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EU Tax Simplification Plans Spark Debate Over Impact on Tax Avoidance
The European Commission has unveiled an ambitious package of tax reforms aimed at simplifying tax rules across the European Union, reducing compliance…
EU to require air con installers to tell buyers how energy efficient their systems are
Installers of air conditioning units will be obliged to tell customers how energy efficient these systems are, under a European Union law…
EU hosts Taliban for migrant return talks in Brussels
An Afghan Taliban delegation met EU officials in Brussels on Tuesday for the first time, an event rights groups denounced as legitimising…
Digital euro clears key hurdle as EU seeks to break free from U.S. credit cards
The European Central Bank secured key parliamentary backing on Tuesday for the launch of a digital euro, an electronic means of payments…
Arrest warrant issued for former EU Commissioner Avramopoulos over Qatargate
Belgian authorities issued a European arrest warrant for Greece’s former European Commissioner for Migration, Dimitris Avramopoulos, in connection with the Qatargate scandal…
Two MEPs face hate speech complaints after EU deportation vote
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (EPP,MT) must decide whether to sanction two MEPs accused of hate speech following last week's vote on…
IATA slams revised EU passenger rules as missed opportunity
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has criticised the latest revisions to Europe’s passenger rights rules, saying the changes fall short of…
Zelenskiy: Best way to guarantee Europe’s future would be fast-track EU membership for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told an EU summit on Thursday the future of Europe was being shaped by the defence of Ukraine…
EU Council opening communication channels with Kremlin
The office of European Council President Antonio Costa has made "brief contacts at diplomatic level" with the Kremlin in recent weeks "to…
EU parliament backs law allowing offshore detention centres
The European Parliament approved on Wednesday an overhaul of migration policy aimed at ramping up deportations and allowing member states to set…
EU countries scale back plan to fund power grids
Governments have cut back the European Union's proposal to spend national funds on the bloc's energy infrastructure after Sweden threatened to restrict…
Freed Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut receives Sakharov Prize at European Parliament
Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, who was imprisoned in 2021 before being released in April 2026, addressed the European Parliament in a formal…