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The European Union’s worsening exposure to extreme weather and imported fossil fuels makes decarbonisation as much a matter of economic and security policy as climate policy, a senior European Commission official said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Russia’s war against Ukraine and the disruption around the Strait of Hormuz have raised successive warnings about Europe’s dependence on imported oil and gas, Jan Dusik, director general at the Commission’s climate department, said on the sidelines of the think tank Bruegel Annual Meetings on Wednesday. “Climate policy must survive, because we want to survive in Europe,” Dusik said, arguing that abandoning or weakening the agenda…
In an exclusive interview, European Union Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič told Euronews that the EU is not in a position to mediate in the trade war between Canada and the United States following the collapse of their trade talks. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ten days ago, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from the negotiations with the Trump administration, blaming them for pressuring Canada over the use of the French language. In the following days, US President Donald Trump announced 50% US tariffs on Canadian cars and trucks, to which Ottawa retaliated with tariffs on more than 700 US imports, worth…
Spain’s interior minister has asked police to check a report that a government agency blamed Moroccan security forces for July’s mass entry of migrants to the enclave of Ceuta, ministry sources said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Monday that Morocco was not responsible, instead accusing Israel, Russia and the far right of spreading disinformation about the mass entry of around 70,000 migrants into Ceuta. Sánchez told Cadena SER radio that “no intelligence service with which the Spanish government normally cooperates” had suggested “any involvement in one way or another of the Moroccan authorities.” But…
The EU’s diplomatic service presented on Wednesday additional listings targeting 27 Russian individuals and entities involved in the forced deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EU ambassadors reviewed the new blacklisting at their first meeting since the summer recess. It is expected to be adopted by the end of the month. It is not the first time Brussels has targeted those responsible for Russia’s illegal mass abduction, deportation and re-education of minors from Ukraine’s occupied territories. Several individual listings have already featured in previous sanctions packages. In May, EU countries blacklisted 16 individuals and seven entities to mark…
After a stop in the Netherlands to meet with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron will embark on a two-day visit to Britain, becoming the first EU leader to meet new Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Downing Street. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The French President and Dutch Premier will meet in Eindhoven to discuss how to strengthen ties, especially concerning the shared priority of bolstering European sovereignty. According to the Elysée, Macron is set to be accompanied by a delegation of French companies, including Mistral AI — widely viewed as Europe’s leading AI champion — during his…
This morning, there’s a palpable sense here that the confrontation between Russia and European nations has entered a dangerous new phase. Leaders across Europe have issued scathing condemnations after Germany formally concluded yesterday that the Kremlin was responsible for a recent attempted drone attack on Leipzig airport. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Not at war, but…: Announcing fresh sanctions on Moscow in response to the incident – including tighter entry controls on Russian nationals – German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Tuesday: “Let me be very clear: we are not at war. But we are the target of hybrid attacks on a…
On 29 August, a majority of Icelanders rejected reopening EU accession talks, frozen since 2013, turning down what the government called a “now or never” moment. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The result means no new negotiations with Brussels and no change to Iceland’s existing ties: full access to the single market and Schengen area through the European Economic Area, but no seat in the European Parliament or vote in the Council. The referendum was legally advisory, but the government pledged to respect it, effectively shelving the question for years. Iceland already adopts most EU law through the European Economic Area. Still, it…
Published on 02/09/2026 – 8:01 GMT+2•Updated 8:37 Shona Murray reports from Ireland on a crucial gathering of EU foreign ministers as Berlin’s decision to formally attribute last month’s drone attack to Russia has raised the stakes. Their talks come as Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte later today. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sasha Vakulina breaks down the latest developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine as the UN Secretary General António Guterres urges world leaders to bring this and the Middle East conflict, which is flaring up again, to an end. Our Europe Editor Maria Tadeo…
Published on 01/09/2026 – 10:49 GMT+2•Updated 16:37 Sweden’s armed forces have carried out a full-scale exercise in the logistics of burying fallen soldiers, part of a broader shift by the once-neutral Nordic country toward “total defence” planning since joining NATO in 2024. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The mortuary drill formed part of Aurora 26, Sweden’s largest national military exercise since the 1990s, which ran from late April to mid-May 2026 and involved roughly 18,000 troops from 13 nations, according to the Swedish Armed Forces. A peer-reviewed account published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry describes a mortuary affairs component using more than…
Published on 01/09/2026 – 12:05 GMT+2•Updated 15:16 A person has died and two police officers were injured following a shooting overnight in Overasselt, a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland, police said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Officers were called to Ewijkseweg street at around 4:20am CET after reports of gunfire. One person was found dead at the scene; the two injured officers were taken to hospital and are “out of danger,” a police spokesperson said, according to Dutch public broadcaster, NOS. Security footage published by Dutch news outlet De Telegraaf showed a large group of masked individuals walking around in the…