EU News

EU alignment test puts Serbia, Georgia and Turkey in a bind

The EU is increasingly tying enlargement to foreign policy and democratic alignment, including with a new gradual integration plan, leaving Serbia, Georgia and Turkey with the lowest scores and signs of backsliding.

4 November 2026

EU.XL

50 million Europeans can’t heat their homes. How is the EU helping?

Europe enters winter with its gas tanks emptier than at any point since 2011, and EU ministers have offered few binding answers on how to shield households from another energy shock. Watch the video!

4 November 2026

EU News

Ukraine to channel up to €1bn in EU loans into joint defence projects

Ukraine is set to move up to €1bn of its EU loan into the Ukraine Support Instrument to integrate its defence industry with its European partners. The move is part of a Defence Industrial Pact that should remove regulatory hurdles for industrial cooperation and to encourage member states to destock.

2 November 2026

Poland

EU Commission: Polish Parliament has right to appoint new judges

The statement comes after a confrontation outside the Constitutional Tribunal building on Friday night, broadcast live on television, that has pushed a decade-old dispute into the wider European political debate.

1 November 2026

EU News

Brussels hopes its defence loans may help plug Ukraine’s budget hole

The European Commission has reopened €21.3bn in unspent SAFE defence loans, urging EU governments to use them for joint projects with Ukraine, which faces a €70bn budget gap. Brussels cannot force them, but hopes the joint procurement rules will steer some of the money to Kyiv.

29 October 2026

Europe News

Planned overhaul of Frontex sparks backlash in Brussels

The European Commission wants to triple Frontex's workforce and give it sweeping new powers to deport migrants beyond EU borders and monitor social media, prompting warnings over surveillance and fundamental rights.

29 October 2026

EU.XL

What worker guarantees do unions demand to unblock EU Inc?

Trade unions say the Commission’s pledge that labour law is “unaffected” does not close loopholes in the flagship 28th regime. Lawmakers cannot agree on how to fix them.

29 October 2026

Europe News

Europe needs more oil refineries to weather energy shocks, EU warns

The European Commission is treating the loss of refining capacity as a vulnerability that Europe can no longer afford to ignore.

28 October 2026

Make it Work

EU-funded counsellors help cross-border workers claim rights

In partnership with the European Commission

A cross-border network of counsellors, funded by the EU, is helping Europeans who work in other member states to claim the wages and social rights they are entitled to.

28 October 2026

EU.XL

EU Inc: Is the EU’s flagship plan really dying over workers’ rights?

The EU’s 28th regime, the plan to help start-ups grow, has stalled in the European Parliament as political parties and trade unions warn it will deregulate workers’ rights. Watch the video!

28 October 2026

Europe Today

Israel votes on Netanyahu's future as Orbán is floated for UN chief

Israelis vote today in their first election since 7 October, with Benjamin Netanyahu's future on the line. Washington is reportedly floating Viktor Orbán for UN secretary-general. And we interview EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra to ask what Lula's re-election means for Europe.

27 October 2026

EU News

EU to give Frontex new powers to deport migrants from outside Europe

Under new rules, the EU border agency will be allowed to transfer migrants between third countries, expanding its operations beyond Europe and facilitating deportations from return hubs.

26 October 2026

EU.XL

EU-Inc: is the EU’s startup booster losing steam?

With EU-Inc, the EU wanted to help European businesses and startups scale across the entire single market. But loopholes and concerns over worker’s rights keep stalling the initiative.

26 October 2026

EU News

EU vies to expand role in Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Brussels wants to turn the next round of trilateral peace talks betwen Ukraine, Russia and the US into a multilateral format with European representation.

23 October 2026

Europe News

Europe weighs energy-saving measures as Middle East crisis deepens

EU Energy Ministers will consider demand cuts if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed in the months ahead, according to a document seen by Euronews.

21 October 2026

Europe Today

Ryanair CEO calls Ursula von der Leyen 'useless'

Ryanair is cutting a million seats from Belgium this winter as Michael O’Leary warns of steep fare rises in 2027 and demands foreign airlines pay their share.

20 October 2026

Health news

Trade unions push for EU law to address menopause at work

The European Trade Union Confederation wants menopause enshrined in EU workplace legislation, as the European Parliament examines the issue and the Commission stops short of proposing a dedicated strategy.

17 October 2026

EU.XL

Can a European Security Council help the EU fight Russia’s hybrid war?

The EU wants a faster political response to sabotage, cyberattacks and drone incursions. Experts say the proposed Security Council could help, but only partly.

15 October 2026

Europe News

Backlash against Commission's move to delay EU methane law

Environmentalists warn that delaying EU methane rules will do little to lower energy prices, accusing Brussels of using energy security and competitiveness to justify weakening the Green Deal.

14 October 2026

Europe News

EU’s AI rules face first enforcement test over lab incidents

The EU is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic over AI agents that hacked outside organisations, raising questions about whether the AI Act covers rogue models escaping the testing environment.

14 October 2026