Defence`s Feeds

Iran has finally announced in the last few hours that it is rejecting Islamabad's offer to mediate with the United [...]

Contested by Tehran at the tail end of the week (IO, 03/04/26), Islamabad's attempt to mediate the Iran-US conflict was [...]

Only just appointed deputy defence minister for North and East Syria on 10 March, former Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander [...]

The Night Glory is a well-known tanker in Russia's ghost fleet operating under the flag of Sierra Leone. The vessel [...]

The revision of France's military programming law (LPM) will be a key piece of legislation in the coming months, firmly [...]

The court battle between self-proclaimed former CIA officer Gaurav Srivastava, who stands accused of fraud, and his former associate Dutch [...]

On 2 April, the European External Action Service (EEAS) renewed Amarante International's interim contract to protect the EU delegation in [...]

On a tour of Vietnam to promote her autobiography, Stéphanie [...]

With several former French intelligence officers putting pen to paper in recent years, France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency had been [...]

The Council appointed François-Louis Michaud as chairperson of the European banking authority (EBA). Mr Michaud will take up the role on 16 April 2026. His term of office will run for a five-year period and may be extended once.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 30 March - 12 April 2026.

Remarks by Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis on the economic impact of the situation in the Middle East, the energy transition, development of the Savings and Investments Union and preparation ahead of the IMF and G7 international meetings.

The Council and the Parliament agreed to overhaul the EU customs framework, giving the Union a more modern toolbox to deal with overarching trends.

The President of the European Council, António Costa, together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will represent the EU at the EU-Armenia summit taking place in Yerevan on 4 and 5 May 2026. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will represent Armenia.

The Council adopted a set of conclusions at the start of the 14th WTO ministerial conference, outlining the EU's expectations and position for the conference, including on WTO reform.

The EU and Nigeria issued a joint communiqué following the 8th EU-Nigeria ministerial meeting on Monday 23 March 2026 in Abuja, Nigeria.