Geopolitical assessments, EU central banking updates, regulatory AI legislation summaries, and regional developments across Europe.
EuropeNATO is considering the biggest overhaul of its military planning in at least two decades, putting the defence of Europe against a possible Russian attack ahead of keeping forces ready for overseas missions at the same time.
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EuropeWorkers across Spain staged the country's first nationwide general strike in 14 years on Wednesday, as anger over soaring rents and a deepening housing shortage brought picket lines and closed factories to cities across the country.
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EuropeA drone attack caused a fire at Russia's Ust-Luga Baltic Sea port, injuring three workers and cutting power, as Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia warned of a drone threat.
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EuropeSlovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of 'blackmail' for linking Ukraine funding to the EU's next long-term budget, exposing a deep divide over Kyiv's 70 billion euro gap in 2027.
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EuropeHungarian authorities have detained Aron Orban, the younger brother of former prime minister Viktor Orban, in a people-smuggling investigation. Prime Minister Peter Magyar confirmed the arrest in Berlin, as police raided homes in Budapest and Pest county.
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EuropeA Toluna Harris Interactive poll puts Marine Le Pen at 34–36% and Jean-Luc Mélenchon at 18–19% ahead of France's 2027 presidential election, with Mélenchon reaching the run-off in every scenario tested.
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EuropeTwelve migrants were found dead on a boat south of Crete early on Monday, while 18 people were rescued from the same vessel and dozens more from two other boats.
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EuropeFrance says European officials will take part in the US-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 November, despite the Kremlin insisting there was no role for Europe.
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EuropeRussia has named its delegation for the November 10-11 talks with the United States and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, including military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov, with presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky leading the team.
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EuropeThe European Commission has proposed extending Poland's exemption from the EU's mandatory migrant relocation rules into 2027, citing the large numbers of Ukrainians hosted in Poland and pressure at its border with Belarus.
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EuropeEuropean far-right leaders have begun distancing themselves from Donald Trump after the Democrats’ victory in the US midterm elections, blaming the war with Iran and rising living costs for the Republican defeat.
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EuropeFrance faced a nationwide day of strikes and demonstrations on 5 November, with rallies in around 260 towns and cities and 70,000 police deployed, as pressure grows on President Emmanuel Macron.
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