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INTERVIEW Kallas: Russia's defeat crucial to avoid Third World War

The West must help Ukraine defeat Russia to avoid a wider conflict, Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas has said, advocating more EU arms for Kyiv and heavier investment in Europe's defence industry. Read on »

INVESTIGATION How Western machinery is helping Russia kill Ukrainians

Russia's missile production capacities have been supercharged thanks to Western machinery. Despite European sanctions having been in place since 2014, many European companies have turned a blind eye to exports of valuable technology to Russian military factories. Read on »

Poland and allies seek EU curbs on Russian grain

The EU has a "moral obligation" to curb Russian grain imports, including of possibly stolen Ukrainian grain, five EU countries have said. Read on »

EU must axe Russian F1 driver from sanctions list, rules court

The EU's top court has ordered that a Russian former Formula 1 driver, Nikita Mazepin, be removed from the bloc's sanctions list. Read on »

OPINION The worrying Chinese projects in Orban's Hungary

Chinese police officers may soon participate in joint patrols on the streets of Hungary, officially for counter-terrorism and capacity-building. However, there are fears the Chinese government's motivation is more straightforward: keeping tabs on their diaspora living in Europe, particularly dissidents. Read on »

Migrant pushbacks inside EU to be codified in law, say critics

The EU is set to pass a law allowing police to return suspected irregular migrants to bordering EU member states — in what critics are describing as internal pushbacks based on racial profiling. Read on »

EU aims to use €3bn Russian windfall to aid Ukraine

EU leaders in Brussels this week are poised to finalise plans on using approximately €3bn in annual profits from frozen Russian assets to buy ammunition and weapons for Ukraine. Read on »

EU plans to end bogus internships — but not ban unpaid ones

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a new package to improve the rights of trainees, including a directive to tackle bogus internships — but not a ban on unpaid internships. Read on »

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