POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 8hThe French air force is drawing on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East to help shape its nuclear strike training. It is increasingly willing to talk about it to deter Russia. 🔗 vist.ly/5nvqz 46420 64
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 17/10/2026EU countries must “do their job” to prevent travelers from being stuck in airport queues over Christmas, Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner told POLITICO. He singled out the Brussels hub over its handling of the new Entry/Exit System. 🔗 vist.ly/5nu9m 0157 15
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026If Britain held another referendum today, Brexiteers would win again, Reform's Danny Kruger believes. But is the party ready for new Brexit wars? 🎙️ On Westminster Insider, the MP joins @saschaosullivan.bsky.social to discuss. Listen to the first episode after the break: vist.ly/5nr3y 6121 12
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026Does Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy feel he is a scapegoat for Donald Trump’s own domestic woes? After being asked that question at the EU summit, there was a long pause. A smile. Laughter in the room from the gathered reporters. “This is my answer,” Zelenskyy said. 811935 119
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026Despite the €90 billion Ukraine loan the EU agreed to at the end of last year, Kyiv is seeking another support package for next year. “It will help us hold Russia back,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European leaders at their summit. Follow live 👉 vist.ly/5npv4 1196 19
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026🔴 Volodymyr Zelenskyy has angered the U.S. president by announcing Kyiv would keep striking Russian oil refineries. But “we always manage to find common ground,” the Ukrainian leader said at today’s EU summit. More updates on our live blog 👉 vist.ly/5npd9 64111 41
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026Donald Trump previously said Volodymyr Zelenskyy is harder to deal with than Vladimir Putin. Asked about it at the EU summit, the Ukrainian leader said he must defend Ukraine’s interests or risk opening the door to lifting sanctions on Russia. Live 👇 vist.ly/5np3t 1289 28
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026The press room at the European Counsil summit is packed for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with reporters standing up and some watching from outside as they could not find a spot. Follow our live blog 👉 vist.ly/5nnvh 17326 73
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026While waiting for Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reporters are trying to solve a mystery: Who keeps farting in the European Council press briefing room? 💨 Live 👉 vist.ly/5nnrw 4309 30
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026Volodymyr Zelenskyy has angered the U.S. president by announcing Kyiv would keep striking Russian oil refineries. But EU leaders haven’t urged Zelenskyy to tone down his criticism of Trump, contrary to reports, four diplomats told us. Live 👉 vist.ly/5nnpr 65516 55
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026🔴 EU leaders are back for a second day of marathon talks at the EU summit, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy greeted with applause. But can they agree on aid for Kyiv — and whether to fund it with frozen Russian assets? Follow live 👉 vist.ly/5nnib 0235 23
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026António Costa is supposed to be the dealmaker who brings European leaders together. Increasingly, his efforts are going unrewarded. 🔗 vist.ly/5nnfm 2125 12
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy skipped Slovak PM Robert Fico as he doled out hugs at the European Council meeting today. The chilly reception comes as Slovakia is poised to revive a dormant cooperation forum with Moscow. Live 👉 vist.ly/5nnek 44311 43
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026After the summer migration crisis in Spain’s enclave Ceuta, Austria’s Chancellor Christian Stocker has said he supports an EU proposal from Ursula von der Leyen to suspend asylum applications in exceptional circumstances. Follow live: vist.ly/5nnc6 051 5
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026Danish PM Mette Frederiksen has said Ukraine needs urgent European funding for this year and guarantees of money for the next one. “Ukraine is running out of money now. That has, in a sense, already happened.” Live 👉 vist.ly/5nn8m 04214 42
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026Latvia’s PM has called on Europeans to support Ukraine if they want to keep “eating their croissants in the morning.” He made the remarks as he arrived for Day 2 of the EU summit in Brussels. Follow live 👉 vist.ly/5nn88 013641 136
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at the European Council summit. His plan today? To make the case for more assistance for Kyiv ahead of a harsh winter. Follow live 👉 vist.ly/5nn55 3293 29
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026Starlink remains vital for Ukraine to keep fighting Russian forces this winter, Latvian politician Andris Kulbergs has warned. Follow our live blog from #EUCO 👉 vist.ly/5nn4y 6185 18
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026Last night’s talks on the EU’s next long-term budget at the European Council summit were “quite frosty,” Dutch leader Rob Jetten said. Follow live 👉 vist.ly/5nm2h 051 5
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 16/10/2026🔴 On Day 2 of the EU summit, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make a pitch for more help amid a crisis of faith among allies over Donald Trump’s latest steps favoring Russia. Will Europe step up? Follow live updates from our team on the ground 👉 vist.ly/5nmxs 0124 12
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026António Costa has pledged to examine the European Parliament’s proposed taxes on crypto firms, online gambling and tech giants to finance the bloc’s next long-term budget, according to two diplomats. Our live blog from the EU summit 👉 vist.ly/5nk8f 2125 12
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Italian PM Giorgia Meloni has told EU leaders that it will be difficult — but not impossible — to reach a deal in December on the bloc’s next seven-year budget, according to two diplomats. Follow live updates from the European Council summit 👉 vist.ly/5nk45 0127 12
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026EU leaders have failed to agree on revised conclusions on the bloc’s Emissions Trading System, according to two EU officials familiar with the talks. As a result, tonight’s press conference has been canceled. Live 👉 vist.ly/5nk3u 151 5
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Montenegro as the EU’s 28th member by 2028? Not so fast, says Croatia, the bloc’s most recent member. 🔗 vist.ly/5njtb 392 9
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026France’s Emmanuel Macron has backed an end-of-year deadline for a deal on the EU’s next long-term budget, according to four diplomats. Behind closed doors, he said he does not have a mandate to sign an agreement close to the 2027 presidential election: vist.ly/5njs3 1133 13
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026EXCLUSIVE: Slovakia is reviving a dormant cooperation forum with Moscow, putting Russia’s gas and oil supplies, nuclear fuel and the treatment of Russian athletes high on the agenda of their first such meeting in five years. 🔗 vist.ly/5njg4 41612 16
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Marine Le Pen, far-right front-runner in France’s presidential election, has reiterated her campaign promise to pare back payments to the EU by billions of euros ahead of a critical summit today. 🔗 vist.ly/5niya 51612 16
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026EXCLUSIVE: The EU’s next long-term budget will ultimately be around a tenth smaller than the European Commission’s nearly €2 trillion proposal, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has told us. Live updates from the European Council summit 👉 vist.ly/5nivq 085 8
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026🔴 EU leaders are discussing the bloc’s next seven-year budget at the European Council summit. On that front, the warring camps remain miles apart, and the much-touted December deadline looks increasingly out of reach. Live updates from our team: vist.ly/5nin7 193 9
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Northern EU countries are worried that European Council President António Costa might favor their Southern counterparts in negotiations over the EU’s next seven-year budget, four EU diplomats told us. Follow live: vist.ly/5nieq 041 4
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Reported restrictions on Elon Musk’s satellite system have revived questions over Kyiv’s reliance on a service controlled by a U.S. company. 🔗 vist.ly/5ni3y 64025 40
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026EU leaders weren’t expected to discuss Ukraine at their summit today. But Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia and apparent U.S.-imposed limits on Kyiv’s access to Starlink have changed the weather. More in Brussels Playbook Capitals 👇 🔗 vist.ly/5nhxx 12211 22
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026EXCLUSIVE: The EU is expected to prioritize chemicals and industrial machinery in its efforts to protect European industry from Chinese competition, two people familiar with the discussions have told us. Follow our live blog from #EUCO 👉 vist.ly/5nhwg 1146 14
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Germany’s Friedrich Merz has strongly pushed back against a proposal to unfreeze some of Russia’s sovereign assets held in Europe and transfer them to a U.S.-controlled entity, allowing Washington to use them as leverage in peace talks with Moscow. Live: vist.ly/5nhec 208123 81
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026An ETS showdown is brewing at the European Council: Six EU countries are pushing to delay the second phase of the bloc’s carbon pricing regime until at least 2030, five diplomats told us. Live 👉 vist.ly/5nhar 351 5
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Friedrich Merz face political pressures that limit their room for maneuver on Europe’s biggest negotiation: the EU’s next seven-year budget. 🔗 vist.ly/5nh97 182 8
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Belgian PM Bart De Wever delivered a broadside against Germany behind closed doors over Berlin’s push for a supervisory carve-out for its stock exchange, two diplomats told us. Follow our live blog for inside-the-room details from the EU summit 👉 vist.ly/5nh5x 181 8
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Belgium has joined the German-led group of countries pushing for deeper cuts to the bloc’s next seven-year budget, Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker has said. Follow our live blog for the latest developments from today’s EU summit 👉 vist.ly/5ngvd 192 9
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026The two-day European Council starting today was supposed to be all about the money. Instead, EU leaders face one of the most crowded summits in years, with geopolitical crises threatening to hijack the bloc’s carefully laid plans. 🔗 vist.ly/5ngsf 2124 12
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Seventeen EU countries known as the “Friends of Cohesion” pushed back against cuts to the bloc’s next long-term budget after meeting ahead of today’s European Council summit. They outlined their priorities in a joint statement 👇 Follow live 👉 vist.ly/5ngk7 2146 14
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026With Viktor Orbán gone, Slovak PM Robert Fico is emerging as Vladimir Putin’s most prominent ally in the EU. 🔗 vist.ly/5ngj7 1166 16
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Want to help Ukraine? Then drink less beer, Latvian PM Andris Kulbergs has said as he arrived at the European Council summit. Follow our live blog 👉 vist.ly/5ngep 2274 27
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Bulgaria will work with Romania to propose halting drone attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea, the country’s PM Rumen Radev has said as he arrived at the European Council summit. We’re on the ground in Brussels. Follow live 👉 vist.ly/5nghn 0145 14
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Marine Le Pen has vowed to cut off financial support for Ukraine if elected French president, citing France’s strained public finances. That would be a “very dumb decision,” Dutch PM Rob Jetten has warned as he arrived at the EU leaders’ summit. Live 👉 vist.ly/5nggv 105518 55
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Latvian PM Andris Kulbergs suggested that the U.K. “should come back to the family” given Russia “had its hands on Brexit.” Follow the updates from today's European Council summit on our live blog 👉 vist.ly/5ngcx 4369 36
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026Dutch leader Rob Jetten has called for further cuts to Ireland’s proposal for the EU’s next long-term budget as he arrived at the bloc’s leaders’ summit in Brussels. Follow live 👉 vist.ly/5ngaq 072 7
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 15/10/2026🔴 Today’s European Council summit was meant to bring the EU closer to a deal on its next seven-year budget. But with warring camps still miles apart, will leaders make a breakthrough? We take you inside the talks 👇 vist.ly/5ng88 0124 12
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 14/10/2026“We’re just not fast enough in the European Union.” EUISS Director Steven Everts called for faster decision-making, warning that Europe is left responding to other actors’ faits accomplis with what he called “track-change diplomacy,” trying to limit the damage. 63010 30
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 14/10/2026Last month, we reported that officials using the EU’s alternative to Microsoft Teams weren’t impressed, with one describing the tool as “absolute shit.” At our #POLITICOEuropeanResilience summit, DG CONNECT’s Thibaut Kleiner said he had “a bit of a different” view 👇 2197 19
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 14/10/2026It took OpenAI bots a couple of days to compromise Hugging Face’s systems. But 600 days after the Draghi report, Brussels was still debating, Connect Europe’s Alessandro Gropelli said. This shows how “fast the real world goes versus how fast we are going in Brussels.” 2194 19
