News & Analysis

Oct 3, 2026

EU adopts return rules that open the door to hubs outside Europe

EU interior ministers have signed off the Return Regulation, giving member states a legal basis to send rejected asylum seekers to centres outside the bloc. The return-hub provisions apply as soon as the text is published.

News & Analysis

Oct 2, 2026

Burnham: Brexit did 'more harm than good', and he wants a new EU deal

The UK prime minister told Labour's conference that Brexit has done more harm than good and promised options for a new EU deal at a summit expected in November. Rejoining is not on the table, but he did not rule it out.

News & Analysis

Oct 2, 2026

EU interior ministers meet as Ceuta pushes asylum suspension up the agenda

Ministers meet in Luxembourg as the centre-right and Greece push to let states suspend asylum procedures when migration is "instrumentalised". The Commission says it has no proposal yet.

News & Analysis

Oct 1, 2026

Brussels weighs commissioners for candidates before they join the EU

Under draft plans, countries such as Montenegro and Albania could send a commissioner before they formally join. The Commission's enlargement package lands on 6 October.

News & Analysis

Oct 1, 2026

Six capitals threaten to block the EU budget unless hundreds of billions go

Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Finland and Sweden call the Commission's €1.9 trillion plan "simply not realistic". Even if leaders reach a deal, the European Parliament may refuse to sign it.

News & Analysis

Sep 30, 2026

Andersson quits Sweden government bid after Left Party backs a Moderate speaker

The Social Democrat leader handed back her mandate after the Left Party helped re-elect a centre-right speaker. Sweden's fragmented parliament now goes back to the speaker.