In line with one of the measures proposed in the EU Commission’s ‘Readiness 2030’ plan, the EU member states in question may now spend an additional 1.5 percent of GDP on defence without facing penalties under the EU’s strict debt and deficit rules.
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.
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.
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.
The European Commission has announced its new climate target for 2040, just in time for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in November.