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Published on 19/03/2026 – 13:10 GMT+1•Updated 13:12 Denmark and its allies reportedly deployed troops to Greenland in January because they feared a US invasion, Danish broadcaster DR said on Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT DR said it had seen a military operations order dated 13 January, which served as the basis for the deployment of Danish forces in the autonomous Danish territory as tensions spiked over US President Donald Trump’s bid to annex it. The document described an operation organising the defence of Greenland, immediately after the US operation in Venezuela to oust President Nicolás Maduro. “When Trump says all the time…
Published on 19/03/2026 – 12:17 GMT+1•Updated 12:25 After witnessing the US administration’s confrontation with Denmark and the EU over Greenland, the government of Iceland now has its sights on potential EU membership. The Nordic island country is set to hold a referendum on 29 August 2026 on whether it should resume EU membership negotiations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The country’s foreign minister Þorgerður Katrín told Euronews that despite Iceland already being a NATO member, EU membership would strengthen the country’s economic security, while also providing additional cover in its position amongst like-minded states. Last January, US President Donald Trump announced he would…
Published on 19/03/2026 – 10:54 GMT+1 Prime Minister Donald Tusk recently warned that there’s a real threat of Poland leaving the EU, amid the rise of far-right and populist parties in the country. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a post on X, Tusk said that Russia, MAGA supporters in the US, and the European right-wing led by Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, wish to “destroy” the EU. Leaving the bloc “would be a catastrophe” for Poland, he said, adding “I will do everything to stop them.” The prime minister made the comments after President Karol Nawrocki, previously affiliated with the right-wing populist…
Published on 19/03/2026 – 10:44 GMT+1 The European Parliament’s trade committee agreed Thursday to cut EU tariffs on US goods to zero, as set out under the EU–US agreement struck in July 2025 after multiple delays over tensions with the Trump administration. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EU Lawmakers had resisted for weeks implementing the deal signed by EU Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump last summer, following threats over Greenland and fresh tariffs imposed by Washington on EU goods after a pivotal February ruling by the US Supreme Court ruled illegal the 2025 US tariffs. On Thursday,…
Good morning from Brussels, where the EU’s 27 leaders gather today for a crunch summit eclipsed by two raging wars – one in the Middle East and the other in Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The gathering was intended to focus on competitiveness, after EU leaders last month vowed an economic revival plan for the bloc by the summer. But the outbreak of the US and Israel’s war on Iran has sent jitters through global markets and energy prices spiralling, forcing leaders to return to crisis mode. Diplomats say the discussions on the Middle East will focus on the economic fallout of…
By Anka Kir Published on 18/03/2026 – 23:25 GMT+1 The Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz, damaged by a series of explosions, has been drifting uncontrollably in the Mediterranean Sea for nearly two weeks, causing growing alarm among coastal states and environmental activists. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Moscow claims that the vessel, which belongs to an authorised “shadow fleet”, was attacked by Ukrainian maritime drones. Kiev has not commented on these claims. Aerial photos taken after the attack show a giant breach several dozen metres wide near the waterline. The scale of the destruction was so great that Libyan authorities mistakenly declared the ship…
Glasses of champagne were raised at the European People’s Party’s 50th anniversary on Wednesday at a fancy venue in Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But the specter of the far-right lingered over the cocktail as the EPP mulls over its most fundamental dilemma in decades: what is the future of the European conservatives? The leadership of Europe’s oldest and most powerful political force is grappling with unease over allegations of coordinating its work in the European Parliament with anti-EU forces via a WhatsApp group. The episode is significant as it shows an institutionalised cooperation and it suggests the firewall that bans cooperation…
A group of ten countries urged the European Commission on Wednesday to review its Emissions Trading System (ETS), calling the current framework of the law an “existential risk” for many key industrial sectors, according to a letter seen by Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The letter, signed by the leaders of Austria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, called on the EU executive to extend free carbon allowances beyond 2034, saying that, otherwise, their industries won’t be able to keep up with the costs. “Our industry is committed and continues to take the necessary steps to transform…
The 27 leaders of the European Union are heading into a stormy summit on Thursday, with Hungary’s veto of a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, the widening war in the Middle East and persistently high energy prices set to dominate the talks. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The single market, trade, defence, security, migration and the state of the multilateral system will also be on the table, along with a brief – almost blink-and-you-miss-it – discussion on the next seven-year budget. From the moment leaders arrive, all eyes will be on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, whose decision to block the support loan…
The European Commission presented a long-awaited set of digital rules on Wednesday, aimed at facilitating the establishment and operation of businesses in Europe by streamlining procedures, reducing costs, and expediting processes. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “With EU Inc., we are making it drastically easier to start and grow a business all across Europe”, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement on Wednesday. For the time being, the rules remain optional but could serve to incentivise companies who might have previously moved abroad or based their operations outside the EU. According to the initial proposal, individuals would be able…