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European collaborations are increasingly valued in a turbulent geopolitical environment. The Dutch-Danish tie-up aims to boost research, improve patient outcomes and deliver socio-economic dividends.

The deal ends Gibraltar’s legal limbo and sets out a new path for the British Overseas Territory

The Iranian president thanked Putin for supporting Tehran's "right to enrichment"

This is not the first time the vessel has been targeted. In 2022, a Libyan patrol boat fired on its speedboats during a rescue in international waters

In today’s edition: Lithuania urges progress on Ukraine’s EU push, von der Leyen defends US tariff deal, France braces for online protests

Rund um den Globus bringen sich Städte als mögliche Gastgeber für ein Gipfeltreffen zwischen Donald Trump, Wladimir Putin und Wolodymyr Selenskyj ins Gespräch. Doch große Hürden – allen voran Putins internationaler Haftbefehl – erschweren die Planungen.

Virale Kampagnen, Gewerkschaften und linke Parteien rufen für den 10. September zu Aktionen auf – die Regierung in Paris steht vor schwierigen Haushaltsverhandlungen.

Agreeing on security guarantees is seen as crucial in bringing the more than three-year-old war to an end but the subject is complex

In der heutigen Ausgabe: Stockender Beitrittsprozess der Ukraine; von der Leyen verteidigt Handelsdeal mit den USA, Draghi kritisiert Europas Machtverlust; Frankreich droht Protestwelle am 10. September; diplomatische Spannungen in Den Haag, Rom und Paris.

Nuclear weapons remain central to the Kremlin’s playbook of intimidation and coercion. And in the grey zone between conventional war and full-scale nuclear conflict, Russia has options – NATO has far fewer

Security services are monitoring the movement, though a source familiar with the matter said there is no current indication of foreign influence

The Commission president called the deal solid although imperfect

Canada's Mark Carney, US envoy Keith Kellogg among those in Kyiv to mark Ukraine's independence amid ongoing war

Spanish authorities said this month’s heatwave was the country's most severe on record

Trump is pushing for peace talks, but Russia's chief diplomat is blaming others for holding up a summit

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 11 August - 31 August 2025.

The EU issued a statement honoring victims of religious intolerance and violence, and reaffirms its commitment to protect freedom of religion or belief, promote interfaith dialogue, and support global projects that combat discrimination and hatred.

Press remarks by President António Costa following the video conference of the members of the European Council.

Statement by President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Starmer, President Stubb, Prime Minister Tusk, President Costa, President von der Leyen, following President Trump’s debrief on his meeting with the Russian President in Alaska on 15 August 2025.

President Macron, Prime Minister Starmer and Chancellor Merz co-chaired a virtual meeting of a grouping of ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Leaders, with the participation of President Zelenskyy and Vice-President Vance, ahead of President Trump’s meeting with President Putin in Alaska.