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Post-Brexit Brits will be able to buy pint-sized bottles of wine

The decision comes after decades of argument over EU rules governing units of measurement.

Europe News

Euroviews. Europe is allowing forced labour at sea to run wild

How can one ban fishing products from forced labour without being able to identify the vessels’ legal owners and the individuals who ultimately benefit from these offences, Matti Kohonen writes.

World News

Euroviews. As Europeans prepare for 2024 elections, Ukraine watches on

This year's election campaigns have shaken the status quo, and European voters will be anxious to see what transpires during the 2024 election season. The stakes could not be higher, Mark Temnycky writes.

Europe News

Here are the 5 elections set to shape Europe in 2024

An estimated two billion people in 50 countries worldwide could head to the polls in 2024, more than in any other year in history.

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My Europe Series

No EU country will be 'left alone' to cope with migration: Johansson

The reform of the European Union's migration policy means that no country will be "left alone" to cope with irregular arrivals, says Ylva Johansson.

Europe News

EU deal on gig workers falls apart at the last minute

A hard-fought deal on a draft law designed to improve the conditions of millions of gig workers across the European Union unexpectedly fell apart on Friday morning during a meeting of ambassadors in Brussels.

Hungary

Hungarian truckers end unsuccessful protest at Ukrainian border

Drivers angry at Ukrainian hauliers' entry into EU market say both their government and their union have left them behind.

Europe News

Diamond sector in Antwerp prepares for fresh sanctions against Russia

The diamond sector in Antwerp is preparing to apply the newly agreed sanctions against Russian diamonds.

Europe News

Franco-German compromise prompts EU deal to reform fiscal rules

Economic and finance ministers of the European Union sealed on Wednesday a deal to reform the bloc's fiscal rules, a breakthrough made only possible after Germany and France found a middle ground.

Europe News

Euroviews. The EU has to seek answers that go beyond short-term energy subsidies

Brussels wants to extend regulations that permit EU member states to subsidise energy prices. While the sentiment behind this is to be lauded, the reality is that interventionism will ultimately distort the natural behaviour of the EU market and undermine its very future, Szymon Kardaś writes.

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'Historic day': EU strikes major deal to reform migration policy

Member states and the European Parliament struck on Wednesday a major deal to reform the bloc's migration policy, capping off a three-year-long ambitious effort that at times seemed doomed to fail.

Economy

Euroviews. European CBDC plans reveal diverse worldviews and peculiar bedfellows

The unfolding CBDC narrative of 2024 continues to not just redefine the future of crypto; it's actively shaping the very fabric of Europe's economic identity, Jón Egilsson writes.

Economy

Why do iPhones cost a lot more in Europe than in the US?

The recently-launched iPhone 15 Pro Max is selling for an eye-watering $1199 in the US, but how do prices differ in Europe?

Europe News

EU extends price cap on gas until January 2025

Energy ministers of the European Union decided on Tuesday to extend the cap on gas prices until January 2025.

Georgia

Euroviews. Will Georgian Dream fully embrace Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations?

After the official approval of Georgia’s candidacy by EU leaders this month, full EU membership hinges on Georgia’s future foreign policy decisions, political unity, and holding fair and free elections in 2024, Ekaterine Zalenski writes.

Europe News

Can EU leaders continue to ask Orbán to exit the room to sidestep him?

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is often the elephant in the room when European Union leaders meet in Brussels.

Green News

Euroviews. COP28: A historic outcome, but for whom?

To make the COP28 outcome truly “historic”, we need to free the talks — and our political and economic systems — from the oily grip of the fossil fuel industry, Pascoe Sabido writes.

Europe News

EU agrees new sanctions on Russia, with an import ban on diamonds

The European Union agreed on Monday to slap Russia with a fresh round of sanctions that includes the long-awaited ban on diamonds, a valuable revenue stream for the Kremlin that has until now remained untouched.

World News

‘Costly and cruel’: NGOs condemn EU’s new legislation on migration

The new EU legislation reforming the bloc’s migration policy, as currently drafted, undermines the bloc’s values and human rights, according to NGOs.

Europe News

Euroviews. A better Europe starts in its cities

A centrally-placed EU Urban Envoy would unite the disparate EU policies and initiatives that currently impact cities and urban areas into a single melody, Burkhard Jung writes.