EU packaging waste generation with record increase
Brussels: From parcels for online purchases to coffee-to-go cups, packaging is almost everywhere. In 2021, the EU generated 188.7 kg...
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EU funds selling in Britain face new rules from April
London: Britain will roll out its new regime for approving the sale of European Union-based investment funds in the UK...
‘No excuse for hitting a hospital’ in Gaza: EU chief
Brussels: European Union (EU) chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday there is “no excuse for hitting a hospital...
European regulator warns EU, UK on fake Ozempic pens
Brussels: Europe's medicines regulator on Wednesday warned about pre-filled pens falsely labelled as Novo Nordisk's (NOVOb.CO) diabetes drug, Ozempic, at...
EU to launch a humanitarian air bridge to bring aid to Gaza
Brussels: The European Union said on Monday it would launch a humanitarian air bridge operation consisting of “several flights” to...
EU parliamentarians make accidental stop at Disneyland
Brussels: Hundreds of members and staff of the European Parliament had a surprise when their train from Brussels to the...
COP28: EU to push for deal on phasing out ‘unabated’ fossil fuels at UN climate conference
Brussels: The 27-member bloc has now agreed its negotiating position ahead of the UN climate conference in Dubai. EU member...
EU: Men represented 84% of people employed with an ICT education
Brussels: In 2022, there were 3.0 million people employed with an ICT education in the EU, 6.7% more than in...
EU seeks to ease US tariff, green subsidy threats
Brussels: The European Union will seek this week to ward off the return of Trump-era metals tariffs and to lessen...
EU wrangles over negotiating stance for COP28 climate summit
Brussels: EU countries' climate ministers meet on Monday to decide the bloc's negotiating position for this year's COP28 summit but...
EU to triple humanitarian aid to Gaza to 75m euros
Brussels: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced the EU is tripling humanitarian aid to 75 million euros...
EU migration reform enters final stretch. Here’s what you need to know
Brussels: The European Union is inching closer to reforming its migration policy, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to establish consistent rules for...
Borrell says EU takes China seriously, expects same in return
Beijing: The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday his message to Chinese officials on a Beijing visit...
‘Clearing the pathway’: How can the EU make its pharmaceutical sector more innovative?
Brussels: Smart Health asks the Director General at the European Medicines Agency about what steps Europe can take to improve...
EU countries fail to agree on extending glyphosate approval
Brussels: European Union governments failed on Friday to give a decisive opinion on a proposal to extend by 10 years...
EU opens mid-term review of its €15bn space programme
Brussels: The European Commission is seeking evidence for a mid-term evaluation of the EU’s space programme, which funds initiatives including...
92% of EU businesses use at least 1 ICT security measure
Brussels: Digital technologies are changing how people work and live and also how businesses conduct their activities or business models,...
Council of EU president Charles Michel addresses humanitarian situation in Gaza
Brussels: European Union Council President Charles Michel emphasized the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, urging the delivery of essential supplies...
EU Fundamental Rights Agency and Council of Europe further strengthen their cooperation
Brussels: The EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) Director Michael O'Flaherty exchanged views with the Rapporteur Group on External Relations of...
EU Markets Regulator Warns of DeFi’s ‘Serious Risks’
Brussels: The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) warned of "serious risks" of investors being harmed by decentralized finance (DeFi)...
What’s the EU’s role in the space race?
Brussels: In a world where technology touches every aspect of our lives, space has become more than just a distant...
EU suspends development aid to Palestine
Brussels: The European Commission announced on Monday that it will suspend development aid to Palestine after the recent developments in...
EU approves €3.5 million humanitarian aid package in response to the earthquake in Afghanistan
Brussels: Following the deadly earthquake that hit western Afghanistan this weekend, the EU will provide emergency humanitarian aid for an...
EU plans anti-subsidy probe into Chinese steelmakers
Brussels: The European Union is planning to announce anti-subsidy investigations against Chinese steelmakers at a summit with the United States...
Saudi FM calls on EU to intensify efforts to de-escalate Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has discussed the recent escalation between Israel and the Palestinians with...
EU leaders clash with Hungary over proposed laws on migration
Brussels: EU leaders have clashed again with Hungary after the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, insisted at a summit in...
As Armenia’s ties strain with Turkey, France pushes EU to stand with Yerevan
Paris: Against the backdrop of the mass exodus of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, the French government is taking a leading role...
New law making it easier for non-EU skilled workers to move to Germany expected to become effective in November
Brussels: The government of Germany gave its final approval to a law that aims to make it easier for non-EU...
Greece wants EU to slap sanctions on countries that won’t accept return of illegal migrants
Athens: As is the case in Italy, Greece is facing new wave of illegal immigration, and as it boosts measures...
Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese meets Senate Chairman, bilateral cooperation discussed
Celina Ali Islamabad: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese of Italy met with Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani at the Parliament House in...
