Ceuta border surge shakes Morocco’s image as the EU’s ‘trusted partner’
The mass crossing of thousands of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta could damage years of increasingly close relations between Brussels and Rabat.
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EU carbon border tax may hit India’s steel sector less hard than expected, study finds
Climate think tank Sandbag estimates that costs under its ‘expected’ scenario amount to just €79m in 2034 if higher prices for cleaner steel are factored in.
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As EU AI Act enters into force, study warns chatbots blur voters’ own political views
As the EU’s AI act comes into force, new research warns how vulnerable our political opinions may be to AI interference. Citizens may lose the ability to identify the source of their opinions, limiting their democratic autonomy – a fundamental pillar of EU politics
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Czech businessman detained by Beijing faces espionage charges and could be part of swap with Chinese spy
A trip to discuss post-warranty servicing of Czech-made airport radars has spiralled into an espionage case. A Czech businessman detained in China could be traded for a Chinese agent held in Prague.
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Spain’s Ceuta mass migration sparks EU Schengen row: the legal reality behind the rhetoric
The rules of Schengen got a spotlight over the weekend as rightwing leaders clamoured to close the EU’s free movement area to Spain. Here is why this isn’t possible, and why Italy’s one-way suspension is fleeting
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Russia’s new Banderol missile cripples Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,621)Behind the strikes on Odesa and other ports lies a newly mass-produced missile built with Western and Chinese parts, giving Russia a cheap, precise tool to batter Ukraine’s economy.
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Attacks on LGBTI people are the warning sign of a wider backlash against democracy
While governments celebrate milestones like WorldPride and same-sex marriage anniversaries, commissioner for human rights of the Council of Europe Michael O’Flaherty warns that behind the scenes, crackdowns, smear campaigns and legal rollbacks are becoming the new normal.
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[Interview] Ukrainians should lose their illusions about the EU before joining, says EIB chief in Kyiv
As Kristína Mikulová races between bombed‑out cities and Brussels boardrooms, she warns that without rapid EU accession promises and real security guarantees, Ukraine could splinter like Lebanon and drag Europe’s stability down with it.
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‘Cursed August’ returns to haunt Russia as Putin’s regime comes under pressure
The Putin regime is rigid but brittle, and under increasing stress; don’t switch your phones off.
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EU risks missing digital jobs target by five million, despite rapid tech growth
As AI reshapes everything from call centres to coding, Europe’s failure to train, retain and fairly treat its native tech workers risks deepening dependence on migrant labour.
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Poland’s six‑minute Russia missile scare shows how fast Nato can spot a threat — and the agonising slowness of deciding if to fire back
The Russian missile was in Polish airspace for six minutes. Everything Poland did well happened after it hit the ground.
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Romania defends Nato’s Eastern flank even without a working government and a busted budget
Romania must defend itself against repeating drone incursions from Russia, even without a proper government and with its public finances in shambles.
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Internal documents reveal Shell decision to keep polluted Niger Delta pipeline open despite staff warnings
Shell records disclosed in a UK court case show the company kept a major Nigerian pipeline running despite warnings that oil theft was causing spills across the Niger Delta.
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Mass sea crossings to Spain’s Ceuta enclave prompt EU anti-migrant panic
Spain’s North African enclave had long been a migrant hotspot, with its local sea known as a ‘cemetery’ to locals. But a sudden increase in arrivals on Thursday, leaving 27 dead, has prompted EU talk of freezing Schenegen travel freedoms.
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FP-1, Liutyi, Hornet: The drones behind Russia’s new fuel crisis (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,619)By turning Russia’s vast territory and imported refinery hardware into easy prey, Ukraine’s precision drone strikes are now driving the country’s worst fuel crunch since Soviet times.
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EU options paper on Israel settler imports is ‘misleading’ and designed to ‘justify inaction’, legal scholars say
A group of leading scholars has questioned the legality of an EU Commission options paper on restricting imports from Israeli settlements, before EU foreign ministers revisit the issue in September.
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A purge against Orbán-era billionaires could begin this autumn (Day 80 of the Tisza government in Hungary)
A newly created office with sweeping powers could soon test whether Hungary’s change of government means real accountability for the oligarchs who grew rich under Orbán.
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Germany has lost its moral compass, as it shields Israel from sanctions and legal scrutiny
Germany has betrayed its post-war moral and legal foundations by shielding Israel from accountability for alleged violations of international law, writes former EU envoy Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff.
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Burnham’s first 10 days in No. 10: popular tax breaks, but North Sea oil gambit risks backlash
The UK’s new PM is hard not to like. However, calls to drill in an untapped oil and gas field, alongside an unrealistic budget, could turn the tide against him all too quickly.
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Ukraine escalates Wildberries attacks to hit Russia’s second-biggest bank as missile crashes in Poland (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,618)Internal warnings from Kyiv’s FirePoint drones unit suggest the strikes on Wildberries are less about stopping vest deliveries to the front than about hitting VTB-backed credit lines and exposing how deeply Russia’s war economy depends on one shopping app.
