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EU Commission adopts wait-and-see approach with mystery Congo virus

The Commission will organize a Health Security Committee meeting to coordinate any necessary EU response as soon as they have more information on the virus that so far has affected hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

10/12/2024

Europe News

EU ministers offer soothing talk for farmers in CAP reset launch

New agriculture Commissioner envisions no overhaul for the EU's agricultural subsidies system, as ministers began talks on reforms, seeking to maintain a farmer-centric Common Agricultural Policy.

10/12/2024

Europe News

Polish EU presidency to focus on energy, defence and economic security

With Trump's arrival in the US White House, a new EU Commission and the ongoing war in Ukraine, security in all its possible dimensions will be the main priority of the next rotating EU presidency, said Poland's Ambassador Agnieszka Bartol.

09/12/2024

Europe News

Guess who's back in town? Newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews' EU senior finance and defence reporter Jack Schickler.

09/12/2024

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Do TikTok algorithms sway elections?

In this edition, we look at whether TikTok's algorithms could have swayed the Romanian presidential elections, and ask if Europe should ban under-16s from social media.

07/12/2024

Europe News

Reynders: Suspect funds, alleged to be €1m, came from ‘private wealth’

The former European Commissioner has denied criminal allegations made against him, after reports police found thousands of euros while raiding his properties.

06/12/2024

Europe News

Green groups face cash squeeze as EU reconsiders financial support

Leaked document seen by Euronews shows the European Commission is considering a rethink of funding rules, as NGOs warn they need public support to act as a counterbalance to powerful industry lobbies.

06/12/2024

Europe News

Von der Leyen clinches EU-Mercosur trade deal despite French hostility

The European Commission and Mercosur countries announced on Friday the conclusion of an agreement creating a free trade area covering 780 million people. However, the deal will have to be sealed by EU member states.

06/12/2024

Europe News

Commission asks for help shaping agri-food vision

The EU executive has set up an advisory body aiming to maintain open dialogue among agri-food stakeholders, avoiding the polarisation seen in the last mandate.

05/12/2024

Europe News

EU 'defence bonds' cheaper if national budgets frontloaded: Kubilius

Andrius Kubilius is expected to draw up a White Paper on European Defence within his first three months in office, including ways to finance what he has described as a "big bang" in military spending.

05/12/2024

Belgium

Von der Leyen flies to Mercosur summit amid French political turmoil

While the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen landed in Uruguay to finalize the Mercosur agreement, France, in the midst of a political crisis, continues to voice its opposition to the trade agreement.

05/12/2024

Europe News

EU puts billion-tonne carbon cap on buildings and road transport

The European Commission has set the volume of emissions allowances to be auctioned in the first year of a potentially controversial scheme that could push up fuel prices.

04/12/2024

Europe News

Czech minister: Russia caused up to 100 suspicious incidents in Europe

Ukraine’s allies should show Moscow that sabotage "won’t be tolerated," says senior European diplomat.

04/12/2024

Belgium

NATO's Rutte warns of Russian support for North Korean nuclear program

The NATO chief highlighted Moscow's aid to Pyongyang's nuclear efforts is posing a threat to global security.

04/12/2024

Health news

The EU health paradox: Shortages with surging staff numbers

European countries claimed shortages of around 1.2 million doctors, nurses and midwives in 2022. Yet, that same year, several had record levels of medical staff.

04/12/2024

Tech News

EU online rules are not a stick to beat Big Tech, says Dutch watchdog

Dutch regulator is receiving first DSA complaints, but is waiting for parliament to transpose the law to have the formal power to act on them.

04/12/2024

Europe News

Former EU justice chief Didier Reynders suspected of money laundering

Belgian police raided several properties linked to former European Commissioner for Justice for alleged fraud, Follow the Money and Belgian newspaper Le Soir reported.

03/12/2024

Europe News

Health Commissioner touts swifter reform of EU medical devices rules

EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi has signalled that revisiting the EU’s medical device regulations is inevitable, marking a shift from the previously cautious stance of the European Commission.

03/12/2024

Europe News

Lawmakers keep TikTok on watch after clashes over Romanian election

TikTok says it engaged with Romanian authorities ahead of the election, and follows the EU's online platform rules.

03/12/2024

Tech News

Meta didn't notice major disinformation in Romanian election

The Big Tech president Nick Clegg said the influence of AI in a year of many elections has been limited.

03/12/2024

Europe News

Health ministers buck Parliament to green-light stronger tobacco bans

The EU Council has approved new recommendations on smoke- and aerosol-free environments across the bloc to strengthen protection against exposure to second-hand smoke and to "encourage current smokers to quit”, bucking Parliament's recent shelving of the proposal.

03/12/2024

Europe News

Belgium found guilty of crimes against humanity in colonial Congo

Belgian court orders the state to pay damages to five mixed-race women who were removed from their mothers as children in colonial-era Congo.

03/12/2024

Europe News

EU vows to press on with new internship laws despite national splits

Roxana Mînzatu’s first working day as EU Commissioner saw member states fail to agree on new EU laws on internships – but she said abandoning laws intended to protect traineees’ workplace rights would be “out of the question”.

03/12/2024

Europe News

Revealed: The new Commission's first strategic, policy initiatives

A leaked copy of Ursula von der Leyen's second EU executive's work programme reveals that clean industry and defence are on the agenda for the first 100 days, but also sets the path for other policy announcements in the months to come.

02/12/2024

Europe News

Sex workers in Belgium gain labour rights as historic law takes effect

The new law in Belgium, which came into force over the weekend, grants sex workers formal employment contracts and legal protections similar to other workers.

02/12/2024

Brussels, My Love?

Parliament gives Commission green light to start work

In this edition, we look at how Ursula von der Leyen gained approval for a second term in office by the narrowest of majorities, and dissect Hungary's child protection act.

30/11/2024