The EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas is pushing for stronger US involvement to force Russia into meaningful steps toward peace in Ukraine, as EU Defence Commissioner Kubilius warns that words alone won’t deter Moscow.
Did you know that France’s longest border is with Brazil? Finding the EU’s special territories on a map is fun but this parlour game of geographic quirks, often a legacy of imperial colonialism, can have serious political consequences for the EU. Just look at Denmark, Greenland and the United States.
Protests have erupted across the Balkans, fueled by deadly disasters linked to corruption. From Serbia to North Macedonia, young people are taking to the streets, demanding accountability in a region where aspirations to join the European Union clash with entrenched graft.
The European Newsroom welcomed the European Parliament Press and Spokespersons’ Units for a networking event with its correspondents to get to know each other, boost access and improve reporting.
Scandium, beryllium, gallium: Raw materials such as these have been the subject of many headlines and threats to take over territories by Trump. But why are these materials that hardly anyone can name so important for the global economy? And what is the EU doing to secure its supply?