EU orders Google to share search data and open Android to AI rivals
The Commission said the changes are intended to curb Google's market power and ensure fair competition in Europe's digital economy.
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Ukraine’s parliament backs new prime minister as protests hit Zelensky reshuffle
Naftogaz chief Serhiy Koretsky has taken office with the defence ministry still empty after the removal of Mykhailo Fedorov.
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Poland starts construction of deepwater Baltic port to rival Hamburg
The dual-use terminal will be able to handle large ocean-going vessels and is intended to enhance Poland's logistics infrastructure.
EU court clears Spanish amnesty law for Catalan separatists
Luxembourg rejects the European Commission's case against a law that keeps Prime Minister Sánchez in office, though Puigdemont's arrest warrant still stands.
EU-funded NGOs reject EU-backed peace efforts in Israel
The organisations endorsed what they described as "resistance in all its forms to occupation, apartheid and colonisation".
EPPO reprimands Bulgarian prosecutor, concludes unprecedented disciplinary case
The EPPO has not disclosed the precise nature of the misconduct, citing confidentiality rules governing disciplinary proceedings.
France legalises euthanasia after government overrides Senate
Until now French law let doctors sedate the dying but treated the deliberate causing of death as a criminal offence.
Brussels accepts X compliance plan after EU board calls it inadequate
Musk's platform has six months to rebuild its advertising archive and open its data to researchers, while it fights the underlying fine in the EU courts.
Thuringia parliament to hold hearing on AfD ban
It would be the first time a committee of any German parliament has examined the question in a public session.
Von der Leyen signs EU-Ukraine ‘drone deal’ on Kyiv visit
"This deal will bring together Ukrainian ingenuity and Europe's industrial scale".
EU extends protection for Ukrainian refugees but excludes draft evaders
The restriction applies to new applicants alone. Those already holding the status in the EU would keep it whatever their age.
Macron’s party sue RN over Le Pen’s campaign slogan
Renaissance alleged that the slogan was intended to "capitalise on the recognition of Macron's party" by appropriating "one of the core elements of its identity".
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Magyar goes after Hungary’s President as Orbán invokes the right of resistance
The Prime Minister's two-thirds majority passed a constitutional amendment written to end the mandate of one named office-holder and gave Tamás Sulyok five days…
One of the few white French players hit with racist abuse after Spain defeat
Lucas Digne, who endured a difficult evening against Spain's teenage winger Lamine Yamal and conceded the penalty that opened the scoring.
Refugees not so welcome in Berlin’s Green districts
The data show a striking mismatch between political support for pro-migration parties and the geographical distribution of state-run refugee accommodation.
Migrant regularisation could ultimately bring three million newcomers to Spain
When the Government launched the regularisation programme, ministers said they expected between 400,000 and 500,000 undocumented migrants already living in Spain…
Irish deputy PM open to citizenship language test after Parnell Square conviction
Simon Harris said he was not commenting on the case itself, though he argued there were "legitimate discussions to be had around citizenship in general".
Unrest hits Paris and Lyon after France’s World Cup exit
French interior minister Laurent Nuñez had announced the deployment of 70,000 police and gendarmes across the country.
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US ambassador urges EU to cut regulation, says current model is ‘damaging European consumers’
Andrew Puzder defended the recently negotiated US-EU trade agreement while warning that Europe's biggest economic challenges are largely self-inflicted.
Petitioners press European Commission over refusal to suspend Cuba agreement
The petition was lodged by the Center for a Free Cuba and the Spanish association Cuba en Transición.
Spanish diplomats denounce ‘obscurantism’ over Sánchez citizenship law
The measure, known in Spain as the ley de nietos, or grandchildren's law, was written for the descendants of those driven out by political exile.
Setback for Tusk as Polish court rejects European Arrest Warrant for former justice minister
Despite Ziobro’s presence in the US, Polish prosecutors were still seeking a European arrest warrant against him.
Hungarian minister defends rewriting constitution to dismantle Orbán-era
Zsolt Hegedűs argued that acting within the law was not enough for a head of state.
Gibraltar and Spain open frontier as post-Brexit EU treaty takes effect
The agreement applies provisionally from midnight and still requires formal ratification, including consent from the European Parliament.
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Italy’s centre-left alliance faces crisis over Russia divide
The row erupted during an opposition rally in Naples organised to showcase unity among the parties.
Macron awards Starmer the Legion of Honour days before he leaves office
Only one other British prime minister has held a comparable French honour. Winston Churchill was awarded the higher-ranking Grand Cross in 1958.
Syriza collapses as MPs defect to Tsipras’s new party
Syriza faces a major crisis as many MPs defect to Alexis Tsipras's new party, leaving them at risk of losing their parliamentary group status ahead of upcoming elections.
France showcases European unity with Ukraine at Macron’s final Bastille Day parade
Some 500 soldiers from the Coalition of the Willing, the grouping of nations backing Kyiv against Moscow, opened the march down the Champs-Élysées.
Ukraine PM resigns in Zelensky-ordered reshuffle
Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko resigned today as part of a reshuffle by President Zelensky, who has not yet named a replacement amid ongoing challenges.
Europe not ready to replace American weapons, German air force chief warns
Lieutenant General Holger Neumann said Germany had no home-grown answer to the United States on advanced combat aircraft and air defence.