On Thursday, MEPs concluded an informal deal with the Council for the creation of an EU-wide list of safe countries of origin (SCO) as proposed by the Commission. Asylum requests by nationals of the listed countries – Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Kosovo, India, Morocco and Tunisia – will be fast-tracked, with applicants having to prove that […]
Continue ReadingPresident Metsola’s remarks at the European Council 18th December 2025, Brussels Thank you, António. The European Union is, by its very nature, a project for peace, and every genuine effort to spread peace should always – always – be welcomed. We’ve made real progress over the past weeks to end the war in Ukraine. This […]
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Continue ReadingNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Opposition lawmakers scuffled with police inside Albania’s parliament on Thursday after weeks of escalating tensions over corruption allegations against Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku and other senior officials, Reuters reported. Lawmakers from the opposition Democratic Party lit black flares, threw water at the speaker and occupied seats […]
Continue ReadingThe EU has agreed measures to boost investment by private individuals in stocks and bonds in the bloc, as part of long-standing efforts to strengthen the wider economy by encouraging retail investment. The retail investment push is part of the EU’s decade-long Capital Markets Union, designed to support the free movement of capital across the […]
Continue ReadingThe arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan MEPs denounce both the Azerbaijani authorities’ misuse of national security provisions as tools for judicial harassment and the criminalisation of freedom of expression, peace advocacy and public criticism in the country. They call for the immediate and unconditional release of all […]
Continue ReadingLuxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden has said that in his view there are two realistic options on the table for the future financing of Ukraine as EU leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday. At a doorstop with media as he entered the summit, Frieden said that it was important to resolve the issue of financing. […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Democracy Shield: tackling foreign interference online With an oral question to Democracy Commissioner Michael McGrath, MEPs are set to demand an investigation into whether major online platforms’ ‘recommender systems’ are undermining democracy and violating EU digital rules. Recent elections have shown how these systems can amplify disinformation and foreign propaganda, potentially skewing civic discourse […]
Continue ReadingRepresenting the European Parliament at the summit, President Roberta Metsola will address the heads of state and government at 10.00, followed by a press conference. When: Press conference at around 11.00 on 18 December Where: European Council press room and EbS. At their meeting in Brussels, the heads of state or government are expected to […]
Continue ReadingBritish students will be able to study at European universities as part of the Erasmus exchange programme as the UK’s rapprochement with the European Union gathers pace under Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government. The UK will rejoin the study abroad programme from 2027, allowing more than 100,000 Britons to benefit in the first year, […]
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