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Published on 04/05/2026 – 15:24 GMT+2•Updated 15:29 An image of a newspaper front page is circulating widely online, claiming that Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will give the country’s newly regularised migrants €2,800 per month per family for two years until they find a job. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The article supposedly belongs to a news outlet called “El Diario de España”, and refers to Madrid’s recent measure to grant an estimated 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status by allowing them to apply for a renewable one-year residence permit. This is provided that they can prove that they have lived in Spain for…

The European Commission will gradually eliminate the use of Chinese-made inverters in EU-funded energy projects, a major step aimed at protecting critical energy infrastructure from possible cyber threats that could trigger power outages. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The move follows warnings from analysts that Europe’s heavy reliance on Chinese-made solar inverters — produced by firms like Huawei and Sungrow — could pose risks to Europe’s power grid stability, especially as Europe relies more on renewable energy such as solar and wind. “We have identified serious economic and cybersecurity risks,” an EU official speaking on condition of anonymity told reporters on Monday, noting…

World leaders began to arrive in Yerevan, Armenia on Sunday ahead of the 8th European Political Community meeting under the motto ‘Building the Future: Unity and Stability in Europe’. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At a time of profound geopolitical transformation, leaders from nearly 50 countries, including all 27 members of the European Union, will meet on Monday to discuss important politics face-to-face, including the US-Iran tensions. British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk were amongst those arriving on Sunday afternoon. The summit will be co-chaired by European Council President…

Good morning. It is Angela Skujins holding the pen for today’s newsletter from Brussels, where it seems the spotlight is firmly 4,300 kilometres away in the South Caucasus. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Leaders from all across Europe are meeting today in Yerevan, Armenia, for the eighth edition of the European Political Community (EPC). The meeting – boasting almost 50 heads of state on its invite list – will focus officially on a raft of issues, such as democratic resilience, hybrid threats and economic security. But it is the behind-the-scenes chatter which is expected to turn the most heads. Romanian President Nicușor Dan…

Published on 04/05/2026 – 9:17 GMT+2 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding both Canadian and British passports, represents a unique bridge between the Anglophone world and a Europe increasingly wary of US isolationism. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT And the summit in Armenia could offer Canada a vital opening to build new European ties. Some 57% of Canadians now support joining the 27-member bloc, with 84% prioritising stronger economic ties as a buffer against US political turmoil. The latest surveys show that most Germans and Spaniards back Canada’s EU accession, while in Poland, France and Italy, proponents significantly outweigh those against it. Ottawa…

Published on 04/05/2026 – 10:52 GMT+2 Ukraine launched a drone attack on Moscow overnight on Monday striking a residential building in the Russian capital, Russian Telegram channels reported. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Russian officials did not comment much on the incident, except for the mayor of Moscow. In a post on a Kremlin-controlled social media platform, Sergey Sobyanin confirmed the attack, claiming that no casualties had been sustained. He also said the air defence intercepted the drone “launched at Moscow.” Videos posted on social media show a drone flying at a low altitude towards Moscow just after midnight. Residents said they heard…

Published on 04/05/2026 – 9:51 GMT+2 Trump’s decision to slap 25% tariffs on EU cars is politically motivated and aimed squarely at German automakers, German MEP Bernd Lange (S&D), chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, told Europe Today on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “There are no legal or no economic reasons for those tariffs. This is really politically against Germany,” Lange said. “He is targeting specifically German car manufacturers.” Lange’s remarks come days after Trump announced the tariffs, following criticism of the U.S. war in Iran by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The US president has accused several European countries of…

Published on 04/05/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 On 28 April, the Commission found the Digital Markets Act (DMA) to have “opened up new opportunities for businesses and developers, while giving users more control over their experiences and devices”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With external forces pushing back on the DMA, the Parliament called for its improved enforcement during last week’s 27-30 April plenary session. The Commission backed its review with over 450 contributions from open consultations received between July and November 2025. 93 per cent of Europeans used internet platforms in 2024, a 2025 Eurostat report found. High user volume puts major online…

World leaders began to arrive in Yerevan, Armenia on Sunday ahead of the 8th European Political Community meeting under the motto ‘Building the Future: Unity and Stability in Europe’. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT At a time of profound geopolitical transformation, leaders from nearly 50 countries, including all 27 members of the European Union, will meet on Monday to discuss important politics face-to-face, including the US-Iran tensions. British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk were amongst those arriving on Sunday afternoon. The summit will be co-chaired by European Council President…

France’s Interior Minister, Laurent Nuñez, travelled near to his hometown this Sunday where a huge free party has been taking place since Friday on a French army firing range, so far without any major incident. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT On site, the minister flew over the area, which has brought together between 17,000 and 40,000 people from all over Europe, in a national gendarmerie helicopter, and visited a medical post set up on the edge of the camp. The choice of location is no accident: in a statement mimicking a prefectural order published on Saturday, the organisers point out that the minister…