European Union

Chapeaux, quadrants, contraintes de confédérations, grilles de position de groupe... le tirage au sort de la Coupe du Monde ne sera pas simple.

Crosetto noted that Italy, the UK, and Japan are working on the conditions under which new countries could join GCAP

If a European country becomes ‘majority non-European’, the strategy says Washington would reconsider its alliance.

Czechia, Finland, Luxembourg, and Greece spoke up against a French push for European rules to deliver a "truly sovereign cloud"

South Africa extend head coach Rassie Erasmus' contract until the end of the 2031 Rugby World Cup.

During Friday's telecoms council meeting, Germany was among several countries pushing for the Commission digital omnibus proposal to go further

The Nature Restoration Regulation and waste water rules appear to have been spared for now

According to a newspaper report, the European Central Bank (ECB) has refused to back plans to help Ukraine using frozen Russian assets. The bank reportedly declined to guarantee the reparations loan for Ukraine, citing possible violations of EU treaties. Belgium also continues to express doubts about the legal certainty of accessing the assets. Commentators examine the reasons behind this and look at alternatives.

US emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner spent five hours on Monday trying to negotiate a peace deal with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine. But according to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, there was agreement only on 'some points' and 'a lot of work lies ahead' for Washington and Moscow. US President Donald Trump said his delegation had been left with the impression that Putin was interested in peace. Commentators examine what this might mean for Europe?

The EU is set to ease its labelling requirements for genetically modified foods. Negotiators from the European Parliament and member states have agreed that products where existing genes have been "modified" but no foreign genes have been inserted will no longer require mandatory labelling. What are the ramifications?