Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Stringent EU rules on sustainable finance are preventing investment in emerging markets, the head of one of the EU’s largest…

In May 2024, the average price for lumber imported to European Union lost 15% compared to the previo… Data on changes in market prices New trends and opportunities in the market reviews Exclusive commentary and interviews Changes in the production…

Drug gangs also suffered a significant blow after authorities managed to crack an encrypted messaging network — known as Sky ECC — heavily used by drug criminals, in March 2021. But their progress comes at a cost for other countries. “The Spanish…

Caobisco, the European confectionery trade association has joined a total of 30 other major business groups in calling on the EU to adopt an ambitious and open trade policy with nations around the world to promote competitiveness and economic prosperity,…

Europeans, with their art-house sensibilities, can rarely match the dramatic heights coming out of Hollywood. At last the action blockbuster genre has crossed the Atlantic, in a series of short films released on social media in recent days. Their unlikely…

The two new far-right groups failed to clinch any of the fourteen vice-president positions. ADVERTISEMENT Far-right candidates bidding to become vice-president of the European Parliament were voted down on Tuesday as part of centrist parties’ coordinated…

In May 2024, the average price for the bleached kraft pulp exported from European Union increased 7%… Data on changes in market prices New trends and opportunities in the market reviews Exclusive commentary and interviews Changes in the production…

British-US former professional kickboxer and controversial influencer Andrew Tate (L) and his brother Tristan Tate (R) leave after having been released from detention in Bucharest, Romania on March 12, 2024, after they appeared in a court after Romanian…

The European Court of Auditors has criticised the European Commission for setting unachievable hydrogen production and import targets for 2030, while praising its swift adoption of the market rulebook, in a new report published on Wednesday (17 July). In…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Brussels’ efforts to establish hydrogen as a clean fuel have been criticised by the EU’s audit body in a damning report which says…

A Romanian court is banning Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan from freely traveling the European Union while they wait to be tried on human trafficking charges. The appellate court reversed a decision from a lower court that had given the brothers…

The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on July 12, 2024, as “Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial…

The country with the presidency is responsible for organising the 27 EU member states’ meetings and negotiations with the EU parliament on new policies and laws. A group of 63 European lawmakers said on Tuesday Orban had deliberately implied he was acting…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s trips to Moscow and Beijing underscore a growing tension between NATO’s strategic objectives and Europe’s political cohesion. Acting in his role as the rotating president of the European Union, Orbán’s overtures to…

Michel was responding to a note from Orbán featuring conclusions and suggestions based on his “peace missions,” including visiting Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Dated July 12 and viewed by Paul Ronzheimer of Axel Springer, POLITICO’s parent company, the…

Luxembourg hosted the second-largest number of EU cross-border investment firms last year, according to a report released on Monday by the bloc’s markets regulator. Last year, Luxembourg hosted 15% of all EU cross-border investment firms, the report by…

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will no longer be allowed to leave Romania as they await trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, following a…

EU lawmakers overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to give conservative Maltese politician Roberta Metsola another term as president of the European Parliament, in the first crunch vote on the EU’s top jobs after elections in June. Metsola won a massive…

Vadim Ghirda/AP Andrew Tate walks between bodyguards in Bucharest, Romania, in June 2023. CNN  —  Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist influencer, has been banned from leaving Romania while awaiting trial, after a Romanian court of appeal on Tuesday…

Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate will not be able to leave Romania while he prepares to stand trial accused of human trafficking. It comes after a court of appeal in the capital Bucharest overturned an earlier ruling which granted the…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Britain and the EU are looking to hold their first-ever bilateral summit in the coming months as part of Labour Prime Minister Sir…

BUCHAREST, Romania — The internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will no longer be allowed to leave Romania as they await trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, following a new…

By 2050, the annual nickel supply will have to increase by 208%, and annual copper supply by 156% relative to 2020 production levels, if global net-zero emissions goals are to be achieved, according to a recent report produced by the World Bank’s…

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have to remain within Romania while awaiting trial over human trafficking and rape charges, a Bucharest court ruled on Tuesday. The Bucharest Court of Appeal overturned a previous decision from…

Members sceptical of the bloc’s aid to Kyiv are more numerous and more organised than in the previous mandate. ADVERTISEMENT The newly-elected European Parliament hopes to double down on its unwavering commitment to backing Ukraine when a sharply-worded…

Ukraine has thousands of kilometers of underground pipelines that bring Russian natural gas into Western Europe. Before Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, nearly 150 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas flowed annually through the…

Alvise Pérez leader of the new Spanish far-right party Se Acabó la Fiesta (SALF/The Party is Over) said on Tuesday (15 July), that his party is negotiating with at least three groups in the European Parliament while criticising Ursula von der Leyen’s…

President Trump will act on Ukraine immediately after re-election as US president, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán has warned EU member states in a letter seen by Euronews sent following his trips to Beijing, Moscow and Washington, touting a radical three-point…

On 18 July the UK will host the fourth European Political Community (EPC) meeting at Blenheim Palace. The meeting presents a vital opportunity for the newly elected government to engage with the European Union on fresh terms. Careful thought is needed,…

The European Parliament convenes with tensions running high as lawmakers prepare to vote on the future of EU leadership amid a strengthened far-right presence and multiple pressing challenges facing the bloc since the June elections. The European…

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. When looking at these hostile actions individually, they might not constitute more than a nuisance on their own. Yet,…

Two member states reportedly support the proposed tariffs on China-made electric vehicles (EVs) in the European Union (EU). According to Reuters, government sources suggested that Italy and Spain will back EU tariffs on China-made EVs.  All 27 EU member…

The Belgian and Czech delegations of the hard-right ECR group have expressed their will to vote for Ursula von der Leyen for a second term while Giorgia Meloni’s Fratelli d’Italia praised the centre-right politician for resisting the left’s pressure…

The European Parliament overwhelmingly re-elected Maltese conservative Roberta Metsola as speaker on Tuesday, in the first crunch vote on the EU’s top jobs after elections in June. Tensions are high in Europe as EU lawmakers start their five-year term,…

The percentage of smokers in the EU only decreased by one point in three years, sparking calls for action on tobacco control measures. ADVERTISEMENT Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of the population in the European Union smoke, according to a new survey…

Good ideas should have no borders. Nokia’s people are drawn from more than 160 different nationalities working across 130 countries. We are an international organization with a global approach to innovation, but with Finnish roots and our significant…

All prescription pharmaceuticals sold in the EU and the US, and the top 300 pharmaceutical brands in India, are subject to complete end-to-end traceability from the point of manufacture to the point of dispense. However, Bart Vansteenkiste, global life…

The European Parliament overwhelmingly re-elected Maltese conservative Roberta Metsola as speaker on Tuesday, in the first crunch vote on the EU’s top jobs after elections in June. Tensions are high in Europe as EU lawmakers start their five-year term,…

On 12 July 2024, the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (“EU AI Act“) was published in the EU Official Journal, making it the first comprehensive horizontal legal framework for the regulation of AI systems across the…

16 July 2024 | The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said today that the European Union’s decision to include a ban on the transshipment of Russian LNG at European ports in its 14th sanctions package against Russia is a…

Our guide is updated as soon as a new European strike is announced. ADVERTISEMENT Strikes are a regular occurrence in Europe, as employees withhold their labour to fight for better pay and conditions. Walkouts are sometimes planned months ahead but others…

The Parliament president’s five-year mandate has been traditionally split in two between the center-left Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and the center-right EPP.   When it comes time for the S&D to pick a successor to Metsola, options include Spain’s…

Now that the political groups in the European Parliament have chosen the policy areas they are most interested in leading, the national parties are putting forward some names to coordinate the committees. ADVERTISEMENT On Monday evening (15 July), the…

ThemeThis paper unravels the economic security strategies between the EU and the Republic of Korea; it assesses the state of cooperation in the field and discusses prospects for further collaboration. SummaryThis paper argues that the EU and the Republic…

Industrial production in the European Union and the eurozone, adjusted for seasonal changes, in May 2024 fell by 0.8% and 0.6%, respectively, compared with the previous month. Compared to May 2023, industrial production in the EU fell by 2.5%, and in the…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called on European Council President Charles Michel to resume diplomatic relations with Russia, the German newspaper Bild reported Monday, citing a letter written by the populist leader following his recent…

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will find out today if her party’s lawmakers are barred from securing high-level posts in the European Parliament by pro-EU political groups. ADVERTISEMENT Newly elected Brothers of Italy MEP Antonella Sberna is…

FERMA, the Federation of European Risk Management Associations, has published its EU Policy Manifesto, outlining its priorities for policymakers in EU Institutions for the upcoming 2024-2029 mandate and explains how the Federation can support these…

Ministers from agricultural powerhouses Spain and Germany spoke out against Hungary’s stance on “novel foods” at the meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) in Brussels on Monday (15 July). Over lunch, ministers discussed a note from…

On top of all these initiatives and legislations, the European Commission has proposed two directives to The regulation on Artificial Intelligence (“Artificial Intelligence Act”, hereafter AI Act) is a landmark piece of EU legislation in the field of AI.…