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Cyprus and Lebanon complicit in forced return of Syrians - report

The European Union is 'bankrolling' Lebanese institutions without monitoring their compliance with fundamental rights, Human Rights Watch says.

04/09/2024

Europe News

Lack of women in power a matter of bias — Romania's Commissioner pick

Romania changed its choice for Commissioner in response to calls by von der Leyen for gender parity in the next cabinet. Bucharest is vying for an economic portfolio and has nominated a former minister for EU funds and secretary of state for public procurement, newly-elected MEP Roxana Mînzatu.

03/09/2024

Europe News

Portuguese minister calls for water resilience financing by EIB

Maria da Graça Carvalho was in Brussels to follow up on a letter sent to the EU executive during the summer asking for concrete action to increase water security across the EU.

03/09/2024

Tech News

Commission urged to rein in surveillance spyware

Three years after the Pegasus spyware scandal, civil society organisations argue that victims of spyware and EU citizens still await an institutional response to this threat to fundamental rights.

03/09/2024

Radio Schuman

Radio Schuman discusses EU digital and antitrust policy with Vestager

From regret for the outcome tax state aid cases, to optimism for the future of European AI - outgoing Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager sat down with Radio Schuman.

03/09/2024

Europe News

Vestager slams capitals' lack of efforts in naming women Commissioners

The European Union needs to "show boys and girls" that leadership means men and women "leading together," Vestager said.

02/09/2024

Europe News

Two EU members haven’t yet received any post-Covid funding

Continued delays are jeopardising the planned measures of the EU’s €724bn post-Covid recovery fund, warns a new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).

02/09/2024

Europe News

Brussels urges Mongolia to comply with ICC request and arrest Putin

Vladimir Putin has been accused of engineering the unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.

02/09/2024

Europe News

Belgium and Romania propose women for Commission jobs post-deadline

Belgium was the only EU country to miss the deadline set by Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, who is attempting to ensure gender balance among her senior officials.

02/09/2024

Europe News

Hungary misses first deadline to pay €200 million fine imposed by ECJ

The ECJ found Hungary had committed an "unprecedented and exceptionally serious breach of EU law" by limiting a refugee's right to seek asylum.

02/09/2024

Economy

How could the EU’s €140bn budget better help women’s rights?

In 2023, 11% of EU spending contributed to promoting gender equality. Euronews unpicks Brussels’ plans to improve those figures over the next term.

02/09/2024

Nature

Euroviews. 'Check-the-box' approach to EUDR fails the fight against deforestation

We all need to invest in a system that rewards producers for keeping the forests we all depend on standing, Fanny Gauttier writes.

30/08/2024

Europe News

Zaharieva and Popov to be Bulgaria’s EU Commission picks — source

Sofia has left its decision until the last minute – but is the only capital heeding Ursula von der Leyen’s request to propose a man and a woman for the EU executive.

30/08/2024

Radio Schuman

Why is Belgium struggling to name a European Commissioner?

It is not easy for Belgium to confirm its European Commissioner, ahead of Ursula von der Leyen's deadline for the nominees.

30/08/2024

Economy

China holds off on EU brandy tariffs as subsidy spat drags on

Beijing moves to de-escalate trade tensions after the EU imposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

29/08/2024

Europe News

Brussels doesn't object Spanish veto of Hungarian Talgo takeover

Brussels has raised no objections to the Spanish veto of a Hungarian bid that would have acquired the totality of Talgo, a domestic train maker.

29/08/2024

Radio Schuman

Why is nominating EU Commissioners proving so difficult?

The deadline for nominating EU Commissioners ends on Friday, but not all countries have yet offered names.

29/08/2024

Europe News

Commission mandarin flags convergence of digital with industry

The growing applications of innovative tech pose a challenge for Brussels, an official's new book claims

28/08/2024

Europe News

Border controls are 'last resort,' Brussels says after Solingen attack

The spectre of additional border controls looms over the Schengen Area after a deadly attack in Solingen, Germany.

27/08/2024

Europe Decoded

Euroviews. Pivotal moment for EU AI Act: Who will lead the GPAI code of practice?

The (vice) chairs’ expertise and vision will be crucial in guiding GPAI rules for the future and ensuring that the European way to trustworthiness in the AI ecosystem will endure, Kai Zenner and Cornelia Kutterer write.

26/08/2024