Prague, Budapest hold up EU move to sanction violent Israeli settlers
Brussels: An EU effort to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians in the West Bank has stalled due to...
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TikTok loses court fight to suspend EU gatekeeper status
Brussels : ByteDance's TikTok has lost its bid to suspend its designation as a gatekeeper, which makes it subject to...
EU welcomes general elections in Pakistan
Brussels: The European Union Friday took note of the completion of the polling in the general elections, which took place...
EU funding for Ukraine is insufficient, says senior lawmaker
Brussels: Johan Van Overtveldt, chair of the European parliament’s budgets committee, is arguing that a newly agreed 50bn euro EU...
Greece: EPPO dismisses case against Member of European Parliament Maria Spyraki
Luxembourg: The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has decided to dismiss its proceedings against Member of the European Parliament (MEP)...
Italy: Contribution to the nascent EU operation aspides
Rome: The Italian Government has confirmed that it will participate to Operation Aspides with the Caio Dulio (D 554) guided...
EU: Conditions to complete Mercosur trade deal not met yet
Strasbourg: The conditions that would allow the EU to conclude a trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American...
EU agrees first law combatting violence against women
Brussels: EU member countries and lawmakers reached an agreement on Tuesday on the bloc's first rules to tackle violence against...
‘Symbol of polarisation’: EU scraps plans to halve use of pesticides
Brussels: The European Commission is shelving plans to cut pesticide use in agriculture as farmers around Europe continue protests demanding...
EU seeks to agree key path towards green industry goals
Brussels: European Union policymakers began final negotiations on Tuesday on new rules to promote local production of equipment for solar...
EU recommends ambitious 2040 climate target, goes light on farming
Strasbourg: The European Commission recommended on Tuesday that the EU slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, an...
Irish, UK leaders celebrate the end of N. Ireland’s political deadlock
London: The leaders of the UK and Ireland went to Belfast on Monday (Feb 5) to meet Northern Ireland’s newly...
No new import bans in next EU Russia sanctions package
Brussels: The European Commission will not add any new import bans in its next package of sanctions on Russia, EU...
EU diplomat says defunding UN Palestinian agency would be dangerous
Brussels: The European Union’s top diplomat on Feb 4 said cutting funds to UNRWA would put hundreds of thousands of...
Dementia was rare in ancient Greece, analysis shows
Athens: A new analysis of ancient Greek and Roman medical texts suggests that dementia was extremely rare 2,000 to 2,500...
EU top diplomat warns Mideast is ‘a boiler that can explode’
Brussels: The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell on Saturday warned against further escalation in the Middle East after U.S. strikes...
Viktor Orbán’s anti-woke resistance has made him the ‘splinter under the fingernail’ of the EU
Budapest: Hungary’s parliament will convene an emergency session on Monday to do something its western partners have waited for, often...
Greece promises extra aid for grieving farmers
Athens: Greece will extend a special tax rebate on agricultural diesel by a year, to support protesting farmers who demand...
Hungary under pressure to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid after EU deal
Budapest: Pressure is mounting on Hungary to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO after Budapest finally joined other European Union...
Poland to withdraw court cases against EU climate policies: Sources
Brussels: Poland will no longer take the EU to court to attempt to cancel numerous climate change policies, and is...
The Irish are choosing Greece for their holidays
Athens: The interest of Irish tourists in visiting areas with sun, sea, culture, good food and entertainment was established during...
Ukraine support package worth €50bn agreed by EU leaders
Brussels: All 27 EU leaders have agreed a €50bn aid package for Ukraine after Hungary had previously blocked the deal....
Over a third of EU firms adopt AI, bringing digital goals in reach
Stockholm: More than a third of European businesses adopted artificial intelligence in 2023 as use of generative AI surged, a...
Pakistan’s education demand provides opportunity for UK higher education
Celina Ali Islamabad: The British Council launched its "Mapping International Student Mobility from Pakistan" report at an event in Islamabad....
EU ‘concerned’ over Hong Kong’s new security law proposal
Brussels: The European Union has raised concerns that Hong Kong’s plan for a new national security law may weaken the...
EU’s Borrell hopes lead of EU red sea mission will be known soon
Brussels: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday he was hopeful it could be decided later in the...
EU falls well short of ammunition target for Ukraine
Brussels: The EU on Wednesday said it would supply only half of the million artillery rounds it had pledged for...
Germany to approve EU’s planned AI act
Berlin: Germany will approve the European Union's pioneering AI Act after the minister responsible for digital issues said a compromise...
EU rejects French view that Mercosur trade talks have stopped
Brussels: The European Commission on Tuesday rejected a French government view that Brussels had put an end to talks with...
EU needs trillions of euros in investment for 2050 climate target: Research
Brussels: The European Union will need €1.5 trillion (S$2.1 trillion) a year of investments to meet its 2050 net-zero emissions...
