Jorge Liboreiro

Europe News

Brussels and Google pitch voluntary AI pact to fill legislative gap

EU legislators are currently negotiating the Artificial Intelligence Act, but the legislation could take up to three years to be fully applicable.

25/05/2023

Europe Decoded

Ukraine has a list of 'war sponsors.' But how exactly does it work?

Ukraine's list of "international sponsors of the war" targets foreign companies that are still doing business in Russia despite pressure to pull out.

24/05/2023

Europe News

Hungary and Poland rally allies to defend veto power in foreign policy

Unanimity rules can be used by one single member state to derail or block a collective decision.

23/05/2023

Europe News

Loopholes in EU's customs union help Russia evade sanctions: Gentiloni

Cracking down on circumvention of sanctions has become the number one priority for the European Union.

17/05/2023

Europe News

Next EU elections will be held between 6 and 9 June 2024

The elections to the European Parliament are considered the largest transnational vote in the world.

17/05/2023

Europe News

A brief history of Turkey's long road to join the European Union

Turkey's ambition to join the European Union has gone through multiple ups and downs since the application was first submitted in 1987.

16/05/2023

Europe News

12 countries raise 'serious concerns' about EU deal on Ukrainian grain

The temporary measures under the EU deal relate to the trade of four Ukrainian products: wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seed.

12/05/2023

Europe News

MEPs push to bring chatbots in line with EU's fundamental rights

MEPs want chatbots to include safeguards that will prevent them from generating content that is illegal under EU law.

11/05/2023

Europe Decoded

EU sanctions on Russia face the next frontier

The EU is discussing plans to chase after those suspected of helping Russia evade international sanctions.

11/05/2023

Europe News

A European Ukraine is a rejection of Putin's imperialism, says Scholz

Speaking in Strasbourg, the German Chancellor made the case for a geopolitical, reformed and enlarged European Union.

09/05/2023

Europe News

'Work has to continue' on Ukraine's EU bid, von der Leyen says in Kyiv

Ukraine's application to join the bloc is dependent on the completion of seven key reforms, including the fight against corruption.

09/05/2023

Europe News

EU preparing sanctions for countries that help Russia evade penalties

After 10 rounds of sanctions against Russia, the EU is turning its focus on enforcement and circumvention.

08/05/2023

Europe News

Protecting Taiwan is a 'life-and-death matter,' warns Taipei's envoy

Speaking to Euronews, Remus Li-Kuo Chen predicted "devastating and catastrophic repercussions" if the status quo in the Taiwan Strait is altered.

05/05/2023

Europe News

Nine EU countries join forces to ditch unanimity on foreign policy

Under current rules, all foreign policy decisions in the EU require the unanimous approval of the 27 member states.

04/05/2023

Europe News

Brussels unveils €500-million plan to put the EU in 'war economy mode'

Under the new plan, the European Commission intends to address the bottlenecks hindering the production of 155mm artillery shells.

03/05/2023

Europe News

China votes for UN resolution with reference to Russia's 'aggression'

The resolution is not centred on the Ukraine war and instead calls for greater cooperation between the UN and the Council of Europe.

02/05/2023

Europe News

Here's all we know about the EU deal on tariff-free Ukrainian grain

The deal targets four types of cereal that have caused disruption in the internal markets of the countries bordering Ukraine.

02/05/2023

Economy

Only 9 EU countries will meet green goals under fiscal rules: report

A report by the New Economics Foundation looks into the challenge of reconciling the European Green Deal with the bloc's fiscal rules.

28/04/2023

Europe News

EU countries back tariff-free system for Ukrainian grain, despite bans

The influx of tariff-free Ukrainian grain has caused the fury of farmers in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria.

28/04/2023

Europe News

Conservative and socialist MEPs trade accusations over Doñana park

S&D Leader Iratxe García said EPP Chair Manfred Weber was "making a fool of himself" after Weber attacked the European Commission's partiality.

27/04/2023