‘Bring it on’: UK’s Labour readies for EU reset fight
PM Keir Starmer's government is preparing to introduce a bill that would provide a legal framework for his much-touted "reset" of relations with the EU
Portugal presidential vote wide open as far-right surge expected
The president of Portugal has no executive powers but can, in times of crisis, dissolve parliament, call elections or dismiss a prime minister
Beyond sovereignty: Why Europe needs an ambitious space policy
As mega-constellations proliferate, the aggregate risk of collisions, space debris, and orbital congestion grows exponentially. Without proactive regulation, we risk creating a cascade of destruction
European leaders denounce Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland
An extraordinary meeting of EU ambassadors has been called for Sunday afternoon
Trump’s latest tariffs threaten to torpedo EU-US trade pact
EPP leader Manfred Weber said approval of the EU-US deal “is not possible at this stage” given the US president's threats
Milei warns EU against ‘restricting’ Mercosur deal with safeguards
The Argentinian president praised Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s decisive role in sealing the deal
Trump says to levy tariffs on European nations until US can acquire Greenland
From 1 February, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland would be subject to a 10% tariff on all goods sent to the United States, he said on social media
EU and Mercosur seal historic trade deal after 25 years
A majority of EU countries backed the agreement – despite opposition from France and Poland
Iran’s Khamenei says authorities ‘must break the back of the seditionists’
Iranian authorities have blamed the United States for the mass demonstrations they have called "riots" and "terrorist" operations
Thousands join anti-Trump ‘Hands off Greenland’ protests in Denmark
The protest comes after Trump threatened tariffs on countries opposing his Greenland plans and coincide with a US congressional delegation’s visit to Copenhagen
EU advises airlines to avoid Iranian airspace
Protests erupted in Iran on 28 December, becoming one of the largest protest movements against the clerical leadership since 1979
Performance anxiety: How US strikes in Venezuela exposed weak Russian air defence systems
Repeated failures highlight limits of Russian-made air defences
Europe’s Greenland recon exercise a first step to a more permanent presence
Following the deployment, Danish defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen said that “the intention is to create a more permanent military presence"
Trump taps Tony Blair, US military head for Gaza
The US president on Friday named himself chair of a “Board of Peace” that includes Tony Blair and senior Americans Jared Kushner, Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff
Why Europe should sanction America
Brussels is mulling more economic restrictions on Iran and Russia. Why not the US?
MSC withdraws invitations to Iranian regime officials
The German government also distanced itself from the invitation extended to Araghchi on Friday
New residential energy efficiency study reveals blueprint option for 2050 targets [Advocacy Lab]
A recent pilot study in Greece has revealed that nearly all tested residential heating and cooling energy interventions yield positive results
Trump threatens tariffs on countries opposed to Greenland takeover
EU-US trade deal could unravel amid Greenland standoff, says EU trade lawmakers
Iran protest movement subsides in face of ‘brutal’ crackdown
The "brutal" repression has "likely suppressed the protest movement for now", said the US-based Institute for the Study of War, which has monitored the protest activity
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: See you in Munich, Europe better be ready
A month to the Munich Security Conference – with Iran disinvited, high-stakes US–Greenland meetings this week, and von der Leyen pushing Europe’s bid to become a ‘military powerhouse’ – tensions are already running high