The Commission plans to sanction Turkey and China, among others, but it’s unlikely such a bold move would muster enough support in the Council.

While the U.S. insists the strike was a false flag and Ukraine celebrates with a postal stamp, Russia continues to accuse the West, saying it will lead to escalation.

Replacing unanimity with qualified majority voting would only benefit Western Europe, leaving smaller member states without the ability to protest the potential rise of a centralized EU super army.

Standardized corruption rules could be coming for all member states, although Brussels might have a hard time getting countries to accept further erosion of their sovereignty.

Apart from other reasons, the “Party of European Socialists” name will make sure no one confuses them with the ‘far-right’ Sweden Democrats.

Over 200, mostly leftist, civil society organizations asked the EU not to force them to reveal their funding under the new transparency measure for fear of being categorized as political advertisers.

Despite criticizing Ukraine for doing the same, the German SPD-led government’s new trans recognition law will prevent trans women from dodging the draft in the event of future mobilization.

Although the reforms should be enough to unlock half of the €27 billion worth of frozen funds, the European Commission will likely take its time to use it as leverage on the LGBT and migration front as well.

Stopping just shy of calling them ‘military bases’, the agreement will give the U.S. military access to “agreed facilities and areas” inside Finland.

“More United States in Europe, more Europe in the U.S.,” President Duda said, while also promising to do “everything” to further Ukraine’s EU membership bid.

While the EPP tried to reassure colleagues that the proposed legislation preventing child sexual abuse does not violate the personal privacy of EU citizens, many MEPs remain unconvinced, calling for different approaches.

“[T]he vile path of ideological colonialism is the one that obliterates differences, as in the case of gender culture, or when it tries to sell the restriction of freedom as progress,” the pontiff said while meeting with President Novák and PM Orbán.