President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukrainian drone experts will arrive in the Middle East this week to help Gulf states under attack from Iran.
In recent days, Iran has fired a number of Shahed drones across the Middle East – and some air defences in the region have struggled to cope.
Ukraine…
But with wars raging in Iran and Ukraine and with U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to take Greenland from Denmark, von der Leyen used her speech Monday to make a full-throated case for the EU to rip up the way it does foreign policy, much of which requires unanimity from all…
PARIS — Les ministres des Finances des pays du G7 discuteront lundi de la possibilité d’utiliser les réserves pétrolières d’urgence dans un contexte de flambée des prix de l’énergie déclenchée par la guerre des Etats-Unis et d’Israël contre l’Iran.
“Le recours aux réserves…
Kapranos wrote: “These warmongering murderers are using our music without our consent. This makes us both nauseous and furious. Kind of typical though, isn’t it? To strut up and take what isn’t theirs with a vile arrogance.”
Last month, Israel and the U.S. launched joint…
As Iran names its new supreme leader oil prices skyrocket, sending shockwaves across the global economy – but how will the UK government deal with the issue?
US President Donald Trump claims the surge is a “small price to pay” for peace – but as G7 finance leaders hold…
Talks on using oil reserves — in the range of 300 million to 400 million barrels — were first reported by the Financial Times, which added that the International Energy Agency would join the discussions.
Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel overnight, reaching the highest level…
The European Commission has launched a four-week public call for evidence to help design a comprehensive new strategy for the EU’s islands.
Announced in the cohesion policy mid-term review of 1 April 2025 and highlighted in the European Ocean Pact of June 2025, this strategy will…
In a year where the world became more volatile and fragmented, the European Union assumed more responsibility for its own security and stepped up efforts to boost its defence and preparedness. It continued to deliver for citizens and businesses, creating more opportunities and consolidating…
From 3 to 6 March 2026, the EU-funded SUNSHINE project held its second Training Seminar at the University of Strasbourg. This activity further advances the project’s mission to support the operational uptake of EU Space Programme data and services by national civil protection authorities,…
The EU is falling behind its key competitors in Research and Development (R&D), a new report claims.
However, it also says the European Commission’s competitiveness and growth agenda is generally deemed as “favourable”.
The report was conducted by Brussels-based BusinessEurope,…