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EU's top diplomat: 'The free world needs a new leader'
The European Union's (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Friday it has become clear "the free world needs a new leader" after President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ...The Hill - 5d -
Orbán calls on EU to launch peace talks with Moscow over Ukraine
Hungarian prime minister tells EU Council president Costa that he will oppose any bloc-wide agreementFinancial Times - 5d -
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EU leaders prepare 'concrete' measures on defense financing, sources say
The EU is expected to announce "concrete" measures on boosting defense financing this week, sources said, as Europe and the U.S. clash over support for Ukraine.CNBC - 3d -
EU to propose new common fundraising to fuel defence splurge
Also in this newsletter: Ireland moves to relax its rules for deploying peacekeepersFinancial Times - 2d -
EU president aims for €800 billion of defense funding. How it would work.
European Union President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday proposed a funding program that she says could mobilize close to €800 billion ($844 billion) of defense spending.MarketWatch - 2d -
EU unveils $840 billion "ReArm Europe" plan to boost defense spending
European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc is "in an era of rearmament," as Trump casts rising doubt on old alliances.CBS News - 2d -
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EU think-tank looks to ETFs to boost European defence companies
There has been a surge in interest in weapons makers, but current ETFs offer only global exposureFinancial Times - 1d -
Greek PM calls on EU’s biggest party to back defence spending initiatives
Also in this newsletter: can Europe’s steel industry be saved?Financial Times - 1d -
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Germany seeks ‘long-term’ EU exemption for defence spending
Friedrich Merz leads German pivot in Europe’s ‘rearmament’ raceFinancial Times - 1d -
Tesla’s EU Sales Drop as Anger Toward Elon Musk Grows
February numbers show the U.S. electric-car maker is struggling to attract buyers in the region. Mr. Musk’s politics aren’t helping.The New York Times - 21h -
Why Germany’s defence splurge pushes EU allies to follow suit
Also in this newsletter: cranking up the pressure on low-cost parcelsFinancial Times - 12h -
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‘Watershed moment’: EU leaders close to agreeing €800bn defence plan
Show of unity over Ukraine may be hampered by Hungary’s Viktor Orbán but consensus has built on need for spending. Europe live – latest updates European leaders holding emergency talks in ...The Guardian - 5h -
EU leaders in emergency meeting on region’s defence and Ukraine crisis
Europe’s backing for Kyiv faces resistance from Orbán as Trump turns US-European relations on their headFinancial Times - 8h -
EU puts on show of solidarity with Zelenskyy after clash with Trump
Leaders’ summit also aimed at endorsing increased defence spendingFinancial Times - 1h -
EU envoys approve more sanctions against Russia to mark the third anniversary of its war on Ukraine
European Union envoys have approved new sanctions against Russia, with the measures set to enter into force next week on the third anniversary of its full-scale invasion of UkraineABC News - Feb. 19 -
EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to Ukraine – report
Europe estimated to have bought €22bn of fossil fuels from Russia in 2024 but gave €19bn to support Kyiv. The EU is spending more money on Russian fossil fuels than on financial aid to Ukraine, a ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
The biggest takeaways from Germany's election, which will bring change to the EU's leading power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s electionABC News - Feb. 24 -
EU and UK in talks about Europe-wide defence funding amid fear of US pullback
Donald Trump’s re-engagement with Russia has given new urgency to European discussionsFinancial Times - Feb. 24 -
EU reveals plans to hit climate goals by helping dirty industries clean up
European Commission recommits to 90% emissions cut by 2040, and will support steel and cement in transition. The EU executive has insisted it will stay the course on its climate goals, while ...The Guardian - Feb. 26 -
Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’
EU said it will reply ‘firmly and immediately’ to ‘unjustified’ trade barriers, signaling it’s ready to retaliate against levies. Donald Trump has threatened to slap 25% tariffs on the European ...The Guardian - Feb. 26 -
Trump might not know it, but he’s forging a new relationship between Britain and the EU | Martin Kettle
Support for Ukraine means that closer ties to Europe are now a patriotic priority, opening up avenues that Brexit had once blocked. It would be absurd to claim to see a silver lining behind every ...The Guardian - Feb. 27 -
Trump threatens to slap 25% tariffs on EU, says bloc was always meant to hurt the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union, claiming that the bloc was formed "to screw" the U.S.CNBC - Feb. 27 -
‘Free world needs a new leader’, says EU foreign chief after Trump Zelenskyy row
The EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said ‘the free world needs a new leader’ and that it was up to Europeans to take this challenge. Live reaction to Zelenskyy’s clash with Trump and ...The Guardian - 5d -
‘Trump is abandoning Ukraine and wants a weaker EU’: Dominique de Villepin on Europe’s moment of truth
The former French PM says the US is no longer an ally of Europe – but has joined Russia and China as an ‘illiberal superpower’. Live reaction to Zelenskyy’s clash with Trump and Vance ...The Guardian - 5d -
Drugmakers prepare to sue EU over tax to pay for waste water clean-up
Pharma and cosmetics industries want other sectors to contribute ‘fair share’ towards cost of removing pollutantsFinancial Times - 3d -
Asylum seekers being forcibly expelled at EU borders, says top rights lawyer
Council of Europe’s Michael O’Flaherty urged leaders not to give in to populist rhetoric over migration. Europe’s most senior human rights official has said there is evidence of asylum seekers ...The Guardian - 3d -
EU chief proposes plan to 'urgently' increase defense spending by mobilizing around $840 billion
"Europe is ready to massively boost its defense spending," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.CNBC - 2d -
EU leaders to hold emergency Ukraine talks, seeking to adapt to new security demands without the US
European Union leaders plan to hold emergency talks to agree ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled Europe must take care of its own security and ...ABC News - 1d -
The US embrace of Russia is an existential threat to the EU. Germany must step up to save it | Catherine De Vries
To counter the crisis caused by Trump, Friedrich Merz has little choice but to abandon decades of military and economic caution. In February 1945, three world leaders – Winston Churchill, Franklin ...The Guardian - 11h -
EU leaders open emergency talks on defense and Ukraine aid as US support wanes
European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected by its alliesABC News - 10h -
Europe Ukraine latest: EU leaders hold emergency talks on increasing military spending for Ukraine
European Union leaders are holding emergency talks on ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled that Europe must take care of its own security and also ...ABC News - 3h
