European Union

The Commission plans to defend its climate targets, address investment shortfalls in road infrastructure and reconcile ambitions for shifting traffic to greener modes.

The Commission’s STIP plan is viewed as a positive first step for clean-fuel investment, but stronger measures and funding are needed, industry warns

Balloon incursions, drone disputes, and stranded trucks deepen the rift with Minsk

“You need to show you are doing reforms so that you can get the funding,” Kallas said

Companies urge a ‘careful approach’, workers call for binding legislation

"I would love to be finished on negotiations in Montenegro during our presidency," said Irish Europe minister Thomas Byrne

The press briefing ahead of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council will take place on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at 16.15.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

The Council has agreed its position on a proposed regulation that broadens the scope of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to include support for workers at imminent risk of displacement.

The Council has agreed its position on the sixth revision of the carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances directive, which seeks to update the rules on exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace.

The press briefing ahead of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council will take place on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at 16.15.

Written by Marcin Szczepański.

A series of recent economic and geopolitical shocks have led to rising fragmentation of global trade, whereby countries tend to boost economic ties with those sharing similar political values, economic policies and security interests. While a broad retreat from globalisation is not taking place, there are some signs of reconfiguration of supply chains along geopolitical lines.

This is likely to have pronounced effects for EU economy due to its openness and high level of integration into global value chains. The full consequences are unclear at this point and firms’ responses vary, but mitigating the changing trade environment leads to heightened costs, stronger regional flows of goods and priority for measures that could reduce uncertainty.

The EU’s policy focus is on de-risking supply chains, boosting their resilience and creating opportunities through access to global markets. Increasing domestic production and access to inputs as well as diversifying supplies is coupled with supporting multilateralism and targeted partnerships. Many experts, as well as the European Parliament, see the unrealised potential of the single market, easier access to finance, stimulating innovation and digitalisation, as ways forward.

Managing global trade fragmentation is a complex process full of risks and opportunities, which requires crosscutting policy action and a strategic approach. The EU is striving to find a balance between trade openness and the necessary economic security measures. Furthermore, while proposed and launched solutions require a medium to long-term time horizon to deliver, geopolitical developments often happen swiftly, further complicating matters.

Read the complete briefing on ‘EU supply chains in the era of trade fragmentation: Impacts, policies and current debate‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

Kallas, Tusk, and Merz keep up pressure to use Russian assets, as Belgium holds firm

A last-minute compromise proposal was rejected by developing countries

Political support remains uncertain amid fears of excessive deficit, persistent inflation and Bulgaria's adoption on the Euro in January 2026

Le taux d’avancement affiche 97%. Le calendrier de livraison est confirmé. À Reghaïa, dans la périphérie d’Alger, la dernière ligne droite est engagée pour le […]

L’article Alger se dote d’un hôpital moderne : services, capacité… aperçu vidéo de ce nouveau pôle médical est apparu en premier sur .

For many Europeans, "Brussels" evokes images the overpaid political hack gaming the system. Weber has become their poster boy

Ouverte à huis clos depuis le jeudi 20 novembre, l’audience du tribunal pour enfants de Paris se penche sur le dossier d’un adolescent de 14 […]

L’article À 14 ans, il exécute un chauffeur de VTC à Marseille : l’effroyable contrat commandité par la DZ Mafia est apparu en premier sur .

Les propriétaires faisaient leurs courses quand leurs compagnons ont été kidnappés par un inconnu.

In the new in the Cardiovascular Health Plan, Czechia wants the Commission to include the latest scientific evidence linking heart, kidney and metabolic diseases