No option but to talk to Taliban about migrant returns, EU’s migration commissoner says
EU countries received about a million asylum applications filed by Afghans between 2013-2024, according to the bloc’s data agency. Read More
Kallas defends EU foreign service before staff as debate over its future intensifies
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has backed her own diplomatic service as European capitals, led by Paris, eye a possible EEAS overhaul, ranging from stripping the High Representative’s powers…
Cyprus proposes €32.8bn cut to next EU budget as compromise between rival camps
Cyprus proposes a 2% cut — worth €32.8bn — to the EU’s draft €2 trillion budget for 2028–2034, in a bid to bridge the gap between “frugals” and cohesion-minded member…
Senior MEP fears Airbus-Boeing dispute could reignite EU-US tensions
German MEP Bernd Lange fears the end of a crucial corporate truce could give the US grounds to breach the Turnberry agreement, which the European Parliament is expected to adopt…
Meloni tells Brussels to scrap ‘rebates’ for some member states – or Italy will demand them too
The Italian Prime Minister has attacked the EU’s disbursement to so-called frugal states and warned Brussels that Rome’s patience with them is at an end. Read More
German, French and UK envoys meet Lavrov’s deputy in Moscow amid E3 peace push
Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s offer for a face-to-face meeting to end the fighting. Read More
ILA Berlin: Fighter jets still fly but drones dominate the conversation
While flight displays and military hardware continue to draw the crowds, drones, autonomous systems and a new generation of defence companies are increasingly shaping the conversation at ILA Berlin. Read…
EU steps in to shield households from energy price spikes ahead of new carbon costs
The upcoming carbon costs due to kick in in 2028 will hit road transport and buildings, likely pushing energy prices higher. Read More
UK defence secretary resigns with stinging attack on Keir Starmer’s military spending plans
The Defence Investment Plan has faced repeated delays despite warnings that the UK’s armed forces face a major funding gap. Read More
Watch Live: Pope Leo XIV speaks to migrants in historic encounter in Canary Islands
Leo XIV visits Gran Canaria to meet migrants and volunteers in Arguineguín before leading a large open-air mass attended by thousands on the island. Read More