Europe News EU ombudsman calls Commission response over texts 'problematic' The case investigates the EU's purchase of COVID-19 vaccine contracts. 29/06/2022
Georgia 'Heartbreaking': Brussels dashes Georgia's EU hopes Georgia has "lost relevance" for Europe, claimed Georgian politician Irakli Kobakhidze, after his country's EU membership bid was kicked down the road Friday. 18/06/2022
Green Opinion The truth behind the EU Taxonomy: What counts as green investing? The EU’s Taxonomy Regulation first began in 2018 as a framework for facilitating sustainable investment. But it's since become controversial. 14/06/2022
world news EU countries 'caught between two extremes' over press freedom "Polarisation to the west, war and propaganda to the east" is how Reporters Without Borders sums up the press freedom situation in the EU. 03/05/2022
Ukraine Stand Up for Ukraine event raises more than ten billion euros The official international fundraising effort came as stars from stars from film, TV, sports and music signed up to a social media campaign to support Ukraine. 09/04/2022
Green Opinion H&M, Boohoo and Zara among brands to be fined, under tough new EU laws This week, the European Union becomes the first world region to recognise the link between fast fashion and fossil fuels. 31/03/2022
Belgium Tensions surface over energy prices as EU summit draws to a close The two-day EU leaders summit in Brussels centered largely on strategies aimed at dealing with Europe's dependency on Russian energy. 25/03/2022
Green News New EU law could force large companies to respect the environment If a company identifies these, issues it must take appropriate action to prevent or stop them. 24/02/2022
Biztech news Will the EU regulate the metaverse? It's looking likely "The metaverse is here already. So of course we start analysing what will be the role for a regulator," said the EU's Margrethe Vestager. 08/02/2022
Biztech news Tech this week: EU to make USB-C chargers mandatory for all phones EU plans one mobile charging port for all, in setback for Apple and Netflix lands deal for Roald Dahl's catalogue. 26/09/2021
Europe News What do MEPs think of von der Leyen's State of the Union speech? Euronews speaks with Members of the European Parliament to see how they feel about the many proposals and priorities that von der Leyen outlined during her annual speech. 15/09/2021
Europe News What are the key takeaways from Wednesday's State of the EU speech? The fights against COVID-19 and climate change as well as migration, respect for rule of law and a European defence policy are the main issues Brussels will wrestle with in the coming months. 15/09/2021
Europe News Brussels admits link between COVID cash delays and EU values respect Hungary and Poland, accused of disrespecting EU values, are both waiting for Brussels to approve their COVID recovery cash. 10/09/2021
Turkey Sofagate: von der Leyen says seating snub in Turkey was due to sexism Ursula von der Leyen promises to defend women's rights after saying she felt "hurt" by a seating snub during a meeting with male leaders in Turkey earlier this month. 27/04/2021
Europe News EU's Michel 'hasn't slept well' since chair gaffe in Turkey Footage shows the awkward moment Michel and Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the two top seats, leaving von der Leyen left wondering where she should sit. Eventually, she withdrew to a sofa, some distance from the two men. 08/04/2021
View Panama Papers: 5 years on, EU still failing to tackle tax abuse | View Much more is needed if the EU is to take effective action to address the problems highlighted 5 years ago by the Panama Papers, says Action Aid's Anders Dahlbeck 02/04/2021
Europe News EU will have 400M COVID vaccine doses by June, says von der Leyen If no other vaccines are obtained in the meantime, that's only enough doses to inoculate fewer than half of the EU's 447 million population. 03/02/2021
Europe News EU threatens to block vaccine exports over AstraZeneca delivery delays "In the future, all companies producing vaccines against COVID-19 in the EU will have to provide early notification whenever they want to export vaccines to third countries," the bloc's Health Commissioner said following a call with AstraZeneca. 25/01/2021
world news EU travel bans: Bloc leaders agree to keep borders open...for now Ursula von der Leyen, head of the European Commission, says all non-essential travel should be strongly discouraged both within a country and across borders. 22/01/2021
world news Five reasons why the new Digital Services Act matters "I really wouldn't want to be in the European Commission's shoes right now," Jan Penfrat, senior policy advisor at EDRi said. "We need to find smart solutions for this that protect people's fundamental rights because the internet isn't going to go away." 15/12/2020
world news EU to sign deal for up to 160 million doses of Moderna vaccine European Commission President von der Leyen announced the “good news” saying the EU would sign a contract Wednesday for up to 160 million does of the Moderna vaccine. 17/11/2020
Europe News Sweden opposes Brussels proposal for EU minimum wage guarantee Brussels is proposing to introduce a legal guarantee for a minimum wage in the EU but leave individual countries to determine how much it will be. 28/10/2020
Europe News EU begin legal action against Malta & Cyprus over 'golden passports' The schemes saw the EU countries grant nationality — and thereby freedom to move around the 27-member bloc — in exchange for money or investment. 20/10/2020
Europe News Hungary calls for EU's Jourova to quit over 'sick democracy' comment Orban's spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs said that Jourova's comments were "inappropriate and unacceptable". 29/09/2020
world news What is the EU's new migration pact and how has it been received? Experts have criticised some aspects of the EU's new pact on migration and asylum, particularly the faster border procedures and emphasis on returns. 24/09/2020
Europe News New EU migration pact aims to increase member state contributions The long-overdue migration and asylum policy is set to be unveiled with mandatory measures on how to manage migration. 23/09/2020
