Ursula von der Leyen

Rome and Prague ask for temporary suspension of the EU's Emissions Trading System and other measures to protect European industry and refineries

Commission draft outlines gradual integration for candidates, with Chisinau and Kyiv cited as early beneficiaries in trade, energy and roaming

Albania is shaken by its Flamingo revolution, the country’s biggest civic uprising since the fall of communism

Before the next wave of EU enlargement takes place, the union needs to grapple with thorny questions of how power is distributed among its members

Austria-led alliance targets gold-plating at home as capitals also press Brussels to pause and clean up existing law

Von der Leyen’s “associate membership” offer to Canada is undefined, unprepared and politically costly. The alliance both sides want does not need it

The fight in Brussels will be over design duties, age checks, AI companions - and whether platforms have to prove safety before the harm is done

The Canadian prime minister thanked Ursula von der Leyen for opening the door - then described a much larger structure, and never once named Donald Trump

The systems will protect the military port of Constanța and the wider commercial Port of Constanța, along with military facilities in Mangalia, Tulcea and Brăila

Critics from Bardella to Varoufakis say von der Leyen’s State of the Union offered new labels, not the leap Europe’s crises demand

Commission president warns of an “openly hostile world,” unveils Middle Corridor and critical-materials corporation

According to the document, companies will have to pay a supervisory fee to fund ‌regulators' ⁠enforcement and supervision