Are we finally seeing the light of a thriving EU economy at the end of the tunnel? With all the attention on the Letta and the Draghi reports, the next Commission's political guidelines, the EU Presidencies' priorities and drumming conclusions of the European Council, competitiveness is the word on everybody's mouth.

"It would have been good if there had also been such a gesture with Ukraine,” he added.

Portugal will try to plug part of the gap left by Israel's latest manoeuvre.

Last night, Americans headed to the polls to shape not only their own future but also that of the rest of the world by voting for the next US president.

Euractiv was on the ground at various watch parties, getting reactions as the results rolled in.

AXA, one of Europe's largest insurers, British bank Barclays and German insurer Allianz have increasingly been targeted by campaigners.

Concerns abound that Trump could prematurely declare victory if sufficiently ahead of Harris in swing states.

The tragedy is being used by politicians as a way to sow discord within the government.

Meloni said the invasion of Ukraine has had a big destabilising effect internationally.

A Trump win is in Poland's interest, the former interior minister said.

Media reports linked one of the suspects to the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) - which commands as much as 18% support in national polls.

Protesters carried banners reading "The blood is on your hands," and "You will answer for this," and chanted "Thieves," and "Arrest (President Aleksandar) Vučić".

Lahbib has been signled out as a potential weak point in the new commission line-up.

EU lawmakers will be looking for cues as to whether it'd be her public or private-sector experience to prevail

Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov confirmed, in an interview with South Korean television, that the first engagement had occurred with North Korean troops, an apparent escalation in a conflict that began when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

After Yoav Gallant was fired, protesters in Israel blocked highways and lit bonfires on roads, police said.

According to the natonal security adviser to the President of Lithuania "this is part of unconventional kinetic operations against NATO countries that are being undertaken by the Russian military intelligence".

Várhelyi's future is anything but assured as his nomination in September for Health and Animal Welfare EU commissioner has sparked controversy among MEPs. 

“As soon as she has to leave familiar territory (circular economy, bioeconomy), she loses the plot. Questions are often simply ignored and generalisations made,” said green MEP Jutta Paulus,

Brunner stated that there is “unfinished business” he needs to attend to – and he has made clear he is open to new ideas on how to take EU migration policy quite a step further.