Von der Leyen demands immediate halt to Ceuta crossings and swift returns
The European Commission has offered Spain reinforcements through Frontex, though Madrid has yet to ask for them.
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Sweden tells Spain to regain control of Ceuta and warns it is ready to act
Ulf Kristersson has invoked Sweden's own 2015 experience in pressing Madrid not to let the crossings go unanswered.
Sánchez calls Ceuta entry “an attack, a violation of the territorial integrity of Spain”
The Prime Minister blamed smuggling networks for the mass crossing though he directed no criticism at Rabat.
France deploys rapid border force and tightens checks at Spanish bodrder over Ceuta crossings
The force was created in 2023 under then prime minister Élisabeth Borne and first deployed in the Alpes-Maritimes department on the Italian border.
Netherlands tells Spain to protect EU external border after Ceuta crossings
Tom Berendsen's intervention has made the Netherlands the second EU government in two days to press Madrid in public.
French court rejects Macron party bid to ban Le Pen’s Renaissance campaign slogan
The image was also adopted as the banner of the account on X of the National Rally (RN), the party led by Jordan Bardella.
Finns Party ministers back Meloni’s call to suspend Schengen with Spain
Mari Rantanen and Riikka Purra said member states that failed to guard the external border should lose their place in the passport-free zone.
France freezes assets of Russian commentator
France has frozen the assets of pro-Kremlin commentator Xenia Fedorova for six months, citing legal mechanisms to prevent interference.
Farage blames Spain’s migrant amnesty for Ceuta crisis
The Reform UK leader has said many of those pouring into the Spanish enclave will head for Calais and then Britain.
Facebook groups and a rumour of an open border drive the Ceuta crossing
Swim distances, diving fins and taxi routes to the frontier circulated in public groups for weeks before thousands converged on Fnideq.
It’s not immigration, it’s an invasion: Thousands breach the Spanish border into Ceuta
Madrid refused to declare a national emergency and sent troops to secure the city rather than the frontier.
Spain summons Italian ambassador over call to close Schengen
Madrid says the Ceuta crossings stem from a Supreme Court ruling and not from its regularisation of undocumented migrants.
Meloni threatens to suspend Schengen with Spain over Ceuta crossings
Rome's threat has opened a diplomatic rift with Madrid, which summoned the Italian ambassador in protest.
Spain lifts national wildfire emergency in Madrid and Ávila
Both regional governments asked for the downgrade, though crews are still fighting active blazes in Zamora, Castellón and León.
Paris makes gender assessments mandatory for all public space projects
The motion argues that a growing "masculinist" movement, which it links to a reactionary right-wing politics, is increasingly challenging feminist policies.
EU regulators press case for continent-wide disaster insurance pool
Supervisors say only a quarter of catastrophe losses in the bloc are covered, and that closing the gap will require EU-level pooling backed by public money.
EU releases new defence payment to Ukraine for drones, missiles and fighter jets
Commission budget spokesman Balazs Ujvari said Brussels would take no summer pause in shifting the money to Kiev.
European Commission opens bidding to build seven AI gigafactories
Brussels is betting €10 billion of public money will draw in twice as much private capital for European computing power.
Three firefighters die in Greek wildfires as EU warns blazes are moving east
The Hellenic Fire Service logged 37 outbreaks in 24 hours as crews on Crete faced a second day of gale-force winds.
Bolloré media condemn expulsion of Russian commentator as attack on free speech
The media groups rejected the implication that controversial political views should justify exclusion from public debate.
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Vacant posts and unmanaged scrub set the size of Spain’s worst fire
Prevention spending in Spain has fallen by half since 2009 while suppression held steady, and the Council's answer in June was a recommendation that binds nobody.
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Tusk government defies constitutional tribunal over foreign same-sex marriage registrations
The change applies to full and abridged marriage certificates and other documents issued from the civil-status register.
Ceuta demands national emergency declaration as migrant arrivals surge
More than 1,500 people have reached the Spanish enclave by sea in little over a week, leaving centres for unaccompanied minors running at 16 times their capacity.
Dutch terror raids catch teenager who served four months for Belgian attack plot
The 19-year-old was 16 when a Rotterdam court convicted him of preparing a jihadist attack and of membership of Islamic State.
Fidesz prepares autumn campaign as Hungarian Government sets September end for mortgage rate cap
Some 220,000 households would move to market interest rates from October under the phase-out set out by Finance Minister András Kármán.
Ireland floats smaller and more frequent EU sanctions on Russia
One option under discussion would trigger fresh measures against Moscow every time Russian forces strike civilians.
France orders expulsion of ex-RT France chief Xenia Fedorova over alleged Kremlin propaganda
Authorities accuse Xenia Fedorova of spreading Russian state narratives through her appearances on French television and radio.
Morawiecki resigns as ECR party leader after PiS moves against his faction
In a letter published by the ECR Party, the former PM said he had decided to devote his full attention to "the challenges facing my beloved Poland".
BMW joins Germany’s car industry cuts with 8,000-job reduction plan
The Munich-based manufacturer plans to reduce its global workforce by around 8,000 positions by the end of 2027, with most of the cuts expected to come from Germany…
Greens demand EU heatwave plan as member states battle wildfires
Across Europe, more than 254,000 hectares had already burned by July 22, according to EFFIS, as wildfires also spread across Spain and Italy.