News & Analysis

Sep 28, 2026

Irregular Crossings into the EU Fall 40% as New Asylum Rules Begin

Frontex says detections at the EU's external borders dropped almost 40% in the first five months of 2026, just as the bloc's overhauled migration and asylum system takes effect.

News & Analysis

Sep 28, 2026

NATO's Trump Whisperer Races to Steady the Alliance Before Ankara

Mark Rutte flew to Washington to calm a furious Donald Trump, two weeks before a NATO summit in Ankara that will test whether the alliance can hold together as the US threatens to thin out its forces in Europe.

News & Analysis

Sep 28, 2026

Brussels Postpones Its UK Summit as Starmer Falls

The reset was meant to be sealed on 22 July. Now the EU is waiting to see who runs Britain — and whether the thaw survives the handover.

News & Analysis

Sep 28, 2026

Parliament Shields Three of Its Own in the Huawei Bribery Probe

MEPs lifted one colleague's immunity but protected three others from Belgian prosecutors investigating alleged Huawei bribery — stalling Brussels' biggest corruption case since Qatargate.

News & Analysis

Sep 28, 2026

The EU Clears the Way for Deportation Centres Beyond Its Borders

New EU rules clear the way for 'return hubs' in countries outside the bloc, where rejected asylum seekers can be sent. Denmark and Italy are driving it — and the first centres could open within a year.

News & Analysis

Jun 23, 2026

Meloni Breaks With Trump Over a G7 Photo — and It's Bigger Than a Photo

Italy's prime minister, long Donald Trump's closest ally in Europe, publicly accused him of fabricating a story that she begged for a photo at the G7. The rupture leaves Europe with one fewer friend in Washington.