Evi Kiorri

Ursula von der Leyen proposed an ‘Alliance for the Future’ that could make Canada the EU's first ‘associate member’. But what is an ‘associate member ’, and what does this alliance mean for the EU and Canada? Watch the video! #EuXl

EU interior ministers met in Luxembourg on October 1, and agreed on stricter rules for returning migrants, shifting the bloc's migration policy focus from paperwork to enforcement.

EU home affairs ministers gave their final approval to a new Return Regulation in Luxembourg on October 1.

The EU has approved a legal basis for sending people with no right to stay to centres outside the bloc. Governments say rights will be respected. Rights groups warn the safeguards on paper may not hold up in practice. #EuXl

The European Commission wants a European Security Council to counter sabotage and cyberattacks. Critics say it repackages the EU’s existing hybrid toolbox without addressing the unanimity rule that limits its power. Watch the video! #EuXl

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War Sabotage, arson, cyberattacks, disinformation, and drones in restricted airspace.

The EU wants a faster political response to sabotage, cyberattacks and drone incursions. Experts say the proposed Security Council could help, but only partly. #EuXl

EU.XL Euro-area inflation climbed to 3.8% in September, up from 3.2% in August, according to Eurostat's flash estimate.

Finland, Germany and Lithuania share the euro and the ECB’s 2.50% deposit rate, but with September inflation at 2.7%, 3.3% and 6.1% respectively, they show how one policy meets different price realities. #EuXl

Three countries share one currency and one central bank rate, yet their inflation rates differ by more than twofold.