Kallas urges EU countries to bolster Red Sea mission as Houthi threats mount
The EU is considering reinforcing Operation Aspides in the Red Sea, after Italy’s request, with ships and aircraft to protect the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from attacks launched from Yemen. The…
EU countries issued a record 3.9 million residence permits last year
EU countries issued a record number of residence permits in 2025, up 10% on the year, driven mainly by employment and family reunification. Read More
Removing Usmanov from sanctions list risks making EU look weak – Lithuanian finance minister
Vilnius strongly opposes France’s push to remove Usmanov from Russian sanctions, its finance minister told Euronews. However, fears of the blacklist expiring will likely lead to his removal despite heavy…
Former Romanian presidential candidate Georgescu detained and put under investigation for fraud
Prosecutors say Georgescu and two others persuaded a Romanian businessman to transfer them €1.1 million by making him believe he could get access to millions of euros worth of foreign…
What is CETA – and why is the EU-Canada trade deal still in limbo?
The EU-Canada trade deal has been provisionally in force since 2017, but ten EU countries have still not ratified it. What is CETA – and why, a decade after it…
13 EU countries call for ‘deep cleaning’ of European laws
Austria is leading a new alliance on regulatory simplification, pushing for a systematic review of how new rules would impact businesses and a “deep cleaning” of existing rules to be…
More flight disruption in UK after second air traffic control glitch this month
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has called on NATS CEO Martin Rolfe to resign following the latest issue, which has impacted flights across the UK and Ireland. Read More
Ireland backs ‘ambitious’ new EU taxes as budget talks intensify
The Irish government, which is chairing member-state discussions on the EU’s long-term budget, will present an “ambitious” draft text featuring proposals for new EU taxes. Read More
Former enemies form alliance to overthrow Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed
The TPLF, Amhara’s Fano militias and the Oromo Liberation Army — groups that fought on opposing sides in the Tigray war — said they had been coordinating for more than…
Accessibility in video games and board games: a game nobody wants to miss
Players with visual or motor impairments devise their own ways to keep playing, while Microsoft, Sony and ONCE create adapted controllers and versions of video and board games. Read More