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France’s president signs assisted dying legislation into law
France’s President Emmanuel Macron signed assisted dying legislation into law on Wednesday, after it was upheld by the Constitutional Council last week. Macron’s office hailed the council’s decision on Friday which was seen as one of the major social reforms…
Russian ‘safari’ drone attack on minibus kills four, Ukraine says
A Russian drone attack on a bus in Kherson in southern Ukraine killed four people and injured several others on Wednesday, the regional prosecutor’s office said in a statement. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared images of the bus in a post on X…
The border frontline: Latvia faces migrants, drones and war fears
Along its eastern border, a fence separates the Baltic state of Latvia from Belarus. Border guards patrol the area, surveillance systems are being expanded and military planners are building defensive infrastructure designed to slow a potential ground attack…
Spain ignores EU and prepares transfer of 500 migrant girls from Ceuta
According to Spain’s Ministry for Youth and Children, work is under way on the urgent transfer to mainland Spain of 500 migrant girls who arrived in Ceuta during the mass migrant influx between 30-31 July. Sources at the ministry explain that “this plan…
Ukraine anti-corruption officers search Zelenskyy official’s premises
Published on 19/08/2026 – 10:51 GMT+2 Ukraine’s anti-corruption investigators launched a major operation on Wednesday morning targeting an alleged criminal organisation involving politicians and senior government officials, including members of Volodymyr…
Can the EU stop smoking and vaping? Not quite, but it can raise taxes.
That is the idea behind the European Commission’s proposed overhaul of the Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD), which aims to raise minimum excise duties on cigarettes by 139 percent. It will also introduce EU-wide minimum taxes on vapes, heated tobacco…
Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential elections
Ukraine’s former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections just hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy formally nominated Yevhen Khmara as his permanent successor, effectively closing the door on Fedorov’s return to government. In a…
Why a decades-old spy tactic has been thrust into Europe’s limelight
Two fishing companies — Norebo JSC and Murman Sea Food — were placed on Brussels’ blacklist in May 2025. Not because of their fishing activities, but for being part of a Russia-state sponsored surveillance campaign that have conducted espionage missions and…
Hungary opens sluice and sinks barges to protect Paks nuclear plant
Published on 18/08/2026 – 7:54 GMT+2•Updated 9:31 Water is being diverted into the Danube in Hungary and barges are being deliberately sunk in an effort to raise critically low river levels and prevent another shutdown at the country’s Paks Nuclear Power…
Explainer: What’s the EU’s carbon market, and why does it matter?
The European Commission’s revision of the European Union’s carbon market, the Emissions Trading System (ETS), was unveiled on 17 July. It came after months of intense lobbying by those seeking to scrap it, and claims from the other side that it should remain…