic experts aim to identify infants buried at former mother and baby home in TuamA century after Irish nuns first began to bury hundreds of infants in what would become a mass, unmarked grave, archaeologists and…
