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The European Union is reasserting itself in a multipolar world after signing what has been dubbed the “mother of all deals” with India this week, European Council President António Costa told Euronews. In an interview from Delhi after the agreement was concluded on Tuesday, Costa said the deal provided predictability for businesses and investors but also security in a “very unpredictable world”. “The deal has great value from an economic view, but perhaps more important is the message that the two largest democracies in the world are sending to the international community,” he said. “It’s important, it’s essential to provide…

The European Union Governmental Satellite Communications programme (GOVSATCOM) is a long-awaited part of a wider EU strategy and the first step in satellite connectivity, the European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, told Euronews. He noted that, realistically, the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²) — the EU’s more ambitious project, a multi-orbital constellation of 290 satellites — will only be operational by “around 2029”. “To avoid having an empty space now for several years, especially when geopolitical challenges and threats are coming from different sides, we definitely need to develop some precursor capabilities for secure…

Fourteen cross-border electricity and hydrogen projects were awarded €650 million from the European Commission on Wednesday as part of the bloc’s plan to modernise ageing grid infrastructure and maximise the use of clean power. Spain will get €180 million, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will receive €112 million and another cross-border project in Romania and Bulgaria is set to get €103 million. The three represent the top major projects benefiting from EU funding for electricity infrastructure, including smart grids, according to the European Commission. Austria (€1 million), Greece-Egypt (€9 million), and Slovakia (€62 million) are also among those listed to…

European lawmakers have urged the EU to block US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel from entering the continent following reports that the agency will be involved in security operations during the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics. The controversy over their presence at the upcoming Games in Italy has been further fuelled by revelations of ICE’s business relationships with France-based IT multinational Capgemini. Public outrage over ICE’s actions spiked after the fatal shooting deaths of two Minneapolis residents, Renée Good and Alex Pretti, by ICE officers in separate incidents this month. In the US, ICE has faced accusations of excessive use of…

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Mark Rutte has (almost) pulled off the remarkable feat of uniting the European Parliament. Of course, it slightly detracts from the artistic impression that the Parliament is united around something negative: being irritated by Rutte’s statements during a hearing Monday regarding NATO’s ability to deter without the United States. What he stated — without rhetorical padding — was that Europe, here and now, cannot deter Russia on its own. The United States remains indispensable. The reaction was…

Published on 28/01/2026 – 14:28 GMT+1 Chinese activities in space to destabilise European assets amount to a “dogfight”, Germany’s State Secretary for Defence said on Wednesday, warning of a “new reality” that Europe needs to urgently prepare for. “Russia, also China, are developing, they are testing, and in some cases already employing counterspace capabilities,” Jens Plötner warned during a keynote speech at the European Space Conference in Brussels. “These are designed to deny, degrade, disrupt, deceive or destroy space systems.” “European space assets, including German ones, are regularly subject to deliberate interference already today. We observe this on an almost…

Published on 28/01/2026 – 11:26 GMT+1 The changes in the relationship between Europe and the United States are “structural, not temporary”, High Representative Kaja Kallas has said, as she warned against the dangers of outsourcing security in a new age of “coercive power politics”. Her remarks come on the heels of US President Donald Trump’s attempt to seize Greenland from Denmark through punitive tariffs, an unprecedented dispute that brought the nearly 80-year-old transatlantic alliance to the brink of collapse. The tensions were defused by a framework deal on Arctic security, the details of which remain under discussion. “Arguably, the biggest…

On 21 January, after 25 years of tense negotiations, the European Parliament voted to refer the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice to determine if the deal aligns with the bloc’s rules. It’s a move which could delay the ratification of the Mercosur agreement for a further two years and is a blow to supporters of the trade deal that would establish a free trade zone between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). On the European side, France, Poland, Austria, Ireland and Hungary are among the staunchest Mercosur critics, leading to…

Published on 28/01/2026 – 10:47 GMT+1 Right now, the EU is India’s biggest trading partner if you count it as a bloc, trading about €120 billion a year. The goal is to double that by 2032. That is a lot of euros. If you live in Mumbai, get ready for cheaper European cars, wines and machinery. If you live in Europe, expect cheaper electronics, textiles and medicines. And India also needs waste management and green energy. That is exactly what European companies are good at. So, expect to see European tech in Indian water plants soon. But not everyone is…

In a word increasingly dominated by conflict and tension, international aid seems to be one of the first casualties. The past few years have seen a growing number of countries slashing or scaling back their budget devoted to developing economies. With some exceptions, cuts have been particularly severe in the US (-56% from 2023 to 2025) as well as in Canada (-25%) and several European countries. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimated a drop in international aid resources ranging from 9% to 17% in 2025. Germany, the UK, France and Italyareamong the countries that, whether in GDP…