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Ex-cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, who attended the 1980 Moscow Games, is among 13 released from a notorious jail.

On 8 January 2026, the President of the European Council, António Costa, together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will represent the EU at the first EU-Jordan summit taking place in Amman, Jordan.  

Lithuania has called for harsher sanctions on Belarus

German parliamentarians backed a new scheme for military service on Friday as the country seeks to bolster its long ill-equipped and understaffed armed forces following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The reform stops short of introducing conscription but will include mandatory screening of all 18-year-old men and measures such as higher pay aimed at making service […]

Les tensions continuent de s'accroître entre les deux pays à la suite des affrontements entre les rebelles du M23 et l'armée congolaise qui ont déplacé des dizaines de milliers de personnes à l'est du Congo. Voici 6 points clés pour comprendre ce qui se cache derrière les tensions entre le Rwanda et la RDC.

In this interview, international lawyer Robert Amsterdam shares his perspective on what he describes as a “rule of law crisis” within Spain’s tax system. He argues that current practices undermine judicial independence, violate EU legal standards, and have far-reaching consequences for citizens, businesses, and the credibility of the Union’s legal order. The discussion covers: • […]

Committee and political group meetings

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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.