Starting on Oct. 12, 2025, Croatia will be the first European Union country to implement the Entry/Exit System, or EES, in the European Union, according to TravelOffPath. According to the European Union’s official Entry/Exit System (EES) website, the system will be enacted in all EU countries by April 10, 2026.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced an agreement with Ukraine to allocate €2 billion for drone technology. Source: Ursula von der Leyen at a press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte,

Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have been working on a drone wall project, but in March, the European Union’s executive branch rejected a joint Estonia-Lithuania request for funds to set one up.

The proposal comes in the wake of recent airspace incursions over several European nations, some of which Russia is confirmed to be behind.

Tourists heading to Europe will be required to have their fingerprints and facial images scanned starting next month.

There is a popular story circulating in the media that the European countries are in some sort of downward spiral, hopelessly behind the United States.

European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a $3.5 billion fine for breaching the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil called on Wednesday for a more "modern" EU budget that channels funds into improving cross-border rail and road links, energy networks, external border security and research.

Law enforcement in the United Kingdom said they've arrested a suspect in an alleged cyberattack that disrupted several European airports in recent days.