By Pierre Lefevre
Paris-based political reporter. Bylines from Paris, Rome and Madrid. Closely follows elections and coalition politics.
Iceland's No vote challenges EU's security-driven enlargement pitch
Icelanders voted against resuming EU membership negotiations, with 58.2% rejecting the move. The outcome challenges the EU's enlargement pol
EU defence ministers convene as hybrid threats from Russia intensify
EU defence ministers are meeting in Brussels as hybrid attacks and Russian threats escalate across Europe. Sweden's foreign minister warns o
Russian missile barrage on Kyiv kills four as schools reopen
A massive Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv and its region killed at least four people and wounded more than a dozen, Ukrainian offic
Édouard Balladur, former French prime minister, dies at 97
Édouard Balladur, France's prime minister from 1993 to 1995, has died in Paris at the age of 97. President Macron praised him as a devoted s
France launches voluntary national service pilot for young recruits
France has started a voluntary national service programme, with the first cohort undergoing military training. Volunteers receive €800 per m
Poland probes sabotage after drone factory fire
Polish prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation into a fire at a drone factory in Skarżysko-Kamienna. The blaze, which destroyed wa
Magyar: EU must choose between surviving and winning
At the Bled Strategic Forum, Hungarian PM Péter Magyar said the EU faces a leadership crisis and must decide whether to merely survive or to
Berlin and Paris propose folding EU foreign policy under von der Leyen
Germany and France have floated a plan to bring the EU's High Representative Kaja Kallas under the direct supervision of Commission Presiden
Hungary declares it has met all conditions for €10bn EU recovery payout
Hungary's government says it has met all conditions to receive the full €10 billion from the EU's post-pandemic recovery fund. The announcem
Iceland's No vote undercuts EU's security-driven enlargement pitch
Icelandic voters rejected EU membership talks, dealing a blow to Brussels' security-driven enlargement strategy. The result highlights that
EU naval force boards suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in Mediterranean
EU forces intercepted and boarded the MV Sun tanker in the Mediterranean on Sunday for flag verification. Top diplomat Kaja Kallas says ille
EU presses Greece and Spain to send Patriot interceptors to Ukraine
Ukraine is running out of Patriot interceptors needed to counter Russian missile attacks. The EU is pressuring Greece and Spain to donate so