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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez grimaces as he addresses journalists after meeting King Felipe VI of Spain at the Almudaina Palace in Palma de Mallorca, Spain on July 29, 2026.

Ceuta Crisis Forces Spain To Accelerate Asylum Law Reform

Javier Villamor August 26, 2026

The government is belatedly bringing Spanish legislation into line with the new EU Migration Pact as the crisis in the autonomous city turns border management into a national security issue.

Security personnel clear the road as they cordon off a street outside the Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad on August 20, 2026, after Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered to transfer jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to hospital for medical treatment.

Kashmir Crackdown Puts Pakistan’s EU Market Access Under Pressure

Javier Villamor August 26, 2026

Brussels has been expanding economic cooperation with Islamabad under the GSP+ scheme and the so-called Strategic Dialogue but Pakistan dismal human rights record is set to slow the pace.

Not Just an Invasion—but Surrender

Jacob Reynolds July 31, 2026

The mass crossings at Ceuta and Melilla expose the consequences of a political class that has traded border security for ideological commitments.

EU foreign policy chief and European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas speaks during the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with the European Union on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 22, 2026.

EU Steps Up Action Against Russia’s Shadow Fleet with First At-Sea Inspections

TEC News July 22, 2026

The European Union has intensified efforts to disrupt Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, announcing new maritime operations aimed at enforcing sanctions and international shipping rules.

YouTube Blocks Chat Control-Critical Video in the EU

Javier Villamor July 13, 2026

An episode of a Finnish podcast that dared discuss the concerns regarding the mass surveillance of EU citizens’ conversations online has been removed by the tech giant for users within the European Union.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer deliver a press conference during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysée Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026.

Paris ‘Allies’ Get-Together Set To Include Rutte and Zelensky

TEC News July 10, 2026

The next ‘Coalition of the Willing’ meet-up will have new faces, but the same old message.

Spain’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Business Carlos Cuerpo arrives for a meeting with finance ministers of the Eurozone to elect the new Eurogroup President and discuss the overall budgetary situation and the prospects of euro area, at the European Commission, in Brussels, on December 11, 2025.

Spain Proposes Massive European Debt Amid NATO Rearmament Pressure

Javier Villamor July 9, 2026

Madrid wants the EU to mutualise sovereign debt issuance, while Germany opposes expanding the bloc’s budget and NATO is calling for sustained European rearmament.

The statue of a cow painted with the European flag colours and with a writing reading “The fair milk” is hung in front of the European Commission building during a farmers demonstration on September 7, 2015, in Brussels.

From Problem to Asset: EU Turns 180 Degrees on Livestock Farming

Tamás Orbán July 8, 2026

After years of waging a war on Europe’s cows to save the climate, Brussels suddenly changes tack as the continent’s food security is now in danger.

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a NATO Leaders’ working session during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026.

Trump Turns Ankara Summit Into Settling of Accounts With Europe

Javier Villamor July 8, 2026

The NATO summit was meant to confirm Europe’s rearmament and the new burden-sharing arrangement within the alliance, but it ended up marked by Trump’s threats.

Who Shapes the Debate? Influence, Transparency, and Governance in Brussels

Nicoletta Kouroushi June 26, 2026

Brussels must ask whether its transparency rules still reflect where influence actually resides.

Tag: EU

Ceuta Crisis Forces Spain To Accelerate Asylum Law Reform

Kashmir Crackdown Puts Pakistan’s EU Market Access Under Pressure

Not Just an Invasion—but Surrender

EU Steps Up Action Against Russia’s Shadow Fleet with First At-Sea Inspections

YouTube Blocks Chat Control-Critical Video in the EU

Paris ‘Allies’ Get-Together Set To Include Rutte and Zelensky

Spain Proposes Massive European Debt Amid NATO Rearmament Pressure

From Problem to Asset: EU Turns 180 Degrees on Livestock Farming

Trump Turns Ankara Summit Into Settling of Accounts With Europe

Who Shapes the Debate? Influence, Transparency, and Governance in Brussels

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