Von der Leyen’s re-election chances hit by €17k-a-month job for ally
European Commission defends appointing adviser Markus Pieper after selection process is questioned Ursula von der Leyen’s run for a second term as president of the...
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UN names veteran EU official Astrid Schomaker as new biodiversity chief
German’s appointment to head Convention on Biological Diversity follows global failure to meet any targets on protecting ecosystems The next UN biodiversity chief will be...
EU nature restoration laws face collapse as member states withdraw support
Brussels vote was cancelled after it became clear law would not pass final stage with majority vote The EU’s nature restoration laws appear to have...
Von der Leyen heads to Greenland as EU seeks materials for green transition
European Commission will open office in the territory, made strategically important by rare resources and melting ice The president of the European Commission, Ursula von...
‘Putin must lose everything’: defiant Zelenskiy hosts western leaders in Kyiv to mark two years of war
Ukraine’s president met the prime ministers of Italy, Canada and Belgium in a show of unity after recent battlefield defeats Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed western leaders...
African Union Commission calls for ‘paradigm shift’ at Italy-Africa summit
Moussa Faki welcomes Giorgia Meloni’s plan to strengthen relations but says ‘we are not beggars’ The chair of the African Union Commission has said “we...
Trump told European leaders that US ‘will never come to help you’
Then president told European commissioners in 2020 that ‘Nato is dead’ and the US would never defend Europe if it were attacked Donald Trump told...
Why the EU budget summit is a test of European democracy
Viktor Orbán’s threat to block funds and membership to Ukraine strikes at the heart of decision-making in the bloc Europe live – latest updates In...
EU agrees plan to enable member states to end all gas imports from Russia
New power to allow importers to sever ties would help to end Europe’s reliance on Russian supplies EU countries may soon be able to halt...
‘Deeply worried’ father of Swedish EU diplomat calls for his release by Iran
Exclusive: Matts Floderus says his son Johan has been through ‘levels of hell in his nearly 600 days in detention The father of a 33-year-old...
