EU leaders gathered in Copenhagen on Wednesday gave “broad support” to proposals to ramp up the development of drone and anti-drone technology and to use immobilised Russian assets to loan money to Ukraine. “Leaders broadly supported initial priority flagship projects that will strengthen Europe’s security, including the European drone wall…

A 20-point peace plan proposed by President Donald Trump this week could finally conclude the nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip and see the return of the 46 hostages still held by Hamas. But it could also mean an end to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s time in the Israeli…

German authorities arrested three alleged Hamas members on suspicion of plotting attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany, officials told The Associated Press.Two of the suspects arrested on Wednesday are German citizens. The federal prosecutor’s office described the third as being born in Lebanon.They were only named as Abed…

The Spanish government wants to regularise more than one million migrants within three years. For Madrid, this is one of the keys to future prosperity, in a context of demographic decline. By 2027, more than one million undocumented immigrants could be granted legal status in Spain. A government reform, which…

Political support is growing across the European Union for a groundbreaking plan to issue a €140 billion loan to Ukraine based on the immobilised assets of the Russian Central Bank, which would help the country sustain its economy and armed resistance. “It’s a very good idea,” Finnish Prime Minister Petteri…

Israel says it has proof linking Hamas to the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip with climate activist Greta Thunberg aboard.Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released documents Tuesday that it said were found in Gaza and “show a direct link between the flotilla leaders and the Hamas terrorist…

How long will it take Europe to build a drone wall? And how should it be financed? EU leaders arriving in Copenhagen on Wednesday to discuss European defence seemed to have wildly different views, with the traditional geographical divide holding firm on this sudden, but long-expected key European security aspect. …

German police closed the Oktoberfest fairgrounds Wednesday morning following a bomb threat from the suspected perpetrator of an explosion in northern Munich, city officials said.At least one person’s death was believed to be connected to the explosion at a residential building early Wednesday, which Munich police said was deliberately set…

The latest Eurostat data on the products and services people can afford to buy tells a story of two Europes. Around 27.5 million European Union citizens live in conditions of severe deprivation, whether social or material. Material and social deprivation refers to the inability to afford some goods or services,…

Do European Union citizens feel their priorities and main needs are met by the bloc? The latest survey by the European Parliament’s Spring 2025 Eurobarometer paints a fairly positive picture of cautious approval mixed with a clear demand for more action. Europeans still see the European Union as a force…