Europe
German defence minister says damage to Baltic data cables appears to be sabotage
Boris Pistorius said ‘no-one believes these cables were severed by mistake’.
UK needs to be ‘critical friend’ to Trump, says Davey
The Lib Dem leader called the president-elect a ‘dangerous, destructive demagogue’ this week after US voters returned him to the White House.
European leaders call for stronger defence after Trump’s US election win
About 50 European officials sought a strong common stance on Russia at a one-day summit on Thursday.
Calls for change to student financing as Newry graduate ‘heartbroken’ after withdrawal from prestigious EU academic offer
Aspiring student had secured Masters degree course at College of Europe in Belgium
See off ‘uncertainty’ over Ukraine by seizing frozen assets, MP urges minister
Helen Maguire urged Defence Secretary John Healey to quickly repurpose frozen assets to bolster Ukraine’s war chest.
Gaels from across the continent to come together in Lyon for Pan-European finals
Colin Bell, of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust (KBRT), to be guest of honour at celebration of football
Healey makes new commitments to European defence as Nato ministers meet
Defence Secretary John Healey pledged protection for Estonia against the Russian threat and measures on European air defence.
Lammy hails ‘historic moment’ ahead of talks on UK-EU security cooperation
The Foreign Secretary has arrived in Luxembourg to attend a meeting of the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council.
UK and EU to work ‘at pace’ on strengthening economic and security co-operation
Sir Keir Starmer said he wanted a closer relationship with the EU to help ‘make Brexit work’.
Starmer says he wants ‘to make Brexit work’ with ‘positive’ UK-EU relationship
Sir Keir Starmer visited Brussels to meet the heads of the European Union institutions as he pushes for a reset in the relationship with Brussels.