European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen skipped a major global health fundraising summit in Johannesburg on Friday – even as many HIV advocates and experts urged the EU to strengthen its ...

As 2025 draws to a close, the European continent is facing the most pressing of problems: how to raise financial support for Ukraine, almost four years into Russia’s full-blown invasion. Kyiv’s ...

The options paper sent by Ursula von der Leyen to EU leaders presents a binary choice: fresh debt or tap the Russian assets.

Ukraine will need at least €135.7 billion in Western support for 2026-27, of which €83.4 billion is for defence needs.

The EU’s trade chief, Maros Sefcovic, as well as trade ministers from the bloc’s 27 member states, will raise the issue with ...