France

Mystery surrounds the slogan spray-painted in the colours of the Ukrainian Simaia on parked cars in the heart of Lyon, causing both wonder and consternation among French citizens.

Many owners see the phrase “Ukraine needs your car” written on their cars, according to an article in the French newspaper Le Figaro.

The Organized Crime Units have successfully dismantled a criminal organization involved in the illegal production and trafficking of tobacco products, as part of a joint operational action (JAD) at the European level, under the auspices of Europol and coordinated by Eurojust.

Twenty-five countries at the COP29 climate summit Wednesday pledged not to build any new unabated coal-power plants, in a push to accelerate the phaseout of the highly polluting fossil fuel.

The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and major coal producer Australia were among the list of mainly wealthy developed economies to sign the voluntary pledge in Azerbaijan.

Vladimir Putin appears open to negotiations with Donald Trump in order to reach an agreement for a ceasefire in Ukraine, according to Reuters.

However, according to the same report, Putin rules out any compromise regarding territorial matters and insists that Ukraine must abandon its aspirations to join NATO.

Bulgaria's Mariya Gabriel has been appointed president of the Robert Schuman Institute, the European People's Party (EPP) announced.

Until recently, her name had been linked to a potential role as NATO Deputy Secretary General. However, that position was instead filled by Radmila Sekerinska, former Deputy Prime Minister of North Macedonia.

In 2016 European leaders treated Trump's win as an aberration, something to ride out. Eight years later, European leaders are now trying to gauge what a second Trump presidency will mean for the continent.

Developments in Ukraine: A Changing Battlefield

The developments on the war front in Ukraine are intense and logical, considering Biden’s “approval” for the use of medium- and long-range weapons on Russian territory. These changes are reshaping strategies once again.

Dimitris Souras took his last breath at the age of 72.

European countries should consider deploying military forces to Ukraine to support a peace agreement brokered by Donald Trump between Kyiv and Moscow, according to Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna. Speaking to the Financial Times, Tsahkna emphasized that Ukraine's most secure future lies in NATO membership, a goal strongly backed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.