The agreement, reached during the Energy Council on June 26, unites the European Commission, energy ministers from 22 member states, storage and renewable developers, energy-intensive industries, and financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Signatories have pledged to deliver 30 to 35 GW of new storage capacity…

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens carried out searches and seizures last week at various locations in Attica and Kastoria, as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected VAT fraud involving the trade of small electronic devices and the laundering of proceeds from criminal activities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The…

Published on 14/07/2026 – 21:59 GMT+2 Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said on Tuesday that his country “is not changing a single comma” in its claim to sovereignty over Gibraltar, after signing in Brussels the agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom to regulate the situation of…

European Union member states must put the bloc’s sovereignty over national independence to be competitive in the face of the United States and China, Enrico Letta told Euronews, referring to the EU’s two rival economies as “giants”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His comments come ahead of key elections in 2027, the outcome…

Migrants from outside the EU who are living and working in the bloc appear to have a harder time finding stable, long-term employment compared to the native EU population. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The latest Eurostat figures show that non-EU citizens aged 20 to 64 living in one of the 27 member…

Published on 14/07/2026 – 15:16 GMT+2 Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, dismissing her government and triggering a cabinet reshuffle. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the planned overhaul on 12 July, saying the government required a “reset”. Zelenskyy said he had offered Svyrydenko…

Published on 14/07/2026 – 15:47 GMT+2 Ukrainian forces have struck at least 105 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov over the past eight days as part of their intensified campaign to isolate Moscow-occupied Crimea, reports reveal. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the Ukrainian General Staff and Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces…

The Hungarian parliament amended the constitution on Monday to remove the country’s president, Tamás Sulyok, as part of Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s plan — dubbed “purgatorium” — to dismantle the political legacy of his predecessor, Viktor Orbán. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The issue is considered the first political test for Péter Magyar’s…

Published on 14/07/2026 – 16:00 GMT+2 A fire at a construction site in central Brussels has killed several people and left others missing, according to Belgian authorities. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The blaze broke out at the Oxy building renovation project on Place de Brouckère, where more than 200 workers were on…

Published on 14/07/2026 – 13:50 GMT+2 Deputy Director-General for Trade at the European Commission Denis Redonnet told MEPs on Tuesday that the EU will step up measures against Chinese imports before the October deadline it set to protect the bloc’s market from Chinese overcapacity. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The warning comes as…