EU Insider News

Oct 31, 2026

EU and Canada Settle for 'Even Closer Association' and a Promise to Define It by 2027

The Montreal summit text drops 'associate membership' for 'even closer association', sets a 2027 deadline to say what that means, and offers an LNG feasibility study and tech and finance agreements. Berlin got its way; Brussels got a process.

Business & Economy

Oct 31, 2026

ECB Holds at 2.5% as Lagarde Says She Will Quit in February

The ECB left rates unchanged on Thursday, but the news was Christine Lagarde's announcement that she will step down on 7 February 2027, nine months early, starting a scramble over who runs the bank.

Business & Economy

Oct 31, 2026

The Fight to Replace Lagarde Is Really a Fight Over Four ECB Jobs

Klaas Knot and Pablo Hernández de Cos lead the race to run the ECB, but the president is only one of up to four board seats that will change hands by mid-2027. Governments will negotiate them as a package.

Business & Economy

Oct 31, 2026

Energy Ministers Meet on Gas Crisis: 13 States Want a Gas Tax Plan Scrapped, Russian LNG Ban Stays

With gas back near €100 a megawatt-hour, EU energy ministers met in Luxembourg and agreed on nothing. Thirteen states want a Commission plan on gas taxation scrapped, Italy wants a price cap, and Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen says the Russian LNG ban is not up for negotiation.

News & Analysis

Oct 30, 2026

EU Drops 'Associate Member' From Canada Deal After Germany Says No

Ahead of the Montreal summit, the EU has struck 'associate membership' from the draft declaration. The label von der Leyen floated last month had no treaty basis, and Germany refused to sign it.

News & Analysis

Oct 30, 2026

Spain's Deadliest Rail Crash in 13 Years: Signalling Failed, Then a Controller Sent the Train On

At least 68 people died when a Renfe high-speed train hit a stopped Iryo train near Urda on Wednesday. The transport minister says an infrastructure-control order to move was "inexplicable"; Spain votes in a month.

Latest News

EU and Canada Settle for 'Even Closer Association' and a Promise to Define It by 2027

ECB Holds at 2.5% as Lagarde Says She Will Quit in February

The Fight to Replace Lagarde Is Really a Fight Over Four ECB Jobs

Energy Ministers Meet on Gas Crisis: 13 States Want a Gas Tax Plan Scrapped, Russian LNG Ban Stays

EU Drops 'Associate Member' From Canada Deal After Germany Says No

Spain's Deadliest Rail Crash in 13 Years: Signalling Failed, Then a Controller Sent the Train On