The New York Times reported last week that some unidentified Western officials had suggested US President Joe Biden could give Ukraine nuclear weapons before he leaves office.

“We have gotten a lot of things right under the wrong preconditions,” Habeck said.

Coastal communities across Europe face increasing devastation from plastic pellets, a major source of microplastic pollution. Strong, EU-wide regulation is urgently needed to prevent pellet loss along the supply chain and protect ecosystems, livelihoods, and public health.

A double whammy of stricter electoral conditions at the German and European elections could deprive parties like the ÖDP and Volt Germany of parliamentary representation in Brussels and Berlin from 2029.

Germany's Habeck said the framework presents a “security risk” by limiting member states’ ability to fund defence programmes

The summit comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which is facing major strategic uncertainties, particularly over support for Ukraine.

The new Liberal head Ilie Bolojan said the party would support centre-right contender Elena Lasconi, leader of the opposition Save Romania Union (USR).

Negotiations are expected to be concluded by mid-December, with a final decision due by the 20th.

The decades-long spat over the Volyn massacre in modern-day Ukraine has led to frequent diplomatic tensions between neighbours and allies.

The US, the EU, the UN and G7 had all pushed for a halt in the fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah after more than a year of violence.

In this episode, host Giada Santana and politics reporters Nicoletta Ionta and Magnus Lund Nielsen talk numbers, alliances and behind-the-scenes buzz from the European Parliament's corridors.

Could a fear of predators, an innate need for human control and a demand to do as one wishes be behind the wolf's reduced protection?

Trump, trade, defence, and the need to boost European competitiveness are among the first priorities for the new Commission.

Europe’s global research decline will be 25% by 2030, down from 37% in 2010. The pharmaceutical sector says Europe can’t afford to delay; citing the cost of inaction they are urging EU action now.

Warsaw wants 95% of children and adolescents vaccinated against polio following detection of a mutated polio virus in wastewater.

The European Commission is preparing technical specifications for a study to develop a measurement framework for the energy efficiency of general-purpose AI models. Data centres' share of global energy consumption is expected to grow to 7% by 2030.

Europe needs low-carbon hydrogen, but there’s also a push to develop renewable gases and to incentivise the right infrastructure. Energy resilience requires all options to be on the table.

Kazakhstan’s newly discovered lithium deposits ($15.7 billion), and nickel, gold, and rare earth metals reserves ($46 trillion) are attracting global attention. Europe must act now or lose ground to China and the United States.

Journalists in Western Europe face an increasingly hostile media environment. Journalists from the East have been navigating powerful opponents throughout their entire careers. Can the press still illuminate democracy, or do they die in a sea of disinformation?

“Erratic behaviour” can be expected from the Trump administration, says AmCham Germany.