EU’s von der Leyen has ‘good exchange’ with Trump on customs dispute
The pair spoke as the deadline for an agreement to avoid US-EU tariffs looms this week.
Poland begins checks at German border targeting ‘illegal smuggling’
Poland has begun conducting border checks with Germany and Lithuania in the latest blow to the Schengen area that guarantees free movement to more than 450 million European Union citizens.
The return of conscription? EU countries debate bringing back military service
Since the end of the Cold War many European countries ditched conscription, but with a major shift in geopolitics and increasing instability, could young Europeans soon expect to face a call up to the military?
EU ‘ready for a deal’ as deadline in tariffs conflict with US looms
US President Donald Trump’s tariff pause ends on July 9. Von der Leyen is taking a defensive stance as her trade Commissioner Šefčovič continues negotiations in Washington.
Possible minimum age for social media to be put on EU agenda
Denmark wants to take the discussion about introducing a minimum age for social media use to Brussels. In Germany, however, politics is far from united on the matter.