Costa’s budget tour ends in Berlin’s rebuke
Germany accuses Council president of losing touch with reality
Antonio Costa
EU’s Costa co-launches Partners for Multilateralism to reform UN system
European Council President joined Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Kenyan President William Ruto and Canadian PM Mark Carney in new initiative
EU warns: Russia, China are creating new security challenges in Arctic
European leaders gathered in Rovaniemi, Finland, for the first European Arctic Summit, with strong accent on security
Costa begins EU budget tour with Slovakia’s Fico, one of Brussels’ most difficult partners
The planned EU-wide Competitiveness Fund, which would distribute money without national quotas, risks channelling funds only to the richest western states
Costa launches “tour des capitales” to unlock EU’s next long-term budget
The President of the European Council plans to meet presidents and prime ministers on their home turf to hear “the priorities of Europe’s leaders and the citizens they represent”
EU leaders affirm support for ICC after U.S. sanctions on its president
The statements came a day after Washington announced sanctions on Tomoto Akane, a Japanese judge who has served as ICC president since 2024
Tokayev’s Brussels visit deepens Kazakhstan-EU strategic partnership
While relations between Kazakhstan and the EU are described as problem-free, the goal is to convert political commitments into concrete, large-scale projects
Brussels ends political pairing of Ukraine and Moldova in аccession talk
The development is in line with the preference of the Moldovan authorities, who have argued that Chişinău's prospects should be assessed on their own merits
Own resources emerge as the EU’s new ‘Holy Grail’ amid tough MFF talks
In the final press conference, European Council President António Costa and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen highlighted the need of new sources of budget revenue
Bulgarian PM Radev emerges as EU summit’s new vocal dissenter on Russia sanctions
The European Council session also exposed deepening fractures over how (or whether) to engage the Kremlin
EU leaders hedge bets on social media, but X dominates, Bluesky and newcomers lag far behind
Now the EU institutions promote their presence on W - a Swedish privacy-focused social network
Orbán’s final EU summit: Cyprus informal meeting signals the end of an era
The gathering will be Orbán’s swan song after years of blocking or delaying key decisions on Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions, migration pacts and budget deals
