Von der Leyen announces plan to make Canada the EU’s first ‘associate member’
The European Commission President made the announcement in front of Mark Carney during her State of the European Union address in Strasbourg, France.
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EU digital identity wallet stalls in 24 member states as Brussels reopens its privacy rulebook
Only Italy reached any scale before the December date, privacy groups challenged safeguards the European Commission had redrafted in committee, and the gap between…
EU waste export ban spares Turkey, its biggest plastic dumping ground
Shipments to Ankara hit a record in 2025, the year before Brussels closes the door on poorer countries.
Von der Leyen is ‘not up to the challenge’, says Charles Michel
A day before the Commission president delivers her annual State of the Union address.
Member states back cuts to EU staff pay in next long-term budget
Salaries and buildings emerged as the likeliest target for savings as the Irish presidency prepared a fresh offer to national capitals.
Canada seeks ‘unique alliance’ with EU, rules out membership
Speaking to reporters at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, Carney rejected the idea of full membership.
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Poland’s PiS has its man chosen as leader of ECR
Adam Bielan, a close ally of Jarosław Kaczyński, replaces Mateusz Morawiecki at the head of Europe's conservative party family, keeping the post in Law and Justice…
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Brussels warns Swiss neutrality vote could strain ties over Russia
Brussels fears the vote could see Bern break with its stance towards Moscow and put its sanctions regime against the Kremlin into question.
Irregular EU border crossings fall across all major routes, except Spain
The eastern and central Mediterranean remained the busiest routes and still accounted for nearly 60 per cent of all detections.
Europe pays almost 10 times the US price for wholesale gas
The exact gap moves from day to day. Market prices in recent weeks have put it at anywhere between eight and 10 times, depending on the trading session.
Brussels lets Ukraine spend EU loan on US Patriot missiles and its own drones
The decision came as the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance met for the first time, with defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius warning that Europe had to match Russian output.
More than 120 MEPs push to reopen frozen Russian assets debate
The letter was signed by 122 parliamentarians from six political groups, backs a late-August initiative by Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Spain.
ECB lifts rates for second time this year
The bank has kept its 2026 inflation forecast unchanged but revised up its projections for the following two years.
Lagarde plays down neutral rate as ECB raises borrowing costs again
The European Central Bank President said the theoretical benchmark carried little weight while the energy shock from the Iran war kept inflation above target.
Most Europeans say the EU is in decline
Sixty-eight per cent of those interviewed described Europe in terms of “general deterioration or a loss of normality”.
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Brussels forces Google to lower quality of searches in the EU
The European Commission’s own decision records that Google’s previous display was better for users in several of the disputed boxes.
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EU enlargement commissioner warns EU candidates: Cut ties with MAGA
"We should not risk our future members developing dependencies on others that would run counter to our long-term interests," she said.
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Brussels procurement plan reopens EU split over ‘European preference’
The overhaul would let public buyers turn away bids carrying too little European content, a power free-trading capitals warned against.
European Parliament blocks Patriots exhibition on South Africa
The Parliament's third-largest group says the ban followed pressure from South African officials and amounts to political censorship.
Meloni says Schengen holds only if member states defend EU borders
The Italian Prime Minister received Bart De Wever in Rome a day after the Alternative for Germany won in Saxony-Anhalt, with border checks between Italy and Spain…
EU procurement overhaul takes aim at Chinese bidders
Bidders would also have to explain prices falling significantly below competing offers, a provision Euractiv described as a veiled reference to China.
Serbia buries Mladić as EU says glorification has no place in candidate countries
The bloc's diplomatic service issued its warning as thousands gathered in Belgrade for the funeral of the convicted war criminal.
Von der Leyen promises ‘substantial’ EU package on Greenland visit
The European Commission President is in Nuuk to sign a renewed partnership declaration with Denmark and Greenland, with investment pledges expected to run into the…
Brussels prepare to drop Article 7 against Hungary before mission assesses reforms
The European People's Party wants the case closed as a political victory for Péter Magyar's Tisza party, though the law at the heart of it is still in force.
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Brussels pays for research aimed at cutting right-wing appeal among young men
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EU suspends Brazilian meat and honey imports over antimicrobial rules
The measure took effect on Thursday, following a decision adopted by the European Commission earlier this year.
Meta disables Albanian protest accounts as MEPs demand answers
Opposition figures, activists and journalists covering the anti-government "Flamingo Revolution" lost access to Instagram as Albania negotiates European Union membership.
Brussels keeps Morocco migration funding on course despite Ceuta breach
The European Commission has called Rabat a strategic partner and confirmed further money for border work, five weeks after tens of thousands crossed into the Spanish…
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Confederation leader sees Poland outside the EU but inside the EEA
Krzysztof Bosak argued that Poland could adopt a status similar to Norway, Switzerland or Iceland, remaining economically integrated with Europe without being caught…
Magyar says Ukraine is ‘not ready’ for the EU, echoing Orbán
The Prime Minister was cast by his predecessor as Kyiv's candidate during the April election campaign.