French competition watchdog hits Google with €250 milion fine
France's competition watchdog said it fined Alphabet's Google €250 million for breaches linked to Europen Union intellectual property rules in its relationship with media…
EU agrees new limits on Ukraine farm imports
The European Union reached a provisional agreement to grant Ukrainian food producers tariff-free access to its markets until June 2025, albeit with new limits on imports of…
To have peace, Europe must prepare for war, EU council president says
Europe must strengthen its defence capabilities and shift to a "war economy" mode in response to the threat posed by Russia, European Council President Charles Michel said…
EU agrees on sanctions on Hamas, violent West Bank settlers
European Union foreign ministers agreed in principle on Monday to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers for attacking Palestinians in the West Bank and to add further sanctions…
Taiwan’s vice president-elect makes Czech visit, angering China
Taiwan's vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador to Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, is on a visit to the Czech Republic following a low-key trip to the United States,…
Turkey moves against Meta over Threads-Instagram data sharing
Turkey's competition authority imposed on Monday an interim measure on Meta Platforms Inc.
South Korea hosted summit warns of AI risks to democracy
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called fake news and disinformation based on AI and digital technology threats to democracy, as some officials attending a global…
France and Moldova sign defence deal in light of Russian ‘threat’
France signed a defence co-operation accord with Moldova, as its President Maia Sandu warned that Russia was renewing efforts to destabilise her country and that if Russian…
German travellers left waiting as transport workers walk out
Many thousands of Germans were left facing delays as train drivers, airport-security workers and Lufthansa ground-staff walked off the job, spelling further headaches for…
US court backs Apple, Tesla and other Big Tech over child-labour in Africa
A US federal appeals court refused to hold five major technology companies liable over their alleged support for the use of child labour in cobalt mining operations…
UK non-doms and vapers hit under Hunt’s taxation budget proposals
Britain's finance minister Jeremy Hunt said he would abolish a so-called "non-dom" status that let residents, including those in European Union countries, avoid tax on overseas…
EC President to visit Cyprus amid humanitarian Gaza fears – and Russian sabre-rattling
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Cyprus this week as the bloc explores a possible humanitarian corridor through the Mediterranean island to…
Fears over Russia prompt France and Moldova to sign defence deal
Moldova and France will sign defence and economic co-operation accords during a visit by Moldovan President Maia Sandu to Paris, the French presidency said.
Flying high? EU hopes to end air-traffic chaos across bloc
The European Union agreed on a deal to unjam air-traffic reform in a bid to bring order to what many have described as a mosaic of airspace regulations that is blamed for…
Female company leaders: World’s biggest wealth-fund praises Europe but targets third world
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Israel agrees to revise Eurovision song lyrics that evoked Hamas attack
Israel has agreed to revise the lyrics of its potential submission to the Eurovision Song Contest after the contest organizers took issue with verses that appeared to reference…
Hungary signs-off on Sweden’s accession to NATO, clearing final hurdle
Hungary's Parliament Speaker Sándor Lezsák has signed-off on the ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession and forwarded the legislation to the Hungarian President's office…
Dutch PM Rutte signs ‘€2 billion security deal’ with Ukraine
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte signed a security guarantee deal with Ukraine President Voldymyr Zelenskyy in the Northeastern frontline city of Kharkiv.
Down wi da kidz? Germany’s Schulz looks to TikTok amid AfD’s rising popularity
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he wanted the Government to open an account on TikTok, apparently amid concerns about the hard-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)…
EC withholds some UN funds for Palestine but ups overall aid budget
The European Commission will hold back part of a payment of €82 million for the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) - but increase overall aid to the Palestinians…
German travellers left kicking their heels as transport workers strike
Travellers were left waiting in Germany as buses, trams and underground trains stood idle across most of the country at the culmination of a week of staggered public transport…
IEA: Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023
Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) hit a record high last year, driven partly by increased fossil fuel use in countries where droughts hampered hydropower…
French President Macron promises to throw himself in river Seine
French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to jump in the river Seine as he officially inaugurated the 2024 Olympic village and praised the legacy the Games will leave to Paris,…
Putin warns West of ‘nuclear war’ risk after Macron floats troop deployment idea
President Vladimir Putin warned Western countries there was a "genuine risk" of nuclear war if they sent their own troops to fight in Ukraine.
German home-building collapses amid economic downturn
Building permits for apartments in Germany fell 27 per cent in 2023, the statistics office said, underscoring a downturn in demand in the construction and real estate industry…
Meta hit by privacy complaints from eight European countries
Meta Platforms was hit with privacy complaints as eight EU consumer groups asked watchdogs to act against the Facebook owner for alleged breaches of the bloc's privacy rules…
Polish PM Tusk to meet angry farmers
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet protesting farmers' leaders as demonstrations continue across the country.
‘Use frozen Russian cash to fund Ukraine war effort,’ says EC President
The European Union should consider using profits from frozen Russian assets to buy military supplies for Ukraine, according to European Commission President Ursula von der…
Germany aims to broker peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Germany is hosting two days of peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan, five months after Azerbaijan took the Nagorno-Karabakh region from its ethnic Armenian majority,…
Hamfisted Macron moves to placate farmers
France has banned using terms such as "steak" and "ham" for plant protein products.