Category: Europe
Coverage of geopolitics, international relations, and current affairs from across Europe, including EU policies, NATO strategies, elections, and Europe’s influence on global politics.
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Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer won the Gorton and Denton by-election with 14,980 votes, ahead of Reform UK on 10,578 and Labour on 9,364. Turnout was 47.6%, marginally lower than in the 2024 general election. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the result “very disappointing” but acknowledged voters’ frustration and impatience for change. He insisted he…
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The UK’s first deep geothermal plant has started operations at United Downs, Cornwall, generating renewable electricity from over 5km (around 3 miles) underground. The site will produce 3 megawatts (MW) of power — enough to supply 10,000 homes — with plans for three Cornwall projects to reach 10MW. The geothermal water, heated to over 190°C,…
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Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called an early general election for 24 March, describing the next four years as “decisive” for Danish and European security. Addressing parliament, the Prime Minister said Denmark must “stand on our own feet” and reassess its relationship with the United States, adding that security will remain “the very foundation…
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Iceland will hold a referendum in the coming months on whether to restart European Union accession talks, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir has confirmed. “In the coming months we are going to have a referendum on opening up the negotiations, the accession negotiations for Iceland to possibly join the EU,” Frostadottir told a joint press conference…
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Ireland has unveiled its first maritime security strategy, outlining plans to strengthen radar and subsea surveillance amid rising hybrid threats in the North Atlantic. Published by the Department of Defence, the strategy highlights vulnerabilities across Ireland’s territorial waters, which host major transatlantic data cables and critical energy interconnectors. The document cites concerns over Russia’s alleged…
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Marking the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the European Parliament, stating, “today we must be just as determined and strong as we were when the invasion began,” and warning that “the threat hasn’t become smaller.” He called on Europe and the United States to maintain transatlantic unity, defend democratic…
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Support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is slipping in the Gorton and Denton constituency ahead of Thursday’s (26 February) by-election. The merged seat has returned Labour MPs for generations, but the resignation of Andrew Gwynne has left the party vulnerable. • Greens surge among younger, diverse voters in inner Manchester, led by Zack…
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Slovakia has stopped emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine after an ultimatum over disrupted Russian oil transit expired, intensifying tensions within the European Union. “From today, if Ukraine asks Slovakia for help stabilising its energy network, it will not receive such help,” Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Monday (23 February). Fico said Slovakia’s ambassador…
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander has formally sworn in a new minority coalition government led by Rob Jetten, the Netherlands’ youngest-ever prime minister, at the Huis ten Bosch Royal Palace in The Hague. The king wished the government success “in uncertain times.” The coalition, formed after 117 days of negotiations, unites D66 (Democrats 66), the Christian Democrats,…
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EU countries are calibrating their response after US President Donald Trump raised import tariffs from 10% to 15%, a day after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled much of his previous tariff framework unlawful. France’s Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier called for a “united approach”, saying the EU has the necessary instruments should retaliation…
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