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Thursday’s summit on competitiveness brings the 27 EU leaders together at the Alden Biesen castle in eastern Belgium.

Published on 11/02/2026 – 17:43 GMT+1 European Union defense ministers on Wednesday approved the national investment plans of eight member states, paving the way for the first disbursements under the bloc’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe (SAFE) scheme. The plans by Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Portugal and Romania are together worth €38 […]

The NATO military alliance had barely announced the launch of its Arctic Sentry program on Wednesday before it found itself fielding accusations that the new scheme, meant to appease United States President Donald Trump, is nothing more than a rebranding exercise. The new multi-domain activity, agreed during a meeting between Trump and NATO Secretary General […]

High energy prices in Europe are setting back energy-intensive industries and the European Union must take urgent measures to bring power costs down, industry leaders demanded after a summit in Antwerp on Wednesday. “EU electricity prices in Europe still remain higher inside Europe than in competing countries. Carbon costs are unique to Europe, and the […]

Two competing visions for the EU’s economic future are set to collide on Thursday, when the bloc’s leaders gather for an informal retreat to discuss reviving the bloc’s competitiveness. On one side stands France; on the other, a newly aligned Germany and Italy. Paris made a last-minute move to join an informal pre-summit scheduled by […]

Establishing a “Made in Europe” preference in public contracts is a “fine line to walk”, Ursula von der Leyen has warned on the eve of an informal summit of European Union leaders where the divisive topic is set to be firmly on the table. “I believe that in sectors strategic, European preference is a necessary […]

Published on 11/02/2026 – 11:28 GMT+1 The European Union is setting up a strategy to efficiently detect malicious drones entering the bloc, with the Commission presenting an action plan on Tuesday in response to multiple incidents affecting critical infrastructure. The aim of the strategy is to increase investments in technologies that can improve the integration […]

Hungary’s fierce election campaign is pitting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s party, Fidesz, against Péter Magyar’s centre-right Tisza party, which independent pollsters say has a strong chance of displacing one of Europe’s longest-serving and most controversial premiers. In the run-up to the April 12 vote, Tisza is having to demonstrate its capacity to govern a country […]

Published on 11/02/2026 – 11:11 GMT+1 Do you like receiving letters? European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen just wrote one to all 27 EU leaders. In simple words, it is about a new European “superspeed” club. “Where a lack of progress risks undermining Europe’s competitiveness … we should not shy away from using the […]

Published on 11/02/2026 – 9:07 GMT+1•Updated 9:22 “I’m part of the ones that say that the EU-US trade deal is a total capitulation”, Belgian MEP Saskia Bricmont (Greens/EFA) told Euronews’ Europe Today morning show in Strasbourg Wednesday, commenting on the political agreement European legislator reached the day before to approve the trade deal. “There is […]