EU-UK diplomacy, security and global affairs
EU foreign ministers concluded a critical Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 24 May with agreements spanning Ukraine military assistance, continental defence preparedness, and Middle East security, as the bloc seeks to address an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape ahead of the 2030 strategic horizon. The Council’s deliberations, which brought together defence and foreign policy chiefs from…
The European Union has pledged to strengthen its global partnerships and scale up strategic investments in key regions as it adapts its external action to an increasingly fragmented international landscape, following the Foreign Affairs Council’s Development configuration meeting on 23 May. High Representative Kaja Kallas presented member states with a comprehensive strategic review that places…
The European Union and Mexico have taken a significant step in strengthening transatlantic ties with the signing of a modernised Global Agreement during the 8th EU-Mexico summit in Mexico City on 22 May 2026, marking the culmination of years of negotiations to update a relationship first established at the turn of the century. European Council…
