European Union

In today’s edition: EU leaders meet in Copenhagen for an informal European Council to discuss Ukraine and defence, the Commission and Parliament clash in Brussels over the ‘omnibus’ package to cut red tape, and Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan complicates Europe’s debate on sanctions against Israel

Blaming Democrats and threatening sweeping job cuts, President Trump faces a partial government shutdown as Congress fails to reach a funding deal

Electricity trading just accelerated fourfold - but if all goes well, you won't even notice

Last week's incidents have ultimately left voters and allies alike questioning how firm Frederiksen's grip on power really is

Best test would be to let Ukrainians ‘play the attacker’, says defence expert

By securing Marche, Meloni consolidated her reputation for resilience in an unpredictable system

A victory at the polls would further expand both his political power and his business influence

Ireland's Data Protection Commission stands accused of dropping the ball on enforcing the GDPR on adtech giants that fuel the trade in people's data

A global green shipping deal has split Europe and drawn in the US and China, as southern states defend LNG and northern countries push for stricter climate standards

More than 75% of content removal decisions taken by social media platforms were overturned via the EU's Digital Services Act, report finds

An institutional spat is heating up as MEPs are under fire for going slow on plans to unshackle big business

Despite a continued reliance on quality journalism, misinformation, AI disruption, and low media literacy threaten trust in news

AI and supercomputing are transforming the energy grid, driven by new power demands and new solutions to manage electricity flows

Research Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva said that “dual use is very different from defence research” and that research with a pure defence application would be covered by the European Competitiveness Fund

'Are döner kebabs Turkish?' is not a dilemma that has been exercising much of Brussels. But it nearly wreaked havoc in Europe's skewered snack sector

Polluting molecules can be phased out later, the alliance said in its new report

Hoekstra warns outsourcing cap is near its limit

Copernicus warns of record sea temperatures, vanishing ice and invasive species threatening ecosystems and fisheries

“Reaching an agreement with the Council is impossible,” says source close to talks

Danish presidency wants the Commission to present a clinical research funding plan by end of 2025