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'We don't need to build a Maginot Line,' says French official, warning against buzzwords like the 'Drone Wall'

Belgium and the European Central Bank remain wary of the €140 billion scheme

Europe’s competitiveness must start with digital skills nurtured offline from kindergarten, and deeper online rural investment

Europe has talent and great researchers, but it needs seamless integration between technical, scientific, and entrepreneurial skills

South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.

South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.

Decarbonising cars is only half the journey; Europe’s real test lies in turning roads into engines of climate progress with intelligent systems

Financial authorities suspect a misuse of public funds allocated for organ donation awareness and training programmes, minister admits systemic issues causing poor transplant rate

"President Putin has not come to the table in an honest and forthright manner, as we'd hoped," said US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Slovak PM Robert Fico appears to be satisfied he's got enough concessions on green laws from his EU counterparts

The leaders of the European Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt held their first EU-Egypt Summit in Brussels, Belgium on 22 October 2025, and agreed on a joint statement.

Amendments could reshape Parliament’s position on sustainability law

Schockierender Vorfall in Benglen ZH: Ein Fremder dringt in das Schlafzimmer einer jungen Frau ein. Die Mutter erwischt den Eindringling auf frischer Tat und fotografiert ihn. Der 35-jährige Schweizer wurde festgenommen, aber später wieder freigelassen.

Der AHV-Showdown wird auf 2026 vertagt. Die ständerätliche Sozialkommission will zuerst weiter Abklärungen treffen, bevor sie einen Entscheid zur Finanzierung der 13. AHV-Rente fällt.

Déclaration du président António Costa à l’issue du Sommet social tripartite et à la veille du Conseil européen du 23 octobre 2025.

EU leaders and social partners met in Brussels and held a discussion focused on making Europe stronger in a changing world that delivers for workers and enterprises.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

As EU leaders make their way to Brussels, we'll follow their packed agenda including Ukraine, European defence, and the situation in the Middle East

Selmayr was without question the most effective European official of his generation, transforming the Commission into a true power centre with a clear mission. We need him more than ever

In the long term, this order would more than double the current air force of Ukraine