Syria: Some EU countries remain hesitant about the new government, European foreign ministers are ready to consider lifting sanctions if Damascus' leaders promise to behave.
Climate: 2024 was the warmest year on record since 1850 and the first where average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
Tech: EU capitals, national leaders, and European Parliament political groups are ramping up pressure on the European Commission to enforce the European Digital Services Act, against Meta and X.
Energy: Natural gas prices at Dutch benchmark TTF dropped to just over €43 per MWh, down 10% from their 2025 peak, despite a projected increased in heating demand due to colder weather.
Across Europe
Germany: The Musk-Weidel debate had no technical glitches – which is the most charitable thing one can say about the bizarre political theatre staged Thursday evening on X with the leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany.
Serbia: Belgrade has cancelled contracts for Russian weapons that have supplied its army since Soviet times, said Chief of General Staff Milan Mojsilović, without specifying whether the country was cutting ties with Russia.
Slovakia: Pro-Western opposition leaders expressed concern over the pro-Russian foreign policy of Robert Fico's government, saying that firm alignment with the EU and NATO is the only way to ensure the country’s freedom, security and prosperity.
Spain: The government has set a 10-day deadline to find a temporary solution for unaccompanied minors in overcrowded migrant reception centres in the Canary Islands.
