Pressure mounts on Macron as France reels from unrest
Hello from Brussels. I’m Mared Gwyn, holding the newsletter pen once again today. In this edition: what the unrest in France means for its embattled president, and the latest from…
Ryanair CEO calls Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ‘useless’
Michael O’Leary, CEO of Irish airline Ryanair, has criticised European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s green policies, arguing that they add “complexity and cost”. He also branded the European…
Macron increasingly isolated amid unrest across France
Saturday’s violent protests and looting across France have deepened Macron’s political isolation, raising questions over his authority. Read More
US allegedly holding up delivery of Patriot air defence missiles, Zelenskyy says
Relations between Kyiv and Washington have soured over military aid and intelligence sharing, with Zelenskyy saying that Ukraine received no warning of Russian missile strikes that targeted energy facilities in…
Ukraine needs another €70 billion, but where will the EU find the money?
The EU is searching for another €70 billion to sustain Ukraine’s war effort in 2027, but rising borrowing costs and divisions over the Russian assets leave Brussels with few easy…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns Germany is falling behind in AI race
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Huang are set to unveil a joint AI pact intended to speed up the integration of AI products across German industry. Read More
Pope Leo XIV holds call with Zelenskyy, Vatican says
Chicago-born Leo, 71, has been calling for a humanitarian truce in Oleshky, a city under Russian siege, to allow food and medical aid to arrive and for civilians to be…
‘How are we supposed to recover?’: Shopkeepers react to looting and destruction across France
French shopkeepers are struggling to come to terms with the destruction left by a night of rioting and looting, with some fearing for the future of their businesses and employees.…
Lavrov backs Iran, hours after Trump says Russia doing ‘very little’ to help Tehran
Just hours after Trump publicly claimed Russia was doing “little” to help Iran, Moscow reaffirmed its full support for Tehran, with Foreign Minister Lavrov describing Iran’s fight as a “just…
Albanian PM Rama accuses anti-government protesters of crossing ‘red line’ amid violent demonstrations
The European Commission released a statement condemning the violence in Albania on Sunday, saying it had “no place in a democratic society” and that the response “must remain within the…