Another country could join the EU and euro zone in 2028
The EU has intensified its efforts to bring in new members since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022
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Bye-bye Bayrou, bonjour insurrection: how France’s instability could boost the far right
With yet another prime minister sworn in, and protests spreading, is the crisis spawning a new grassroots uprising? Plus, Russia’s Polish provocation• Don’t get This is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereOne in, one out. On Monday night, “Bye-…
Explosions in Vilnius after railcars loaded with liquefied gas catch fire
Powerful explosions have been heard in Vilnius
Mapped: Where in Poland were Russian drones shot down?
Polish PM Donald Tusk says three Russian drones were confirmed shot down over Poland’s territory
Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspension of EU trade with Israel
Commission president cites illegal West Bank settlement plans, Gaza and attempts to ‘undermine two-state solution’The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for a suspension of trade with Israel, as she spoke of Europe’s “painf…
Poland downs Russian drones amid mass attack on Ukraine
Poland has confirmed downing Russian drones in its airspace during a mass aerial attack on Ukraine in what seems to be the first case of a NATO member engaging Moscow’s military assets over its territory during the war.
NATO Articles 4 and 5 explained after Russian drones shot down over Poland
The drones were intercepted during a significant Russian air attack on Ukraine
Bodies of Resistance: Visibilising Women’s Lives Under Romania’s Abortion Ban
Through memory work and visceral imagery, feminist accounts memorialize women as victims and dissidents, yet they invertedly recenter male voice and reinforce patriarchy.
European firms team up to make UK-specific THeMIS combat unmanned ground vehicle
The UK-customized version will integrate Milrem’s THeMIS UGV with MSI’s remote weapon station TERRAHAWK and Overwatch’s APEX unmanned aerial system, while Pearson will provide the integration of “mission-critical capabilities into armoured platfo…
Restaurant set on fire in Paris during ‘Block Everything’ protest
Protesters took to the streets in a day of planned national demonstrations