France announces controversial immigration and asylum reform
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced tough new plans to crack down on immigration and asylum in France. The new proposals would speed up the...
11 countries back plan to restrict exports of surveillance technologies
11 EU countries have expressed support for a draft proposal to restrict exports of surveillance technologies according to a leaked negotiation document obtained by...
Frontex report shows drop in illegal border crossings into Europe
The EU’s border security agency, Frontex, has released its Risk Analysis for 2018 report, which shows illegal border crossings into Europe have dropped to...
European Defence Fund announces new funding for defence research projects
The European Defence Fund (EDF) has announced a raft of new funding for defence research projects across the EU, which will cover naval, airborne...
Germany ‘lacks equipment’ for Very High Readiness Joint Task Force
A new report has warned that the German army lacks basic equipment as the country prepares to take over command of NATO’s Very High...
Theresa May urges new UK-EU defence treaty
At last week’s Munich Security Conference, UK Prime Minister Theresa May urged European leaders to agree a new UK-EU defence treaty, outside Brexit negotiations. Such...
Airbus loses further €1.3bn on A400M military transport plane
Airbus has announced further losses of €1.3bn in its A400M military transport plane project, despite reporting better than expected profits for 2017. The A400M military...
Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence wraps up
Following the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence that took place this week (14-15 February), Government Europa highlights the most important meetings, discussions and...
UK accuses Russia of NotPetya ransomware attack
The UK government has publicly accused the Russian military of carrying out the malicious NotPetya ransomware attack that spread across Europe last year. Publicly accusing...
EU border agency agrees co-operation with Albania
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency has initialled a draft agreement for operational co-operation with Albania. The agreement will allow the agency to be...
