Europe News EU slaps sanctions on Russia targeting 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers The Kremlin is using old-age, poorly kept tankers to sell its crude oil above the price cap established by Western allies. 11/12/2024
Europe News Kaja Kallas urges 'no revenge' in Syria's transition of power The European Union's foreign policy chief said the first signals coming from Syria's rebel forces were 'good' but it was 'too early' to issue a verdict. 10/12/2024
Europe News With Assad gone, the EU wonders: Should Syrian refugees be sent back? The fall of Bashar al-Assad has prompted complex questions about the future of the one million Syrians who fled the war and sought refuge in Europe. 10/12/2024
Europe News Brussels avoids comment in on Romania's cancelled election The shock ruling by Romania's Constitutional Court has been harshly criticised by the two candidates who made it to the second round, but not by the European Commission, which is avoiding comment on the matter. 09/12/2024
Europe News EU holds off contact with Syrian liberators pending 'actions' The fall of Bashir al-Assad's dictatorial regime has forced the European Union to review its long-standing policy on Syria. 09/12/2024
Europe News EU demands 'urgent' answers from TikTok about Romanian election A series of declassified documents suggest TikTok was exploited by a "state actor" to influence the outcome of Romania's presidential election. 06/12/2024
Europe News Brussels asks TikTok to keep all data about electoral risks in Romania The role of TikTok in Romania's presidential elections has become a topic of controversy after the sudden victory of Călin Georgescu. 05/12/2024
Europe News Brussels denies knowledge of Reynders's alleged money laundering The criminal revelations regarding Didier Reynders, a former European Commissioners, continue to send shockwaves through Brussels. 04/12/2024
Europe News Who is Didier Reynders, the Commissioner accused of money laundering? Didier Reynders, the former European Commissioner for Justice, is under suspicion of money laundering. 04/12/2024
Europe News Baltics slap sanctions on Georgian officials. Will the EU follow? Georgia has been rocked by four consecutive nights of protests after the government decided to suspend EU accession talks until 2028. 02/12/2024
Europe News António Costa takes charge of European Council as Michel steps down António Costa will take office as president of the European Council on 1 December as part of the EU's new institutional cycle. 29/11/2024
Europe News Borrell's final warning: EU has reached 'breaking point' in Ukraine In an interview before leaving office, Josep Borrell sounds the alarm about Russia's military superiority in its war of aggression in Ukraine and urges EU countries to "do more and quicker" to support Ukraine. "We don't have a sense of urgency." 29/11/2024
Europe News What to expect from Ursula von der Leyen's second presidency Russia's war on Ukraine, Donald Trump and the poor health of the European economy will define the start of Ursula von der Leyen's second presidency. 27/11/2024
Europe News MEPs give final approval to Ursula von der Leyen's new Commission A majority of Members of the European Parliament gave on Wednesday the final approval to the new European Commission of Ursula von der Leyen. 27/11/2024
Europe News Hungary's push for Serbia EU accession talks stalls Serbia's refusal to impose sanctions on Russia was one of the main stumbling blocks impeding the country from moving to the next stage of accession talks. 25/11/2024
Europe News Austria lifts veto on the Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria Budapest was the stage of a major breakthrough in Schengen after Austria agreed to lifts its veto on Romania and Bulgaria's accession. 22/11/2024
Europe News You don't have the right to propose laws: EU countries rebuke MEPs EU countries have penned a joint letter denouncing as "problematic" a new attempt to improve relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission, warning it goes against its founding treaties. 20/11/2024
Europe News Hungary seeks to settle Erasmus row as ECJ fines soar to €360 million Hungary has offered to settle its Erasmus dispute with Brussels, which has left 21 Hungarian universities without access to the popular programme. 20/11/2024
Europe News Strip Putin of 'money and power' to restore peace, Zelenskyy urges As the war in Ukraine turns 1,000 days, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the European Union to 'push harder' against Vladimir Putin. 19/11/2024