EU delivers €50 million boost to Jordan’s healthcare, inaugurates key facility The EU has inaugurated Jordan’s Central Medical Warehouse, the last of 14 facilities delivered under a €50 million health programme carried out with the World Health Organization.

‘No to war’: Austria blocks US warplanes from its airspace Vice-chancellor Andi Babler said his country wants “nothing to do with Trump’s policy of chaos and his war.”

Poland has criticised a new Israeli law that would make death by hanging the default punishment for Palestinian West Bank residents convicted of deadly terrorist acts.

For years, 4iG Nyrt has been a crown jewel of Viktor Orban’s economy, a sprawling telecoms and defense powerhouse with a soaring stock price. But now the shares are plunging and sending perhaps the clearest signal yet that investors are preparing for the end of the Orban’s 16-year reign.

Putin warns Armenia against joining the EU Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on Wednesday that joining the European Union was “simply impossible” for Armenia since it is already a member of a customs union with Moscow.

EU redirects €1.4b profit from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine aid The European Union has received €1.4 billion in profits generated from interest on immobilised assets of the Russian Central Bank, with the money set to be channelled into support for Ukraine.

NATO 'doesn't really exist anymore other than on paper', experts say

‘Volatile’ world requires Britain to get close to EU, Starmer says The U.K. PM’s comments come amid a major transatlantic rift over Iran, putting Europe at odds with Donald Trump’s America.

Trump says he’s considering pulling out of NATO President Donald Trump rattled NATO allies on Wednesday morning, as he strongly suggested that the U.S. was weighing whether to pull out of the transatlantic military alliance.

‘Not a very good arrangement’: Rubio warns US will rethink NATO after Iran war Donald Trump’s top diplomat complains that European allies are not helping America out in the Middle East.

Hungary’s surging opposition movement further widened its lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling party in a fresh poll, the second survey in a week suggesting the nationalist leader may be facing a major election loss this month.

EU prepares mutual defence clause trigger In an era when Donald Trump constantly questions NATO’s future, the EU diplomatic service is drawing up a manual to help countries know when and how they can trigger the bloc’s own mutual assistance clause.

Europe hardens opposition to Trump’s Iran war demands Even America’s staunchest allies are closing their skies and restricting information sharing thanks to rising pushback to the monthlong conflict.

Spanish PM Sánchez: The war in Ukraine is not only about Ukraine, it's also about Putin's attempt to undermine the European Union.

France refused Israel use of its air space to transfer US weapons for Iran war France did not allow ​Israel to use ‌its air space to transport American weapons ​to be used ​in the war against ⁠Iran, a ​Western diplomat and two ​sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on ​Tuesday.

Italy blocks US use of Sicily air base for Middle East war The Italian government didn’t allow airplanes taking part in the Iran war to use the base, but Rome insists that doesn’t mean the bases are closed to other U.S. uses.

Ukraine to seek alternatives to Patriot missiles amid global shortage, Zelenskyy says There aren’t enough PAC-3 anti-ballistic missiles to go around, especially with partners prioritizing the war in the Mideast, Ukrainian leader says.

Europe slams Israel over death penalty bill and freedom of religion European governments warned Israel that the proposed expansion of the death penalty and restrictions on religious access risk undermining democratic principles.

Spain closes its airspace to all US aircraft involved in Iran war The ban comes amid strained relations between Madrid and Washington following US President Donald Trump's threat earlier this month to cut off all trade with Spain over its refusal to allow the bases to be used for Iran operations.

The research, covering 38 countries including those in Europe, finds that realised and planned fertility increases by 0.32 children per woman when both partners work from home at least one day per week compared with those who work at employer or client sites.

The time needed to get $1 in international dollars is 63 minutes in the US. This is about twice the average in Germany, France and the UK according to an Oxford University researcher. This suggests that average poverty is significantly higher in the US.

Orban Campaign Shows Cracks as Anger Mounts Over Spying Scandal Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s efforts to regain the upper hand in the final weeks of Hungary’s election campaign showed cracks in the face of a rising tide of opposition support and a string of fresh political scandals.

Anger as EU gets a ‘better trade deal’ with Australia than Brexit Britain By a former minister’s own admission, Britain’s flagship post-Brexit trade deal with Australia was a failure. The announcement this week of a free trade agreement between the EU and Australia has twisted the knife.

The first-ever EU-Armenia Summit will be held in Yerevan on 4–5 May European Council President Costa, European Commission President von der Leyen, and Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan will attend the summit after the European Political Community meeting.

EU’s €1.8 trillion budget talks hinge on Hungarian election “The Hungarian election will be more important than the French vote” in determining the course of negotiations, said one EU diplomat.

End of “Chat Control”: EU Parliament Stops Mass Surveillance in Voting Thriller The EU Parliament has killed the temporary "Chat Control" regime, so from 4 April companies like Meta, Google, and Microsoft must stop indiscriminately scanning Europeans' private messages.

Today, Iceland and Norway signed an agreement with the EU to join GOVSATCOM and IRIS² to have secure satellite communications defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-boosts-sp...

EU Parliament strips Polish far-right leader of immunity to face Holocaust denial charge The European Parliament has voted to once again strip Polish far-right leader Grzegorz Braun of immunity so that he can face further criminal charges in his homeland, including for Holocaust denial.

Digital euro project clears key hurdle ahead of European parliament vote MEP in charge of assessing the project is due to circulate a report fully backing an electronic version of the single currency removepaywalls.com/https://www....

European NATO defense spending rose by almost 20% in 2025 European NATO members and Canada increased their defense spending by an aggregate of 19.6% in 2025, the second consecutive year at that rate. German defense spending, famously sluggish to rise, reached 2.4% of GDP.

France's local elections suggest mainstream parties can still beat populists, winning most major cities while the far right and far left made only limited gains. Although National Rally remains strong nationally, the results offer cautious hope for the political centre.

Germany, Australia Team Up On Space Security, Laser Weapons Germany and Australia plan to improve space security through a joint network of sensors which will create a global early-warning system for satellite sabotage.

Montenegro says Iceland's possible return to EU talks is friendly competition, not a threat, and still believes it can finish accession talks by the end of 2026 and join on full merit, with full membership rights and stronger rule-of-law safeguards.

US Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to visit Hungary between April 7-8, just days ahead of the country’s election, to show support for the reelection of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

France confirms oil crisis, says 30-40% Gulf energy infrastructure destroyed

Trump pressuring Ukraine to cede territory to Russia, Zelenskyy says “The Middle East definitely has an impact on President Trump,” Ukraine’s president said.

Ghana has become the first African country to enter into a landmark security and defence partnership with the European Union.

US should give up on trying to change EU tech rules, lawmakers say “There is a certain level of tiredness in Brussels when it comes to responding to these talking points from Washington,” a German MEP said.

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that Lithuania requested the exclusion of a Hungarian delegation from a NATO meeting as early as 2019, amid fears that it may have passed classified information to Moscow.

EU won’t reverse Russian gas ban or slow down green transition, says energy chief Dan Jørgensen said Europe should never again buy ‘one molecule’ of Russian gas.

German president slams Iran war as illegal The comments by Frank-Walter Steinmeier mark some of the sharpest criticism yet of the U.S. strikes on Iran from a high-ranking German politician.

Hungarian foreign minister admits calling Russia's Lavrov during key EU meetings Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó has confirmed he regularly contacts Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov during private EU meetings following reports alleging routine communication during breaks in Brussels meetings.

The EU’s newly approved plan to fix Europe’s housing crisis Europeans face soaring home and rent prices. The EU Affordable Housing Plan wants to tackle the EU’s housing crisis through affordable and good-quality housing.

EU and Australia clinch trade and security pacts Both sides are looking to reduce their dependence on the US and China

Hungarian election candidate accuses ruling party of treason over alleged EU leak to Russia Péter Magyar, who leads in polls, says Orbán government is ‘betraying Hungarian and European interests’

‘Good decision.’ Le Pen supports Hungary blocking EU’s Ukraine loan Marine Le Pen was in Budapest for a gathering of populist and far-right leaders.

EU calls on Hungary to clarify 'concerning' reports of Russia leaks The Commission has called on Budapest to clarify reports suggesting that Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó regularly briefed his Russian counterpart Lavrov on closed-door EU Council meeting causing uproar.

EU-Mercosur trade deal to apply provisionally from May 1 The mammoth deal to eliminate tariffs on more than 90% of trade between the two blocs has proven divisive in Europe, with France leading opposition over concerns some of its farmers will be worse off because of it.

Péter Magyar on Orbán's Foreign Minister: "Based on current information, Peter Szijjarto is colluding with the Russians, thereby betraying Hungarian and European interests. This is treason, punishable by life imprisonment. A future TISZA government will immediately investigate the matter."

France: Leftist Emmanuel Gregoire becomes new mayor of Paris Gregoire replaces fellow socialist Anne Hidalgo as the French capital’s mayor. The local elections are being closely watched to gauge the political mood in the country ahead of next year’s presidential race.