ADVERTISEMENT Denmark, which over the past week has been rattled by a series of drone sightings over sensitive sites, will over the next two days host dozens of European leaders with defence initiatives such as a possible Drone Wall and support for Ukraine against Russia topping the agenda. The 27…

Published on 30/09/2025 – 22:32 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Portugal on Tuesday passed tougher immigration regulations that make it more difficult to enter the country after right and far-right parties voted in favour of the amended bill in Parliament. The law was passed by the centre-right parliamentary majority after the Constitutional Court…

ADVERTISEMENT With bilateral trade in goods worth €120 billion, the EU is India’s largest trading partner. There are 6,000 European companies operating in India and to boost that relation, The European Commission  would like to conclude a Free Trade Agreement by the end of the year, that could significantly reduce tariffs…

Published on 30/09/2025 – 15:53 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The Kremlin reaped around €8.10bn in tax revenues from European energy companies importing Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) between 2022 and 2024, according to new research published on Tuesday by Greenpeace. The EU moved to close the tap to Russian pipeline gas after Russia’s…

ADVERTISEMENT The European Union has welcomed the 20-point plan laid out by US President Donald Trump to end Israel’s war on Gaza and urged Hamas to accept it “without delay”. The proposal includes, among other aspects, the cessation of military operations, the liberation of Israeli hostages, the release of hundreds…

Published on 29/09/2025 – 17:36 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Water pollution is worsening in the EU with 62% of rivers, lakes and coastal sites currently in a bad ecological state, a significant increase from the 40% registered in 2020, according to a report from the EU environment agency (EEA) presented on Monday.  Published…

Published on 29/09/2025 – 14:36 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The Council of Europe (CoE) is “ready to create the tribunal for Ukraine”, but now member states must make it a reality, the institution’s Secretary-General, Alain Berset, told Euronews in an interview. “We had a strong commitment addressing the necessity to create this…

Published on 27/09/2025 – 7:00 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Fat, lazy and complacent, that is how Dharmendra Kanani from Friends of Europe describes centrist and leftist politicians today. “The voter should never be taken for granted,” says Kanani who works as the Chief Spokesperson for the think tank Friends of Europe. Joined…

ADVERTISEMENT The European Union has formally launched an initiative to establish a drone wall along the bloc’s eastern flank, a groundbreaking step being taken amid alarming violations of airspace at the hands of Russia. The inaugural meeting of the project took place on Friday afternoon and brought together ten member…

ADVERTISEMENT It’s a subject that has caused a stir in French politics: the so-called Zucman tax. The proposal involves levying a minimum 2% tax on top of regular income tax on individuals who have assets of more than €100 million. In France, this new tax rate would apply to roughly…