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Finland's new immigration rules aimed at speeding up deportations and strengthening entry ban rules will go into force on Friday, the Interior Ministry announced. The changes to the Aliens Act, approved by President Alexander Stubb, are designed to accelerate the enforcement of deportation decisions and bolster national and regional security, the ministry said on Tuesday. […]

France on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to its Nordic and Baltic allies, claiming that Russia is "facing defeat in Ukraine" and accusing Moscow of continuing to provoke neighboring countries despite setbacks on the battlefield. "In a videoconference with our Nordic and Baltic partners—Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden—I reiterated France's solidarity and […]

Italy and Poland are seeking closer cooperation on key security and foreign policy challenges in Europe and the Middle East, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday following talks with his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski. In a statement on X, Tajani said Rome and Warsaw want to work together on the major crises affecting both […]

The European Commission on Wednesday said that it has sent Meta a fresh charge sheet, setting out its intention to order the company to restore third-party artificial intelligence assistants’ access to WhatsApp under the same conditions as before a policy change introduced last year. The commission said the supplementary statement of objections is part of […]

Bulgaria plans to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine following the change in government. Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov announced this during a briefing in Sofia, according to Bloomberg. The new government, formed in May, has announced its intention to abandon further military aid packages, despite the fact that Sofia has already delivered 13 aid packages […]

The UK government has begun piloting the use of artificial intelligence in the Crown Court as part of a broader program to modernize the justice system and address rising court backlogs. A series of new technology initiatives will be tested, including AI legal assistants aimed at supporting lawyers and court staff with routine work such […]

Germany reported a record 85,837 politically motivated crimes in 2025, with far-right offenses – including hate crimes and violent attacks – making up roughly half of the total, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. Neo-Nazis and right-wing extremists committed 42,544 such crimes, according to the ministry’s figures. That included 8,396 xenophobic hate crimes and 4,138 […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday arrived in Estonia, where he is expected to take part in a summit of Nordic and Baltic leaders. Zelenskyy arrived in the Estonian capital of Tallinn following a visit to the UK, where he took part in an E3-plus-Ukraine format meeting involving British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President […]

The European Commission on Tuesday called for the full implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1701, stressing the need to respect Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity following a US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel. Welcoming the ceasefire as a renewed opportunity to end the conflict, EU Commission spokesperson Anouar El Anouni urged all […]

Irish cocaine use among young people twice the EU average, report finds. Irish rates of recent cocaine use among young people are twice the EU average, while ecstasy consumption is almost three times as high, according to new figures. In its 2026 annual report, the EU Drugs Agency (EUDA) says cocaine production in South America […]