Tech News E-commerce giant Amazon wins appeal over Luxembourg tax rebates The ruling is a blow to the European Union's attempt to curb corporate tax avoidance but the bloc could still appeal the decision. 12/05/2021
Georgia Georgia frees jailed opposition leader Nika Melia after EU posts bail Melia was arrested in February after police stormed the headquarters of the main opposition party, sparking international criticism and aggravating the political situation within the country. 11/05/2021
World “Europe is a religion and nobody can betray this religion in Albania,” said Albania's Prime Minister Global Conversation interviews Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama ahead of the State of the Union conference in Florence and discusses the country's ongoing efforts to join the European Union. 10/05/2021
Europe News Splitting EU bids of North Macedonia & Albania 'not possible' Brussels had been considering both applications alongside each other, but last week Olivér Várhelyi, the European commissioner for enlargement, told Euronews that decoupling the bids "might be an option" if Bulgaria continues to oppose North Macedonia's entrance in the bloc. 10/05/2021
World News EU talks up Afghan support as US leaves and security declines European Union foreign ministers debated ways to maintain support for Afghanistan's government on Monday. 10/05/2021
World News Why does Europe Day matter and how can you take part in it? From a debate on the future of Europe to online concerts with top European bands: there are many ways to observe Europe Day this Sunday. 09/05/2021
World News EU agrees to buy up to 1.8 billion Pfizer vaccine doses The European Commission deal with Pfizer-BioNTech is its biggest vaccine contract so far 08/05/2021
Europe News France aims to spend €30 billion on decarbonising its economy The country wants to invest billions of euros into decarbonising its economy, speeding up its target of becoming Europe's first major country to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. 07/05/2021
United Kingdom France demands Jersey fishing amnesty be extended to September The fishing row between France and the Channel island of Jersey has seen the UK and France deploy patrol vessels to the area. 06/05/2021
Afghanistan Euroviews. Afghanistan has never needed EU support more than it does now | View "This is a terrifying moment for women in Afghanistan," writes Heather Barr from Human Rights Watch. "The April 14 announcement that US troops will leave Afghanistan before September 11 has created a new level of fear in a country already devastated by 40 years of war." 06/05/2021
World News UK agrees to give EU ambassador full diplomatic status, ending clash EU ambassador Joao Vale de Almeida, will get "a status consistent with heads of missions of states". 05/05/2021
World News European trust in EU hits highest levels in more than a decade Close to half of Europeans say they trust the European Union, findings from the latest Eurobarometer show. 05/05/2021
World News Nearly half of Europeans unhappy with EU's COVID measures, poll finds The highest proportion of dissatisfaction was found in Greece, Luxembourg and Belgium, the survey found. 05/05/2021
Real Economy Job retention schemes are keeping millions in work, what happens once they end? In partnership with The European Commission With the pandemic, lockdowns, climate change and the digital transition, employment in Europe has rarely been so precarious. Job retention schemes are keeping millions in work, but what happens once they end? 05/05/2021
Europe News Greece wants to boost growth by 7% from €57bn pandemic recovery plan Athens will receive €30.5 billion in European Union funds as part of the bloc's so-called Recovery and Resilience Facility. 04/05/2021
World News First EU-funded COVID-19 vaccines arrive in the Balkans Most of the Balkan countries have struggled to obtain coronavirus vaccines, except for Serbia, which had launched a successful inoculation campaign mainly thanks to millions of doses of China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputnik V shots. 04/05/2021
World Brussels plans fresh drive to start Albania's EU membership talks EU countries vetoed the latest attempt to begin negotiations. 04/05/2021
France Tractor protest in Strasbourg over new EU agriculture proposals French farmers staged a 'tractor protest' at the European Parliament in Strasbourg over new EU agriculture proposals they say are too 'green' 01/05/2021
Europe News NATO starts troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, says alliance official NATO has begun withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, according to an alliance official, after nearly 20 years of war. 30/04/2021
Europe News Apple overcharges rival streaming services, claims Brussels Brussels considers that Apple breaches EU competition law because it charges high commission fees on rivals on the App store. 30/04/2021