Around 20 million households will be targeted for the energy payment “directly into people’s bank accounts to deal with rising energy bills,” Healey said. The scheme comes with a £2.6 billion price tag. On the revenue-raising side, Healey has opted to target Britain’s banks. While praising their “huge contribution,” the chancellor is hiking an existing surcharge […]
Continue ReadingA local ceasefire in the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky held through its first day and night, despite continued fighting between Moscow and Kyiv elsewhere. The truce, which began on Tuesday in the devastated city, is expected to remain in place until Sunday. Emerald Maxwell reports.
Continue Reading“The key lesson that should be drawn from the case of Serbia is that the EU can very easily lose credibility and integrity if it ignores the causes of democratic backsliding in a country,” said Srdjan Majstorović, chairman of the governing board of the European Policy Center (CEP), a think tank. According to CEP data […]
Continue ReadingA ceasefire that began with the aim of getting food and medicine to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky has been extended across the wider southern region of Kherson, according to sources. Several thousand residents are trapped in the city with no access to food, water and electricity. On one side is the Dnipro river, […]
Continue ReadingA list of academics, engineers, artists and activists chosen by Serbia’s student assemblies defeated long-ruling president Aleksandar Vucic’s right-wing Serbian Progressive Party Sunday. The shock victory comes after nearly two years of student-led anti-corruption protests – and may serve as a model for other movements hoping to turn street demonstrations into concrete political change.
Continue ReadingCosta, who is brokering budget talks, is pressuring leaders to reach a budget deal among themselves by the end of the year — before elections in Poland, France and Italy threaten to derail the negotiations. Yet after more than a year of haggling, EU governments are still at odds over five proposed new taxes that […]
Continue ReadingCountries will have to carry out national climate risk assessments every five years starting in 2029, and subsequently draw up climate-proofing plans by the end of 2030. These strategies should also indicate which public authorities are in charge of managing certain climate risks to avoid inaction and finger-pointing among ministries and agencies. The fairly light-touch […]
Continue ReadingThe European Investment Bank is due to sign a framework agreement with Canada this week that will pave the way for investments into critical raw materials and other areas, a Bank official told POLITICO. The deal with the long-term lending arm of the European Union is expected to be signed on the sidelines of an […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 27 October 2026 – 11:49 GMT+1 Ukraine’s improved interceptor drone technology has helped it counter Russia’s jet-powered drones, but disruptions to US Starshield satellite services threaten those gains. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukraine’s interception rate fell slightly from 77% to around 74% during disruptions to […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 27 October 2026 – 9:17 GMT+1•Updated 9:18 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has insisted Europe remains a stable place to invest, as he began a three-nation tour of Asia on Tuesday aimed at broadening Germany’s ties in the region beyond China. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking in Singapore, the first stop on a trip that will […]
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