Gaza Top European diplomats step up calls for Gaza ceasefire The level of pressure on Israel is increasing as the death toll in Gaza has been reported as up to 19,000. 17/12/2023
Ukraine Russia and Ukraine exchange more drone attacks after EU funding stalls The situation comes as the war moves ever closer to its two year anniversary. 17/12/2023
World News Georgia celebrates gaining EU candidate status EU leaders made a surprise announcement that they would grant it candidate status and open membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. 16/12/2023
Belgium Germany's Scholz gets Orbán to leave room for decision on Ukraine As this month's European Summit draws to a close, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz admitted that it was him who convinced his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán to leave the Council room temporarily during discussions on Ukraine - but Scholz noted that this cannot be a "universal solution". 16/12/2023
Finland Finland to reseal border after temporary reopening lures migrants Finland accuses Russia of deliberately ushering migrants - most of whom are seeking asylum in Finland - to the border zone, which is normally heavily controlled on the Russian side. 15/12/2023
Europe News EU opens accession talks with Ukraine but Orbán vetoes aid package The European Union decided Thursday to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. But hours later, Viktor Orbán used his veto power to block a €50-billion aid package for the war-battered nation. 14/12/2023
World News EU has 'lost credibility' on Israel and Palestine, says Ireland's PM Varadkar urged other EU leaders to call for a complete halt in the fighting, rather than a limited pause to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid. 14/12/2023
Tech News Euroviews. AI-assisted bioterrorism is a risk worth considering As the EU experienced with the AI Act, finding a trade-off between innovation and risks takes time. But the specific risks of AI-enabled bioterrorism can be tackled now, Kevin Esvelt and Ben Mueller write. 14/12/2023
Europe News Euroviews. We should stand with Ukraine by welcoming it into the EU Ukraine's accession to the EU is a matter of environmental justice, recognition of heroism, and acknowledgement of a shared future, Margot Wallström, Heidi Hautala and Mary Robinson write. 14/12/2023
Hungary Hungary passes controversial law 'protecting national sovereignty' Hungary's right-wing populist government approved the law to defend against the alleged rise of undue political interference by foreign persons or groups. 13/12/2023
World Prognosis for Russia's economy is 'not good,' says EU sanctions envoy Euronews speaks to David O'Sullivan, the EU's sanctions envoy, about loopholes, circumvention, Russia's economy and criticism over the EU's response to war in the Middle East. 13/12/2023
Economy EU greenlights creation of anti-money laundering watchdog The EU still needs to decide where the new agency will be headquartered. 13/12/2023
Economy Euroviews. Macron’s climate hypocrisy will sink us all Earlier this year, banks got a free pass from EU rules that would have helped stop them from investing in deforestation. Now it looks like they are about to pull off the same trick — largely thanks to pushback from the French government, Aurelie Skrobik writes. 13/12/2023
Green News Euroviews. The EU and UK are backing the wrong horse in the race to net zero There’s nothing about taking the decades-old carbon stored in a tree and parking it belowground that will deliver “negative emissions”, Dr Mary S. Booth and Elsie Blackshaw-Crosby write. 13/12/2023
Green News The EU is set to adopt weak rules against pollution from road traffic Air pollution from cars is a silent killer in Europe. So why are emissions standards being weakened? 13/12/2023
Serbia Serbians dreaming of EU membership feel betrayed ahead of elections Pro-Western, democracy activists in Serbia said they feel betrayed by the EU for failing to act to prevent or punish the autocratic turn of President Aleksandar Vučić’s government. 13/12/2023
Green News Euroviews. Rapid coal phase-out in the Western Balkans is far from impossible Starting next year, a substantial number of lignite power plants in the Western Balkans will breach compliance with the EU's Large Combustion Plant Directive. The crucial question is, what can replace them, Tanja Miščević and Christian Egenhofer write. 13/12/2023
Europe News Euroviews. It’s time to bring Belarus back to the European family it belongs to Belarus' place in the European family is not just a dream; it's a destiny that we, as a nation, are committed to achieving. We seek to join the rest of Europe as a full-fledged democracy, embodying the European values of freedom, equality, and fraternity, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya writes. 12/12/2023
Economy Euroviews. CSDDD is the make-or-break moment for the EU's sustainability pledges How can we justify requiring companies to consider and mitigate sustainability-related risks and harms, but allow financial institutions to neglect them entirely? The question now lies in the hands of the EU negotiators, Isabella Ritter and Uku Lilleväli write. 12/12/2023
Economy Thousands protest in Brussels for better wages and services Critics of the EU's proposed Stability and Growth pact say the policy would lead to austerity, job losses and lower wages. 12/12/2023