António Costa

The talks led by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are the latest attempt to negotiate a settlement amid intensifying deadly aerial attacks on both sides of the border

It comes after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier this month proposed Canada join the European bloc as an “associate member”

In an interview with POLITICO, Costa set out for the first time what he gathered from leaders during his tour of 25 capitals on one of the thorniest issues in the talks: how to build support towards new EU levies — known as “own resources” — that would generate fresh revenue to the budget

In an interview with POLITICO, Costa set out for the first time what he gathered from leaders during his tour of 25 capitals on one of the thorniest issues in the talks: how to build support towards new EU levies — known as “own resources” — that would generate fresh revenue to the budget

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen were among leaders expected for the European Arctic Summit in Rovaniemi, Finland, a city perhaps best known for its Santa Claus village

European nations join Berlin in punishing Moscow for an alleged unsuccessful attack on Leipzig airport

European nations join Berlin in punishing Moscow for an alleged unsuccessful attack on Leipzig airport

European Council President António Costa will begin a tour of European Union capitals on Tuesday 25 August to discuss urgent issues concerning the EU's future and support for Ukraine

Military amputees and war veterans in Ukraine marked Independence Day on Monday by finishing a grueling endurance race that took them more than 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) around the country

Andy Burnham compares Ukraine's battle with Russia to Britain’s fight with Nazi Germany

There is little indication that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is ready for serious negotiations

A missile apparently fired by Russia landed deep inside Polish territory early Thursday, leaving a massive crater

Poland scrambled fighter jets to secure its airspace after Russian airstrikes killed at least eight people in neighboring Ukraine in attacks that extended as far as the western city of Lviv

He’s the seventh British prime minister to walk through the famous black door of Number 10 Downing Street since the Brexit vote 10 years ago

Delivered without notes or a lectern — outdoor furniture now firmly associated with prime ministerial failure — his inaugural speech was essentially a mea culpa, and thus widely received as refreshingly candid

European Union members are looking to keep up pressure on Russia as Ukraine’s outlook improves, even as some countries seek exemptions

Meanwhile, Rachel Reeves and David Lammy are among several senior ministers leaving government after Sir Keir Starmer tendered his resignation to the King earlier on Monday

Donald Trump previously described the new prime minister as ‘the mayor of a town’

India has laid down the framework for importers seeking concessional customs duty on passenger cars and goods vehicles from the United Kingdom under the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which comes into force on July 15

There were fears for the wellbeing of big Jim O’Callaghan after a very tense meeting of the Oireachtas justice committee

The presidency, which will last until December 2026, means that Ireland will guide negotiations and broker agreement between member states

Less than two years ago, Labour party leader Keir Starmer spearheaded a historic victory in a British general election

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to step down by September amid mounting pressure

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to step down by September amid mounting pressure

European Council President António Costa’s chief of staff, Pedro Lourtie, twice over the past few weeks contacted officials in Moscow as the EU looked for ways to restart negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Assessments that Ukraine has reached a turning point in the conflict with Russia may well prove premature

The two-day summit is to focus on three topics: supporting Ukraine, the EU’s next long-term budget, and global economic challenges

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov previously warned of “massive coordinated strikes on a regular basis” in response to Ukraine's attack on a Moscow oil refinery for the second time this week

The two-day summit is to focus on three topics: supporting Ukraine, the EU’s next long-term budget, and global economic challenges

The two-day summit is to focus on three topics: supporting Ukraine, the EU’s next long-term budget, and global economic challenges

While it was Zelenskyy who brandished the photographs, it was French President Emmanuel Macron who — as host — had choreographed the summit and worked out exactly how to appeal to the erratic American leader

India-EU to Sign 'Mother of All Deals' by Year-End

Photos from the high-level summit showed Zelensky and Trump seated closely as secretary of state Marco Rubio observed the talks

It is set to create a massive free market covering nearly two billion people and a quarter of the global economy, opening new avenues for trade, investment, and technology cooperation

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to say whether he would like to see Britain rejoin the EU in his lifetime amid growing pressure on the prime minister to carve out closer ties with the bloc

Italian PM’s light-hearted remark revives viral ‘Melodi’ phenomenon at the G7 summit

Zelensky and his European allies came to this week's G7 summit in the French lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains hoping to impress upon Trump that Ukraine's battlefield fortunes had improved thanks to its drone incursions deep into Russia

This comes two years later than planned, as former Hungarian PM Viktor Orban was blocking the process prior to his election defeat

G7 summit: Trump eyes Ukraine peace deal

At a meeting in Brussels, ambassadors from the 27 EU nations decided to officially open negotiations with Ukraine as well as with Moldova, which Russia has also tried to drag back into its orbit, on Monday in Luxembourg

Following a intense three-month war that broke out in February 2026, the United States and Iran have agreed to a comprehensive peace deal mediated by Pakistan

Leaders discussed ways to speed up the Western Balkans' integration, but whether enlargement will ease the EU's security anxiety at a time of mounting uncertainty across the continent remains an open question

Putin rules out talks with Zelenskyy, demands broader Ukraine deal first

Enlargement has risen up ​the EU agenda due to Russia's war against Ukraine, with Kyiv keen to join the ​bloc to anchor itself in Europe's political mainstream

The win will allow Tisza to roll back many of the policies that gave Orbán a reputation among many of his critics as a far-right authoritarian, clamp down on alleged corruption and transform political dynamics within the European Union, where the former prime minister had upended the bloc by frequently vetoing key decisions

Romania faces weeks or months of political talks to form new majority

European leaders talked up independence on defence and closer ties with Canada Monday, as they gathered in Armenia for a summit clouded by US threats to cut military support

He was received at Noor Khan Airbase by Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, highlighting the importance Islamabad is placing on this visit

French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis extended the defense pact, first signed in 2021, for another five years with automatic renewals thereafter during a ceremony at the Maximos Mansion in Athens

That comes amid concerns of how the US would respond (or not) in the event of a foreign attack against allied nations, many of which he has openly criticized for not getting involved in his and Israel’s joint war on Iran, which has destabilized the region and rattled much of the global economy

But a top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, vowed to block any nominee until the legal threats against Powell were dropped

The only EU leader absent from the meeting is Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is set to leave office after 16 years in power

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who was recently ousted after 16 years in power and long seen as a frequent source of friction within the bloc, did not attend the meeting

After signing off in the afternoon on a massive €90 billion loan for Ukraine and a new round of sanctions against Russia, European leaders welcomed decisions that had been delayed for so long

The incident has prompted Cyprus, a non-NATO EU member that currently holds the bloc's rotating presidency, and other member states to seek clearer operational guidelines for the EU's mutual defence clause

Although Washington's indefinite extension of a ceasefire with Tehran allows for more diplomatic efforts toward a political settlement of the strait blockade and the war in the Middle East, it takes time for the global oil market to return to normal prices even after peace is restored