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Romania could face a barrage of EU sanctions if it created "de facto impunity" for corrupt officials, the European Commission has warned.

Europe's top diplomats have said US actions risked triggering a conflict with Iran, as America makes plans to pour troops into Middle East in echoes of Iraq war.

In just one day a petition set up by the campaign group ProVeg on Monday to stop EU legislation banning the use of words such as "veggie burger", "vegan sausage", and "milk alternative" in relation to plant-based foods had received close to 10,000 signatures by Tuesday. The European Parliament's agriculture committee included the name ban in a package of food-labelling regulations to avoid consumer confusion.

Armenia's "Velvet Revolution" last year was an important victory for peaceful change and stands out as an affirmation of European values and ideals.

Global equities saw the heaviest fall since 2019 on Monday after China said it would raise tariffs on US imports in retaliation for additional American tariffs on Chinese goods from 1 June. Meanwhile the European Union is preparing a list of American goods to target with retaliatory tariffs should US president Donald Trump not delay a 18 May deadline for tariffs on cars imported from the EU.

A California jury on Monday awarded more than $2bn [€1.78bn] to a couple who claimed Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller caused their cancer. It is the third verdict against Roundup, with more than 13,400 US lawsuits pending over the weedkiller's alleged cancer risk. American agrochemical Monsanto was acquired by German chemicals giant Bayer AG last year. Bayer said on Monday it was disappointed with the verdict and would appeal.

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban was praised by US president Donald Trump on Monday during a visit to the White House as "respected all over Europe" and having been "great with respect to Christian communities". The invitation is among several that Washington has recently extended to central European heads of state and government signalling that the US aims to re-engage with the countries of the region.

UK prime minister Theresa May's chief Brexit negotiator, Olly Robbins, will be in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss changes to the non legally-binding political declaration on the UK's future relationship with the EU, in a bid to meet key Labour demands. Labour wants a customs union with the EU and possibly a second referendum. Cross-party negotiations broke up on Monday night with both sides signalling no substantive progress was made.

Boasting 1,200 terawatt hours (TWh) of existing capacity, gas storage sites can be a formidable asset for Europe in the transition to a low-carbon economy, providing much-needed flexibility to a future energy system where gas and electricity will be more closely integrated, says Ilaria Conti.

Climate change and tourism are closely interlinked. Local and regional authorities across Europe are working together to improve waste management to make tourism more sustainable in their towns.

Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's Rassemblement National (RN), arrives in Tallinn today (14 May) as part of a "European tour" to drum up support for the far-right in the upcoming EU elections.

Lead candidates for the upcoming European elections are pondering ways of safeguarding the media sector's integrity in light of persistent economic challenges and emerging threats like Russian disinformation.

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Addressing the shrinking of the middle class is crucial to fight the rise of nationalism, protectionism and populism in the next European elections, Margherita Movarelli argues.

Europe on Monday (13 May) urged the US not to further escalate tensions over the Iran nuclear deal, with Britain issuing a stark warning of the risk of conflict erupting "by accident" in the Gulf.

US President Donald Trump on Monday (13 May) praised Hungary’s hardline authoritarian Viktor Orbán as a leader respected throughout Europe who kept his country safe with his crackdown on immigration. “Viktor Orbán has done a tremendous job in so many...

Exceptional opportunities and challenges require strong European political leadership in the technology space.

At the start of a celebratory dinner for the heads of state or government of the eastern partner countries, President Tusk recalled the main milestones and achievements of the Eastern Partnership.

On 13 May 2019, the Council adopted conclusions on the Sahel.

On 13 May 2019, the Council discussed the situation in Libya and adopted a statement.