The Latest Breaking News from Europe

Weapons manufacturers across Europe are rushing to secure contracts after EU countries announced plans to dramatically increase defence spending. Share prices of European arms companies had already risen sharply following the US decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine.

The Prime Minister also welcomed the prospect of peace talks next week in Saudi Arabia.

Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine has led even Farage to praise Starmer’s lead role in European diplomacy

Switzerland has not shown it is meeting the requirements of a landmark climate change decision from Europe’s highest human rights court

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk says his government is working on a plan to prepare large-scale military training for every adult male in response to the changing security situation in Europe

Council of Europe says Swiss government failing to respect human rights court’s ruling on emissions

Jury convicts Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova and Tihomir Ivanchev over alleged plots around Europe

Leaders of the 27 EU countries have agreed in principle to a massive increase in defence spending at a summit that was hastily organised in the wake of Donald Trump’s withdrawal of support for Ukraine.

The US-EU relationship is at its most fragile point since the build-up to the Iraq war in 2003. While President Donald Trump openly questions Nato and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s desire for peace, EU leaders have continued to voice their unequivocal support for Ukraine against Russian aggression.

In Germany’s snap parliamentary elections, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) doubled its vote share to 21%, leaping from the fifth-largest party in Germany’s lower house to the second. In the UK, Reform UK is rising in the polls.

Tesla's sales in Europe are tumbling like a kid at gymnastics camp. In February they were down 42% in Sweden, 48% in Norway and—wait for it—76% in Germany. This is not great news for the global EV transition or for Tesla, folks.