Romania’s ruling coalition has reached a compromise on the 2026 budget, easing tensions that had threatened the government’s stability, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said.

Spain is providing €1 billion in military assistance to Ukraine in 2026, with part of the funds earmarked for joint weapons production, including drones, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Madrid.

Donald Tusk said Poland, along with Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, and Slovakia, is pressing the European Union to continue providing free carbon permits to industries, aiming to curb rising energy costs.

Ursula von der Leyen is set to visit Australia later this month, as the European Union and Canberra move closer to securing a long-awaited trade agreement.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a phone call on March 17 to discuss the situation in the Middle East.

 The European Union has no interest in striking energy deals with Russia, even behind closed doors, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Tuesday amid rising energy prices.

A drone reportedly targeted the Royal Tulip Al-Rasheed Hotel within Baghdad's Green Zone, a site that houses the European Union Advisory Mission in Iraq and various diplomatic facilities.

On Monday, European Union countries imposed new sanctions on hacking groups, including an Iranian group responsible for targeting subscribers of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

European publishers, tech companies, and startup groups are urging European Union regulators to speed up their antitrust investigation into Google and impose penalties over allegations that the company favors its own services in search results.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja ⁠Kallas says she has discussed with UN Secretary General ⁠Antonio Guterres the idea of freeing up transport of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz by replicating ⁠a deal that gets grain out of Ukraine during wartime.