European Union

Either way, the UK’s 81% pledge will make the bloc look bad

This year’s SOTEU was the perfect opportunity to launch a bold new vision for Europe. Instead, we were offered the status quo with a lick of fresh paint. No political vision, just a shopping list of policies

Brussels and Jakarta are expected to conclude a free trade agreement in Indonesia next week

After ministers were confronted outside parliament, political leaders across Sweden call for stricter protest laws to curb escalating threats and disruptive behaviour

The proposal includes approximately €430 million for air defences, rocket artillery, combat vehicles and new warships

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Washington's energy chief Chris Wright speaks of 'strengthening US energy dominance' in Europe

Euractiv has learned that political group discussions on the own-initiative report are ongoing, with amendments tabled on 12 June

Kazakhstan aims for a constructive foreign policy to protect national interests while driving growth and long-term stability

The decision, due to budgetary constraints, "is leaving the very farmers who want better animal welfare out in the cold," NGO says

Europe is less attractive than it could be because funding isn’t being coordinated enough, a new Commission strategy warns

With half the population overweight, and 18% obese, Belgium wants to make overeating as unpopular as smoking

Entry into office of new Members of the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union and partial renewal of the General Court

Un projet de résolution indiquerait que les « actes hostiles » israéliens menacent la paix au Moyen-Orient.

Hamas says top officials survived last week's air strike in Doha that killed six people and triggered a wave of criticism, including from US President Donald Trump

Energy minister Katherina Reiche says the transition needs pragmatism and realism

Orbán used the Swedish example to argue that “laws and order are breaking down” in the country

The far-right Alternative for Germany almost tripled its vote share in comparison to 2020

US President Donald Trump has called on Nato countries to step up the economic pressure on Russia, and made new US sanctions contingent on their doing so. All allies must stop buying oil from Russia, Trump demanded on his online platform Truth Social. He also urged Nato countries to impose high tariffs on China as a bloc. Are his demands justified?