Brussels insists EU gas supply is ‘stable’ despite depleted reserves
The European Commission has said households are protected even though storage sites are far emptier than usual ahead of winter.
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EU industry ministers still split over where ‘Made in Europe’ ends
France wants public money kept for factories inside the bloc while Germany, Italy and Spain would let trusted partners such as Britain and Canada in.
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Brussels funds jobs drive for women in Middle East and North Africa as EU unemployment rises
The European Commission put €10 million into a UN Women scheme targeting 500,000 jobs outside the bloc while 13.5 million people were out of work within it.
Blair tells Burnham to put rejoining a reformed EU of nation states at heart of 10-year plan
He wants a Europe "on a credible path to reform, a Europe of nation states, a Europe capable of being a genuine global power".
German NGO asks European Parliament to seek probe of Greens over anti-Semitism
A citizens' dossier of 41 cases from Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands accuses the European Green Party of failing to act against anti-Jewish rhetoric in its ranks.
Croatia’s wartime grievances threaten Montenegro’s EU accession timetable
Zagreb has kept blocking key negotiating chapters as Podgorica races to wrap up membership talks with Brussels by the end of the year.
Kallas presses Tehran for toll-free passage through Hormuz
The EU's foreign policy chief has met Iran's Foreign Minister in New York as Iranian lawmakers advance a bill to penalise ships crossing the strait without permission.
India and Europe turn space into a new arena for competition and cooperation
Their capabilities are different, but complementary enough to compete industrially while cooperating on Earth observation, disaster management and security.
MCC Brussels team launches new think tank after Hungarian funding cut
The group says it is building its own funding and partnerships and is already fundraising. Donations are solicited on the site.
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What the EU-Philippines free trade deal contains
Brussels and Manila settled the core of an agreement on September 22 that reached well beyond customs duties, though lawyers, legislators and an expiring preference…
EU and Philippines close in on free trade deal after decade of stop-start talks
Brussels and Manila have agreed the bulk of a pact that would scrap tariffs on almost all trade, though public procurement remains unresolved and signing is not…
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Brussels presses Beijing to cap hybrid car exports after imports rise more than tenfold
Trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is due in Beijing next month with an October deadline for “tangible results”.
German Europe minister says Costa has lost touch with reality on EU budget
Berlin's Europe minister has rejected the European Council President's push for new EU taxes as net contributors demand deep cuts to the European Commission's near-€2…
Kallas calls for tougher action on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ as sanctions renewal stalls
The EU foreign policy chief has said Europe must raise the price Moscow pays for its sabotage campaign, while also asking member states for more warships in the…
Jet fuel shortfall set to persist in Europe until year-end as Asian imports rise
The third-quarter pattern was similar.
Brussels holds firm on Arctic drilling moratorium despite Norwegian pressure
The European Union's opposition to new oil and gas projects in the Arctic is set to survive a revision of its strategy for the region, despite lobbying from Oslo…
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On the brink of war? Europe’s leaders press on towards confrontation with Russia
Germany counted hospital beds for wounded troops, Lithuania mapped escape routes and Britain asked households to stock tinned food.
Burnham presses for deeper EU ties as Ireland’s Martin visits Manchester
The British Prime Minister has used his first meeting with the Taoiseach since taking office to look ahead to a UK-EU summit, as London lobbies for relief from the…
Brussels admits Canada’s ‘associate member’ status has yet to be defined
The Commission insists the formula proposed for Ottawa is not accession and points to next month's summit as the first real test.
European Parliament calls for front-line anti-drug police to be classed as ‘high-risk’
Parliament wants more money, vessels and legal cover for the officers confronting trafficking networks in European Union waters.
Romanian president nominates MEP Mureșan as prime minister
Siegfried Mureșan accepted at once, stating: Romania needed “a credible government as soon as possible”.
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European Parliament holds Morocco responsible for the Ceuta invasion
The Strasbourg text told Rabat that any challenge to Spanish sovereignty was incompatible with its status as a partner of the Union.
Metsola floats Australia and New Zealand as next EU ‘associate members’
The European Parliament President has described the untested status as a third way between full membership and candidate status.
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Zelensky’s former press secretary barred from European Parliament after criticism of his policies
Iuliia Mendel was due to speak on peace and diplomacy at an ESN event in Strasbourg, alongside AfD and Weltwoche figures.
Carney welcomes EU ‘associate member’ offer but leaves the terms to Brussels
The Canadian Prime Minister told MEPs that Ottawa was not seeking full membership and that any final deal would go before Canada's parliament.
Trump threatens tariffs on the EU over Canada ‘associate member’ plan
The US President said he would hit European exports if he judged closer ties between Brussels and Ottawa to be aimed against Washington.
Parliament sends mixed health signal as tobacco, alcohol and food rules come under scrutiny
MEPs voted 545 to 47, with 75 abstentions, on September 16 to adopt Parliament's response to the EU's first strategy on cardiovascular diseases.
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Von der Leyen ties her State of the Union agenda to fresh EU revenue
The Commission President asked member states for own resources in the next long-term budget, hours before the Parliament's biggest groups demanded rollbacks.
Von der Leyen proposes emergency framework to speed up returns weeks after Ceuta
The Commission President has set out a plan to suspend standard return procedures in an emergency almost seven weeks after the mass crossings into the Spanish city.
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Azerbaijani President Aliyev brands European Parliament ‘a den of corrupt officials’
Despite tensions, Azerbaijan remains a key energy partner for the EU Commission’s strategy to reduce dependence on Russia