EU orders more Canadairs to boost aerial firefighting fleet as southern nations fight wildfires
Brussels: The European Commission has announced it will purchase 12 new planes to increase the capacity of its aerial firefighting...
EU
Italy eyes €19bn in EU post-COVID funds for energy investments
Rome: Italy has said it planned to use EU money to fund an investment programme worth around €19 billion to...
Royal colleges in the UK receive millions in marketing payments from drug and medical device companies
London: Royal colleges in the UK have received more than £9 million in marketing payments from drug and medical devices...
EU lawmaker points to mental health risks for online services’ addictive design
Brussels: A European Parliament draft report about online services’ addictive design paints a damning picture of the mental health consequences...
EU watchdog launches investigation into Frontex’s role in deadly Adriana shipwreck
Brussels: The European Union's watchdog on Wednesday launched an investigation into the role Frontex played in one of the deadliest...
EU: The unexpected hurdles on multi-billion road to recovery
Brussels: The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is the biggest EU investment in history, but money from the post-Covid recovery...
EU approves Chips Act aiming to double semiconductor market share by 2030
Brussels: The Council of the European Union approved a regulation to strengthen Europe’s presence in the world of semiconductors, better...
EU imports from Myanmar surge despite sanctions
Brussels: The EU last week imposed its seventh round of sanctions on individuals and companies associated with Myanmar's military junta,...
EU Council adopts energy efficiency directive
Brussels: The RU Council Tuesday adopted new rules to reduce final energy consumption at EU level by 11.7% in 2030....
Italy: Energy groups set to benefit from green EU funds
Brussels: Eni, Enel and other state-controlled Italian energy groups are due to benefit from a partial transfer of European Union...
EU allocates €1m to UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees
Brussels: The EU has allocated €1 million ($1.1 million) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees...
Europe and the rise of the far right
Brussels: Cooperation between the right and the far right is advancing apace in Europe. In October last year, an executive...
Three choices for a more strategic Europe
Brussels; The EU aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 55 per cent by 2030. It must make strategic choices to...
FM Bilawal speaks to EU High Representative on BSGI
Celina Ali Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a telephone conversation with European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs...
EU: Average working hours – Which countries work the longest and shortest weeks?
Brussels: The average hours worked per week in Europe vary widely. Countries with higher part-time workers, in particular, reported shorter...
American and British passport holders could soon require a visa to travel to EU
Brussels: The European Union is looking to implement the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS), which once implemented will...
EU: Electric vehicles overtake diesel for first time
Brussels: Sales of new electric battery vehicles overtook diesel car purchases in Europe for the first time last month but...
EU bans drone parts export to Iran for Russia, Syria regime support
Brussels: The European Union has banned the export of parts used in the manufacture of drones to Iran because of...
EU lists 18 individuals and five entities responsible for gender-based violence and linked to the Navalny and Kara-Murza cases
Brussels: The European Council imposed restrictive measures against 18 individuals and 5 entities under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions...
Only one EU country thinks its government is doing enough on climate crisis, new survey finds
Brussels: More than 6 in 10 EU citizens say they have taken action to fight climate change over the last...
EU draws up plans for $22bn Ukraine weapons fund
Brussels: The European Union is drawing up plans for a 20-billion-euro ($22bn) fund to provide Ukraine with weapons, ammunition and...
EU climate chief Frans Timmermans quits to run in Dutch elections
Brussels: Frans Timmermans, the mastermind of the EU’s environment policies, is to quit the European Commission to return to national...
EU Says Slavery Inflicted ‘Untold Suffering’, Hints At Reparations
Brussels: The European Union (EU) said on Tuesday that Europe’s slave-trading past inflicted “untold suffering” on millions of people and...
EU: Eastern states call for extension of Ukrainian grain ban
Brussels: Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania have jointly called on the European Union to extend the ban on imports...
EU Missions on track to meet their 2030 ambition towards a greener and healthier continent
Brussels: During their first two years, the EU Missions in Horizon Europe have supported the Commission's work on the European...
New European Bauhaus: Horizon Europe EU Mission in the pipeline
Brussels: The European Commission proposed today a sixth Horizon Europe Mission dedicated entirely to the New European Bauhaus (NEB). If...
EU says slavery inflicted ‘untold suffering’, hints at reparations
Brussels: The European Union (EU) said on Tuesday that Europe's slave-trading past inflicted "untold suffering" on millions of people and...
EU-CELAC Summit: towards a closer, stronger and renewed partnership between both regions
Brussels: The European Union and the Community of Latin American and the Caribbean states (CELAC) held their 3rd Summit in...
EU to invest €45bn in Latin America and Caribbean
Package includes projects to extract minerals, electrify bus fleets and help protect Amazon rainforest Brussels: EU leaders in Brussels have...
EU strikes gas, hydrogen deal with Argentina
Brussels: The European Commission has signed a non-binding agreement with Argentina to facilitate a stable supply of liquefied fossil gas...
