The EU may have to compromise its high-ambition stance to seal a deal in final negotiations on plastics.

Early results showed the Social Democrats winning the popular vote of the election, which was dominated by concerns over living costs and potential threats from neighbouring Russia.

EU foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg today (14 October) to discuss urgent matters, including Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and the volatile situation in the Middle East.

How will new EU members' unique energy starting points—particularly those that are highly dependent on fossil fuels or have outdated energy infrastructure—impact the Union’s overall ability to meet its 2040 targets?

Sanofi sale highlights concerns over EU’s ability to produce basic medicines.

Even for the EPP the situation seems unclear to many.

Only 12% of WHO funding comes from predictable, flexible assessed contributions (ACs), while 88% relies on voluntary contributions (VCs).

The sense in Brussels is that, indeed, difficult choices will have to be made.

"The tranche (...) has been blocked for one and a half years now, and frankly speaking, it is undermining our political will of supporting Ukraine," one high-raking EU official said.

The meeting comes as tensions within the 32-member alliance have emerged over how to approach Russia.

US Navy Admiral Stuart B. Munsch, commander of the Allied Joint Force Command Naples - which oversees NATO's peacekeeping in force in Kosovo - said the alliance remained concerned about the risk of repeated violence in north Kosovo.

One monitoring group says there have been 299 murders of women this year in the country of 85 million people.

Migration has been high on the agenda in Poland since 2021, when large numbers of people, mainly from the Middle East and Africa, started trying to illegally cross the border with Belarus.

Most of China's fiscal stimulus still goes into investment, but this leads to debt outpacing economic growth as returns are dwindling.

The Italy-Albania deal has drawn the interest of other Western nations seeking to discourage the growing numbers of migrants arriving from Africa, the Middle East and beyond.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned as "unacceptable" Israeli firing on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, a stance echoed by Spain's prime minister.

Vladimir Putin, whose country is hosting a summit of the BRICS nations in Kazan on 22-24 October, invited Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to come to Russia on an official visit.

Barnier's bill on social security financing for 2025 aims to save around €4 billion, but still needs the blessing of lawmakers.

The implication is clear: von der Leyen’s Commission and the EPP can make separate deals with groups on both their right and left and still push their desired outcomes through.

NGOs have criticised the EU's Global Gateway initiative, calling it a 'neo-colonial' tool that mainly benefits Europe's strategic interests.