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New twists to Commissioner saga as Breton slams VDL on his way out

Tensions rose on Monday as Breton publicly resigned from his role as Commissioner complicating her efforts to present a new College of 26 for the new term.

16/09/2024

Health news

Exclusive: EU wants to ban smoking in outdoor areas, leaked draft says

The European Commission will recommend smoking bans in cafe terraces, bus stops, and zoos, and plans also cover nicotine-free products, according to a leaked document obtained by Euronews.

16/09/2024

Europe Decoded

Analysis: With Breton out, von der Leyen tightens grip on power

The Frenchman's dramatic resignation sets the tone for Ursula von der Leyen's second mandate at the top of the European Commission.

16/09/2024

Europe News

EU bungled plastic waste tax, auditors say  

A new levy intended to discourage the landfill and incineration of plastic waste is plagued by dodgy data, and may have led to an uptick in crime, auditors warn

16/09/2024

Europe News

UN slams EU Commission over protection of people with disabilities

The chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities claims that a draft EU regulation on the cross-border protection of adults conflicts with several provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) - the Commission disagrees.

16/09/2024

Europe News

Thierry Breton’s seven most memorable moments

After an eventful five years, the EU’s most colourful commissioner is leaving Brussels. From fighting Elon Musk to buying COVID-19 vaccines, and challenging his boss to announcing the death of NATO, Euronews takes you through some career highlights.

16/09/2024

Europe News

France names Stéphane Séjourné as EU Commissioner after Breton quits

Séjourné has served as France's Minister for Europe and foreign affairs since January.

16/09/2024

Health news

Ex Commissioner says EU needs more power to address health challenges

European public health policy came into sharp focus during the coronavirus pandemic, but momentum towards creating a more coordinated and centralised EU system is now ebbing away, a leading MEP and heart surgeon tells Euronews in an exclusive interview.

16/09/2024

Europe News

Breton and an inconvenient delay, Newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews' editor in chief for EU policy, Jeremy Fleming-Jones.

16/09/2024

Europe News

Breton quits as EU Commissioner, directly blames von der Leyen

Thierry Breton has resigned as European Commissioner, dealing a new blow to Ursula von der Leyen's efforts to build her next team.

16/09/2024

Radio Schuman

What will a European Commissioner for housing do?

In July, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed the introduction for a European Commissioner for housing in her upcoming team. So what will be their task, and how will it work on the national level?

16/09/2024

Business

China and EU set for talks aimed at easing tensions over trade tariffs

Amid escalating trade tensions, China’s commerce minister, Wang Wentao, and the European Commission’s trade commissioner, Valdis Dombrovskis, are set to meet this morning in Brussels to discuss trade relations between the two parties.

16/09/2024

Europe News

EU countries given three options to raise €45 billion loan for Ukraine

The G7 has promised to raise a $50 billion (€45bn) loan for Ukraine, but the initiative requires an agreement between the 27 members of the European Union.

13/09/2024

Europe Decoded

What was the Yugoslav secret police tied to Slovenia Commission pick?

What would Marta Kos' Yugoslav secret service past imply, and what kind of a role did the socialist republic's spy agency play in Europe's past?

13/09/2024

Europe News

Netherlands to ask opt-out from EU asylum rules 'as soon as possible'

The four-party cabinet in the Netherlands has vowed to establish "the strictest asylum regime ever" to curb irregular migration.

13/09/2024

Europe News

Slovenia Commission pick Marta Kos rebuts Yugoslav secret police links

The head of the Slovene EPP delegation said choice of Marta Kos was 'unacceptable' due to secret police links, but Kos has rebutted the charges in a statement to Euronews.

13/09/2024

Radio Schuman

Will Slovenia's political bickering at home delay the new Commission?

Opposition efforts to delay formal adoption of Slovenia's Marta Kos as Commission nominee could impede the timing on the formation of the next EU executive. But the head of the Slovene EPP delegation has told Euronews that she's an unacceptable choice.

13/09/2024

Europe News

Commissioner pick unacceptable due to secret police links: Slovene EPP

Head of Slovenia's European People’s Party (EPP) delegation told Euronews that the choice of Marta Kos is totally unacceptable to the European People's Party to which she belongs, citing experience and alleged links to the former Yugoslav secret police.

13/09/2024

Europe News

EU rejects price offer from Chinese EV producers as talks near end

Negotiations between Brussels and Beijing on the dispute around electric vehicles have entered the final stretch ahead of a make-or-break vote.

12/09/2024

Europe News

Political row in Slovenia heats up over PM Golob's Commissioner switch

Ljubljana's last-minute change of Commissioner nominees, which delayed President Ursula von der Leyen's portfolio reveal, ignited a row between PM Robert Golob and the opposition, who he accuses of sabotage.

12/09/2024