Five drones flew over the French submarine base of Ile Longue, in the Brest bay, in the far west of France, where the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines are located. The sighting was recorded on the evening of Thursday 4 December around 7.30pm. Overflight in this prohibited area by drones is not uncommon, and on the night between 17 and 18 ...
Federica Mogherini takes a step back and resigns as rector of the College of Europe. Overwhelmed by the investigation by the EPP, the European Prosecutor’s Office, which on 2 December led to her arrest – and subsequent release – in Belgium together with two collaborators, the former EU High Representative decided to resign after five years at the helm of ...
Historic EU decision: an agreement has been reached to ban all imports of Russian gas into the EU in autumn 2027. The regulation introduces a gradual and legally binding stop on imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and pipeline gas from Russia, with a total ban from the end of 2026 and autumn 2027 respectively. The agreement will need to ...
He arrived in Paris seeking diplomatic support in the darkest hour of his leadership. Volodymyr Zelensky tries to strengthen the trust of his European allies, after the corruption scandals that have hit the heart of his government. In the French capital, the leader of Kiev met Emmanuel Macron, who in turn wants to push Europe out of the marginal role ...
An invitation to develop artificial intelligence. Mario Draghi raises a new alarm about the future of Europe and asks EU institutions to act to encourage the use of these technologies. The former prime minister notes how the topic is often absent “in discussions”. “Europe is experiencing a moment of truth” “Credible estimates suggest that artificial intelligence could substantially raise the ...
Next, the newsletter of Europa Today which every Monday morning tells you what will happen in the European week to come Top of the agenda Defend Ukraine – The strong acceleration in the second half of November by the Trump administration on resolution of the war in Ukraine – first with a 28-point plan written in agreement with Russia, then ...
Germany is ready to ask the European Union for an urgent revision of the regulation that establishes a ban on combustion engines set for 2035. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to urge the community institutions to review the deadline which would force the entire automotive sector to make a move towards electric conversion. Merz: “We are sending the right signal” ...
There is a Russian treasure kept in Belgium. A heavy treasure, worth 190 billion euros, frozen in the Belgian financial institution Euroclear. A treasure that the European Union would like to use as a large “reparative” loan to support Ukraine in defense costs and repairing the damage caused by Russia’s large-scale invasion. Von der Leyen’s proposal not to use European ...
While the American plan for a solution to the conflict in Ukraine is being discussed, which seems to have received an initial confirmation from Kiev and a firm “no” from Moscow, the issue of Russian assets frozen on the territory of the Old Continent still remains to be resolved. A topic that divides many European leaders. The European Union has ...
Free movement not only of goods and people, but also of tracked vehicles. The unprecedented security threats that the Old Continent is facing in recent years are pushing the European Union to review its military strategies, thinking of a “military Schengen”. What does the “Military Schengen” initiative involve? Seven years after the launch of the action plan for military mobility ...