European commission

EU leaders agree on joint borrowing to fund Ukraine, set aside plan to use Russian frozen assets

The leaders also gave the European Commission a mandate to continue work on a so-called reparations loan based on Russian immobilized assets, but that option proved unworkable for now.

DECEMBER 19, 2025|ByREUTERS

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks with European Council President Antonio Costa as they attend a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 18, 2025.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025

Bondi Beach attack was 'evil beyond comprehension,' Australia's Albanese says

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the scenes "shocking and distressing" and urged those in the area to follow police instructions.

DECEMBER 14, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

EU weighs pausing parts of landmark AI act in face of US and big tech pressure, FT reports

The European Commission proposes to pause parts of AI legislation following months of urging from tech giants such as Meta and Alphabet and pressure from the Trump administration.

NOVEMBER 7, 2025|ByREUTERS

A Russian drone strike on the Nachlas Eliezer Synagogue in the Peresyp district of Odessa caused significant damage to the building

EU leaders back 'drone wall' to repel Russia after airspace violations

European authorities have accused Russia of brazen violations of the region's airspace, including with recent incursions by drones over Poland and fighter jets over Estonia.

OCTOBER 3, 2025|ByREUTERS

Letters to the Editor, November 13, 2023: Spielberg's Indifference

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

NOVEMBER 13, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

EU ministers meet with Cohen, Abbas amid split over PA aid

The European Commission announced they would suspend the aid, then backtracked.

OCTOBER 10, 2023ByREUTERS

FILE PHOTO: European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023.

The worst is behind us, European Commission VP tells Jews - interview

From antisemitism to relations with Israel, EU VP Margaritis Schinas speaks with The Jerusalem Post.

JUNE 13, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

European Union (EU) Vice President Margaritis Schinas

Israel is experiencing NGO tax bill deja vu - analysis

MAY 28, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen pointing downwards at a Religious Zionist Party faction meeting in Jerusalem, on May 1, 2023.

EU promises funding won’t go to PA textbooks inciting against Israel

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi as his first stop in Brussels on Tuesday.

MAY 2, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, May 2, 2023.

Cohen to meet Borrell in Brussels on Iran, Israel-EU tensions

Israel in particular wants the IAEA’s board to vote in June to ask the UN Security Council to reinstate crippling sanctions against Iran.

APRIL 30, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is seen at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on January 25, 2023.

Palestinians blast European Commission president for saying Israel ‘made desert bloom’

The Palestinian Authority denounced the remarks as “racist” and demanded that the European Commission president apologize.

APRIL 29, 2023ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH

European Commission President Urusla von der Leyen delivers state of the European Union address to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, September 14, 2022.

Porto Jewish community asks Europe to probe antisemitism in Portugal

Community council member for legal affairs, David Garrett, added in a press release on behalf of the Porto Jewish community that the European Commission investigation is necessary.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN