EU leaders agreed to jointly borrow €90bn for Ukraine — but only by sidestepping unanimity. Using the bloc’s rarely used “enhanced cooperation” mechanism, 24 member states moved ahead while others opted out, potentially setting a new precedent for decision-making at the

Europe is not ready for a return to compulsory military service. Real strength comes from investing in people: fair pay, good conditions, training, and respect for rights. Recruitment and retention need long-term solutions — not shortcuts. — @EmmanuelJacob13, President EUROMIL

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The EU Council's decision last night to throw out the reparations proposal and turn back to joint borrowing shows a new precedent for two-speed Europe... Esp. see the innovative use of Art. 20 for enhanced cooperation Read my newsletter for @Parlimag https://t.co/DdCuDkPaZD

It’s still unclear whether Thursday’s 16-hour European Council summit — culminating in leaders reaching a last-ditch plan to jointly borrow €90 billion to fund a loan to Ukraine over two years — will be seen as one of the bloc’s big historical moments. But what is clear is

Europe isn’t ready to bring back conscription. As European countries flirt with compulsory military service and other modes to recruit new soldiers, the real issue is actually retention, analysts say. Read the full story by @pausoler98 here: https://t.co/33u3f5wpZk

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Europe cannot afford to disengage. That’s the message @dubravkasuica, the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, delivered in a recent interview with @fed_disario. She stressed the urgency of advancing the proposed Pact for the Mediterranean, as well as the EU’s

The new US National Security Strategy calls for direct American intervention in European politics — a radical departure for a transatlantic alliance that had long been rooted in cooperation in the realms of trade, defence and culture. But the European response has been

The European Commission’s €120 million fine of Elon Musk’s X shows that the European Union is not afraid to use its regulatory power against American tech companies — even as the Trump administration threatens European regulators. @ChaseMFoster, a lecturer at @kings_eis

In addition to Kyiv's immediate military and fiscal needs, the EU's strategy for the allocation of Russian frozen assets must also focus on long-term support for Ukraine's recovery, particularly for women and girls, two researchers at @giwps argue in a new op-ed. "A concrete

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After decades of wishful thinking, the EU is beginning to confront its security responsibilities. But deterrence demands urgency, argues MEP @RihardsKols in an op-ed for The Parliament’s latest policy report, “Defending Europe.” Europe’s defence faces several flaws, Kols

The US's new National Security Strategy shows how profoundly US policy towards Europe has shifted --- from a post-1945 soft empire consensus to one in which the US will now play an interventionist, coercive role in Europe My latest for @Parlimag https://t.co/6rNY4pM2Rp

The new US National Security Strategy released by the Trump administration earlier this month signals the start of a new era in transatlantic ties — one in which the US is willing to exercise coercive pressure to weaken the EU and advance a mercantilist and nationalist agenda

Women in the EU must work well over 15 months to earn what men make in a year. The 2025 Gender Equality Index conducted by European Institute for Gender Equality shows progress, but it’s slow and uneven. Pay gaps, unpaid care work, and access to managerial roles remain

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Applying the single-market model to the EU’s defence goals would run afoul of the EU’s founding treaties, which state that defence is a national domain, argues MEP @Chris_Gomart in an op-ed. What at first glance appears to be a technical progress, he writes, entails a major

The recently released US National Security Strategy painted Europe as a weak ally beset by “regulatory suffocation” and a “lack of self-confidence.” But according to analysts who spoke with The Parliament, the European Commission’s €120 million fine of X last week is a sign

COP30 reshaped the balance of power in global climate negotiations. With the US absent for the first time, Europe found itself without its strongest ally and with reduced influence, leaving a void filled by increasingly vociferous BRICS countries, who reshaped negotiations

Applying the single-market model to the EU’s defence goals would run afoul of the EU's founding treaties, which clearly state that defence remains a national domain, MEP @Chris_Gomart writes in a new op-ed. A solid alternative, argues Gomart, would be an intergovernmental

Typically dry and predictable, national security strategies rarely ripple the news cycle. But Washington’s latest has managed to dominate headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. Under a subsection titled “Promoting European Greatness,” the document sketches a continent in

Lithium is a critical mineral that’s key to the European Union’s defence build-up and green transition. Cinovec, a small Czech town once known for its coal mines, is estimated to sit atop one of Europe's most promising lithium deposits, which potentially amounts to 3% of

Rather than exposing Europe’s weakness, the European Commission’s €120 million fine of X last week is a sign that Europe is still a regulatory superpower — and not afraid to flex its muscles against American tech firms. European officials and analysts said that the EU's