The EU is proving its enduring appeal and resilience through democratic breakthroughs and strategic gains in its near abroad. In the cacophony of pessimism that often shrouds European Union-related news – tales of division, indecision, or decline – a cascade of underreported victories is quietly reshaping the continent’s geopolitical landscape….

Bulgaria’s F-16 fiasco: prolonged delays, pilot shortages, and mounting concerns over air force inertia. Only one of four delivered jets has been formally accepted while Sofia struggles to train pilots and certify aircraft Bulgaria’s protracted and inexplicably slow transition to its new F-16 Block 70 jets – marked by technical…

New EU members would gain full voting rights only after the EU implements major institutional reforms to curb veto power abuse. The European Union is exploring a groundbreaking enlargement model that would grant new member states limited voting rights initially, a move aimed at overcoming hurdles to expansion, particularly Hungary’s…

One of the most scrutinised topics was the potential transfer of long-range Tomahawk cruise missile systems to Ukraine. While Kyiv pressed the case for their delivery, Washington did not commit. Trump cited the risk of escalation and concerns about U.S. stockpiles.Following the meeting, Trump publicly called on Ukraine and Russia to “stop…

French anti-terror prosecutors opened an investigation on October 16, 2025, into a planned attack against Russian human rights activist Vladimir Osechkin, head of the Gulagu.net project, who has lived in France for the past decade. Authorities arrested four men, aged 26 to 38, on October 13 at different locations across…