EU nature restoration law passes by slim margin
The contentious European Union nature restoration law has been approved by the European Parliament with a razor-thin majority.
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EU split on US cluster bomb deliveries to Ukraine
The US decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine has caused divisions within the European Union, with many officials expressing their displeasure at the move.
Germany ‘using EU sanctions to seize cars from Russians’
Vehicles belonging to Russian tourists in Germany are reportedly being seized by authorities as part of European Union sanctions, according to multiple media outlets.
EC rejects claim it approves ‘virtually all mergers’
The European Commission has rejected a charge that "virtually all mergers" between large corporations in the European Union are approved.
Poland threatens to derail EU budget
Poland is threatening to veto the revision of the European Union budget unless and until the European Commission unblocks the country's post-pandemic EU funds.
‘Migration reverses EU population decline,’ says Eurostat
A two-year trend of population decline in the European Union has been reversed by the ongoing migration wave, a report by EU statistics agency Eurostat has found.
Kosovo agrees to EU de-escalation demands
Kosovo has agreed to European Union demands to de-escalate the tense stand-off in its northern regions, including the reduction of a heavy police presence there.
Cattle farms to escape green law after European Parliament change of heart
The European Parliament says cows’ notoriously gaseous discharges should be exempt from stringent environmental rules proposed under the Industrial Emissions Directive,…
Both Left and Right take aim at European Parliament Covid report
The Right and the Left joined forces on July 11 to lambast the European Parliament's Covid-19 report.
European Parliament wants Polish elections overseen
The European Parliament has opened up another front in the conflict between Poland and European Union institutions.
EU medication rules discriminate against vegans, MEP claims
European Union labelling rules for medicines discriminate against vegans and vegetarians, a Czech Pirate Party MEP has claimed.
WATCH: Farmers take on Greta Thunberg outside European Parliament
Farmers have faced-off against Swedish teenage eco-activist Greta Thunberg outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg over the EU's nature restoration law.
Michel faces backlash after EU membership promise to Turkey
Charles Michel, President of the European Council, is facing a backlash after promising to help Turkey's European Union membership bid.
Ukraine frustrated as NATO membership bid falls short
A series of pro-Ukrainian announcements were made on July 11, the first day of a two-day NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, though there were not enough to please…
Spain: Feijóo pledges support for another Sanchez government
On July 10, in the first debate of the Spanish national elections campaign, the president of the Popular Party (PP) and opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo…
‘It’s a huge mess!’ Division dominates Parliament nature restoration law debate
With temperatures hitting 37C on the streets of Strasbourg and two demonstrations taking place right outside the parliamentary plenary session on the proposed legislation,…
Lagarde ‘sorry’ after online Euro design survey crashes within hours
The President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde has been forced to apologise after an online survey launched by the organisation crashed within…
The Left and Right are both wrong about the French riots. It’s time to turn the Banlieues into France
There is a difference between a trigger and a reason: The Arab Spring in 2011 was triggered by the Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi setting himself on fire…
EU will have power to cut off social media during public unrest: Breton
European officials will have the ability to completely cut off European Union citizens from certain social media platforms during times of unrest, Internal Markets…
Crowds turn against Sánchez with chant linking PM with jailed terrorist
“Que te vote Txapote! Que te vote Txapote!”.
Education minister slams French students’ ‘inability to spell’
French education minister Pap Ndiaye wants to address what he sees as an alarming decline in students’ ability to write correctly.
Former Irish PM now frontrunner to replace von der Leyen, insiders claim
Sources within Ireland's Government have reportedly claimed that Micheál Martin, the country's former prime minister, is a frontrunner to replace Ursula von der…
Erdoğan ties Turkey’s EU entry bid to Sweden’s NATO ambitions
Turkey’s President Recep Erdoğan is making a fresh stab at gaining entry to the European Union.
Germany ‘cannot oppose cluster munitions for Ukraine’, President says
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the President of Germany, has said that his country "cannot" oppose the United States’ decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine.
German populists are the ‘enemy’, EPP leader Weber insists
Populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is the largest "opponent and enemy" of the country's centre-right, European People's Party (EPP) leader Manfred Weber…
French MP sparks outrage with claim ‘police should never kill, not even terrorists’
A prominent French 'green' MP has been forced to retract her comments after sparking fury in France by claiming on Twitter that the police should never use firearms…
Many think it, but few dare say it yet: The riots are handing power to Marine Le Pen
Mohammed*, my 40-year-old Moroccan greengrocer, whose small busy shop in a quiet street in central Paris serves as an informal club for the entire neighbourhood,…
Poland claims EC using grain import wrangle to damage ruling party
Poland’s agriculture minister Robert Telus claims the European Commission is refusing to extend an embargo on Ukrainian grain imports beyond September 15 in a…
EU Socialists were lax on corruption, internal Qatargate report finds
The European Parliament's Socialist (S&D) Group failed to conduct basic checks to protect against corruption by its own MEPs
Big spender Brussels ‘on its way to 300 per cent debt’
The Brussels-Capital Region risks being mired in enormous debt, according to a study by the University of Namur.