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Rogue EU lawmaker Kartheiser to meet Kremlin officials in Moscow

The leadership of his European party is threatening to expel the Luxembourgish MEP.

May 23, 2025 3:32 pm CET

Western countries reveal major Russian cyber-espionage campaign

Attacks ramped up after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

May 21, 2025 5:14 pm CET

Countries adopt WHO pandemic agreement

“The agreement is a victory for public health, science and multilateral action,” said WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

May 20, 2025 10:10 am CET

The crown slips: How queen Ursula failed her transparency test

Presented by Instagram.

May 16, 2025 4:01 am CET

Romanian wild card George Simion sets Brussels’ nerves on edge

The presidential front-runner’s hostility to Ukraine is creating a rift with fellow European conservatives.

May 15, 2025 4:00 am CET

Hungary and Slovakia can quit Russian energy, report finds

Ample alternatives exist, but both countries have increased reliance on Moscow and made millions, researchers say.

May 14, 2025 4:39 pm CET

EU and Ukraine launch special tribunal to prosecute Putin’s war crimes

The move comes as the U.S. and Western allies threaten further sanctions against Russia if it does not accept a ceasefire.

May 9, 2025 1:26 pm CET

Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou travels to Moscow with German and Slovak lawmakers

The trio will be in the Russian capital on the same day as “Victory Day” celebrations.

May 8, 2025 7:39 pm CET

EU gears up for fight with Russian energy holdouts

Brussels will soon tell Hungary and Slovakia to stop dealing with Moscow — whether they like it or not. But the EU’s enforcement plan is fuzzier.

May 7, 2025 4:20 am CET

EU to propose blanket ban on Russian gas

The upcoming legislation sets up a clash between Brussels and EU capitals eying a post-war return to cheap Russian energy. 

May 6, 2025 3:44 pm CET

Simion’s Romanian election win sparks right-wing jubilation around Europe

“Excellent result,” cheers former Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki.

May 5, 2025 11:24 am CET

EPP’s war on NGOs is driving a wedge through Europe’s political center

Conservatives face accusations of collaborating with far-right parties in NGO funding probe.

May 5, 2025 4:20 am CET
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16 countries to ask EU for fiscal leeway to spend big on defense

Germany is the only one of Europe’s big five economies to take up the EU executives offer.

April 30, 2025 10:38 pm CET

Democratic backsliding in Europe holds lessons for America

Authoritarians’ early popularity can delay resistance — but that’s when the real damage gets done.

April 24, 2025 4:01 am CET

EU to float ban on new Russian energy contracts

The idea will be one of several options Brussels will suggest in May to sever Russian energy links.

April 22, 2025 6:09 pm CET

Hungary confirms fifth foot-and-mouth outbreak as virus persists

Hungary and Slovakia are battling outbreaks of the highly contagious livestock disease.

April 18, 2025 10:20 am CET

Brits are banned from bringing in EU meat — if anyone can enforce it

Stretched resources and patchy communication leave experts warning a ban on personal meat and cheese imports could fall well short of its aims.

April 17, 2025 6:31 pm CET

European eggflation slows down as American prices surge under Trump

Prices are still rising in Europe — but not as fast as in recent years, and nothing like in the U.S.

April 17, 2025 4:46 pm CET

Slovakia adopts Russian-style law targeting NGOs

Robert Fico’s government gets a narrow win as Bratislava parliament green-lights new crackdown.

April 17, 2025 12:36 pm CET

Bioterror? Hungary and Slovakia float unconfirmed theory on foot-and-mouth outbreaks

The two countries have culled more than 10,000 animals to contain the highly contagious disease.

April 16, 2025 4:32 am CET

Don’t go to Russia’s WWII victory day celebrations, EU warns European leaders

Moscow has invited numerous world leaders to its annual military parade.

April 14, 2025 5:50 pm CET

Kyiv asks EU officials for May 9 visit to counter Putin’s victory parade

Separately, Zelenskyy would like to meet leaders from the so-called coalition of the willing.

April 14, 2025 12:52 pm CET

UK bans personal EU meat and dairy imports

The new restrictions are intended to protect British farms as a foot-and-mouth outbreak spreads across the EU.

April 11, 2025 8:07 pm CET

Trump wants Europe to pay more for gas. The EU wants to spend less.

The White House is pushing Europe to spend billions more on energy imports. That’s going to be difficult if it blows up the world economy.

April 9, 2025 4:17 am CET
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