EU and Indonesia agree to trade deal
The trade pact opens up the largest economy in Southeast Asia to Europe by abolishing customs duties on major EU sectors.
EU Commission aims to ban Russian LNG imports by early 2027
The proposal came as the EU continues to import LNG from Russia. In the first half of 2025, this amounted to almost 4.5 billion Euro worth of imports.
Outgoing EESC chief calls on EU to keep enlargement momentum
The outgoing chief of the EU Economic and Social Committee, Oliver Röpke, bows out with a message for Brussels – keep the enlargement push alive.
EU Commission approves German long-term budget despite new debt
An EU exemption would enable sixteen countries, including Germany, to increase their defence spending by 1.5 percent of GDP without risking deficit proceedings.
Mixed German reaction to EU halt on payments to Israel
At her annual State of the Union address in Strasbourg, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen proposed “a partial suspension” of the EU-Israel Association Agreement over Israel’s military actions in Gaza.