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Estonian defence minister quits over €70m EU-funded arms scandal
Published on 03/09/2026 – 10:36 GMT+2•Updated 10:45 Estonia’s Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur announced on Wednesday that he would step down from his political post after it emerged that the government had used European Union funding to purchase artillery…
Finland runs Europe’s largest civil defence exercise since WWII
In a civil defence shelter cut into rock, behind doors designed to withstand a nuclear or biological attack, two Finnish conscripts wearing hazmat suits and breathing masks are measuring radiation levels as they take part in an exercise to turn a cave into a…
Sánchez addresses Spanish parliament over Ceuta crisis
The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, is appearing in the Congress of Deputies, at his own request, to report on the government’s handling of the events in Ceuta and on the current situation in the autonomous city. His appearance comes amid strong…
Milestone: Meloni’s government is Italy’s longest-lasting since WWII
Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right government will become the longest-lasting in Italy’s postwar history on Friday, a notable record that belies considerable challenges ahead of elections next year. In a country once a byword for political instability, Italy’s first…
Europe vows to stay united as hybrid war activity surges
Published on 02/09/2026 – 12:29 GMT+2 European foreign ministers have said they’re ready to stand firm against a surge of Russian hybrid war attacks across the continent, rallying behind Germany after its decision to formally hold Russia responsible for a…
EU eyes additional sanctions on Ukrainian children deportation
The EU’s diplomatic service presented on Wednesday additional listings targeting 27 Russian individuals and entities involved in the forced deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children. EU ambassadors reviewed the new blacklisting at their first…
Brussels will not mediate between US and Canada, EU trade chief says
In an exclusive interview, European Union Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič told Euronews that the EU is not in a position to mediate in the trade war between Canada and the United States following the collapse of their trade talks. Ten days ago, Canadian…
Europe must brace for new security ‘era’, von der Leyen says
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that incidents such as last month’s Russian drone sabotage in Germany had become the “new normal”, marking a further escalation of Russian activity on European Union soil. “Leipzig marks a…
How inaccurate claims may have affected Iceland’s EU referendum
Uncertainty over fishing quotas may have made many Icelandic voters reluctant to embark on an EU membership pathway. The country voted no on 29 August on resuming negotiations with Brussels by 52.8%, with the talks between the two on hold since 2013. The…
‘Climate ambition is a matter of survival,’ EU Commission says
The European Union’s worsening exposure to extreme weather and imported fossil fuels makes decarbonisation as much a matter of economic and security policy as climate policy, a senior European Commission official said. Russia’s war against Ukraine and the…