Europe must be responsible for its own security, European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.

European Union leaders are gathering this week at the end of political year dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump

Pope Leo XIV is insisting that Europe must have a role in any Ukraine peace deal. And he is criticizing what he says is the Trump administration’s effort to “break apart” the long-standing U.S.

The EU's parliament will vote on Wednesday on a scheme that would enable women from nations restricting abortion to terminate pregnancies in another member state free of charge.

Germany’s decision to grant its first operating license for maglev trains represents a pivotal moment for transportation innovation in Europe. With increasing pressure on urban infrastructure, the shift toward efficient, sustainable, and high-frequency public transport options is a priority across the continent.

Europeans find themselves stranded between hostile powers, Russia and the United States, with key decisions looming over the future of Ukraine.

That’s perhaps doubly true, given France’s skepticism. The country has spent years looking for alternative defense AI specialists, on the back of concerns around data sovereignty and privacy. In the end, France renewed its decade-long Palantir contract anyway, in essence admitting to the platform’s stickiness.

Sweden has just opened Europe's first car park built from 57 old wind turbine blades from a decommissioned wind farm.

The first pair of Galileo navigation satellites to launch on an Ariane 6 are scheduled to liftoff from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Wednesday (Dec. 17) at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT; 2:01 a.m. local time in Kourou).