European Union

EU questions Trump’s power in Board of Peace, citing constitutional concerns

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday he would be ready to join US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace initiative for the sake of Gaza but could not accept the plan in its current form.

US President Donald Trump holds up his signature on the founding charter during a signing ceremony for the “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 22, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.
An artificial diamond for quantum sensory technology  is displayed in June 2025 at the  quantum technology fair World of Quantum.

Israel bets on quantum technology as the computing arms race heats up

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at Royalston Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 22, 2026.

WATCH: Vance: US power stops Russia, China from invading Greenland, not Denmark

US President Donald Trump speaks next to his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, Nickolay Mladenov and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff as they take part in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in

Trump calls for 'total access' to Greenland as negotiations with EU advance in Davos


Restoring democracy in Venezuela must respect its people's will, EU countries say

A spokesperson for Hungary's representation to the EU did not immediately respond to a request for comment on why it had not signed the statement.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the State of the European Union address to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, September 10, 2025

The journalistic mistake that softens Hamas and humanizes the wolf - opinion

Targeted language promotes certain feelings and thoughts. When Hamas is referred to as a militant Palestinian group, it almost evokes sympathy against the backdrop of the war ruins in Gaza.

Members of Hamas ride on a truck as they display a rocket during an anti-Israel rally in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 28, 2021

Bulgaria celebrates entry into euro zone, lev currency banished into history

Bulgaria is changing its currency from the lev to the euro, raising concerns over higher prices and political unrest.

A man shows euro banknotes after withdrawing them from an ATM at a bank branch of UBB bank in Sofia, Bulgaria, January 1, 2026, as Bulgaria joins the Eurozone.

Kosovo to hold election in bid to end year-long political impasse

The vote is the second this year in Europe's youngest nation after Kurti's Vetevendosje party fell short of a majority in February.

ACTING PRIME Minister of Kosovo and Levizja Vetevendosje (Movement for Self-Determination) party leader Albin Kurti speaks to his supporters during the last election campaign rally in Pristina, Kosovo December 27, 2025.

Grapevine, December 21, 2025: A strong relationship

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Katherina Reiche with Ben Yanover, general manager of the Dan Hotel Tel Aviv.

Defending Jewish communities is part of fight for Europe’s soul, Hungarian EU minister tells ‘Post’

ANTISEMITISM AFFAIRS: The attack on Jewish communities is "an attack on our European civilization and our cultural heritage, which is based on the Judeo-Christian heritage and civilization.”

Hungarian EU Affairs Minister and Envoy for Combating Antisemitism János Bóka. He says EU states would need to work together to counter rising antisemitism.

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.

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.

White House documents America’s decline as a global power - opinion

The latest National Security Strategy doesn’t plan America’s future; it records its withdrawal from being a global superpower.

US President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, in. Trump’s National Security Strategy marks the end of the US as a world power, the writer charges.

EU Council and Parliament reach agreement to overhaul drug rules, speed patient access

The agreement grants companies launching new medicines eight years of data protection for trial results and one year of market protection.

Used blister packets that contained medicines, tablets and pills are seen, in this picture illustration taken June 30, 2018.

Lava Network’s digital coin now trading on Kraken and Binance

Company says EU-wide approval opens access to its token and expands distribution on Tier-1 exchanges, including Kraken and Binance.

Jesse Powell, founder of the Kraken exchange, and Yair Cleper, founder of Magma Devs and one of the infrastructure developers of Lava Network.