Governments, elections, EU geopolitics
In a candid interview, the former Australian leader defends his government’s contentious immigration record and dismisses Nordic criticism as sanctimonious, reigniting debate over sovereignty and humanitarian obligations.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to attend the European Commission’s flagship annual address in Strasbourg, signalling Ottawa’s push for a closer relationship with Brussels amid mounting pressure from US tariffs.
Canberra is stepping up investment in domestic munitions production as analysts warn that escalating Middle East tensions could complicate US weapons deliveries to allied nations, exposing a long-standing strategic vulnerability.
Reform UK has called for the scrapping of data protection rules inherited from the European Union, arguing GDPR has held back British business — but experts warn the move could jeopardise the UK’s data-sharing relationship with Europe.
The centre-left politician and MEP formally declared his candidacy on Sunday, adding his name to a growing list of left-wing hopefuls vying for the Élysée Palace.
Switzerland has confirmed that the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel movement have agreed on a roadmap for peace talks, raising fragile hopes of progress in a conflict that has defied repeated diplomatic efforts.
A conservative municipal leader’s decision to seek far-right support in a local vote is testing Friedrich Merz’s pledge to keep the CDU free from any cooperation with the Alternative für Deutschland.
Senior representatives of the Coalition of the Willing travel to Kyiv for high-level talks on sustaining support for Ukraine, with air defence, long-term security guarantees, and reconstruction financing expected to dominate the agenda.
With a mandatory general election no later than next year, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is navigating a difficult political landscape shaped by ongoing scandals and unresolved tensions over Ceuta.
Brussels is preparing to raise financial support for Morocco’s border control operations as it pushes to finalise a long-delayed partnership deal, with the Ceuta crisis lending fresh urgency to negotiations over the EU’s southern migration frontier.