As Ursula von der Leyen arrives in India for the Republic Day celebrations, trade agreements, security partnerships, and strategic cooperation take center stage. This visit may pave the way for a groundbreaking trade deal between India and the EU amid shifting global trade dynamics.

The White House has threatened a new 10% tariff on 8 NATO allies.

President of the European Council António Costa presented the main conclusions from the informal meeting of the members of the European Council held in Brussels on 22 January 2026.

President Trump has vowed to make Greenland — a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, which is a member of the Council of Europe and a founding member of NATO — part of the United States, and that he will do so “the easy way” or “the hard way.”

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The provisional political agreement creates a new payment services regulation that amends PSD2 and aims to put in ...

32. The European Council held an in-depth discussion on how to further reinforce EU competitiveness, building on its conclusions of March and June 2025 and focusing on simplification, a competitive green transition and a sovereign digital transition.

Territorial integrity is a core tenet of Europe that is at risk from Russian and American imperialism. Brussels has fought back.

European Council President Antonio Costa said Sunday on X that the European Union (EU) is "ready to defend itself against any form of coercion" in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats over Greenland.

Leaders will discuss transatlantic relations, arrangements with US President Donald Trump on resolving the situation around Greenland, his invitation for the EU to join the "Board of Peace", as well as a peace settlement plan for Ukraine at an extraordinary meeting of the European Council on the evening of 22 January.