Protesters clashed with police in Paris and other cities in France on Saturday during nationwide rallies over high prices as the country heads towards a presidential election. Protesters broke into the town hall of France’s second-largest city of Marseille before being forced out by police. In Paris, police fired a water cannon and tear gas […]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that waived sweeping US sanctions and tariffs targeting Russia’s energy revenues, marking a new low in Washington’s ties with war-torn Ukraine. The move came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged EU leaders to keep financing Kyiv’s fight with nearly $80 billion more next year, insisting he […]

A dreaded EU windfall tax is now just a matter of time

EU leaders put on a united front for Zelenskyy, but budget divisions persist

Denmark, Poland and Italy had pushed for an explicit reference to measures that could encourage irregular migration

'We have requested both aviation and anti-aircraft missile systems,' Defence Minister said

The Friday edition of our PM newsletter looks at the week that was in European politics and policy

A dinner debate on expanding the bloc to Montenegro, Ukraine and Moldova was a 'damp squib'

Ukraine could face a €70 billion budget gap next year

The Ukrainian leader also asked EU leaders for at least €70 billion in additional support next year

By 13 associations representing renewable fuel producers and distributers* As the European Commission prepares the EU’s post-2030 renewable energy framework, it should ensure a clear, binding and economically efficient framework that continues to drive renewable energy deployment and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions in transport through robust and predictable demand signals. Translation: the EU needs […]

Zelenskyy defiant against Trump and Putin as EU leaders rally round

Zelenskyy warns that communications restrictions hamper Ukraine’s ability to intercept Russian drones

EU farm umbrella organisation Copa-Cogeca will meet in the coming days

Latvia, Denmark and the EU's foreign affairs chief back a renewed push to use Kremlin's frozen funds

As pharma company GSK is examining 1,217 job cuts in Belgium, a health cabinet adviser turns attention to trade, monetary and defence agendas

One in three patients with focal epilepsy lack effective drugs; researchers in Sweden are turning to optogenetics for new approaches

Experts at the European Health Forum Gastein say fragmented funding, siloed data and a neglected environmental dimension are holding back Europe’s One Health response to antimicrobial resistance

Also, in Friday’s edition: leaders stumble on carbon pricing

Marine Le Pen described the European Economic and Social Committee as 'completely pointless' this week

The confusion comes amid upcoming mid-term changes

The European Council president sees new 'own resources' as the key to unlocking a deal

Spain's pro-migration rhetoric clashes with the country's tough on-the-ground migration policy over the past 20 years

How Europe's flagship climate policies ended up overshadowing budget talks and gas price surge

European Council president tells leaders a deal this year is imperative