European Union

As Sánchez heads to London, Spain and the UK prepare to sign a landmark post-Brexit pact deepening ties on trade, climate and migration—marking a turning point in bilateral relations

If Europe started the year with a long to-do list, at least there was optimism for a "European Moment". That hope now seems further off than ever

France’s powerful farm lobby is examining legal avenues to challenge the text, a path also being explored by a group of MEPs

“EU citizens want Europe to focus on security and the economy," said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola

Von der Leyen's foreign policy has veered woefully off course in recent days

International Trade Committee Chair Bernd Lange is holding a press conference on “EU-US trade: what’s next? Implementing the political framework agreement and Parliament's involvement".
Committee on International Trade

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International Trade Committee Chair Bernd Lange is holding a press conference on “EU-US trade: what’s next? Implementing the political framework agreement and Parliament's involvement".
Committee on International Trade

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Is the EU doing a good job? MEPs will review current challenges and plans to tackle them with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on 10 September.

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The Russian leader has, however, drawn a red line on Ukraine’s NATO membership, a position he has repeatedly underlined

The verdict follows a string of arrests of opposition leaders, rights activists and journalists, raising concern among Western allies

The rise reinforces expectations that the European Central Bank will keep rates unchanged at its next monetary policy meeting on 11 September

The Swedish Dementia Association says improved treatments are essential, but not at the cost of patients' personal integrity, or ethical conduct

Belgium is lining up with other Western governments promising to recognise Palestine

Le Pen blamed President Emmanuel Macron for France's "deeply toxic" politics

Ukraine has learned its lessons from the controversy, says a senior minister

In today’s edition: Germany slamming von der Leyen’s military ambitions, Italy considering a fiscal escape clause to boost defence spending, enlargement talks stalling in Copenhagen, Brussels shelving its safe countries list, and a petition pushing the EU to act on abortion access

The European steel industry is on the brink. A 50% tariff on steel imports into the United States and the lack of a bilateral agreement to preserve EU steel exports to the U.S. under the recent EU-U.S. Joint Statement on...

Marking the war’s 86th anniversary, Poland’s president renews a politically charged call for €1.5 trillion in German reparations – despite government doubts over its feasibility

Slovakia’s opposition lashes out at Prime Minister Fico for planning a third meeting with Putin – this time in China – warning it isolates the country diplomatically and aligns it with authoritarian powers over key EU partners

Industrial clusters in Europe’s heartland look to carbon capture and storage to turn CO2 from climate liability into a commercial resource