In July, another attack destroyed the Ukrainian Red Cross Society's (URCS) central humanitarian warehouse near Kyiv, wiping out more than 320,000 relief items, including emergency stocks and equipment delivered through the EU civil protection mechanism.
Turkey has outstripped the EU to become Europe’s largest producer of solar modules with a current module production capacity of 13.2 GWp, according to a tracker by quality assurance firm Sinovoltaics.
The BRICS group of countries has doubled down on its critique of the EU’s new carbon tax describing it as “unilateral, punitive, discriminatory and protectionist”.
The statement, which followed a meeting of environment ministers of the BRICS nations, including India, China, Russia, South Africa and Brazil on Tuesday (18 August), also included demands for more financial support for developing countries to cope with the effects of dangerous climate change.
RIGA — Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs wants Brussels to hand over €7 billion to help cover the military and economic costs of confronting Russia, as pressure grows over the price of the country’s hard line on Moscow.
s "the capital's irritation with government policies" and "a split" within the Russian elite are reaching a breaking point.
Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot on Aug. 18 signaled his government could support using about 200 billion euros ($230 billion) of Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine, provided Europe shows "solidarity" in sharing the risks.
The EU has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s conciliatory approach to North Korea, warning that Kim Jong-un’s regime remains a “serious threat” to regional and global security.
The European Commission has cleared Stolt-Nielsen Limited and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha’s proposed acquisition of joint control of Avenir LNG Limited under the EU Merger Regulation.
The European Commission has approved A&R Investments, FedEx and Advent taking joint control of parcel delivery firm InPost S.A., under the EU Merger Regulation.
Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Sweden will stop recognising russian non-biometric passports starting October 1, 2026, the European Commission announced. With these four additions, 15 European states now refuse to recognise russian non-biometric passports, including France, Germany, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
Iberian neighbours afflicted by vast property shortages due to immigration, bureaucracy and high construction costs
Europol’s annual assessments continue to distinguish between jihadist terrorism, right-wing terrorism, left-wing, and anarchist terrorism, ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorism, and other forms of violent extremism. These categories remain necessary.
Amid a spate of tunnels being dug from Belarus into the EU, border authorities say Minsk is dismissing intelligence alerting it to migrant tunnel construction.
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs has sharply criticised the opposition to a complete ban on participants in Russia's war against Ukraine from entering the EU under the latest sanctions package.
"As the European Union, we need far deeper military integration. This is why I strongly advocate for a 'European Legion', a dedicated, standing force that could recruit seasoned professionals from the broader European family, including battle-hardened Ukrainian veterans after the war."