Monday's introduction by Poland of border checks with neighbouring Germany and Lithuania adds to the long list of similar Schengen closures over the years — totalling 472 notifications since 2006.

Chinese Film Week launched on 28 June at the China Cultural Centre in Brussels. Marking 50 years of China-EU diplomatic relations, the festival aims to deepen cultural ties and globalise Chinese ...

The European Commission’s public consultation on the EU anti-racism strategy 2026-2030 closes on Tuesday (8 July). Here's why ...

A stand-off between the US and the EU over the funding of the new African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) has left it without guaranteed cash and major budget arrears — ...

The EU’s efforts to roll back green reporting and due diligence rules adopted by the previous commission are moving fast. And last week's draft proposals from both member states and the European ...

EU politicians are presenting green hydrogen as a win-win fuel, claiming it will lead to low-carbon industrialisation in the Global South while decarbonising economies in Europe. This idea is at the ...

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private ...

Trade law, national law, border security, and forced toilet breaks: The EU has ways to break Hungary's veto — both legal and political. When the Russia-friendly and pro-Israel Hungarian prime minister ...

Israel could avoid trade sanctions if it let food into Gaza, despite its earlier crimes of "starvation ... apartheid", EU countries' ministers indicated in Brussels on Monday (23 June). The EU's ...

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Israel has formally violated its EU treaty due to human rights abuses, marking a watershed in relations. Its violation of the EU-Israel association agreement was set forth in a "review" by EU foreign ...

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a series of new investment projects across east and central Africa on Friday (20 June). Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously ...