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MEPs gear up to sue Commission over release of €10 billion for Hungary

The European Parliament has moved forward with its plan to launch a lawsuit against the European Commission for the release of €10.2 billion in cohesion funds for Hungary, which had been blocked over rule-of-law concerns.

12/03/2024

Europe News

Brussels recommends EU membership talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina

The European Commission has recommended opening EU accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina, eight years after the Western Balkan country applied to be a member of the bloc.

12/03/2024

Tech News

EU Commission ordered to bring Microsoft 365 use in line with EU law

The commission will have to demonstrate compliance with the orders by 9 December 2024.

11/03/2024

Europe News

The European Free Alliance sets out its key demands ahead of elections

These include protecting the rights of minorities and the right of a state to self-determination.

08/03/2024

Health news

Lawmakers call for extra time to iron out wrinkles on health data

Differences over patients’ right to opt out of health data transmission to third parties scuppered all-night talks on the last health file of the term.

08/03/2024

Europe News

Commissioner Breton lashes out against EPP, raising ethical questions

Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for the single market, has found himself in hot water after he shared a scathing post against the European People's Party (EPP), raising ethical questions ahead of the elections.

08/03/2024

Tech News

Court ruling casts doubt on bloc’s standards bodies' funding

A landmark ruling by the EU’s top court could put a brake on lucrative business for private standardisation entities across Europe.

07/03/2024

Nature

Bloc expert group to stop plant pests crossing borders

Lawmakers revising EU plant health framework agree to create emergency team to tackle import of foreign pests.

06/03/2024

Tech News

Euroviews. Delay, depress, destroy: How Big Tech subverts the EU's new laws

When the DSA and DMA were passed in 2022, major tech industry associations praised the new laws as significant achievements. It is time for Big Tech corporations to stop pouting and live up to their responsibility, Jan Penfrat writes.

06/03/2024

Europe News

French conservatives blast von der Leyen's 'technocratic drift'

Ahead of the congress of the European People's Party (EPP), the French delegation has come strongly against the re-election bid of Ursula von der Leyen, denouncing her as "the candidate of Mr Macron and not the right."

06/03/2024

Europe News

Newsletter: DMA compliance day puts law to proof

Newsletter: This week's key events, focusing on tech giant gatekeepers' compliance under the DMA, presented by policy editor Jeremy Fleming-Jones

05/03/2024

Europe News

Von der Leyen sets out defence strategy

The new plans won’t see direct weapon purchases, nor offer lavish funding previously promised by officials.

05/03/2024

World News

State of the Union: Macron drives aggressive Ukraine agenda

EU leaders are diverging in their rhetoric on Ukraine while also trying to placate farmers angry at cheap grain imports.

01/03/2024

Destinations

Frequent cyclists: How do different European cities compare?

The number of cyclists across European cities has been released: Why are the figures so low?

01/03/2024

World News

EU to continue funding UNRWA as it probes allegations against staff

The European Commission will continue to fund the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) as probes continue into the alleged involvement of 12 staff members in Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel.

01/03/2024

Europe Decoded

Breaking down the €137 billion that Brussels has unfrozen for Poland

The European Commission approved on Thursday the release of up to €137 billion in funds for Poland that had been frozen over rule-of-law concerns. Here's what the big number means – and hides.

29/02/2024

Economy

EU grapples with Russia's frozen assets amid Ukraine crisis

EU weighs using Russia's frozen assets to support Ukraine, a proposal by von der Leyen. Legal, financial, and political hurdles loom large, stirring debate among critics.

29/02/2024

Europe News

Von der Leyen: With or without US support, 'we cannot let Russia win'

The European Union cannot afford to let Russia win the war in Ukraine regardless of what happens in the United States after the presidential elections, Ursula von der Leyen has said.

28/02/2024

Europe News

EU risks complicity in migrant deaths due to Frontex inaction: report

Frontex should pull out of countries that fail to rescue migrants at sea or violate fundamental rights. Otherwise, the EU risks becoming "complicit" in the deaths, the European Ombudsman has warned in a new report.

28/02/2024

The Road To Green

Are concerns about the EU's new regulation on deforestation justified?

In partnership with The European Commission

While many view the new EU law on deforestation as a milestone, others have raised questions. In this explainer, we take a look at what's in the law and what the biggest concerns are.

27/02/2024

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