Europe News

EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel tipped to be Bulgaria's prime minister

Mariya Gabriel currently serves as European Commissioner for innovation and research, overseeing programmes such as Horizon Europe and Erasmus.

10/05/2023

World

EU Home Affairs Commissioner calls for safer migrant pathways

The European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, discusses a new pact to better manage migrant and refugee applications to the EU and if it will repair fraught relations between some Member States.

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

World

EU foreign policy chief says Beijing needs to push Putin to stop war

Speaking in Florence at the annual State of the Union conference, EU Foreign Affairs chief Josep Borrell gave his thoughts on the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and Europe's place on the world stage.

08/05/2023

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

Leading EU CEOs warn Brussels data law could hurt competitiveness

Leading EU CEOs warn Brussels Data Act could hurt competitiveness, cybersecurity

08/05/2023

Moldova

EU gives extra €40 million loan to Moldova

The EU has released the money as a part of its Macro-Financial Assistance to mitigate the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

05/05/2023

Europe News

Brussels gives new recommendations on ending piracy for live events

Member states are not obliged to follow the new rules, which are only meant as guidelines.

04/05/2023

Europe News

Budapest says Brussels 'biased' and 'unfairly' withholding EU funds

Brussels is currently withholding nearly €28 billion in EU funds from Hungary and Budapest will not get the totality of the money until it implements 27 so-called "super milestones" negotiated with the Commission.

04/05/2023

Europe News

EU Commission wants to harmonise rules to crack down on corruption

The package would enable the EU to introduce entry bans and asset freezes for individuals and entities from third countries if they have committed serious corruption offenses.

03/05/2023

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

Over 200 NGOs warn Brussels against possible foreign interference law

In a statement to Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, the NGOs warn that such legislation could hurt the EU's credibility to defend human rights abroad and embolden repressive leaders.

03/05/2023

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

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

Europe News

Brussels unveils big drugs law overhaul, sparking industry anger

The new system aims to make medicines more affordable and available for citizens across the bloc but the sector is criticising key measures.

26/04/2023

World News

Euroviews. Microplastic pollution keeps getting worse. Filtration could be a fix

Every day we don’t have filtration, more and more microplastics are released into our wastewater, end up in our food chains, and find their way into our bodies, Dr Paul Servin writes.

24/04/2023

Europe News

EU-led talks to lift bans on tariff-free Ukrainian grain fail

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria have complained about an oversupply of Ukrainian cereals.

19/04/2023

Economy

After market turmoil, EU revamps rules for bailing out mid-size banks

The latest proposal from the European Commission comes on the heels of financial turmoil caused by the collapse of three US banks.

18/04/2023

Europe News

'Not acceptable': EU decries bans on tariff-free Ukrainian grain

Poland, Hungary and Slovakia has moved to temporarily prohibit the import of tariff-free Ukrainian grain.

17/04/2023