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The European Council discussed the latest developments as regards Ukraine.

On 23 October, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine, the Middle East, European defence and security, competitiveness and twin transition, housing, migration and the Republic of Moldova.

On 23 October, the European Council adopted conclusions on competitiveness and twin transition.

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Two Spanish fighters in Lithuania were scrambled and continued to patrol the air, according to the Lithuanian Armed Forces

Some countries like France wanted the cash to primarily benefit EU industry

On 23 October, the European Council adopted conclusions on European defence and security.

The Council adopted a 19th package of economic and individual restrictive measures designed to target vital sectors of the Russian economy such as energy and finance, further weakening the regime’s ability to wage its illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine.

Before the start of the European Council meeting of 23 October 2025, European Council President António Costa and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the press.

President of the European Council António Costa presented the main results of the discussions of the leaders during the EU-Egypt summit held in Brussels on 22 October 2025.

‘I am a bit frustrated that people still think that 72.5% in 2035 is the same as 90% in 2040,’ he told Euractiv

The EU has repeatedly vowed to back Ukraine "for as long as it takes". But the bloc's high talk of unwavering support has been worn down by Russia's dogged assault, the lapse in US security guarantees, and disagreement on the 'reparation loan'

The new rules aim to restore soil health across the EU by 2050

In a bid to boost the bloc's economy and competitiveness, EU leaders are less concerned where the majorities in Parliament come from, and more focused on making progress quickly

EU capitals clash over how to adopt the bloc’s position before key WHO tobacco control talks

Addressing EU leaders at today's European Council, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said that Parliament will deliver, making things better, simpler and easier.

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Addressing EU leaders at today's European Council, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said that Parliament will deliver, making things better, simpler and easier.

Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Face à une surpopulation carcérale chronique, la Belgique envisage de construire ou de louer des prisons au Kosovo et en Albanie pour y transférer certains détenus étrangers. Une délégation ministérielle s'est rendue sur place pour explorer cette solution controversée, déjà testée par le Danemark.

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Following the third wave of democratization, democracy and its proponents have recently experienced a shift towards autocratization. To date, however, little is known about the impact of this trend on democracy promotion. This article introduces a special issue that examines the complex relationship between autocratization and external democracy promotion. It provides a conceptual framework for understanding how the global trend of autocratization affects democracy promotion efforts. We identify two ways in which this is the case: first, autocratization requires democracy promoters to adapt to increasingly resistant environments in target countries where they seek to promote democracy or prevent autocratization; second, autocratization reduces the global leverage of democracy promoters due to the rise of autocratic competitors. We highlight the evolving strategies and responses of democracy promoters in the face of rising autocratic influence. We then provide an overview of the articles in this special issue, which examine the motives and strategies of traditional democracy promoters and their autocratic competitors and analyse how democracy promoters navigate the challenges of autocratization in target countries of democracy promotion and the strategic competition with autocratic regimes, using case studies from Southeastern Europe, the post-Soviet space, Africa and Latin America.