France joins Germany's push to end EU foreign policy vetoes
France has joined Germany and nine other EU countries asking to end a rule that lets any single EU country block foreign policy decisions, like sanctions or aid, by voting no.
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Eleven EU countries want to drop the veto on foreign policy votes
Eleven of the EU's 27 members, including France and Germany, want the bloc to make foreign policy decisions like sanctions and joint statements by majority vote instead of requiring every country's agreement.
Hungary Calls Russia a Threat, Reversing Years of Pro-Moscow Policy
Hungary's government has for the first time officially called Russia a threat to Hungary, Europe and the world, a sharp turn from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's long pro-Moscow stance, Politico reported.
Germany open to EU sanctions on Israel as Commission also demands settlement plan be scrapped
The European Commission has joined other countries in telling Israel to cancel a plan to build settlements east of Jerusalem, which would split the West Bank in two.
German lawmakers from all major parties want EU to sanction Israeli minister
Politicians across Germany's political spectrum, including Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives, the AfD and the Left party, are calling for the EU to sanction Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over his remarks about killing people in Gaza.
EU renews Iran sanctions over drones sent to Russia; Ukraine and 8 others join in
The EU Council renewed its sanctions on Iran, which were imposed over Iran sending attack drones and missile parts to Russia for the war in Ukraine.
EU freezes assets, bans travel for 5 more Russians over strikes on Ukraine
The European Union has added five more people to its sanctions list over Russia's renewed missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.