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The Danish presidency's budget work ended in controversy, and negotiations will only grow more sensitive as Cyprus takes the lead

Née en France où elle a grandi, Aminata Faty, s’est mariée à l’âge de 40 ans, à un moment où le regard des autres commençait à devenir une pression sociale envers elle. Son courage lui avait permis de ne pas flancher.

Plus the 2026 look-ahead, Cyprus Presidency agenda, and Kyiv's tax-breaks

In today's edition: Cyprus presidency, MFF, health workforce

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In today's edition: Mercosur, France stance, chemicals

In today's edition: Grids sabotage, plastics regulation, Venezuela fallout, winter bites

In Tuesday's edition: Ukraine, Greenland, VDL's travel plans, Mercosur, Venezuela

Unaffordable housing and energy erode trust — and increase Europe’s vulnerability to coercion. Staying the course on efficiency and renewables creates stability, jobs, and much needed strategic room for manoeuvre.

From 6 January until 9 January 2026, the President of the European Council, António Costa, will travel to Paris, Nicosia and the Middle East.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 5 January - 11 January 2026.

EU officials have tools to improve health policy despite weak mandates

From cutting red tape, to signing off on shopping lists, and even to agreeing on the next EU budget, here's what to expect from EU defence policy this year

US wants fingerprints and facial scans for visa-free travel, EU governments cave

As Brussels weighs how to engage with Damascus, emergency minister Raed al-Saleh says Europe’s civil-protection experience could help rebuild the country from the ground up

Europe now faces a choice it has avoided for decades: genuine strategic autonomy or continued irrelevance. But its leaders remain trapped in incrementalism, tinkering with coordination mechanisms while the world transforms around them

Brussels stresses international law, but a leading economist warns the bloc risks sidelining itself if it fails to engage in a looming political transition

'Burning Cables For Beginners' is one popular guide making the rounds

Instability caused by Bulgaria’s government resignation risks accelerating the outflow of nurses and doctors to wealthier countries

With tens of thousands of cases waiting to be heard, some people have to wait four years for their trials to start.