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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

Europe News

EU Commission plans face delay from Slovenia's political whirlwind

The selection of Marta Kos could create a headache for Ursula von der Leyen, highlighting the many different, sometimes controversial ways in which the EU's 27 members make their Brussels pick.

12/09/2024

Radio Schuman

Will the EU cut its landmark Erasmus+ programme?

The European Commission, European Parliament and the Council are set to start negotiating the 2025 budget in November, but is the Erasmus+ scheme in peril?

12/09/2024

Tech News

Energy-intensive data centres are on the rise in Europe thanks to AI

London, Paris and Frankfurt are Europe’s data centre hubs. But energy-intensive data centres are causing concern for the EU.

11/09/2024

Europe News

Sánchez urges the EU to 'reconsider' tariffs on Chinese electric cars

"We don't need another war, in this case, a trade war. We need to build bridges between the EU and China," Pedro Sánchez said in Shanghai.

11/09/2024

Radio Schuman

Why did von der Leyen delay announcing her team?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will announce the list of commissioner nominees during next week's plenary session in Strasbourg.

11/09/2024

Europe News

Centre-left MEPs fire warning over von der Leyen Commission picks

European socialists are concerned that the next EU executive’s composition may fail to reflect progressive priorities, leaving them sidelined in shaping the EU's social policy.

11/09/2024

Healthcare

Draghi report touts path to pull EU pharma from ‘slow agony’

Mario Draghi envisions a clear path forward for the EU pharma sector through greater access to health data for AI development and targeted public investment in gene therapies, which he believes will help preserve the EU’s healthcare strengths.

10/09/2024

Health news

Commission to step up action against long COVID

The European Commission will allocate an extra €2 million to address long COVID, promoting coordination among countries to increase research and support patients.

10/09/2024

Europe News

EU to use 'all powers' to stop Orbán from bussing migrants to Brussels

Viktor Orbán has vowed retaliation for a €200 million fine imposed by the European Court of Justice, which Hungary refuses to pay.

10/09/2024

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