MEPs prepare to vote on legislation strengthening protection of EU strategic sectors from risky foreign investments, in a key plenary session this month.
Record tourist arrivals are driving rents and prices in Barcelona, Madrid and the Balearics to levels that local residents and trade unions describe as unsustainable.
The accession dossiers of Ukraine, Moldova, the Western Balkans and Georgia will reshape the EU’s institutional balance more profoundly than any treaty change in two decades.
The European Environment Agency’s annual progress report confirms the bloc is on track for the 2030 target, but flags transport and buildings as persistent weak points.
The European External Action Service is finalising a 19th sanctions package focusing on tankers and intermediaries facilitating circumvention of the G7 oil price cap.
Rome announced an expanded version of its Mattei Plan, deepening migration management cooperation with Tunisia, Egypt and Libya in exchange for development assistance.
Storage levels appear healthy and LNG imports have diversified, but structural vulnerabilities persist. Europe ought not to confuse a mild winter with lasting resilience.
Berlin’s three-party coalition has agreed on a long-delayed package of pension reforms following weeks of internal disagreement that had threatened the government’s cohesion.
Paris is spearheading a renewed drive for joint defence procurement amongst willing member states, pointing to recent security incidents in the Mediterranean as evidence of pressing capability gaps.
Budapest single-handedly prevented agreement on the latest €18 billion macro-financial assistance package for Ukraine, prompting frustration amongst the other twenty-six Member States.
