European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on Sunday that there is no need to "de-risk" the European Union's relationship with the United States, dismissing concerns about a shift in transatlantic ties.
Von der Leyen, who has led the (...)
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused the European Union of engaging in "dangerous geopolitical games" following its decision to accelerate military support for Ukraine.
In a statement on Friday, Zakharova criticized the (...)
Eurostar announced it would be canceling all of its high-speed trains between Paris to London and Brussels after an unexploded World War II era bomb was found near the French capital's central Gare du Nord station.
"All Eurostar trains are cancelled (...)
Just over a week after his victory in Germany's federal elections, the country's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz is planning to hugely boost defense and infrastructure spending by loosening constitutional fiscal restraints known as the "debt (...)
France is a loyal and steadfast ally in NATO, French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized on Thursday, amid his US counterpart Donald Trump's repeated doubts about the military alliance.
The French leader invoked a list of historical events whereby (...)
"Hungary is isolated," European Council President António Costa declared on Thursday at the end of a special EU summit that saw Viktor Orbán block the approval of joint conclusions in support of Ukraine, forcing leaders to go ahead with an attached (...)
US-Ukraine talks will be held in Saudi Arabia next week, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, expressing hopes that it will be "a meaningful meeting".
The Ukrainian leader, who will be in the Kingdom but not take part in the talks, said Kyiv was (...)
EU leaders are gathering in Brussels on Thursday for a special council on defense, as France's President Emmanuel Macron warned that the continent was at a "turning point of history".
As well as rearmament, leaders are expected to discuss how the (...)
Russia's military attaché to Bucharest and his deputy were declared personae non gratae in an unprecedented move by Romanian authorities on Wednesday.
The military, air and naval attaché Victor Makovskiy and his deputy Evgeny Ignatiev were expelled (...)
The European Commission remained conspicuously silent after Poland doubled down on its refusal to implement the Pact on Migration and Asylum, which was once described as a "historical" legislative achievement to allow member states to manage the (...)
The 27 leaders of the European Union are gathering in Brussels to discuss the future of Ukraine, a candidate country to join the bloc, amid Donald Trump's maximalist demand that a deal to end Russia's war be struck as soon as possible.
It marks the (...)
European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to finally bring into force the Entry/Exit System (EES), the bloc's automated registry for short-stay travellers that has been repeatedly delayed over technical problems and lack of preparedness.
The (...)
European leaders agreed on Sunday to "do the heavy lifting" to defend their continent as they convened in London to discuss ways of bringing an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that any peace agreement to (...)
The European Union must "urgently" rearm and help Ukraine turn into a "steel porcupine" that proves "indigestible for future invaders" like Russia, Ursula von der Leyen said at the conclusion of a high-stakes summit in London attended by 19 Western (...)
Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to lay down arms and dissolve the group, potentially ending a decades-long conflict with Turkey that is estimated to have killed at least 40,000 (...)
Israel barred two MEPs from entering the country on Monday, accusing one of them of advocating boycotts against Israel.
Lynn Boylan (Sinn Féin-The Left), head of the European Parliament's EU-Palestine delegation, and Rima Hassan (La France (...)
EU foreign ministers decided on Monday to suspend a series of far-reaching sanctions against Syria to help the country's economic recovery and reconstruction after nearly 14 years of civil war.
The Council decided to remove five financial entities (...)
Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv by train on Monday morning to mark the third anniversary of the start of Russia's war against Ukraine and as Donald Trump's big push for negotiations rattles European allies, stoking fears a rushed deal could (...)
Following the recent meeting held between US and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia, some members of the European Parliament published a joint statement declaring that any peace in Ukraine will have to be backed by the Ukrainian people.
"No peace in (...)
The exchange of criticism between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his US counterpart Donald Trump further escalated on Wednesday after Trump labeled the Ukrainian leader a "dictator".
"I love Ukraine, but Zelensky has done a terrible job, (...)
Is French President Emmanuel Macron's gamble starting to pay off?
After organizing two emergency meetings this week in Paris with EU countries and NATO member states to devise a united response to the rapprochement between Moscow and the US, it (...)
BRUSSELS —The CEO of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), Dr. Hisham Aljadhey, met with Luigi Di Maio, the European Union's Special Representative for the Gulf Region, and Dr. Sabine Weyand, EU's Director General for Trade. Saudi Ambassador to (...)
US President Donald Trump's approach to ending Russia's almost three-year-long war against Ukraine has left European allies and Ukrainian officials concerned they are being sidelined by the new US administration's plans for direct negotiations over (...)
Pro-Palestinian NGO the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, seeking a warrant for his arrest, the group said on Sunday.
In a statement, HRF (...)
The external borders of the European Union registered more than 120,000 cases of pushback by national authorities against irregular migrants in 2024, according to a new report by a group of nine human rights organizations.
The report, released on (...)
