The European Union is the only international organisation to be welcomed to the US ‘Summit of Democracies', along with 26 of its 27 member states (Photo: European Commission) The EU is at odds with itself. It wants to be a…
Rumours the centre-right ÖVP could break up the government and force an early election have been strongly denied by Chancellor Karl Nehammer in an interview with public broadcaster ORF on Sunday. Government coalitions in Austria have not been stable in…
President Emmanuel Macron summoned government ministers for a crisis meeting on Monday (27 March, as tensions ran high a day before another major day of strikes and protests against his pension reforms. Nearly two weeks after Macron rammed the new…
The European Commission is mulling a possible withdrawal of its proposal for a €500 million short-term joint defence procurement incentive for Ukraine, citing delayed negotiations and a lack of legal ground, EURACTIV has learned. The initiative, dubbed EDIRPA, was proposed by…
His Republican critics had complained that he lacked aviation experience and raised questions about his connection to a corruption investigation. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Facing a potential indictment, the former president devoted much of his speech in Waco, Texas, to criticizing the justice system, though his attacks were less personal and caustic than in recent days. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
The Senate minority leader left the rehabilitation facility on Saturday and said he would be working from home for the next few days. He had been injured in a fall earlier this month. Send any friend a story As a…
Mineral-mining in Democratic Republic of Congo — an estimated 15-30 percent of the DRC's cobalt is mined by artisanal and small-scale miners (Photo: Fairphone) Last week, the European Commission unveiled the Critical Raw Materials Act to reduce its dependence on…
The recent International Criminal Court decision to charge Vladimir Putin with war crimes has shed much-needed light on one of the darkest chapters of Russia’s ongoing invasion. During the past year, Russian forces have reportedly abducted thousands of children from…
Asylum-seekers arriving on the Greek island of Lesvos (Photo: Aegean Boat Report) On Thursday (23 March) and Friday, the leaders of EU member states will get together in Brussels to discuss the future of EU migration policy. We already know…