European Union

There is optimism that Bosnia and Herzegovina will be granted EU candidate status next month if it meets the conditions recently laid out by the European Commission, the EU’s Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said on Monday (28 November). After talks...

A communications line created between the militaries of the United States and Russia at the start of Moscow's war against Ukraine has been used only once so far, a US official said in exclusive comments.

Britain's Rolls-Royce said it has successfully run an aircraft engine on hydrogen, a world aviation first that marks a major step towards proving the gas could be key to decarbonising air travel.

Despite a 2005 ban, cases of asbestos-related diseases are on the rise again, prompting calls from industry and workers' safety advocates to tighten exposure rules.

Five out of eight Mediterranean countries have failed to submit their plans for sustainable activities at sea to the European Commission, writes Antonia Leroy.

EU member states are running out of time to agree on a price cap for shipments of Russian crude oil after another round of last-ditch talks between the bloc’s ambassadors on Monday evening (28 November) ended without a deal. The...

The possibility for companies to buy credits and finance different types of 'offset projects' for carbon emissions leads to greenwashing with unfounded carbon neutrality claims. The European Commission is now preparing to address this, writes Margaux Le Gallou.

Certain provisions in US President Joe Biden's landmark climate action plan, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), have provoked strong responses from the European Union, which fears it could hurt its industry.

French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Washington Tuesday (29 November) to discuss a slew of issues with US counterpart Joe Biden, ranging from aligning policy on Russia's invasion of Ukraine to easing trade spats.

Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba told a gathering of seven Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers on Monday (28 November) that his country needed transformers and improved air defences to stave off Russian air strikes on energy infrastructure.

The United States will announce new aid on Tuesday (29 November) to help Ukraine restore electricity as its people faced another week of brutal cold and darkness after Russian strikes on its power grid caused rolling blackouts.

Police have smashed a huge drugs "super-cartel" that controlled a third of Europe's cocaine trade, arresting 49 people in various countries including six kingpins in the gang's hub in Dubai, Europol said on Monday (28 November).

Belgium's worst peacetime massacre left 32 dead and hundreds marked for life. Now, six and a half years later, Brussels will host its biggest ever criminal trial.

Paschal Donohoe, President of the Eurogroup, gave a speech at the European Movement Ireland and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung event “Europe’s Economy in Troubled Times” on the European economy in the challenging times.

The Council adopted the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) which will strengthen the IT security of financial entities such as banks, insurance companies and investment firms.

The Council has approved conclusions on well-being in digital education.

The Council approves new rules on corporate sustainability reporting.

The Council adopted a recommendation on pathways to school success. The goal is to reduce the share of those leaving education and training early and to bring down under-achieving in basic skills.

The Council approves regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market.

The inclusion of the violation of restrictive measures in the list of ‘EU crimes’ is the first of two steps to ensure a similar degree of sanctions enforcement throughout the EU.