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'Partners and friends’: Trade and defence top of agenda at EU-South Korea summit

As security threats grow and geopolitics shift, the European Union and Republic of South Korea have celebrated a new Digital Trade Agreement at a summit in Brussels. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa and with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung celebrated the signing of new a digital trade agreement at a ceremony in Brussels on Wednesday. The event marked the EU and South Korea's 11th summit, with everything from security and...

Euronews 2h ago

EU leaders condemn Russia for drone crash in Romania

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa condemned Moscow Friday morning after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in eastern Romania overnight. “Russia’s war of aggression has crossed yet another line. A Russian drone incursion struck a densely populated area in Romania, injuring civilians. On EU territory,” von der Leyen wrote in a statement on X, expressing solidarity with Romania and its citizens.

Politico EU 12d ago

Watch: Batteries, microchips, and K-Pop—what's at stake at the EU-Korea Summit

European leaders António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen are hosting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for the EU-Republic of Korea summit. They say hospitality begins at home, and Brussels is putting that to the test this week. European leaders António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen are hosting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for the EU-Republic of Korea summit.

Euronews 10h ago

Drone explosion in Romanian port spurs Ukraine war spillover fears

Drone explosion in Romanian port spurs Ukraine war spillover fears European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that the maritime drone was a ‘direct consequence’ of the Russia-Ukraine war. A maritime drone has exploded in Romania’s Constanta port, with several other drones discovered nearby. The Romanian Ministry of National Defence said on Friday that the drone had self-detonated at 10:30am local time (07:30 GMT).

Al Jazeera 5d ago

When K-pop diplomacy hits Brussels

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music South Korea’s president is in Brussels for the first EU-South Korea summit in three years — a visit that starts with K-pop diplomacy but quickly moves to chips, trade, defense and China. Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart look at why Seoul has become such an important partner for Europe and why South Korea’s role in Europe’s rearmament push is also politically awkward. The due also discuss Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tightening her grip...

Politico EU 14h ago

EU targets Russian economy and soldiers in newest sanction package

BRUSSELS — The European Union unveiled a new package of proposed sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, targeting the country’s banking, energy and trade sectors in an effort to weaken its economy. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Russia’s economy was “slowing sharply” as she presented the bloc’s 21st sanctions package, seven weeks after Council President António Costa announced the previous one entering into force. “Four years after the start of its...

Politico EU 1d ago

Magyar says Hungary and EU 'close to a deal' on releasing frozen cash ahead of crunch meeting

Hungarian negotiators are making a last-minute push to secure as much as possible from the €17 billion frozen EU funds, as Péter Magyar prepares to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday.

Euronews 12d ago

Newsletter: Brussels-Beijing trade tangle and Hungary’s frozen funds

All 27 European Commissions will debate EU-China trade relations Friday to mitigate dumping and overdependencies, while the Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is in Brussels to discuss with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen releasing frozen EU funds for Budapest.

Euronews 12d ago

EU plans to ban Russian soldiers from bloc in fresh sanctions on Moscow

Banks, crypto firms and Kremlin oil reserves also targeted in 21st set of measures since full-scale invasion of UkraineThe EU hopes to ban Russian soldiers from entering its territory as part of further sanctions against Moscow that also target banks, crypto firms and the Kremlin’s oil revenues. Announcing the proposals on Tuesday, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said: “We propose for the first time to ban from entry into the European Union anyone who has served in...

The Guardian UK 1d ago

Von der Leyen's AI envoy pick draws conflict of interest questions

Centre-left MEPs are questioning von der Leyen's choice of of Siemens chairman Jim Hagemann Snabe to serve as the EU's industrial AI envoy. Forty-one centre-left MEPs are raising concerns over a potential conflict of interest in European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's choice for the EU's first special envoy for industrial AI. At the end of May, Euronews revealed that the Commission chief was considering creating a new high-level post for AI to drive EU industrial policy in this...

Euronews 1d ago