EC and Tinder strike sweetheart deal over pricing
Online dating and social network website Tinder has reached a negotiated agreement with the help of the European Commission regarding the pricing of its premium…
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New EU aviation deal not fit to fly, says airline industry
The European Union reached a deal to free-up air-traffic reform ahead of a projected second summer of air-traffic controlllers' strikes.
Polish Government claims credit for EC revision of transport deal with Ukraine
Poland’s Government crowed that it persuaded the European Commission to revise a deal on road transport between the European Union and Ukraine, which had prompted…
EU agrees creation of emergency force to counter cyber-attack threats
European Union institutions have reached a provisional agreement regarding the creation of an emergency force for fighting cyber attacks.
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…
EC throws more cash at pro-EU media coverage
The European Commission announced it will provide additional cash for the bloc's more reliably pro-EU media providers.
EU to ban miniature hotel shampoo bottles in sustainable packaging deal
Tiny shampoo bottles in hotel rooms will be banned, while takeaways will have to let you bring your own container, under new EU rules to cut waste.
EU agrees to ban goods made with forced labour, including many Chinese solar panels
The EU has decided to ban importing goods made using forced labour, in a move that also limits access to Chinese-made solar panels.
EU gives banks just nine months to prepare for instant euro payments
The EU has given payment providers just nine months to get ready to accept instant euro payments, a move that the bloc hopes will help European payment providers…
MEPs green-light EU-wide digital ID system
MEPs have passed the implementation of a proposed European Union-wide digital ID system.
MEPs back ‘quality’ produce protections amid farmers’ protests
MEPs have backed the implementation of further protections for so-called "quality" agricultural produce in the wake of the farmers' protests across Europe.
EP bars lobbyists for Amazon despite US firm’s €18 million ‘influence budget’
The European Parliament has kicked out Amazon lobbyists who had permanent access badges to European Union buildings but had refused three requests to tell a parliamentary…
‘Reform crucial now for troubled EU,’ says Draghi
Former Italian Prime Minister and European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has demanded a reform of European institutions, insisting that the single market was in…
Brussels burns as farm protests return to the EU capital
Fires blazed outside buildings belonging to the EU institutions on the morning of February 26, as the EU-wide farmers' protests returned to the streets of Brussels.
Pope Francis will use a coming visit to Belgium to proclaim his message to Europe – but he will avoid the EU institutions
Pope Francis has announced that he will travel to Belgium later this year to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the Catholic University of Louvain or Leuven.
EU bodies agree stricter rules to protect ‘gig economy’ workers
European Union institutions have reached a provisional agreement on new rules aimed at protecting a subsection of “gig economy” workers within the bloc.
EU tags Big Tech as 2024 continent-wide elections near
The European Union's executive has started to compile guidelines for Big Tech platforms to prevent disinformation, hate speech and counterfeits from disrupting the…
EU economy to struggle this year while US and Asia grows: OECD
The European Union's economy is expected to struggle in 2024 as other global areas enjoy substantial growth, newly published research by the Organisation for Economic…
Not so smart: AI Act’s ‘unclear restrictions could hurt development’
The European Union's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act risks “harming” the continent's budding AI sector due to its "unclear" nature, a prominent industry group…
Europe’s Empires don’t survive: This is something the European Commission still needs to learn
The European Union will have to decide: Does it want to give in or resist the temptation to turn into an empire?
France throws hat into AI-rules ring
France is now backing landmark European Union rules governing Artificial Intelligence (AI) - subject to strict conditions - an EU diplomatic source said, after others…
Farmers bring EU quarter to a standstill
Men and women from across the bloc burned hay and tyres from early in the morning on Luxembourg Square, in front of the European Parliament, while dozens of tractors…
EC appears to give ground in farmers’ dispute
In response to the mass protests by angry farmers across Europe, the European Commission proposed to put some limits on agricultural imports from Ukraine and loosen…
The EU may say never again, but they are not making it a reality: Anti-Semitism in Europe, UNRWA terrorists and the Commission
It turns out that a number of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) employees were involved in the October 7 terrorist…
Germany’s Scholz calls for completion of EU capital markets union
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Sunday for the European Union to complete its creation of a banking and capital markets union, so the bloc can compete with…
Paris leads race for EU’s new AMLA HQ but Dublin ‘gains momentum’
Several countries are competing to house the European Union's newly formed anti-money laundering authority (AMLA).
EC: ‘no plan’ to ban Israeli-settlement imports
The European Commission says it is "not planning" to implement any ban on commercial products arriving from Israeli settlements.
EU gig-workers’ directive in trouble
A long-promised European Union directive giving full employment rights to “gig economy” workers could fall victim to the EU elections, experts told Brussels…
Digital euro ‘could significantly destabilise banking system’
"Central Bank Digital Currencies use blockchain technology but in a different way than cryptocurrencies.
EU backs Red Sea naval mission but that may expose ‘splits’ at home
European Union foreign ministers have reached a decision "in principle" to launch a naval mission to help secure merchant shipping in the Red Sea, overcoming Spanish…