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The contract, whose buyers are named as the European Commission, Parliament, Council and the European External Action Service, is described as being “fully or partially financed with EU funds.” For the highest officials within these institutions, international travel is a key part of their role as they hold discussions with foreign leaders and make speeches around the world. But while the EU prioritizes commercial transport, the Commission said, sometimes it deems that impossible or too dangerous ― especially when staff travel to conflict zones. No company has yet been awarded the contract for “non-scheduled air-taxi transport services” worth €15.67 million…
LONDON — “Her office was like something out of Black Mirror,” recalls a young official of her first trip to see the woman now leading Britain’s civil service. Wherever she looked in Antonia Romeo’s old sanctum at the Department for International Trade, Romeo’s face smiled back. “It was covered in pictures of her with famous people,” the footballer David Beckham among them, the official recalled. “I couldn’t concentrate on the meeting, because I was just looking at the wall thinking, ‘is that Imelda Staunton?’” If this kind of self-promotion sits awkwardly with Britain’s highly-strung reputation, it clashes violently with the…
FCAS is intended to replace Germany’s Eurofighter and France’s Rafale jets by around 2040. The program includes a warplane — which lies at the heart of the disagreement — drones and a combat cloud. The project has been repeatedly delayed by industrial disputes, especially between France’s Dassault Aviation and Germany-backed Airbus over leadership and control of the fighter jet. “We Europeans … have an interest in standardizing, in having a common model” for warplanes, Macron told reporters Thursday on the sidelines of a trip to India. “We have identified common needs. Are they being called into question? The answer is no…
Updated: 19/02/2026 – 11:08 GMT+1 Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this February 18th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. … More
Petrecca is seen as close to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and her political opponents were quick to capitalize on the backlash. The Democratic Party said in a statement that “the Olympics are a time of utmost responsibility for public service broadcasting” and denounced the telecast as an example of Rai TV at its worst, calling it “Telemeloni” — or Meloni TV. Usigrai, the union representing journalists at Rai, welcomed Petrecca’s resignation but noted that “responsibilities remained” at the leadership level for putting him in charge of Rai Sport. That decision has caused enormous damage to the broadcaster’s reputation, they…
US President Donald Trump pledged $10 billion for his new “Board of Peace” as he hosted the first meeting of the amorphous new institution, which was first focused on revuilding Gaza but has since expanded its scope. Trump, who has in recent weeks repeatedly threatened war with Iran, did not specify what the money would be used for. The US president also announced that nine other members of the body pledged an additional $7 billion towards a Gaza relief package. The donors include Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, UAE, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Kuwait. “Every dollar spent is an investment…
Depuis le meurtre du jeune militant d’extrême droite Quentin Deranque, les gauches non mélenchonistes sont sous pression partout en France pour rompre avec LFI. Encore plus depuis que deux assistants parlementaires mélenchonistes, ceux du député Raphaël Arnault, ont été interpellés dans l’enquête sur la mort du militant identitaire. Aulas, chouchou de toutes les droites Jean-Michel Aulas, de son côté, “fédère le centre et les droites contre la mairie écologiste”, note Jean-Yves Dormagen. Séduisant l’essentiel des électeurs Les Républicains et de Renaissance aux dernières européennes (respectivement 89% et 77% d’entre eux), l’entrepreneur attire aussi une majorité de ceux qui avaient alors…
Published on 19/02/2026 – 18:02 GMT+1 The death of French far-right activist Quentin Deranque has reached the European Parliament, with the Patriots for Europe group calling for a minute of silence at next week’s plenary session, sources and MEPs from the group confirmed to Euronews. A demonstration organised by far-right groups is also planned in Brussels on Thursday evening. Deranque, 23, died on Saturday in a hospital after being beaten during an altercation between far-left and right-wing activists in Lyon, following an event featuring far-left MEP Rima Hassan. Witnesses said Deranque was providing security at a protest against Hassan’s appearance…
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The two leaders have fought on topics spanning migration to abortion during a terminally uneasy relationship, but are set to have a moment of reconciliation in April during a Franco-Italian summit in Toulouse. Officials close to the Italian prime minister said Macron’s comments were met “with astonishment” and insisted that Meloni’s statement was meant to “show solidarity with the French people affected by this terrible event and that in no way interfere in France’s internal affairs.” Earlier in the day, Macron said he was “struck by the fact that people who are nationalists, who don’t want to be bothered at…