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Politics

EU and Canada seek closer ties: Will Canada become the EU's first associate member?

As the international context becomes more challenging for the European Union, the bloc is looking to boost its ties with like-minded allies. Canada is part of that architecture that the EU says it wants to build. The big news of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union speech in September was that Canada could become an associate member – an arrangement that does not exist for the EU's partners at the moment.

16 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC

Politics

Von der Leyen warns against major cuts in the European budget as required by Germany

The President of the European Commission puts the energy crisis at the heart of the defence of her budget proposal, which the fruit countries ask to reduce while Spain and other partners demand more ambition

6 Oct 2026, 10:29 UTC

World

Merz, Macron seek tougher EU measures against unfair trade

Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz have written to Ursula von der Leyen, calling for tougher EU mechanisms against unfair trade practices by other states. They name no names but seem to have China or the US in mind.

5 Oct 2026, 18:03 UTC

World

Brussels warns of "gaps in the EU's defence" and calls for more effort in refacing Russia

The action mechanism proposed by Von der Leyen in the face of the Kremlin's hybrid attacks arouses the Member States' misgivings

28 Sept 2026, 18:46 UTC

Politics

Macron calls on EU to tackle soaring energy prices

Emmanuel Macron has written to the EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, calling on Brussels to take immediate action to lower energy prices. They have been on the rise as the conflict in the Middle East spreads, and as Ukraine's attacks on Russian diesel refineries continue.

22 Sept 2026, 13:50 UTC

Politics

Direct Spain and the tense situation with hundreds of migrants in Ceuta

Almost 50 days after the mass crossing of people from Morocco to Ceuta, the situation in the autonomous territory remains a priority on the Spanish agenda. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, pointed to Morocco as responsible for the "invasion" and the Government of Spain announced that it will initiate an internal investigation into members of the security forces accused of beating migrants and stealing property. Our correspondent Marina Colorado extended information about the situation in Ceuti territory.

18 Sept 2026, 21:27 UTC

Politics

Ursula von der Leyen’s sixth State of the Union speech: A grand sweep, but thin on details?

In this episode, we debrief one of the key annual events in the EU calendar: the State of the Union speech. It was Ursula von der Leyen’s sixth such address as President of the European Commission, and the second State of the Union speech of her second mandate.

18 Sept 2026, 16:20 UTC

Politics

What can be understood as an EU partner and why Canada?

During the visit of the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, to Strasbourg, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed that Canada become the first associate member of the European Union. For the proposal to succeed, it must be approved by each EU member, but the idea already generates discontent in the United States. To understand this, we spoke to Emiliano García Coso, Professor of Law of the European Union and International Law at the Pontifical University Colillas, and political analyst at the # InvitadoDelDiaF24.

18 Sept 2026, 12:59 UTC