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In today’s edition: Friedrich Merz urges the EU to unlock €140 billion in Russian reserves as an interest-free loan to Ukraine, Kyiv prepares to brief EU leaders on its ‘drone wall’ strategy against airspace incursions, the Netherlands and Uganda agree on a pilot hub for rejected migrants amid legal uncertainty, and Moldova becomes the centre of a fight over identity and direction in Europe’s east

Global uncertainty is testing Europe, but in Brussels, thousands of associations quietly provide stability by linking voices, expertise, and solutions. 

Dan has compared his slow start to a math competition, saying “In the first 45 minutes, I didn’t write anything… What matters is the ending”

The layered approach to air defence effectively creates a Swiss cheese pattern of protection

While Russia seeks to demolish the multilateral world, China aims to take it over and reshape it to its own agenda of world leadership. President Trump is being incredibly helpful in this respect

The political stability of Meloni's governing coalition has not gone unnoticed in Paris, where it is being closely watched by an ever-divided French parliament

“They just don’t answer the phone,” said one MEP involved in the process said of the Council

A flood of online propaganda is swamping Moldovans ahead of a pivotal election

Disputes over whether to buy Russian gas threaten to tear the Energy Community apart

In today's edition: Food taxes, geographical indications, seeds

A planned constitutional rewrite has sparked alarm in Bratislava and Brussels alike, as critics warn a new sovereignty clause could let Slovakia sidestep EU law and international rulings

A new health education course in Polish schools has triggered backlash from the Church and conservative politicians, with critics accusing it of liberal indoctrination despite a curriculum focused on mental health, diet, and digital safety

India, Qatari royals, China and ecologists have their own, very different, views on Assumption Island's future.

Following anonymous tip-offs, the European Prosecutor's Office, which began an administrative inquiry in March, has now escalated the case further

Ukraine is considered a leader when it comes to anti-drone technology because of its war against invading Russian forces

Helping Ukraine in this way would "systematically and massively raise the costs of Russia's aggression," wrote German chancellor Friedrich Merz

The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy is trying to regain exclusive competence over several articles and shared competence for many others

"We would like to improve efficiency and coordination across the entire anti-fraud cycle," said Serafin, presenting the Commission's review of the EU's anti-fraud architecture in Parliament

When you parse the Paramount Leader’s video message to world leaders, any vestige of optimism begins to melt away

Mohammad Shtayyeh called on Berlin and other EU countries to formally recognise Palestine, arguing it would align with their support for a two-state solution