Europe

European foreign ministers met in Paris on Wednesday, saying a peace deal in Ukraine would require the involvement of Kyiv and its European allies. The meeting came as US President Donald Trump said he had agreed to immediate peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Brussels wants to simplify and reduce the administrative burden for businesses in order to improve European competitiveness.

The head of Austria’s chamber of commerce, leading conservative politician Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer, has called on the EU executive to roll back a swathe of Green Deal regulations in its ongoing war on red tape, while the European insurance industry lobby has also weighed into the debate.

2.5 billion passengers passed through European airports in 2024 – growing 7.4 per cent on 2023

NATO allies are currently negotiating an upward revision to the defence spending target, despite several countries failing to reach the current 2% of GDP threshold.

The AfD is polling in second place ahead of Germany’s elections scheduled for 23 February. However, all other parties have ruled out entering into a coalition with it.

As the EU and US head towards a full-blown trade war, Ursula von der Leyen held her first meeting with Vice President JD Vance.

This week’s key events presented by Euronews’ senior energy and environment reporter Robert Hodgson .

EU Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius envisions a ‘Big Bang’ approach for the European defence industry – but what does that mean?

The switchover to the European electricity network, which Baltic leaders said held geopolitical and symbolic significance, came more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union.