The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

The commissioner met with his boss Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, days after media outlets reported the Hungarian government had tried to recruit EU staffers as spies.

Israel’s new ambassador to the EU tells POLITICO that Europe is not likely to get a seat on Trump’s “board of peace” unless it restores full cooperation with Netanyahu’s government. 

EU’s top climate envoy’s war of words sparks fears of diplomatic discord ahead of COP30.

Move by The Hague escalates frictions between western countries and Beijing over access to high-end technology

Both Ukraine and Russia are finding it difficult to recruit new soldiers.

Commission President von der Leyen's consistent presence in the region underscores her strategy to establish herself as a trusted interlocutor

The French prime minister has staffed his Cabinet with a mix of civil servants and politicians.

He said there's been an increase

"Not only is this an attempted theft of a peaceful Ukrainian nuclear facility. Unauthorized actions of Russia's (state nuclear energy corporation) Rosatom violate internationally recognized nuclear safety protocols, contradict Ukrainian license, and directly threaten a nuclear incident," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

Finland has provided close to five billion euros' worth of support to Kyiv since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. More could be on the way via a scheme launched by US President Donald Trump, Helsingin Sanomat reports on Sunday.

Deutsche Militärs waren bis kurz vor der Annexion der Krim dabei, den Russen beizubringen, effektiver Krieg zu führen. Und der Rüstungskonzern Rheinmetall konnte auf ein Milliardengeschäft mit Russland hoffen.

In Bar-le-Duc, northeastern France, the workers of a much-loved but troubled brand of knitting yarn saved their failing company by buying it out and becoming...

Thousands marched through the Polish capital on Saturday, protesting against illegal migration and opposing the EU-Mercosur agreement. On the same day, Prime Minister Donald Tusk claimed that Poland would be exempted from the EU migration pact. #EuropeNews

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In a renewed effort to disrupt Ukraine's energy grid ahead of winter, Russia carried out several large-scale missile and drone strikes on energy and gas facilities this week.

Ukrainian forces downed 103 out of the 118 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones and decoys, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. A missile and 15 drones struck 10 different locations, according to the statement.

Major changes to how non-EU citizens – including UK travellers – enter and exit Europe’s Schengen Area began on Sunday, as the European Union launched its long-delayed Entry/Exit System.

Ukrainian Marine Yuriy Hulchuk, 22, who returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity in the latest swap effort deeply traumatized by torture started speaking days after liberation. — Ukrinform.

According to Brussels, both Moldova and Ukraine meet the technical criteria for the opening of cluster one, known as “the fundamentals”.

The wild cousins of beehive honeybees are disappearing – here’s why that matters.

"We agree to develop further bold and innovative mechanisms to increase the cost of Russia's war and ramp up pressure," the British government said in a statement.