ADVERTISEMENTThe Med5, a two-day meeting of the interior ministers of the five European countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, ended in the Royal Palace in Naples. Italy, Spain, Greece, Cyprus and Malta were represented, as well as the European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner and Frontex Executive Director…

ADVERTISEMENTWe are joined this week by Fabrice Leggeri, French National Rally MEP with the Patriots for Europe, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú- Irish Fianna Fail MEP with Renew Europe and Dharmendra Kanani, chief spokesperson for the Brussels based think tank – Friends of Europe. The panel react to the recent court case…

ADVERTISEMENTTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sought to position his country as a point of stability in an increasingly tumultuous world, saying Turkey is essential for European security.Erdoğan also said Turkey is able to span geopolitical divisions over Ukraine, Syria and the recent wave of US tariffs that have sparked…

ADVERTISEMENTIstanbul’s jailed opposition mayor has appeared in court in one of multiple cases against him, prompting hundreds of supporters to gather outside the prison where the hearing was taking place.Ekrem İmamoğlu has been held at Silviri Prison west of Istanbul since his formal arrest on corruption charges on 23 March.The current…

ADVERTISEMENTThe EU is ready to put pressure on the US by threatening to tariff its services, where it has a trade surplus with the EU, if negotiations in the ongoing trade war break down, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.US big tech is also in von der…

ADVERTISEMENTUkrainian troops in the eastern Donetsk region report gains in the fight to repel Russian forces near the strategic city of Pokrovsk. The battle for the city, a key logistical hub in the Donbas region, has been ongoing for over nine months.Azhur, a battalion commander with Ukraine’s 117th Brigade, said,…

ADVERTISEMENTEU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič will travel on Monday to Washington to hold meetings with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Commission spokesperson Olof Gill said on Friday.The Commission is hoping to advance negotiations on tariffs, after weeks of deadlock.“The EU is willing to find win-win…

ADVERTISEMENTNATO and the EU have released lists of raw materials that are critical for defence purposes and technological resilience.  The land, naval, aerospace and guided weapons sectors all need these critical raw materials, according to a study from the think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).  A modern main battle tank…

ADVERTISEMENTThe European Commission and Ukraine’s government are entering full-fledged negotiations over a new trade deal, with agriculture emerging as the most contentious issue.Negotiations over a future free trade agreement continued this week following a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the EU-Ukraine Association Council.A 40-minute exchange on Thursday between…

ADVERTISEMENTLast year, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius declared that Germans “must be ready for war by 2029”. The government is ramping up defence spending, and car manufacturers are considering repurposing factories to produce military supplies as the country faces the possibility that Europe could soon face a full-on conflict.As part…