Published on 23/05/2026 – 15:06 GMT+2 Poland has received its first delivery of F-35 fighter jets from the United States this week, as it ramps up efforts to boost defences on NATO’s eastern flank. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz welcomed the three jets as they landed at Łask…

Published on 23/05/2026 – 13:07 GMT+2 A key member of a terrorist cell that carried out the November 2015 Paris attacks has been allowed multiple temporary prison leaves and could be eligible for conditional release. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Mohamed Bakkali was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a French court…

Published on 23/05/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 The Chinese will “not win” from a foreign trade policy that jeopardises Europe’s industry and market, the French Minister for Foreign Trade Nicolas Forissier has told Euronews, as the EU executive mulls a clampdown on a glut of cheap Chinese imports. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “The…

Several MEPs and social media users have falsely claimed that “claqueurs” were brought in to support Germany’s former Chancellor Angela Merkel, as she received the European Order of Merit award at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 19 May. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This newly created prize aims to honour individuals who…

Portugal’s National Republican Guard arrested 41-year-old French national Marine Rousseau alongside a 55-year-old man earlier this week after two young boys were found abandoned by the side of a main road. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the police force, the pair are “suspected of committing the crimes of domestic violence and…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa signed on Friday a revamped trade deal with Mexico as part of the EU’s efforts to expand its influence in Latin America, shortly after the Mercosur pact entered into force. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The deal was signed at…

Published on 22/05/2026 – 13:58 GMT+2 The European Union is considering the use of “existing flexibilities” within its fiscal framework as part of its response to the energy crisis, European Commissioner for Economy Valdis Dombrovskis told journalists on Friday following a euro area finance ministers’ meeting in Cyprus. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT…

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy been invited to attend the annual NATO summit in Ankara in July, the alliance’s Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I invited him already,” Rutte said at a press conference following a foreign ministers meeting in Sweden. “He will be there.” Zelenskyy’s invitation…

Granting “associate membership” to Ukraine risks leaving the country in limbo that could make it lose momentum to complete the path to a full membership status, said Helen McEntee, Ireland’s foreign minister. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The remarks come in response to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented plan to create a tailor-made…

Published on 22/05/2026 – 18:31 GMT+2 EU Industry Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné called for EU businesses to diversify their suppliers on Friday as trade tensions with China ramp up. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The comments come as Beijing has made repeated threats towards the EU in recent weeks, while Brussels seeks to strengthen…