Nearly a week after CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s secret trip to Moscow fuelled fears that Russia could be preparing to test NATO, European officials are pushing back against suggestions that a conventional attack might be imminent. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT From Finland and Romania to the Baltic states, governments say there is…

Prosecutors in Poland have launched a terrorism investigation into a fire at a drone factory in the city of Skarżysko-Kamienna. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a statement, prosecutors said the fire, which broke out at a WB Electronics factory, was started deliberately “by planting an explosive device containing flammable materials.” CCTV footage…

Published on 31/08/2026 – 18:52 GMT+2 Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has said the European Union is facing a leadership crisis and needs to make crucial decisions about its future not only to survive, but to win. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Magyar made the remarks at the Bled Strategic Forum, where he…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that the European Union must adapt its civil protection systems to a world of increasingly frequent, simultaneous and severe emergencies, as an exceptionally early wildfire season placed national firefighting services under growing pressure. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “We must be prepared for a world…

Published on 31/08/2026 – 16:10 GMT+2 Hungary has fulfilled all the milestones required to receive the full €10 billion in post-coronavirus recovery funds earmarked for the country, Transport and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy announced on social media. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The deadline for meeting the conditions attached to the payments expired…

Published on 31/08/2026 – 15:16 GMT+2•Updated 15:34 Romania is set to lose at least €770 million in EU funds after political disagreements prevented the country from meeting a key deadline in its post-pandemic recovery plan. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The main political parties failed to reach a consensus on a new public-sector…

Published on 31/08/2026 – 14:20 GMT+2•Updated 14:33 European countries that still hold significant stocks of interceptor missiles are expected to face pressure from the European Commission to transfer them to Ukraine, as Kyiv’s need for air-defence systems grows increasingly urgent, EU officials told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Spain and Greece, in…

Israel’s defence ministry said on Monday it had signed a deal with Athens worth approximately €3 billion to set up the “Achilles Shield” aerial defence system for Greece. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Under the deal, Israel will build Greece a comprehensive, multi-layered air defence array, drawing entirely on Israeli-made systems and on…

Italy’s government announced a 15-day extension to the suspension of the Schengen agreement with Spain after the mass influx of at least 72,000 migrants from Morocco entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta last month. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to a statement from the Interior Ministry “the government is in the process…

Published on 31/08/2026 – 11:38 GMT+2 Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Monday that a mass influx of at least 72,000 migrants to the enclave of Ceuta a month ago was still under investigation, while denouncing “fake information” spread by the “ultra-right.” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “After July 30 and 31,…