The future of proposed EU “flagship” defence projects - including a counter-drone system initially called a drone wall - is in doubt as European Union leaders plan to snub a call to endorse them at a summit in Brussels next week.

The European Union may move to freeze Russian assets in Europe as Ukraine continues to fight a bloody war against Russia, Reuters reports. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

The European Union’s effort to tap Russian assets as the main source of international funding for Ukraine is becoming “increasingly difficult” as leaders struggle to agree on a framework, the bloc’s top foreign policy official said.

At Atreju 2025, Friday's highlights included a panel with Nicola Procaccini, co-chair of the ECR group dedicated to climate change, followed by a speech by Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

The EU’s top representative on foreign affairs, Kaja Kallas, similarly described it as a “make-or-break” moment for Ukraine, as parallel negotiations take place on a US-brokered peace proposal and a plan in Brussels to finance a large loan to help keep Kyiv in the fight should ceasefire talks stall again.

European Union countries have agreed to freeze Russian assets worth €210 billion indefinitely. The decision will no longer need to be renewed every six months, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on X,

European Union officials are finalizing a major overhaul of its migration system, including streamlined deportations and increased detentions.

The European Union has agreed to indefinitely freeze $AUD370 billion (€210 billion) in Russian assets in a major bid to back Ukraine and choke Moscow's finances.

The European Union has reportedly agreed to push back its implementation of all-electric new car sales to at least 2040 following pressure by automakers, labor unions, and consumer demand, according to a new report by British newspaper The Times.

BRUSSELS (AP) — As sympathy for immigrants erodes around the world, European nations agreed Wednesday to consider changes that rights advocates say would weaken migrant protections that have underpinned European law since World War II.

Russia's central bank says it is suing Belgium's Euroclear in court following an EU bid to use Russian assets to aid Ukraine.