Momentum is building within the EU to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, after Italy shifted its stance on Monday and announced it would push for the move. According to diplomats, Rome had previously been reluctant to back the designation, but reversed course after new…

Published on 27/01/2026 – 19:13 GMT+1 European lawmakers issued a declaration on Tuesday urging the European Union to unlock the potential of nuclear fusion energy, stressing its role in boosting the bloc’s competitiveness as a future electricity source. MEPs made the case during a public hearing in the European Parliament…

Published on 27/01/2026 – 18:40 GMT+1 •Updated 18:41 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that his country is aiming to join the European Union in 2027. Posting on X after a phone conversation with the Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, Zelenskyy said EU membership could be a part of a range…

Existing differences of opinion about digital rules in the European Union and the United States should not be a source of confrontation, but should be treated in a respectful way, the Executive Vice President of the EU Commission, Henna Virkkunen, said on Euronews’ flagship programme The Europe Conversation. “When we…

Published on 27/01/2026 – 15:40 GMT+1 According to France’s health watchdog, half of teens spend between two and five hours a day on their smartphones. But your reporter went for dinner with some tech lobbyists, and it is clear now this ban sounds like a nightmare. Let us investigate. Supporters…

Published on 27/01/2026 – 10:40 GMT+1 The European Commission said it is scrutinising Hungary’s request for €17.4 billion under the European Union’s Security Action For Europe (SAFE) programme due to the country’s poor record on public procurement transparency and conflicts of interest, with MEPs warning that the money could be…

Good morning from Brussels. After nearly two decades of protracted talks, the European Union and India have sealed a historic free trade agreement, which at its full potential creates a market of around 2 billion people accounting for almost a quarter of the world’s GDP. Under the deal, the EU…

After months of intense negotiations, the European Commission concluded on Tuesday a free-trade deal with India which sharply reduces tariffs on EU products from cars to wine as the world looks for alternative markets following President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The announcement was made during a high-level visit by European Union…

Published on 26/01/2026 – 18:25 GMT+1 “Donald Trump is very important to NATO and very committed to NATO”, Secretary General Mark Rutte said remarks at the European Parliament on Monday as many MEPs worry about the president of the United States’ aggressive rhetoric against Europe. Whereas Trump’s threats to control…

After a dramatic week spent fretting over Greenland’s future, Europe is shifting its political focus back to the crisis that risks redefining its security architecture for generations to come: Russia’s war on Ukraine. Europeans are hoping that the preliminary deal that convinced Donald Trump to abandon his attempt to seize…