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EU warns Elon Musk that Twitter must play by its tough new rules

The EU will be able to audit Twitter every year to make sure it complies with the new Digital Services Act, regulating online harassment and policing illegal content.

Europe News

Emmanuel Macron's second term priorities for Europe

Support for the European Union has been Emmanuel Macron’s trademark policy ever since he first came to power in 2017. The French president believes in the EU. Freshly re-elected, he now has five more years to pursue his goal of close cooperation between member states.

Europe News

Brussels wants greater Eurojust role in Ukraine war crimes probe

The European Commission wants to boost Eurojust's role to enable the judicial agency to collect and store evidence of alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

Green News

EU reveals plans for the ‘largest ever ban’ on toxic chemicals

Chemical companies create new substances every 1.4 seconds, using loopholes to evade regulations. Can a new EU ban stop them?

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Europe Decoded

EU-India relations enter new chapter under the shadow of Ukraine war

The blooming relations between Brussels and New Delhi recently hit a bump in the road: Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which India has failed to condemn or sanction.

World News

EU lawmakers, member states endorse the Digital Services Act

The European Union 27 member states and EU lawmakers reached a landmark deal early Saturday morning aimed at tackling hate speech, disinformation and harmful online content

Money

EU sees a way to pay for Russian gas without breaching war sanctions

Russian president Vladimir Putin had decreed in March that all payments for oil and gas must be made in roubles after the West imposed sanctions.

Serbia

For first time, a majority of Serbs are against joining the EU - poll

The poll revealed 44% of survey participants were against membership, while 35% are in favour.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: New Russian offensive & fears of a global food crisis

The Kremlin claimed victory in the city of Mariupol following weeks of bombardment.

Europe News

EU strikes deal to force tech giants to tackle disinformation

Some commentators have expressed concerns over the impact the key piece of legislation could have on freedom of speech.

Green News

Is the EU about to up its renewable energy target to 45% by 2030?

The renewable share varies widely between EU countries, ranging from more than 50% in Sweden to below 10% in Luxembourg.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: EU prepares for French election runoff

The EU digested this week the consequences of the first round of the French elections.

Green News

Why is train travel so unpopular in Europe?

Europe’s trains have a reputation for being expensive and late running, and a reluctance to cooperate is holding rail travel on the continent back.

Europe News

City of Ghent looks to integrate Roma families coming to Belgium

EU member states are being urged by civil society to implement national Roma strategies they previously signed up to.

Europe Decoded

The EU needs lithium to help wean it off oil. But is there enough?

Lithium mining has been controversial in Serbia and Portugal, but it is integral to Europe's energy transition.

Tech News

Spain is testing out a traffic control system for drones

The flight test is trialling a platform that aims to minimise collisions by detecting when drones fly too close too each other and proposing evasive manoeuvres to pilots.

Hungary

EU determined to uphold rule of law following Orban's re-election

Hungary's Justice Minister had urged the bloc not to create division amid the war in Ukraine.

Europe News

Ukraine deserves EU membership, says Zelenskyy advisor

Ihor Zhovkva told Euronews that his country cannot afford to wait years for its application to be accepted by Brussels.

Europe News

Russia worsening global food crisis by targeting wheat stocks, EU says

Russia is making the global food crisis even worse by bombing Ukrainian wheat stocks and preventing food from being exported, according to the bloc's top diplomat Josep Borrell.

Travel News

Russian passports reduced to 'junk status', new report says

As sanctions and travel restrictions are introduced, the Henley Passport Index shows the impact of the Ukraine war on travel.

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