Diplomats and other sources say that with US elections approaching, Israel is seeking to use intensified military operations to try to shield its borders and ensure its rivals cannot regroup.

The unprecedented nationwide blackout is the latest blow in the nation of 10 million, already suffering from dramatic shortages of food, medicine and fuel.

“We need to tear down barriers and increase the number of countries that are demanding that international crises be tackled with multinational and multilateral bodies and fora,” the Italian defence minister said.

To reach the necessary consensus, Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said, allies would need to agree clear criteria that Ukraine would need to meet to get an invitation.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met on the day outgoing US President Joe Biden made his farewell visit to Germany.

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told journalists in Brussels that he had personally requested the summit given the many conflicts facing the international community.

The US called the Swiss decision to not fully adopt all components of the 14th package of EU sanctions "disappointing" and expressed the hope that Bern would work to close the loophole.

The commercial road sector is trying to find drivers across Europe, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult. This week they asked the European Parliament for solutions.

Standards are voluntary guidelines establishing technical specifications for products, services, and processes. Their impact is global and they are helping to drive the energy transition.

"As a national minister in Denmark, my position reflected the specific circumstances of my member state. But [...] my duties as EU Commissioner are not the same" Dan Jørgensen is advised to say.

France’s Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau had already warned that externalising asylum claim processes would run against the French constitution.

"Quotas are not the only issue," Commission's representative Maja Kirchner told MEPs

The letter, seen by Euractiv, criticises the decision to force the committee to lead the hearings for two senior commissioners at the same time.

It could either become a Nato member or develop nuclear weapons.

The 12 remaining migrants in the Albanian repatriation centre must now be returned to Italy.

Standing as Europe’s poorest country is a determinant factor in fueling migration in the country.

A certified scheme has the potential to open up new markets to reward farmers for their contribution to storing CO2 in the soil.  

"You need a European mechanism where, at the EU level, supervisors can step in and make sure that whoever is not delivering on a promise, is dealt with in a way where they either leave the market or they behave better,” EIOPA's Hielkema said.

"It matters", Biden said amid a tense security situation in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Giorgia Meloni wished that "all political forces will actively engage with their respective European political families," to ensure Fitto's confirmation.