BEAK UAV drone made by Origin Robotics - Photo by Gints Ivuskans © European Union 2025

The European Commission has presented a plan to counter the increasing security threats posed by drones across the EU, focusing on civilian internal security and developing a competitive European drone market.

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and EU Council president Antonio Costa discuss a new chapter in bilateral relations with Syria in Damascus with Syrian President Ahmed al-Shaara.

The EU and Jordan marked a key milestone in their relationship with a first-ever bilateral summit, reviewing implementation of the EU-Jordan Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership (SCP) signed a year ago.

Cyprus assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 January, at a time of acute geopolitical upheaval and unpredictability, under the motto “An Autonomous Union. Open to the World.”

EU leaders at a ‘Coalition of the Willing’ summit in Paris declared their readiness to commit to politically and legally binding guarantees for Ukraine which would be activated once a ceasefire enters into force.