Published on 15/04/2026 – 9:31 GMT+2•Updated 10:31 US President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a stinging criticism of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of his main European allies, over her unwillingness to join the Iran war. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “I’m shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I…

Published on 15/04/2026 – 11:24 GMT+2 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, is now facing trial on charges of influence peddling and embezzlement, accused of using her position to secure funding for her private university projects. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Second, Sánchez’s inner circle is collapsing. Last June, his former…

Published on 15/04/2026 – 11:25 GMT+2 The European Commission on Wednesday imposed anti-dumping duties on glass fibre —a key input for the EU’s renewable industry— produced by Chinese companies operating in Egypt, Bahrain and Thailand. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The move confirms the EU’s push to curb Chinese imports entering the bloc…

Updated: 15/04/2026 – 13:09 GMT+2 Elliott Abrams, former US Special Representative for Iran, said in an exclusive interview with Europe Today that Benjamin Netanyahu “will follow” whatever US President Donald Trump decides regarding the war with Iran. … More

Despite global tensions and the 2025 Trump tariff war, trade between the European Union and China last year remained strong. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The EU exported €199.6 billion worth of goods to China, while imports reached €559.4 billion, creating a trade deficit of €359.8 billion, according to the latest Eurostat figures.…

Published on 15/04/2026 – 11:14 GMT+2 A civil petition calling for the total suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement for alleged war crimes has reached one million signatures across all 27 member states. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Under EU rules, the European Commission and the European Parliament must now assess the request.…

Ukraine forced a rewrite of Europe’s defence. Drones costing a few hundred euros wiped out tanks worth millions. Iranian loitering munitions, piloted remotely and programmed to strike, broke through air defences. Missile reserves that seemed robust on paper evaporated in months. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT France saw the warning signs up close.…

The European Council is heading for a revamp. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Its longest-serving member, Viktor Orbán, is on his way out after a crushing defeat in a parliamentary election that has brought an abrupt end to his 16 years of uninterrupted, and at times unchecked, power. For the first time in…

Péter Magyar’s election as Hungary’s next prime minister — ending 16 years of Viktor Orbán’s rule — could reshape Orbán’s influence network in Brussels, from EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi to MCC Brussels, a government-linked think tank. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT His Tisza Party, which secured a two-thirds constitutional majority, has pledged to…

Germany and Ukraine signed a €4 billion defence package on Tuesday, including hundreds of Patriot missiles and joint drone production, as the two countries held their first bilateral government consultations since 2004. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Defence ministers from both countries also agreed to share digital battlefield data aimed at developing new…