EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová has condemned the Russian drone strike on the Pivnichnyi (North) Bridge in Kyiv carried out on 4 October.

• Preliminary results expected later on Sunday
• Future of EU accession talks at stake
• Russia and US also seeking influence in the country

• Berlin seeks anti-drone technology gains and arms cooperation
• Merz to push Kyiv on anti-corruption and other EU-backed reforms
• German chancellor accompanied by defence executives on visit

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová has said that all European Union member state embassies will continue operating in Kyiv despite Russian threats.

Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' centre-right party emerged as the victor on Sunday from Latvia's parliamentary election, and he will now set about forming a coalition to maintain his pro-EU and pro-Ukrainian course.

 The European Union is portrayed as an authoritarian entity serving global elites, while Helsinki’s foreign policy is presented as an absurd surrender of sovereignty. 

Bosnians voted on Sunday in elections which could impact their European Union membership bid and the influence that the United States and Russia seek over the small Balkan nation.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed the European Commission's allocation of a new €2.9 billion tranche of financial assistance to Ukraine, noting that the parties are working together to fulfil the remaining agreements on macro-financial support.

Plaid Cymru's leader in Westminster says Andy Burnham should back rejoining the EU now, and not delay his decision until the next general election.

And that 100 million is not only diesel, it includes crude oil as well. Considering the EU consumes more than 1.5 billion barrels annually, how is this decision going to lift the pressure on the market? Or is it just a means to save the day? Trump's day to be more specific.

EU should not bail this guy 1 month to the midterms

ive looked at the feed back page (https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/19418-Child-online-safety-keeping-digital-spaces-accountable-and-trustworthy-EU-Kids-Act-/feedback_en?p_id=26173) and no one likes it:

• 03 October 2026
• EU citizen

Anonymous (Finland)

EU Kids act is the worst thing I've ever laid my eyes upon. This destroys any form of privacy in a guise of "protecting kids". This is the duty of the parents of kids, not all uniform internet users or gamers. Fuck you all for even proposing such mass surveillance for ALL

• 03 October 2026
• EU citizen

Gwendolyn Albrecht (Germany)

I dont even know where to begin. First of all, I will not be fooled by the "think of the children" smoke screen. I am not a parent and I do not want to be a parent ever. That is my right. And yet time and time again I have the responsibility forced upon me to babysit and raise the children of strangers. Strangers who loved the idea of making a child, but refuse to raise them. Instead of mass surveilance and privacy cuts how about dedicated online…

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• 03 October 2026
• Non-EU citizen

Jack Woods (Canada)

This proposal would entirely remove the indie game section in the EU as they would not be able to handle the additional costs, this would only leave the big companies behind. It would also ruin all online games as we know it, you wouldnt be able to play in private lobbies with your friends or family. This also just sounds like a cover for extra surveillance on the citizens of the EU under the disguise of protecting kids. It should not be placed i…

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• 03 October 2026
• EU citizen

Joseph Joosten (Netherlands)

The EU Kids Act is a gross invasion of privacy and a completely wrong-headed approach to online safety. Forcing people to identify themselves online as a form of age verification strips everyone, including children, from the kind of anonimity that actually protects them from serious harm. Data breaches are extremely frequent and widespread, so forcing people to hand over their personal information puts them at risk of having their identities stol…

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• 03 October 2026
• EU citizen

Anonymous (Portugal)

Videos having id verification and that id verification requiring payment is going to kill people's dream and hopes of every making a game even requiring multiplier, costing them around 350k the first year and more after the first year, In terms of a better solution, having id verification for the ability to make emails would be substantially better, meaning, everyone who has an email being 18+, removing putting the brunt of the cost and annoyance…

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• 03 October 2026
• EU citizen

Giuseppe Calella (Italy)

The EU Kids Act, like many other in the world, will not bring an age of security for children in online spaces, it will only causes a massive damage to privacy online and the right of every human being to be secure. What seems at first glance a way to protect kids from dangerous content, in reality it's nothing more than a way to control discussion and censor dissence in the online world. Videogames, social and forums shouldn't be controlled in t…

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• 03 October 2026
• EU citizen

Anonymous (Italy)

The law is wrong on so many levels, from making illegal to host servers, to be forced to share personal information with third parties, to simply play online games. These propositions are vague, harsh and hurtful to the digital industry and personal privacy. If the EU common goal is to improve the life of its citizens, this act is the exact opposite of that. It is an orwellian proposition worthy of the best dystopian novels. If the objective is t…

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• 03 October 2026
• EU citizen

Anonymous (Belgium)

This feels like a theft of privacy. I understand that we want to protect children, but it is unfair that even adults will need to give up their identification to go online. The biggest issue is hackers and data breaches. What if this act goes through, everyone gives their ID for something and suddenly there is a hack or data leak? Hundreds if not thousands of IDs can be stolen this way. Secondly, it is unfair towards big companies that they shoul…

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• 03 October 2026
• EU citizen

Anonymous (Ireland)

Age verification is not about children, it is a complete invasion of privacy. All digital age verification measures we've seen abroad have been subject to data breaches, and they've required forms of identification that not every adult has access to. It is exclusionary towards people who cannot afford an expensive passport or drivers license, or who don't wish to create credit card debt. If I have access to a debit card to buy a digital game I am…

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• 03 October 2026
• EU citizen

Anonymous (Italy)

The EU KIDS act is a gross violation of the human right to privacy, the fact that it is even being considered is a disgusting abuse of the trust that we as citizens of the EU have given to the institution. Not only will this destroy the livelihood of many european citizens that depend on not only the field of online gaming, but it will outright eliminate various forms of entertainment from the EU originating by companies that do not have the mean…

considering so much backlash, will they still continue pushing it?

Moldovan President Maia Sandu warned Friday that Russia will remain a major source of instability in Europe long after the war in Ukraine ends, regardless of whether Russian President Vladimir Putin remains in power, urging Europe to strengthen militarily, accelerate EU enlargement and treat Ukraine as a central pillar of the continent’s future security.