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Orbán threatens to blow up Ukraine policy as EU leaders meet

Leaders of the European Union are gathering today in Brussels for a two-day summit where the future of the bloc's Ukraine policy will be defined.

14/12/2023

Europe News

EU warns China it will 'not tolerate' unfair competition at summit

European leaders will "not be able to tolerate that our industrial base is undermined by unfair competition," Ursula von der Leyen warned on Thursday after a highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

07/12/2023

Europe News

Euroviews. Future generations must be given a seat at the EU table

The EU needs a European Commissioner for Future Generations in its next college to enshrine long-term thinking and act as a guardian and conduit for future generations’ interests, Alberto Alemanno and Elizabeth Dirth write.

04/12/2023

Europe Decoded

Brussels braces for a politically explosive December

The European Union's to-do list for the month of December is nothing short of sensational.

01/12/2023

World News

Von der Leyen 'unfazed' after being targeted in Hungarian campaign

Ursula von der Leyen has become the personal target of a new campaign launched by Viktor Orbán as part of a national consultation that levels serious accusations against the European Union's political agenda.

20/11/2023

Hungary

Ukraine 'light years away' from joining EU, says Viktor Orban

Viktor Orban said he and his government would “resist” EU talks scheduled for mid-December on whether to formally extend an invitation to Kyiv to join the bloc.

19/11/2023

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Brussels says Ukraine's EU talks should start

The recommendation came on Wednesday after months of deliberation.

10/11/2023

Europe News

Von der Leyen sets out five principles for Gaza's post-war future

Ursula von der Leyen has proposed five "basic principles" to guide the future of the Gaza Strip once the Israel-Hamas war comes to an end.

06/11/2023

Ukraine

War in Ukraine: Ursula von der Leyen makes unannounced visit to Kyiv

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Saturday. This is her sixth visit to Ukraine since Russia's invasion.

04/11/2023

Tunisia

Euroviews. The EU can help ease migration flows without knocking on Saied's door

It is becoming evident that the cash-for-migration-curbs model would neither be easy nor a long-term solution, Ghazi Ben Ahmed writes.

02/11/2023

Europe Decoded

Brussels opens Pandora's box with €100 billion budget top-up request

The European Union's common budget is up for a review. But member states have little to no appetite for coughing up the €100 billion requested by the Commission. This is what's at stake.

01/11/2023

Serbia

Ursula von der Leyen's message of peace and prosperity for the Balkans

The EU Commission President is half way through a four-day visit to the Western Balkans.

31/10/2023

Montenegro

Montenegro's new government takes power, looks at EU membership

Montenegro's new government has finally taken power after ensuring the backing of an anti-Western alliance which has called for closer ties with the Kremlin. But Ursula von der Leyen said the country is still a frontrunner among the candidates for the EU membership.

31/10/2023

Belgium

Euroviews. Can the EU become an effective geopolitical power in the Middle East?

Considering the increasing tensions and international competition in a very volatile region, if the EU seeks to become a strong actor in the MENA, it must uphold its values with tangible actions and not with contradictory statements, Assem Dandashly and Christos Kourtelis write.

30/10/2023

Belgium

State of the Union: Israel-Hamas conflict dominates EU leaders' summit

The European Union's autumn summit, held this week in Brussels, was attended by a new prime minister who is a well-known face of the centre-left.

27/10/2023

Europe News

EU vows to tax Russia's immobilised assets for Ukraine reconstruction

Ursula von der Leyen gave more details on Friday about the delayed plan to use the immobilised assets of the Russian Central Bank to pay for Ukraine's reconstruction.

27/10/2023

Europe News

Tusk vows to bring Poland back to 'European stage' on Brussels trip

In his first visit to Brussels since the parliamentary elections, Donald Tusk vowed to bring Poland back to the "European stage" and unlock over €35 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds.

25/10/2023

Europe News

Zelenskyy makes push for EU accession talks ahead of key report

Volodymyr Zelenskyy renewed on Tuesday his appeal to move forward Ukraine's ambitious bid to join the European Union.

24/10/2023

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? MEPs condemn horrific Hamas attack on Israel

In this edition of our talk show Brussels, my love?, we hear how MEPs have been reacting to the horrific Israel-Hamas war and about a possible new government in Poland.

21/10/2023

Europe News

Von der Leyen defends trip to Israel and warns about 'fury of war'

Ursula von der Leyen defended on Wednesday morning her closely watched trip to Israel and called on the European Union to "redouble" efforts to protect the civilian population in the Gaza Strip.

18/10/2023