Fact check: Has the EU branded coffee ‘harmful’ for humans?
Some tabloids have stoked fears that the EU will soon ban coffee after the European Commission allegedly labelled caffeine dangerous for human consumption. Read More
From Ukraine to migration – four European Parliament debates to follow this week
Military aid to Ukraine, migrant returns and reduction of bureaucracy on the table for MEPs. Read More
Romanian electoral committee halts Calin Georgescu’s presidential bid
Georgescu’s bid for the Romanian presidency was suspended over documentation issues related to campaign funding, prompting him to condemn the decision as undemocratic. Read More
Six takeaways as Ursula von der Leyen marks 100 days in office
President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of support for Ukraine has up-ended EU relations with the US in her first 100 days, and prompted pledges to ramp up defence spending. Read More
Union stages surprise strike at Germany’s Hamburg airport, a day earlier than scheduled
A German trade union had called for strikes at 13 major German airports to take place on Monday – but then staged the strike at Hamburg airport on Sunday. Read…
Europe’s dangerous medicine dependency is the Achilles heel of its defence strategy
Europe can no longer afford to treat medicine security as a secondary issue. Anything less would be a grave miscalculation — one that could turn our dependence on critical medicines…
Preliminary talks conclude on new coalition government for Germany
According to Friedrich Merz, his conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the Social Democratic Party leaders agreed on common principles on migration and the economy. Read More
Poland says it plans to give every adult male military training
In a statement to parliament on Friday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk shared his plan as part of a wider effort to create a 500,000-strong army to deter Russian aggression. Read…
Pope continues to recover from pneumonia after three weeks in hospital
Pope Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia on Saturday as the Vatican machinery and Holy Year celebrations marched on without him. Read More
World ‘more gender equal than ever’, but progress is reversible, warns UN Women regional chief
Despite progress for women’s and girls’ rights around the world, these gains are fragile. In 2024, one in four countries in the world reported a setback in women’s rights, according…