As Europe warns it is hitting a drug-crime tipping point, the European Commission unveils a tougher strategy and a new 2026–2030 action plan aimed at fighting back against drug production, trafficking and use.
The EU seeks to join emerging peace negotiations for Ukraine but remains stuck on the sidelines. Within the bloc, pressure is growing over the use of frozen Russian assets to finance Kyiv — with Belgium holding the line.
Protecting forests should be in everyone’s interest. But the EU’s deforestation rules pit member states, environmentalists and interest groups against each other. For now, those in favour of simplification and weaker rules have won out.
Transatlantic trade ties are strained with Washington and Brussels at odds over how to implement the July tariff deal. The US wants further concessions – and for the EU to give ground on key policy issues.
As the European Union scrambles to revive its competitive edge and slash layers of regulation, the bloc’s executive has now turned its sights on one of its most powerful and pioneering assets – the digital rulebook.
The EU went to the COP30 climate talks with ambitious goals, but consensus is elusive – and its signature carbon pricing plans are proving particularly unpopular.