The Latest Breaking News from The European Union

Costa Rica sees the Indo-Pacific area as a priority over other regional trade deals, such as EU-Mercosur. An Indo-Pacific trade group, the CPTPP, could become the largest trading bloc in terms of GDP if new members — such as the EU — join.

Starmer says UK in discussions with EU over Brussels plan to double import tariff to 50%, which unions warn could kill UK steel industry

The presidents of the Western Balkan nations have gathered in Albania to discuss accelerating economic integration with the European Union

Letter: An EU economic security council is an idea whose time has come, writes Luuk van Middelaar

The world's oceans are bearing the brunt of a triple environmental crisis, according to the European Union's Earth monitors: global warming, pollution and declining biodiversity. The EU Copernicus programme warns that Africa's coasts, buffeted by marine heatwaves and rising sea levels, are especially vulnerable.

COMMENT: Moldova fended off bot farms and social media trolls fed in by Russia to influence its recent election – but, writes former minister of defence Nick Harvey, other countries may not be as resilient

Hungary remains firm in maintaining its supplies of Russian oil and gas, even as the European Union accelerates efforts to cut Russian energy imports

"I will not allow one country, and I will certainly not allow Mr Orbán, to take decisions upon the entire European future," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at the end of a leaders' summit.

In a joint interview with Euronews and Euronews Romania, Romanian President Nicușor Dan announced that technical negotiations for Moldova’s EU accession will begin following a pro-European vote, despite Hungary’s veto on Ukraine.