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Draghi’s EU economic blueprint gets delayed again

Mario Draghi's highly anticipated report on enhancing the EU's economic competitiveness is likely to be delayed until September, according to sources close to the former Italian prime minister. Draghi, renowned…

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New Far-Right Group, Europe of Sovereign Nations, established in European Parliament

A new far-right group, Europe of Sovereign Nations, has been established in the European Parliament, its newly-elected leader announced on Wednesday. The alliance, which includes 25 MEPs, is spearheaded by…

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European innovation gathers pace, but Swiss continue to excel

The innovation performance of the European Union continued to improve at a steady pace, reaching a 10% increase since 2017 and a growth of 0.5% between 2023 and 2024. According to the 2024…

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Bardella to lead new far-right European Parliament group

The leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN), Jordan Bardella, will head a new right-wing grouping in the European Parliament, Patriots for Europe. The announcement came the day after Mr…

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EU freezes 30 million euros in aid to Georgian army

The European Union's ambassador to Georgia said on Tuesday that the bloc had frozen 30 million euros ($32 million) in military aid to Georgia amid what he said was "a…

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Sweden nominates EU minister as its next European commissioner

Sweden wants Jessika Roswall to be the country’s next European commissioner, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced Monday. Roswall, from Sweden’s governing Moderate Party, is no stranger to Brussels, having served…

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New Orban-backed EU alliance says France’s RN to join

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) will join a growing new alliance in the European Parliament led by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Hungary's government spokesperson said on Monday.…

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Hungary’s Orban arrives in Moscow to meet Putin, drawing EU rebukes

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, drawing rebukes from fellow EU leaders and a warning that he did not speak…

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China-built EVs hit with duties in biggest EU trade case yet

The European Union will impose tariffs of up to 37.6% from Friday on imports of electric vehicles made in China, EU officials said, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing in Brussels'…

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EU takes aim at China’s Temu and Shein with proposed import duty, FT reports

The European Union is drawing up plans to impose customs duties on cheap goods bought from Chinese online retailers including Temu, Shein, and AliExpress, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday,…

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Hungary takes EU presidency

Hungary's nationalist government launches its presidency of the European Union on Monday with a Trump-like call to "Make Europe Great Again" after EU lawmakers questioned whether it should be allowed…

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EU membership talks start with Ukraine, Moldova; progress for Montenegro

War-torn Ukraine and neighbouring Moldova are now officially in accession talks with the European Union. Both countries were granted EU candidate status in 2022. The landmark move has been hailed…

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Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas bag EU top jobs: What happens next

EU leaders on Thursday endorsed a second five-year term for Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president. Now the German center-right politician faces a knife-edge vote in the European…

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EU leaders pick von der Leyen for second term as Commission chief

European Union leaders agreed to nominate Ursula von der Leyen of Germany for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, the EU's powerful executive body. At a…

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EU backs 650-billion-euro plan to help cities reach net zero by 2030

A group of 112 cities aiming to eliminate their net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 will need a combined 650 billion euros ($695.83 billion) in investments to deliver the pledge,…

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Poland, Baltics call for EU defence line on border with Russia, Belarus

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia called for the European Union to build a defence line along the bloc's border with Russia and Belarus to protect the EU from military threats…

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EU leaders to agree on top jobs, strategic agenda with focus on defence

European Union leaders are to agree on Thursday on the strategic course for the EU and on the people to run its institutions for the next five years, with special…

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Scholz confirms EU top jobs deal with von der Leyen as Commission chief

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed on Wednesday that the European Parliament's three main centrist groups would back Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as Commission president, in a…

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Italy’s Meloni says EU top jobs deal ignores voters’ wishes

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised on Wednesday plans to share out the top jobs in EU institutions, saying they ignored the wishes voters had expressed during elections earlier this…

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Von der Leyen lined up for second term under EU top jobs deal

European political groups on Tuesday agreed to a deal on top European Union posts, selecting Germany's Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as head of the European Commission,…

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EU to downgrade Georgia ties and mull finance freeze

The European Union will downgrade political contacts with Georgia and consider freezing financial aid to the government after it pushed through a controversial "foreign agent" law, EU foreign policy chief…

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Ukraine inches closer to EU dream

The European Union will formally begin Ukrainian accession talks today, rejecting Russia's attempts to force its former Soviet neighbour not to join Western alliances. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to give…

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EU targets Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ in new round of sanctions against Moscow

The EU has agreed a new package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine. Among the measures is the targeting of Moscow’s shadow fleet of tankers moving liquefied…

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China wants EU tariffs on EVs gone by July 4 as talks resume

Beijing wants the European Union to scrap its preliminary tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles by July 4, China's state-controlled Global Times reported, after an agreement by both sides to hold…

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UPDATED: EU can avoid Hungary block on Russian asset plan for Ukraine, Borrell says

The European Union has found a way to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets to buy arms for Ukraine despite hold-ups from Hungary, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said…

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EU Budget 2025 aims to reinforce funding for Europe’s priorities

The Commission has proposed an annual EU budget just short of €20 billion for 2025. The budget will be complemented by an estimated €72 billion of disbursements under NextGenerationEU. This…

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EU sanctions target Russian gas for the first time

European Union countries agreed on a 14th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, diplomats said on Thursday, including their first restrictions on Russian gas. The package…

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Right-wing ECR group becomes EU Parliament’s third-largest force

The European Parliament faction that contains Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s MEPs announced 11 new members, pushing the grouping ahead of the one dominated by French President Emmanuel Macron’s MEPs.…

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UPDATED: Metsola officially becomes EPP nominee for European Parliament President; Weber re-elected to lead EPP

The President of the European Parliament and PN MEP Roberta Metsola has been officially nominated as EPP Group’s candidate for President of the European Parliament. The nomination was confirmed after…

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Ukrainians better treated than others displaced by war, Council of Europe says

Ukrainians who fled their homes to escape Russia's invasion have received better treatment than those displaced by other ongoing wars and emergencies, Europe's top human rights group said on Thursday,…

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Greens elect Eickhout and Reintke as co-presidents of parliament group

The Greens group in the European parliament elected Bas Eickhout and Terry Reintke as co-presidents today. “European citizens expect European solutions from us and many challenges lie ahead,” Reintke said.…

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European Commission proposes disciplinary budget steps for Malta, others

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed disciplinary steps against France and six other EU countries over running excessive budget deficits, but will announce deadlines for their reduction only in November.…

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EU summit ends without agreement on top jobs

European Union leaders ended a discussion on who should take the bloc's top jobs for the next five years without agreement on Monday, aiming instead for a decision at a…

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EU countries approve landmark nature law after delays

European Union countries approved a flagship policy to restore damaged nature on Monday, after months of delay, making it the first green law to pass since European Parliament elections this…

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EU agrees on start of accession talks with Ukraine, Moldova

European Union ambassadors agreed to formally to start accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, the Belgian EU presidency said, adding this would take place at intergovernmental conferences on June 25.…

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EU leaders to discuss top jobs with line-up seemingly set

European Union leaders will debate policy goals for the next five years from defence to the economy, and who to place in top EU jobs, when they convene in Brussels…

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Eight EU countries call for restricting Russian diplomats’ movement

Eight European Union foreign ministers called on the EU to ban Russian diplomats from moving freely around the bloc and restrict them to countries where they are accredited, in a…

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UPDATED: EU court orders Hungary to pay 200 mln euros fine over immigration policies

Hungary must pay a 200-million-euro ($216 million) fine for not implementing changes to its policy of handling migrants and asylum seekers at its border, the European Union's top court said…

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EU threatens higher tariffs on Chinese electric cars

The European Commission on Wednesday said it would impose provisional duties of up to 38.1% on imports of Chinese electric vehicles after an investigation into subsidies. However, Brussels said there…

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European alert for the rapid increase in mosquito-borne infections

Infections caused by mosquitoes, some of them potentially severe, are rapidly expanding in Europe, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warned yesterday. The phenomenon is attributed to…

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European banks to provide over €600M in recovery funds for Ukraine

Ukraine is set to receive hundreds of millions of euros from European banks to bolster its economy and eventually rebuild its infrastructure, according to several agreements signed in Berlin on…

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EU top jobs field narrows, von der Leyen set for second term

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen appears on course for a second five-year term and Estonia's prime minister and Portugual's former premier are also in line for top jobs,…

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Euro-sceptic gains in EU election complicate von der Leyen’s Commission bid

The rise of euro-sceptic nationalist parties in the European election is likely to complicate Ursula von der Leyen's bid to get a second term as president of the powerful European…

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EU’s von der Leyen seeks centrist allies after far-right election gains

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen began trying to piece together a coalition on Monday after the far right gained ground in a European Parliament election, spurring French President…

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Who were the winners, who were the losers, and who miscalculated in the EU election?

While the right gained in strength, greens and liberals had a rough night. French President Emmanuel Macron took such a beating he immediately dissolved the national parliament and called a…

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From trade to climate, five takeaways from the EU election

The European Parliament took a shift to the right after a four-day election concluded on Sunday, with more eurosceptic nationalists and fewer mainstream liberals and Greens. The parliament's most important…

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EU’s eastern members see strong performances by centrist parties

Pro-European centrist parties performed well overall in central and eastern Europe during the European Parliament elections on Sunday, partial results and exit polls showed, bucking the trend elsewhere on the…

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Economy, migration, war top voters’ concerns in EU election – survey

The economy, migration and international conflicts were the top concerns for voters in the European Union election, data from the bloc's biggest member countries suggested on Monday. Provisional results in…

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European Election: Key quotes from across the EU

Gains by the far-right in voting for the European Parliament on Sunday prompted a bruised French President Emmanuel Macron to call a snap national election and added uncertainty to Europe's…

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Far-right advances in EU election

Gains by the far-right in voting for the European Parliament on Sunday prompted a bruised French President Emmanuel Macron to call a snap national election and added uncertainty to Europe's…

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Election 2024: Seat projection for new European Parliament

Projection for the composition of the new Parliament based on provisional results in 23 countries and estimates and pre-electoral data for the remaining four (as of 00.17). The above projection…

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European Parliament Election Results 2023: Implications for National Governments & EU Direction

Government's across Europe suffered a significant dent in their support during the weekend's electoral test. From Malta to France, same with Belgium, Germany and Hungary the results have indicated a…

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Ursula von der Leyen emphasises importance of EPP for EP future

Ursula von der Leyen, the lead candidate for the centre-right European People's Party (EPP), has just addressed supporters at the party's headquarters in Brussels after a first estimate showed it…

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Updated: Election Watch – Malta’s candidates first count votes announced – Reports

Update 2155 Malta selects its representatives in the next European Election. Roberta Metsola, David Casa, Peter Agius were elected for the PN, and Alex Agius Saliba, Daniel Attard, and Thomas…

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EP elections – Ireland and Czech Republic voting underway

Today it is Ireland and Czechia's turn to vote in this year’s EP elections. Polling stations opened in Ireland today at 7am and at 2pm in Czechia, with both remaining…

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Netherlands Labour-Left Green alliance set to have narrow lead in EP elections – Exit Polls

Euronews reports that the GreenLeft-Labour alliance led by Timmermans is set to win eight seats in the new European Parliament, while PVV led by Geert Wilders won seven. Dutch voters…

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European election 2024: How it works and who can vote?

Around 373 million citizens across the 27 member states of the European Union are eligible to vote on June 6-9 in elections to the European Parliament. Here is all you…

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