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...
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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...
Relief for Pakistan as EU rolls over current GSP+ scheme till 2027
Celina Ali Islamabad: Members of EU Parliament (MEPs) have voted to extend the current rules on the scheme of generalized...
Romania wants to become the EU’s biggest gas producer
Brussels: Romania has embarked on a €4 billion project it hopes will make it the largest natural gas producer in...
EU seeks new talks on Nagorno-Karabakh, boosts aid to Armenia
Brussels: The European Union has invited the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia to resume peace talks following Azerbaijan’s lightning military...
UK regulator asks for antitrust probe into Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominance
London:n Britain's media regulator on Thursday asked the country's antitrust authority to investigate U.S. tech giants Amazon (AMZN.O) and Microsoft's...
Tunisia is free to ‘wire back’ EU money if it doesn’t want it, says European Commissioner
Brussels: Olivér Várhelyi, the European Commissioner for enlargement and neighbourhood, has said Tunisia is free to "wire back" the €60...
EU strikes deal to reduce super-potent greenhouse gases
Brussels: The European Union agreed a deal on Thursday to slash the use of super-potent greenhouse gases in fridges and...
Adding nine countries to EU to cost existing members more than €250bn
Brussels: Expanding the size of the EU to include nine new countries including Ukraine would cost the existing members more...
EU countries agree new rules to manage future migration crises
Brussels: The preliminary agreement reached on Wednesday paves the way for establishing common rules to manage an unexpected mass arrival...
Meta could charge Facebook and Instagram users in EU to go ad-free to comply with privacy rules
Brussels: Meta plans to give European Facebook and Instagram users the option of paying for ad-free versions as a way...
EU to assess tech security risks and consider controls
Brussels: The European Union will assess whether semiconductor, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies and biotechnology pose a risk to the...
EU official says UAE can lead conversation on green energy switch at Cop28
Brussels: Fossil fuel-rich countries like the UAE are demonstrating how to make a difference in leading the global conversation about...
EU foreign ministers in Ukraine’s Kyiv for unprecedented meeting abroad
Brussels: The foreign ministers of all 27 European Union member states are meeting in war-torn Ukraine in their first-ever meeting...
EU enlargement: Is the bloc ready for new members?
Brussels: Countries from Ukraine to the Western Balkans are busy undertaking reforms to qualify for EU membership. But the bloc...
Poland wants EU to stop sleeping on digital IDs
Brussels: The European Commission has been too focused on tackling Big Tech and not enough on improving digital services for...
EU launches first phase of world’s first carbon border tariff
Brussels: The European Union launched on Sunday the first phase of the world's first system to impose CO2 emissions tariffs...
Türkiye no longer expects anything from EU
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that his country "no longer expects anything from the European Union, which...
EU member states agree to extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees until March 2025
Brussels: The Council of the European Union has announced that the Member States have agreed to extend temporary protection for...
Southern EU countries call for more robust migration deal during talks in Malta
Brussels: Leaders of nine southern European countries called on Friday for the EU to finalise a new migration and asylum...
Airlines’ hand luggage fees could be banned thanks to an upcoming EU vote
Brussels; Carry-on baggage fees could soon be a thing of the past as the EU looks to simplify ticket pricing...
EU youth: 25% employed while in education
Brussels: In 2022, 72% of young Europeans (aged 15-29) remained outside the labour force during formal education. An additional 25%...
EU renewable energy financing mechanism – first tender oversubscribed
The first tender under the EU renewable energy financing mechanism was launched in April and closed on 27 September 2023...
EU’s Mediterranean, southern European leaders meet in Malta on migration
The summit comes after the UN says more than 2,500 people had perished or disappeared crossing the Mediterranean Sea so...
Food waste per capita in the EU remained stable in 2021
In 2021, around 131 kilogrammes (kg) of food per inhabitant were wasted in the EU. In total, the EU produced...
Belgium to Put Health Workforce Crisis on EU Presidency Agenda for First Time in a Decade
Belgium, which takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union in January 2024, plans to make the...
EU fails to agree changes to migration laws as Germany and Italy clash
Brussels: European Union member states have failed to reach an agreement on changes to the bloc’s migration laws after Germany...
EU seeks more data on crypto’s ‘significant’ environmental harm
Brussels: The European Commission issued an 800,000 euro ($842,000) contract on Tuesday as it seeks to mitigate what it calls...
