European countries scramble to evacuate citizens from violence-torn Sudan
European countries are hastily organizing the evacuation of their nationals from Sudan, where heavy fighting seems to be intensifying.
EU prepares nuclear sanctions against Russia
The European Commission is working on the EU’s 11th round of sanctions against Russia in response to the war against Ukraine.
Ukraine criticises EU failures on ammo plan
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says he is frustrated at the slow pace of EU ammunition deliveries as national capitals bicker over which factories should get allocated…
European migration deal threatens to topple Swedish Government
The Sweden Democrats are up in arms about the EU’s draft ‘migrant pact’.
Spitzenkandidat stillborn?
The so-called Spitzenkandidaten system for electing the next European Commission President seems to be dead and buried, according to the vice chairman of the European Conservatives…
Questions swirl after shooting of senior EU official in Sudan
The condition and whereabouts of a top EU official shot in Sudan were still unclear on April 19 amid continuing fighting in Khartoum.
Brussels backs down: Commission approves restrictions on Ukrainian grain after central European spat
The European Commission said on April 19 that it will introduce restrictions on imports of Ukrainian cereals.
Dutch industry frets about cost of EU carbon market
The European Parliament on April 18 approved sweeping reforms to the European Union's carbon market in hope of bringing down emissions, though Dutch industrialists said the…
Greece’s Prime Minister: border walls need fortifying
Europe's external borders need fortified walls. That was the view given by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in an April 12 interview with Germany’s Bild newspaper.