A coalition of 38 countries, including all members of the European Union, announced on Tuesday "major progress" in their joint work to establish a special tribunal to judge the Russian leadership for the crime of aggression committed against (...)
Belgian police are searching for armed gunmen following a shooting outside a metro station in Brussels on Wednesday morning.
Two metro lines and multiple trams in the Belgian capital were disrupted as police hunted for the culprits.
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A 15-year-old boy has died after being stabbed at a school in Sheffield, police have said.
The boy, named locally as Harvey Willgoose, was injured at All Saints Catholic High School, in Granville Road in the city, at about 12:17 GMT.
Police and (...)
French Prime Minister François Bayrou forced his 2025 budget plan through parliament without a vote from the MPs on Monday, using a special constitutional tool known as Article 49.3 to pass the long-overdue bill.
The move opens his recently (...)
EU leaders on Monday didn't appear to have coalesced around key options to boost common spending in defence, calling for the European Commission to first explore ways they could increase their own national investments in the sector.
Leaders urged (...)
US President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico has raised concerns around the world about a possible global trade war.
And the European Union is watching particularly closely as Trump has already signaled his (...)
US Ppresident Donald Trump has called the European Union's €300 billion deficit with the USA an "atrocity", adding that tariffs will "definitely happen" with the European Union and possibly with the United Kingdom as well.
He said, however, that the (...)
BRUSSELS — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) participated in the fifth meeting of senior humanitarian officials on Ukraine, held on January 28, 2025, at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels.
The center was (...)
Belgian airspace has reopened after a technical issue with the air traffic controllers' Skeyes computer system forced its closure for just over an hour.
Flights were unable to take off or land at any of the country's main airports but a Skeyes (...)
The European Union gives "full support" to Denmark against Donald Trump's threat to take control of Greenland and stands ready to defend the principles of national sovereignty and territorial integrity as it did when Russia launched the full-scale (...)
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visited three European capitals on Tuesday, days after US President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland.
Over the space of a day, Frederiksen met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (...)
Georgia has reacted angrily to the suspension of a mutual visa-free travel agreement by the European Union.
The development may lead to Georgian diplomats and officials having to apply for visas when traveling to an EU member state.
Speaking to (...)
The European Union has taken the first step to ease its stringent, far-reaching sanctions against Syria after foreign affairs ministers endorsed on Monday a roadmap for a temporary suspension contingent upon progress on the ground.
The first (...)
Weather warnings have been issued in parts of Spain, Portugal, France, the UK and Ireland as Storm Herminia batters countries across Europe with strong winds, heavy rain and powerful waves.
The storm was named Friday by Spanish weather authorities, (...)
Brussels has threatened Belarus with a fresh raft of sanctions after President Alexander Lukashenko looked certain to win his seventh consecutive election since 1994 — a vote broadly understood to be rigged in his favor given his iron rule over the (...)
Thousands marched on the streets of Brussels on Sunday, calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and urging both the Belgian government and the European Union (EU) to sanction Israel.
Protesters demanded the protection of the Palestinian (...)
The EU has warmly welcomed the prospect of a truce in the Israel-Gaza war that has raged for 15 months – and today pledged €120 million in aid as the region faces up to its terrible legacy.
Brussels played only a limited role in forging the peace (...)
The European Commission's department for international partnerships is undergoing a strategic downsizing of its worldwide offices in a shift of focus under the new mandate of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The (...)
The president of the European Commission is on the mend and expected to resume in-person appointments soon, amid criticism over lack of communication about her condition over the past week.
Ursula von der Leyen will not chair this week's College of (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan emphasized the importance of lifting sanctions that are imposed on Syria. "Continuing sanctions will hinder the aspirations of the Syrian people to achieve development," he said in a press (...)
The EU will not allow other countries to attack its sovereign borders, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday, after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using military action to seize Greenland.
Trump on Tuesday reiterated his (...)
The feud between Europe and the world's wealthiest man is heating up after several European leaders accused Elon Musk of interfering in national debates.
The French president, the German chancellor, and the British and Spanish prime ministers have (...)
Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union's border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border controls in the bloc.
The expansion was officially introduced at midnight on Wednesday and was marked by celebrations at some (...)
Poland gears up to take over presidency of the European Union as the controversial Hungarian term comes to an end.
The presidency of the Council of the European Union rotates among the 27 member states once every six months.
The country in the (...)
Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes from January 1, citing health and environmental concerns, in a pioneering move for European Union member states.
Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke announced the ban, saying that (...)
