By Anna Schroeder
Former EU affairs correspondent based in Brussels. Covers the Commission, Parliament and the diplomacy of the twenty-seven.
Latvia's PM warns against 'cherry-picking' sanctions after Usmanov delisting
Latvia dropped its objection to removing Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the EU sanctions list after securing a 36-month renewal. P
Trump signs Greenland defence pact with Denmark and Greenland
The US, Denmark and Greenland have signed a security agreement permitting an expanded US military footprint on Greenland. It includes modern
Russia Quietly Upgrades Moscow and St Petersburg Bomb Shelters
Russia is quietly funding repairs to bomb shelters in Moscow and St Petersburg, with tens of millions of roubles allocated without public an
US Troop Rotation Heads to Lithuania Despite Trump's Europe Drawdown Signals
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda confirmed a new US troop rotation is on its way to the Baltic state. An adviser said the deployment wil
AI-Generated 'Israeli Passports' for Zelenskyy Resurface Online
Fake Israeli passport images for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska are spreading on social media. Fact-checkers say the documents are A
Burnham leaves door open to UK rejoining EU in future manifesto
Prime Minister Andy Burnham says questions about rejoining the EU are 'for another day' as he prepares for a UK-EU summit. He praises predec
ECB urges stricter EU crypto rules and broader stablecoin interest ban
The European System of Central Banks has published its response to the EU's crypto rulebook review, urging tougher measures on stablecoins,
Iran sends mixed signals on Hormuz deal as US leaves door open at UN
Iranian officials told Reuters and Kyodo that Tehran offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the US eases military press
EU Sounds Alarm Over Weapons Returning From Ukraine's Front Line
EU ambassadors will discuss the risk of battlefield weapons being diverted into the Schengen area. Member states have reported weapon compon
Armed group shuts El Sharara pipeline, putting Libyan exports at risk
An armed group has closed a valve on the pipeline linking the El Sharara field to Zawiya, cutting production at a site that supplies about a
Weber Threatens Morocco With 'Obvious Consequences' Over Ceuta Standoff
Manfred Weber warned Morocco of "obvious consequences" if the Ceuta border cannot be stabilised. The EPP leader visited the Spanish exclave
Zelenskyy Brings De-escalation Plan to UN as Russia and Ukraine Exchange Deadly Strikes
Russian strikes killed four people in Dnipro and wounded five in Kyiv overnight. Ukraine hit the Kuibyshev refinery in Samara, a key Rosneft