Published on 18/09/2026 – 16:18 GMT+2•Updated 16:20 Emmanuel Macron has condemned what he calls Russia’s “intent” to “intimidate” and to “undermine efforts to support the Ukrainians”. In his view…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 16:45 GMT+2 A 68-year-old Russian man, who travelled from the Russian Baltic sea enclave of Kaliningrad to Lithuania by river was met by border guards on the riverbank on…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 17:46 GMT+2 Romania’s nominee for prime minister, Siegfried Muresan, has said he will attempt to form a government with a coalition involving three parties. The country’s…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 16:20 GMT+2 British Prime Minister Andy Burnham vowed to take “further steps” to deepen ties with the European Union during a meeting with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin…
A windfall tax for firms profiting from energy price volatility is one of the ideas circulating among EU ministers meeting in Dublin on Friday and Saturday for the periodic meetings of the Eurogroup…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 14:54 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy launched a new regional cooperation framework with seven neighbouring countries on Friday in an effort to stoke regional…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 11:31 GMT+2•Updated 12:50 On Friday, Spanish authorities began moving thousands of migrants to a new facility in Ceuta, with police struggling to maintain order as people…
The Russian embassy in South Africa has shared a picture that appears to show Russian President Vladimir Putin taking a group selfie with the 10 BRICS world leaders during September’s summit. The…
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director General of DigitalEurope, said protecting children from social media risks is a “joint responsibility of the public and private sectors”. The association, which…
A criminal organisation that used Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to clone the voices of relatives in order to make telephone scams more convincing has been dismantled by the Directorate for…
Published on 18/09/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2•Updated 8:22 On today’s show: Angela Skujins analyses what Canada’s newly offered “associate member” status with the EU actually means in practice, after Mark…
Hello, this is Mared Gwyn holding the newsletter pen in Brussels. This morning: Eurozone finance ministers gather amid mounting economic pressures, and EU ambassadors make another push to break the…
With Canada, the European Union has opened the door to a new way for the European project to affiliate with third countries that aren’t even on its own continent. The rest of the world will be…
Published on 17/09/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2•Updated 8:36 On today’s show: Maria Tadeo reports from Strasbourg as Canadian PM Mark Carney addresses the European Parliament this morning, a day after EU…
Expectations are high after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday offered to create a tailor-made status of “associate EU membership” for Canada, and pitched closer…
By the end of 2026, every EU country must legally offer citizens a European Digital Identity Wallet. This smartphone app holds a person’s government ID, driving licence, diploma, and other verified…
European leaders are once again rushing to mitigate rising oil prices as Saudi cargoes are delayed or cancelled amid another conflict escalation in the Middle East, raising fears of soaring prices at…
Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a special address to the Sejm, said he was presenting the public and MPs with “the most probable scenario for the coming few months”. “It is a scenario involving…
By Akis Tatsis with ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ, AFP Published on 17/09/2026 – 22:43 GMT+2 The Greek parliament on Thursday voted to lift the parliamentary immunity of former European Commissioner Dimitris…
Once considered a niche, the space economy is now a major, mature industrial force supporting innovation, public policy goals, and services in Europe and beyond. EU countries currently invest a bit…
