This article was originally published in French 18 EU member states have signed a letter of intent to step up cooperation and share the costs of developing common defence systems. ADVERTISEMENTStrengthening European air and missile defence capabilities is now one of the priorities for military cooperation within the EU. 18 EU…

The warrants for the Israeli prime minister and former defence minister pertain to crimes against humanity and war crimes. The ICC did not disclose Deif’s warrant of arrest, stating it was a “secret”. ADVERTISEMENTThe International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defence…

Known for a decades-long political career dedicated to social justice, Prescott died at a care home after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. ADVERTISEMENTJohn Prescott, the former British deputy Prime Minister for a decade under Tony Blair and a key figure of the New Labour movement, has died aged 86. Prescott died…

The French far-right leader says her embezzlement trial is “politicised” and denounces prosecutors for seeking to ban her from public office. ADVERTISEMENTFrench far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she is facing a “political death sentence” in her embezzlement trial with prosecutors seeking an immediate five-year ban from public office, a…

The US now allows ATACMS strikes on Russia and antipersonnel mines in Ukraine, while the EU upholds restrictions despite calls for more offensive aid by EU top Diplomat Josep Borrell. ADVERTISEMENTToday Radio Schuman questions whether the EU adopt outgoing US president Joe Biden’s approach towards Ukraine regarding the supply of…

A trough of low pressure has settled over Central Europe, with polar cold air and high-altitude currents flooding the region. ADVERTISEMENTSnow has begun falling across parts of Central Europe as a front of polar cold air sweeps across the continent.In Belgium, Tuesday’s heavy rain and gale force winds turned frosty,…

Climate change influences the timing, duration, and intensity of the pollen season, impacting increasing numbers of people with allergies. ADVERTISEMENTClimate change has increased the duration of the pollen season in Denmark, with warmer temperatures and a wetter atmosphere exacerbating the symptoms of pollen allergies.The amount of pollen produced from plants…

Members of the German chancellor’s Social Democratic Party are increasingly speculating that Scholz’s defence minister, Boris Pistorius, is a more popular choice to lead the country. ADVERTISEMENTWith federal elections looming after his coalition government collapsed, German chancellor Olaf Scholz is struggling to overcome dissent over whether he would be the…

The coalition deal will allow the new European Commission to take office on 1 December, as originally planned. ADVERTISEMENTThe centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), the Socialists & Democrats and the liberal Renew Europe groups struck a deal on Wednesday to greenlight the six designated European Commission vice-presidents and Hungary’s pick…

Refat Chubarov, Chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, told Euronews that any peace agreement at the expense of Ukraine’s territorial concessions, in particular regarding Crimea, would be ‘an indulgence to the aggressor to destroy both the Ukrainian state and the Crimean Tatar people.’ ADVERTISEMENTDonald Trump’s victory in the US presidential…