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Europe enters winter preparations with gas stores below seasonal norms
Industrial companies face sharply higher costs even as the European Commission says diversified supply prevents an immediate shortage.
Russian sanctioned convoy reaches Tartus as European navies track its Mediterranean return
The four-ship deployment restores Moscow's naval presence after a two-month gap and tests European monitoring of sanctioned maritime logistics.
Emma Bonino, Italian civil-rights reformer and former foreign minister, dies at 78
Her five-decade career connected domestic battles over personal liberty with European integration and international humanitarian policy.
Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim makes a rare visit to Italy
Hsiao and Taiwan’s foreign minister are attending a democracy conference in Ventotene, widening unofficial European engagement despite likely pressure from Beijing.
European survey finds energy costs are forcing households to skip healthcare and travel
A ten-country study links persistent fuel and utility pressure to cancelled medical visits and other sacrifices, despite improvement in one headline EU energy-poverty measure.
Hundreds rally as Italy’s lower house examines contested antisemitism bill
The proposal would bring the IHRA definition into national policy, opening a dispute over how Italy should combat antisemitism without suppressing lawful criticism of Israel.
Investigation maps luxury foreign property linked to Moscow Region governor’s family
The Anti-Corruption Foundation says relatives and close family connections of Andrey Vorobyov control high-value homes in Dubai, Italy, France and Russia as he leads United Russia’s regional parliamentary slate.
France and Italy prepare EU safeguard requests for chemicals and plastics imports
The proposed quotas would test whether Brussels is prepared to use emergency trade protections against rising Asian imports in strategic industrial sectors.
Italy extends nationwide diesel-tax relief through September 17
Rome approved one more week of broad fuel support and signalled that any later intervention would be targeted toward lower-income consumers and fuel-dependent workers.
EU asylum applications fall to their lowest first-half level since 2021
Fresh EUAA data show a 17% annual decline, while France replaces Germany as the bloc's principal destination and unresolved cases continue to test the new migration pact.
Independent tracker finds the EU has implemented only 26% of Draghi's reform recommendations
The assessment contrasts Europe's stated competitiveness priorities with slow execution as EU institutions work toward a binding end-2027 single-market timetable.
Documentary premieres with testimony on Israel’s secret Gaza targeting systems
Accounts from 24 Israeli military insiders bring renewed scrutiny to automated target selection, surveillance and civilian-harm calculations in Gaza.
Gaza scholarship students remain trapped as overseas terms begin
University offers have not translated into safe departures, with visa documentation, biometric requirements and closed routes blocking students accepted in Ireland and other countries.