German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the European Union can be an “alternative to imperialism and autocracy” and can forge deals with like-minded partners in a world of increasing great power rivalry
January 29, 2026
India and the European Union have reached a free trade agreement that covers up to 2 billion people after nearly two decades of negotiations
January 27, 2026
The European Union is stepping in to ensure Google gives rival AI companies and search engines access to data and Gemini AI services
January 27, 2026
The European Union is ready to implement a free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries on a provisional basis
January 23, 2026
Trump’s posturing over Greenland has changed the transatlantic alliance forever, European officials say
January 22, 2026
Five takeaways from Trump’s antagonistic speech in Davos
January 21, 2026
European Union lawmakers have voted to hold up a major free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries over concerns about the legality of the deal
January 21, 2026
President Donald Trump meandered through a list of his administration’s accomplishments while speaking at a White House press briefing Tuesday
January 20, 2026
Trump set to face a diplomatic intervention on Greenland in Davos
January 21, 2026
Even some Trump advisers are wary of a military pursuit of Greenland. Is an off-ramp possible?
January 19, 2026
The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries have formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement
January 17, 2026
Brazilian President Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrate the expected signing of a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur
January 16, 2026
Rightwingers of the world unite to endorse Orbán ahead of Hungary’s election
January 16, 2026
Dozens of angry farmers have demonstrated in France and Greece, halting traffic and blocking roads with tractors to protest European Union plans to move forward with a free trade deal with five South American nations
January 08, 2026
The European Union is renewing negotiations for a free trade agreement with five South American nations neighboring Venezuela
January 07, 2026
Zelensky and Trump to meet in Florida after weeks of intensive peace talks
December 28, 2025
The shadow Russia casts over Europe has forced it to face the truth: the risk of war is once again real
December 25, 2025
France, Germany, the European Union and the United Kingdom are hitting out at a U.S. decision to impose travel bans on five Europeans the Trump administration accuses of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American views
December 24, 2025
The European Commission says the European Union is delaying a massive free-trade deal with South American countries after fiery protests by farmers and last-minute opposition by France and Italy
December 18, 2025
A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine
December 18, 2025
Britain to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange program in Brexit reversal
December 17, 2025
European Union leaders are about to attempt something unprecedented
December 17, 2025
The European Union is moving to dial back its total ban on cars with gas or diesel engines by 2035
December 16, 2025
European Union envoys are fine-tuning a plan to use frozen Russian assets as collateral for a massive loan to support Ukraine over the next two years
December 16, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and 34 other countries have formally approved plans to create a compensation body for damages caused by Russia's invasion
December 16, 2025
France is creating a last-minute hurdle for a major trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc
December 15, 2025
The European Union has indefinitely frozen Russia’s assets in Europe to ensure that Hungary and Slovakia, both with Moscow-friendly governments, can’t prevent the billions of euros from being used to support Ukraine
December 12, 2025
European Union leaders have committed to funding Ukraine's economic and military needs for the next two years
December 09, 2025
A top European Union official has warned the United States against interfering in European affairs
December 08, 2025
Honduran centrist presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla maintained a small lead over Trump-backed conservative Nasry Asfura
December 03, 2025
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev has called on the minority government of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov to resign following mass protests this week against its 2026 budget.
December 03, 2025
European Union governments want to put in place safeguards and a review clause in the tariff deal the bloc struck with the United States, to counter concerns
November 28, 2025
Moldovan authorities said on Saturday that Russian drones had entered the country's airspace, posing a threat to aviation, in the third such incident in nine days.
November 29, 2025
Eight more wild boar with suspected cases of African swine fever were discovered near Barcelona, La Vanguardia newspaper reported on Sunday, as Spain struggles to limit the
November 30, 2025
Greek farmers clashed with police on Sunday during protests in central and northern regions over the delayed payment of European Union subsidies prompted by an
November 30, 2025
Stellantis Chief Executive Antonio Filosa on Monday welcomed Berlin's call to soften European Union car emissions rules, saying Germany's proposals aligned with industry
December 01, 2025
Thousands of people rallied in the Bulgarian capital Sofia and several other cities on Monday, protesting against the 2026 budget plan, the first drafted in euros before the
December 01, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S.
December 02, 2025
Belgian police on Tuesday detained former European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and a current senior EU diplomat as part of a
December 02, 2025
Switzerland may need to get used to U.S. tariffs, a top Swiss trade negotiator was quoted as saying on Tuesday after the country reached a tariff deal to get parity with the
December 02, 2025
The European Commission should resist automakers' calls to allow cars to run on biofuels beyond 2035 because they are in short supply and not truly carbon-
November 27, 2025
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said the European Union's plan to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine could endanger the chances for a
November 28, 2025
China has banned pork imports from Barcelona province after Spain detected its first case of African swine fever in three decades in two wild
November 28, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a new military service program for volunteers aged 18 and 19
November 27, 2025
Poland said on Wednesday it had chosen Sweden's Saab to supply it with three submarines, in a multi-billion-dollar deal that forms a key element
November 26, 2025
The European Union has accelerated efforts to agree on a scheme to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine after a U.S.-backed peace plan last week set out
November 26, 2025
Europe's embattled carmakers are hoping for a reprieve when Brussels unveils an auto sector package next month, which could water down an effective ban on new combustion engines initially
November 26, 2025
The European Parliament called on Wednesday for the European Union to set minimum ages for children to access social media, to combat a rise in mental health
November 26, 2025
China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it agreed with the European Union to urge Nexperia's Dutch and Chinese units to resolve their standoff,
November 26, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday told a Coalition of the Willing meeting that London was "ready to move" with the European Union on providing financial support to
November 25, 2025
European Union lawmakers have voted to deepen integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-nation bloc
November 25, 2025
The likely next Czech government rejected the outgoing administration's 2026 budget draft on Monday, raising the chances of a delay to approving the plan by the end of the year and a
November 24, 2025
Ukraine's borders cannot be changed by force, its army cannot be reduced leaving it vulnerable to an attack and the European Union must have a central role in a peace deal for
November 23, 2025
President Emmanuel Macron's promise to win over far-right voters in France is faltering
November 23, 2025
Brazil's COP30 presidency pushed through a compromise climate deal on Saturday that would boost
November 22, 2025
The European Union would not oppose a proposed deal on the outcome of the COP30 climate talks in Brazil, two sources told Reuters.
November 22, 2025
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot will host a call with European counterparts on Friday evening to discuss Ukraine, a French diplomatic source said.
November 21, 2025
France's government is taking action against Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, after it generated posts questioning the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz
November 21, 2025
The European Union will keep on supporting Ukraine as Ukraine is the victim of an aggression, the EU Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday, adding that
November 21, 2025
European Union leaders and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will reach out to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to discuss a U.S. peace plan on
November 21, 2025
The White House has hit out at South Africa’s leader for "running his mouth" over the United States’ boycott of this weekend’s Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg
November 20, 2025
The European Union is in touch with social media network X regarding hate speech content on X's Grok, which the EU described as 'appalling' and going against European human rights
November 20, 2025
South Africa and the European Union vowed to defend multilateralism on Thursday, ahead of the G20 summit, as they signed a partnership on critical minerals.
November 20, 2025
France's foreign minister on Thursday proposed the creation of a European Union sanctions regime to tackle cross-border organised drug
November 20, 2025
The European Union will set out next month how it will square up to increased geopolitical challenges from Beijing and others amid
November 20, 2025
Jose Luis Cubo watched as forensic scientists dug up the body of a man his grandfather had helped to bury at the start of the Spanish
November 20, 2025
Kosovo's president, Vjosa Osmani, set December 28 as the date for an early parliamentary election on Thursday, after the ruling Vetevendosje party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti
November 20, 2025
European foreign ministers said on Thursday that any plan to end the war in Ukraine must include Ukrainians and Europeans after the U.S. floated a framework that would involve Kyiv
November 20, 2025
Moody's review of Italy on Friday may yield the first rating upgrade for almost a quarter of a century, analysts say, reflecting growing confidence in the public
November 20, 2025
The European Union has introduced a new defense package to speed up the deployment of tanks and troops across its 27 nations
November 19, 2025
Australia is seeing more interest in its strategic critical minerals reserve from allies including the European Union since it signed a deal
November 19, 2025
Slovakia wants NATO to boost air defences in the country, on its eastern flank, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said after a meeting with the military alliance's chief.
November 19, 2025
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil discussed overcapacity in China on Tuesday during a visit to Beijing and said the European Union would act if a solution was
November 18, 2025
Britain proposed sweeping changes to its policy on asylum seekers on Monday, the latest European country to announce tighter rules on migration in recent years.
November 17, 2025
Spain will renovate its high-speed rail network between Madrid and Barcelona to allow trains to reach a maximum speed of 350 kph (218 mph), a velocity so far only achieved in China,
November 17, 2025
Cyprus said on Friday Turkey must drop its insistence on a two-state solution for the divided island if it hopes to make progress on its long-stalled bid to join the European Union.
November 14, 2025
European Union foreign ministers will discuss next week a proposal for the bloc to take the lead in training 3,000 Palestinian police officers with the aim of later
November 14, 2025
European Union officials are warning Ukraine that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country’s ability to attract financial help
November 13, 2025
European Union regulators are investigating Google for allegedly demoting media publishers' content in search results
November 13, 2025
The European Union has called for a bloc-wide handling fee on small packages ordered online from platforms such as Shein, Temu and Alibaba to be imposed in early 2026, over two years
November 12, 2025
Lower developer fees implemented by Apple to comply with European Union tech regulations have not reduced prices for users, the iPhone maker said on
November 12, 2025
Germany's export business, struggling under high U.S. tariffs and a slump in China, got a welcome shot in the arm from trade with Eastern Europe in
November 12, 2025
Spanish King Felipe VI and Chinese President Xi Jinping have signed agreements on language exchanges and other areas as both sides vowed to strengthen their cooperation
November 12, 2025
Ukraine says it is running short of air defence missiles
Uber-backed Lime reveals revenue surge in US IPO filing
Russia says radiation levels are normal after fires near Chornobyl
Rubio says US ties with Church can withstand Trump's criticism of Pope Leo
Experts race to write guidance to contain first ship-borne hantavirus outbreak
UK man denies charge of threatening King Charles' brother Andrew
Hantavirus cruise ship part of Antarctic tourism boom that some want better regulated