Every Europe Pulse video briefing, with a written version underneath so the facts can be read as well as watched: NATO and Ukraine, energy and prices, migration and borders, and the decisions in Brussels that end up in national law.
Ursula von der Leyen unveils 2026 EU Commission Work Programme — “Europe’s Independence Moment” #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #eu #newsupdate European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled the Commission Work Programme for 2026 in a landmark speech to the European Parliament…
EU Parliament backs sweeping update to driving licence and disqualification rules, paving way for digital licences by 2030 #drivesafe #driverslicense #driving The European Parliament on Tuesday, 21 October 2025, approved an overhaul of EU driving licence and driving disqualification rules…
EU Backs Ban on Russian Gas: Full Phase-Out by 2028, Loans Backed by Frozen Assets to Fund Ukraine #EUEnergy #RussianGasBan #REPowerEU EU energy ministers in Luxembourg approved landmark rules to end Russian gas imports, setting a legal ban from 1…
EU Ministers Clash Over Trump–Putin Summit and Push to Use Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine #FrozenAssets #Sanctions #TrumpPutinMeeting At the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 20 October 2025, European ministers voiced sharp warnings about the planned Trump–Putin summit in…
EU’s Kaja Kallas: “Sanctions Are the Path to Peace — Russia Must Be Pressured, Not Rewarded” #Russia #Sanctions #TrumpPutinMeeting At the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 20 October 2025, EU High Representative and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja…
EU and Iraq Deepen Ties in Luxembourg: Kaja Kallas and Fuad Hussein Meet for Talks on Energy, Security, and Elections #KajaKallas #Iraq #geopolitics The European Union and Iraq have reaffirmed their strategic partnership at today’s fourth EU–Iraq Cooperation Council held…
From Balkans Growth to Drone Diplomacy — Europe’s Power Plays of the Week #Geopolitics #DonaldTrump #nato This week, Europe’s strategic focus sharpened across two continents — from economic and reform signals in the Western Balkans to high-stakes military diplomacy in…
Trump Tells Zelensky Tomahawks Would “Be an Escalation,” Floats Budapest Talks With Putin #DonaldTrump #VolodymyrZelensky #Tomahawk At the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a bilateral working lunch focused on weapons deliveries, security guarantees,…
NATO Launches “Steadfast Noon 25” Nuclear Deterrence Exercise Across Europe #NATO #SteadfastNoon #f35 Allied fighter jets are back in the skies above Europe as NATO begins its annual nuclear deterrence exercise, Steadfast Noon 2025. The large-scale training, which runs from…
President Trump Confirms Upcoming Meeting With Putin in Budapest to Seek “End to the War” #DonaldTrump #VladimirPutin #TrumpPutinMeeting In a striking announcement, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest within two weeks,…
