Europe
Everything that does not fit a single desk: the continent in its full contradictory complexity.
Canada and EU target June 2027 for unprecedented associate membership
Canada and the EU aim to finalise an 'associate membership' deal by June 2027. The new status, without precedent in EU treaties, faces Germa
EU accelerates €45bn Ukraine support as Kyiv faces funding gap
The European Commission plans to front-load the second half of its €90 billion loan to Ukraine, delivering €45 billion in 2027. The package
Eleven EU states tap strategic diesel reserves as winter nears
Eleven EU countries have pledged to release 20.5 million barrels of diesel from strategic reserves by January 2027. The move aims to ease wi
Italian helicopter crash in Bosnia kills three on EU mission
An Italian CH-47 Chinook helicopter on EUFOR's peacekeeping mission crashed near Brčko, Bosnia, killing three crew and injuring twelve. The
EU capitals resist Commission push to tax electricity below gas
More than a dozen EU countries are resisting European Commission plans to make electricity cheaper than gas via taxation. They argue the pro
Berlin court jails serial rapist for 12 years as 44 more cases loom
Frank S., 69, received 12 years plus preventive detention for 22 rapes of 14 women. Police believe he attacked 58 women in total, with 44 fu
Lagarde's early ECB exit: neutrality no longer possible
Christine Lagarde will leave the ECB in February 2027, nine months early, saying she can no longer stay neutral. She revealed the Governing
Brussels reopens €21.3bn defence loans, hopes Ukraine will benefit
The European Commission has reopened €21.3bn in unspent SAFE defence loans, urging member states to use them for joint projects with Ukraine
Lagarde steps down from ECB early, denies political ambitions
Christine Lagarde will step down as ECB president on 7 February 2027, nearly nine months before her term ends. In an exclusive July intervie
ECB holds rates at 2.5% as Lagarde announces early exit with inflation near double target
The European Central Bank left its key rate unchanged at 2.5% on Thursday, hours after Christine Lagarde said she would step down in Februar
EU proposes tripling Frontex and expanding deportation powers
The European Commission has proposed a sweeping overhaul of Frontex, aiming to triple its workforce to 30,000 by 2041 and expand its role in
Spain train crash: 17 minutes of decisions before fatal collision
A signalling failure halted trains on the Madrid–Seville line, but an AVE was authorised to resume normal running. Investigators are examini