EU acts to combat “security threats” posed by drones
By Martin Banks The EU is taking proactive action to combat the growing threat from drones.
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February 6, 2026 EU increases “resilience” against threat to security infrastructure
By Martin Banks The EU is stepping up its efforts to counter the growing threat to submarine data cables.
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February 3, 2026 EU “trapped in a vicious circle” on raw materials
By Martin Banks EU action on import diversification is not producing tangible results, bottlenecks hinder domestic production, and recycling is still in its infancy. Against this backdrop, many EU-supported projects are unlikely to succeed in time, the auditors say.
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January 30, 2026 The EU is seeking new trade partnerships. Here’s why
BRUSSELS – The ambitious free trade agreement between the European Union and India underscores the EU’s efforts to ink new global partnerships at a time when the Trump administration has rattled the region’s capitals which have long relied on a stable relationship with Washington on trade, defense and diplomacy.
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January 28, 2026 EU now has its own ‘secure and encrypted’ satellite communication system, Kubilius says
Eight satellites from five different member states are currently being pooled as part of GOVSATCOM. The Commission hopes this is the first step towards less dependence on the US – whose own communication systems are a lot more mature.
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January 18, 2026 EU will maintain Arctic cooperation with US, von der Leyen says amid Greenland tensions
Amid Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland, Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will continue working with the US to reinforce Arctic security. At the same time, the European Commission has confirmed that Greenland is “in principle” covered by the bloc’s mutual assistance clause.
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January 5, 2026 EU calls for respect of international law as Trump remains vague on Venezuelan transition plan
EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called for ‘calm and restraint by all actors’ as the Trump administration remained vague on its transition plan for Venezuela after the ousting on Maduro. All member states, except for Hungary, supported the statement released by Kallas on Sunday night.
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January 4, 2026 EU “in full solidarity” with victims of Swiss fire tragedy
By Martin Banks Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, says the EU “stands in full solidarity with Switzerland” following the tragic fire at Crans Montana which has claimed at least 40 lives, many of them young people.
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December 24, 2025 The EU wants to end the era of national vetoes – but it’s complicated
Brussels has put forward numerous veto-proof legislative proposals to overcome repeated opposition from Hungary and Slovakia. Experts say the strategy is politically and legally risky. But has it become inevitable?
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December 11, 2025 MEP: EU has decisions to make on GSP+
By Martin Banks Romanian MEP Georgina Teodorescu has urged the EU to rethink Pakistan’s GSP+ status unless the country respects “certain things.”
