After 25 years of talks, the EU-Mercosur deal has been postponed again until January after Italy demanded safeguards for the EU agricultural sector, just days before it was planned to be signed. The decision emerged amid divisions in Brussels: Germany backs the deal, France opposes it and farmers across Europe are protesting.
EU leaders meeting in Brussels agreed on a plan to finance Ukraine in its defence against Russia’s war of agression for the coming years.
Amid pressure from right-wing and populist forces, the EU has taken the next step to tighten its migration rulebook.
Geopolitical tensions are driving EU enlargement forward. In the Western Balkan region, Albania and Montenegro are making rapid progress towards membership.
MAGA in the EU: Right-wing parties across the EU openly curry favour with the US leader. Where do Trump’s biggest European supporters hail from and how are they aligning themselves with his values and the US administration’s political line?