EU turns to Canada and Britain to plug Ukraine’s funding gap
Brussels wants Ottawa and London to put up more money for Kyiv next year, with ambassadors preparing the ground on October 22.
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Denmark, Sweden and Finland reject softer rules for the EU carbon market
The three prime ministers have written to EU leaders on the eve of a summit at which the review of the emissions trading system is on the table.
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Gentiloni warns Italy against defying Brussels: ‘Ask Orbán how that worked out for him’
The former PM remarks reignite debate over national sovereignty, democratic choice and the European Commission’s use of financial pressure.
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Brussels seeks power to suspend new members’ voting rights for 15 years
Marta Kos presented a package of institutional changes designed to shrink national vetoes and the size of the College of Commissioners before the bloc admits anyone…
Brussels calls for ‘proportionate’ policing as French school revolt drags on
The commissioner responsible for youth has intervened in a policing dispute over which the European Union has no authority.
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EU and Morocco deepen security cooperation while Ceuta stays off the agenda
The readout of the Brussels meeting listed the Sahel, Iran and Ukraine among the subjects covered, though it carried no reference to the mass crossing of July 30.
Brussels sends Moldova more growth plan cash as two reform targets go unmet
The third payment under the €1.
Hungary set to lift block on next stage of Ukraine and Moldova EU talks
Budapest would let two more negotiating clusters move forward if Kyiv passes a minority schools law, though Péter Magyar's veto on membership itself has not gone…
Zelensky asks EU again for money to strike deeper into Russia
The Ukrainian president pressed European ambassadors in Kyiv to release unspent defence loans, hours before announcing the first combat use of Ukraine's own ballistic…
Brussels plans to bypass national vetoes in enlarged EU
Leaked drafts show Brussels intends to drop unanimity at most stages of accession and to cut nine countries out of the College of Commissioners.
Zelensky calls oligarch delistings ‘suicidal’ as von der Leyen promises more defence aid
The Ukrainian President has urged Brussels to tighten sanctions on Moscow on the day member states agreed to drop two Russian billionaires from the EU blacklist.
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.
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Von der Leyen’s Europe ends at the chamber door
Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address highlighted the disconnect between Brussels and citizens, addressing energy costs but lacking concrete migration…
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.
Trump orders Canadian goods out of US federal purchasing as Brussels courts Ottawa
The memorandum landed as Ursula von der Leyen offered Canada a first-of-its-kind associate membership and Mark Carney prepared to address MEPs in Strasbourg.
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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
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.
Produce, deploy, hallucinate
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the urgent need to deploy artificial intelligence throughout Europe's economy during her speech at…
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.
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”.
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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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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Von der Leyen and Rutte meet in Brussels over ‘Russian hybrid attacks’
Talks at the Berlaymont come a day after Berlin said Moscow was behind the explosive-laden drone found at Leipzig/Halle airport.
Von der Leyen heads to Greenland to sign joint EU declaration
The European Commission President is due to meet the Greenlandic, Danish and Faroese prime ministers on a trip postponed since March.
Brussels approves €6.1 billion for Ukrainian air defence on Independence Day
The EU executive signed off the envelope as leaders gathered in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine's shortage of interceptor missiles.