EU to prepare blueprint for mutual assistance pact, amid NATO doubts - Reuters

EU to prepare blueprint for mutual assistance pact, amid NATO doubts  Reuters

Europe Mulls What Mutual Defense Looks Like Outside NATO

European Union nations have a little-known obligation to protect one another. Experts caution it is no replacement for NATO.

By Steven Erlanger and Jeanna Smialek

EU leaders agree blueprint for mutual assistance pact amid Trump’s criticism of ‘very disappointing Nato’

Members will plan how to come to each other’s aid in the event of an attack as Nato faces worst crisis in its history Brussels officials will draw up a plan on how to use the EU’s little-known mutual assistance pact in the event of a foreign attack, as Donald Trump’s criticism of Nato intensifies. EU leaders have agreed that the European Commission “will prepare a blueprint” on how the bloc will respond if the mutual assistance clause is triggered, according to Nikos Christodoulides, the pres...

By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Sam Jones in Madrid

EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto

The European Union on Thursday approved a $106-billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years, ending months of political deadlock.

By The Associated Press

First female coach of top European men's football team faces backlash

Marie-Louise Eta has broken barriers in football as the first woman to coach a top-tier European men's club at Union Berlin. But the historic appointment has also triggered a wave of misogynistic attacks.

By Annette YOUNG

Ukraine will use the €90 billion from the EU for state survival and the war

The Russian invasion has devastated the Ukrainian economy, and the budget for 2026 anticipates additional borrowing for this year equivalent to 18% of GDP

By Cristian Segura

EU finally approves €90bn Ukraine loan – how will it aid the fight against Russia?

The loan is set to cover two-thirds of Ukraine's needs for the next two years

By Andrew Gray

Poland says it will challenge Mercosur trade deal in EU's top court - The Straits Times

Poland says it will challenge Mercosur trade deal in EU's top court  The Straits Times

EU approves €90-billion loan for Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia ahead of Cyprus summit

Only half of the 90 billion euros will be disbursed to Ukraine this year, with the remainder coming in ​2027.

EU prepares defence ‘playbook’ after ‘nothing was done’ for a decade

The leaders of the European Union’s 27 member states on Friday resolved to demand the creation of a defence “playbook” at the day’s European Council summit in Nicosia, though Cypriot government sources lamented that “nothing has been done” in the decade since the first and only time that the bloc’s mutual defence clause has been […]

EU sanctions Azerbaijani bank, but removes five Azerbaijani vessels

The five vessels were sanctioned for transporting Russian energy products in July 2025.

By Aytan Farhadova

Russian diplomats denounce new EU sanctions, claim they are 'meaningless' without UN decision

Russian news agencies quoted a statement by diplomats at Russia's mission to the European Union as saying the measures were meaningless without a decision from the UN Security Council.

EU starts push for new sanctions against Russia - Kallas

The European Union has started pushing for a 21st package of sanctions against Russia, the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas has said, one day after the EU adopted the 20th sanctions package against Russia over Moscow's war on Ukraine.

EU countries confirm agreement on new genomic techniques for plants

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 24 - EU member states have approved the new regulatory framework on new genomic techniques (NGTs). The political agreement reached last December with the European Parliament was backed by 18 capitals: Belgium, Bulgaria and Germany abstained, while Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia voted against. The framework establishes a distinction between plants derived from category 1 NGTs (those "considered equivalent to conventional plants"), which will be exe...

By ANSA

EU’s mutual defence clause: what leaders agreed in Ayia Napa and what still needs to be done

The political decision to open serious discussions on blueprint around the activation of Article 42.7 of the EU Treaty was taken at the Ayia Napa summit. But diplomatic sources in Nicosia told philenews the difficult work is only now beginning — and the gaps that need filling are significant. Ten years of inaction Article 42.7, […]

By Andreas Bimbishis

EU to move forward with negotiations over Ukraine's membership - report

EU pessimistic on economic impact of Iran war, but Taoiseach says Ireland will 'still grow'

Martin made the statements while in Cyprus for an informal meeting of the European Council.

Polish PM questions US loyalty in case of Russian attack, FT reports

Called for the European Union to become a "real alliance" in protecting the continent

By Reuters

EU Finally Unblocks €90 Loan For Ukraine, Weighted Toward Military Spending

EU Finally Unblocks €90 Loan For Ukraine, Weighted Toward Military Spending Ukraine has hailed the long awaited approval and release of a whopping a €90 billion loan by the European Union, which belatedly happened Thursday after months of negotiations. "The European support loan for Ukraine has been unblocked - €90 billion over two years," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X. European Union photo "For us this is important, and it will strengthen, of course, our a...

By Tyler Durden

France to end long-ignored tuition loophole, hiking fees 16-fold for non-EU students

Most international students from outside the European Union will pay around €2,900 to €3,900 (US$3,400 - 4,560) per year at French public universities starting next academic year, a roughly 16-fold increase from current fees, under a new government plan.

Prime minister: Ultimate goal for Ukraine remains full EU membership

Ukraine one day becoming a full member of the European Union continues to be an ultimate goal for the bloc and for Estonia, Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) said.

The security of the Middle East cannot be treated as a foreign issue to Europe

The joint meeting between European leaders and leaders from countries in the region concluded in Nicosia, as part of the informal European Council summit held in Cyprus, delivering a clear message: the security of the Middle East cannot be treated as a foreign issue for Europe The post The security of the Middle East cannot be treated as a foreign issue to Europe appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Poland had EU’s second-largest budget deficit as proportion of GDP in 2025

Poland's deficit, at 7.3% of GDP in 2025, was more than double the EU average of 3.1%.

By Alicja Ptak

Ghana’s Strategic Embrace: Who was consulted?

Kaja Kallas arrived in Accra on 24 March 2026 with a short speech and a signing pen. By the end of that afternoon, Ghana had become the first African state admitted to the European Union's Security and Defence Partnership—a club that until then had drawn its membership from NATO allies, EU candidate states, and a small group of Indo-Pacific democracies.

By Isaac Yeboah

HRW urges stronger EU action on Ethiopia, warns against “premature normalization” amid ongoing abuses - Addis Standard

HRW urges stronger EU action on Ethiopia, warns against “premature normalization” amid ongoing abuses  Addis Standard

EU lifts sanctions on ASCO-linked vessels following coordinated diplomatic efforts [PHOTOS] - AzerNews

EU lifts sanctions on ASCO-linked vessels following coordinated diplomatic efforts [PHOTOS]  AzerNews