Europe News Ukraine peace talks: Europe's seat at the table in doubt After Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed to "immediately" start negotiations on Ukraine, Europe wonders if it will have a seat at the table. 13/02/2025
Europe News Ukraine's NATO membership is 'unrealistic,' Hegseth tells allies The new US Secretary of Defence has categorically ruled out granting NATO membership to Ukraine as a security guarantee to end Russia's war. 12/02/2025
Europe News 'We care about Europe,' Vance tells von der Leyen as trade war looms As the EU and US head towards a full-blown trade war, Ursula von der Leyen held her first meeting with Vice President JD Vance. 11/02/2025
Europe News Brussels scrambles to defend Migration Pact after Tusk says no The European Commission will not commit to launching legal action against Poland after Donald Tusk openly threatened to disregard the Migration Pact. 10/02/2025
Europe News Poland will not implement Migration Pact, Tusk tells von der Leyen Donald Tusk has once again criticised the Pact on Migration and Asylum and doubled down on his refusal to comply with the legislation. 07/02/2025
Europe News Trump's ICC sanctions risks search for justice in Ukraine, EU warns The executive order signed by Donald Trump targets ICC officials who work in investigations related to the US and its allies, such as Israel. 07/02/2025
Europe News Poland pitches rearmament bank to boost Europe's defence spending "There is a new idea which I like: a rearmament bank," said Radosław Sikorski, Poland's minister of foreign affairs. 06/02/2025
Europe News Concerns and doubts mount over EU plan to build deportation camps The EU's plan to outsource migration through so-called "return hubs," which has never been tried before, is shrouded in legal uncertainty. 06/02/2025
Europe News 'Unacceptable': Europe firmly rejects Trump's plan to take over Gaza European countries reiterated their support for the two-state solution after Donald Trump suggested America "take over" the Gaza Strip. 05/02/2025
Europe News EU court upholds €320 million fine against Poland over judicial reform Poland will not be reimbursed the €320 million in EU funds that it lost during its protracted dispute with Brussels over judicial independence. 05/02/2025
Europe News EU hails 'major' progress to set up special tribunal to judge Putin "No one from Russia and no one from Russia's leadership is untouchable," said High Representative Kaja Kallas. 04/02/2025
Europe News EU is ready for 'tough negotiations' with Trump, says von der Leyen "We will always protect our own interests – however and whenever that is needed," Ursula von der Leyen said after Donald Trump warned tariffs against the EU would happen "pretty soon." 04/02/2025
Europe News Kallas and Rubio agree to keep 'maximum pressure' on Russia Russia's war on Ukraine, China, the Middle East and defence spending were the main topics of the first phone call between Kaja Kallas and Marco Rubio. 29/01/2025
Europe News 'Ready to defend': EU hardens line against Trump's Greenland threats Donald Trump's repeated threat to take control of Greenland one way or another has aroused a sense of alarm across Europe. 28/01/2025
Europe News EU agrees on 'step-by-step' roadmap to ease sanctions on Syria The suspension of EU sanctions will be temporary and contingent upon the progress made by the new Syrian authorities. 27/01/2025
Europe News Hungary drops veto threat and allows renewal of EU sanctions on Russia The EU will be able to renew its sectoral sanctions against Russia after Hungary abandoned its veto threat, which it had linked to energy concerns. 27/01/2025
Europe News EU is about to suspend sanctions on Syria. How many are in place? Under Assad, Syria became one of the most heavily sanctioned countries in the world. After Assad, the EU wants to inject fresh dynamism. 27/01/2025
Europe News 'Playing with fire': Orbán's veto threat puts Brussels on edge With a key deadline set to expire next week, Viktor Orbán and his deputies have raised the spectre of vetoing EU sanctions against Russia, a move which would upend the bloc's foreign policy. 24/01/2025
Europe News Hungary ratchets up anti-sanctions rhetoric as renewal deadline looms The extension of EU sanctions shouldn't be automatic, the Hungarian government has said, in remarks that threaten to unravel the bloc's collective reaction to Russia's war on Ukraine 23/01/2025
Europe News At the Poland-Belarus border, security and migration merge into one Poland has reframed the debate on migration through the lenses of national security, forcing the EU to change its tune. 23/01/2025