Published on 07/07/2026 – 23:44 GMT+2 Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have signed a new agreement aimed at expanding collaboration on drones, military technology and the defence industry, as European allies seek to draw more closely on Kyiv’s battlefield experience. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The agreement, signed…

Published on 07/07/2026 – 15:18 GMT+2•Updated 15:32 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his country should be member of NATO because it already possesses some of the most advanced battlefield capabilities in Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Addressing NATO’s Summit Defence Industry Forum in Ankara, he insisted that Ukraine is no longer…

Published on 07/07/2026 – 16:24 GMT+2 The European Commission has presented its plan for tackling the cybersecurity risks posed by cutting-edge AI, but Brussels has little to offer beyond recommendations and an attempt to negotiate early access with US AI companies. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Artificial intelligence is redefining the cyber threat…

Published on 07/07/2026 – 20:42 GMT+2•Updated 21:15 Marine Le Pen will remain a candidate for France’s 2027 presidential election despite a French court upholding her conviction for embezzling EU funds, the far-right leader announced on French TV channel TF1. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Tonight, I am a candidate for the presidential election,”…

Published on 07/07/2026 – 20:03 GMT+2 The UK High Court dismissed Prince Harry’s privacy case against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper, on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Harry and six others – including singer Elton John – had brought the case against the publisher, with each of them…

Published on 07/07/2026 – 17:37 GMT+2 Broadcasts on Hungary’s national television and radio channels stopped on Tuesday afternoon after a temporary management team was installed. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Shutting down the service had long been a promise of Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who took power in April after ousting Viktor Orbán,…

Published on 07/07/2026 – 17:49 GMT+2 The European Parliament kicked-off on Tuesday a verification procedure against the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) party, home of Alternative for Germany (AfD) and various other far-right political forces across Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The vote tasks the Authority for European Political Parties and European…

The European Union’s post-pandemic recovery fund has poured €43 billion into improving the energy efficiency of private homes, but a damning report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published on Tuesday concludes the program has failed to maximise energy savings, monitor results properly or ensure taxpayers received value for…

Published on 07/07/2026 – 15:48 GMT+2•Updated 15:54 Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says he is resigning as the Member of Parliament for Clacton and that he would run in the subsequent by-election, which he billed as a “people versus the establishment” vote. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I’ve decided that the people of…

Published on 07/07/2026 – 13:19 GMT+2•Updated 13:30 The European Parliament approved on Tuesday the revised EU rules on air passengers, who will continue to benefit from free cabin luggage and will be entitled to financial compensation if flights are delayed by at least three hours. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Almost the entire…