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EU Commission proposes to impose tariffs on imports of grain from Russia
The European Union’s executive arm is proposing to member countries to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and BelarusABC News - World - European Union -
EU and US pile on pressure for Gaza ceasefire
EU leaders call for ‘immediate humanitarian pause’ while US expected to bring UN resolution calling for truce without delay. EU leaders have overcome their differences to call for an “immediate humanitarian pause leading to a sustainable ...The Guardian - World - European Union -
Latvia starts criminal proceedings against an EU Parliament lawmaker suspected of spying for Russia
Media reports in Latvia say that the country's state security service has started criminal proceedings against an European Parliament lawmaker and a citizen of the Baltic country who is suspected of cooperating with Russian intelligence and ...ABC News - World - European Union -
EU will open sea corridor to send aid from Cyprus to Gaza amid famine fears
Commission president says pilot delivery is expected to set sail on Saturday but did not say where shipments would land or unload. The EU has announced the opening of a sea corridor this weekend for shipping humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza in ...The Guardian - World - European Union -
EU leaders call for ‘immediate humanitarian pause’ in Gaza – Europe live
Leaders at summit agree text that says pause should lead to ‘sustainable ceasefire’ . Meanwhile, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has met with Luís Montenegro, who has been nominated as Portugal’s next prime minister.. Both ...The Guardian - World - European Union -
Middle East crisis live: famine already present in parts of Gaza, warns EU aid official
Janez Lenarčič, the European commissioner for humanitarian aid, told the media that famine could spread to the whole of the region. Lebanon’s National News Agency reports Israeli planes have overflown Jezzine in southern Lebanon. There are ...The Guardian - World - European Union -
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EU to impose tariff of up to 50% on Russia grain imports
Proposal aims to stop Kremlin flooding bloc with cheap wheat to destabilise European market. Europe live – latest updatesThe EU is set to impose a tariff of up to 50% on Russia grain imports amid fears the Kremlin could flood the bloc with cheap ...The Guardian - World - European Union -
Von der Leyen heads to Greenland as EU seeks materials for green transition
European Commission will open office in the territory, made strategically important by rare resources and melting ice. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is heading to Greenland as melting Arctic ice, demand for ...The Guardian - World - European Union -
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Von der Leyen’s EU group plans Rwanda-style asylum schemes
Centre-right European People’s party says it wants to create deportation deals with non-EU countries to head off rise of far right. A group of political parties backing Ursula von der Leyen for a second term in one of the most powerful jobs in ...The Guardian - World - European Union -
EU agrees to begin membership negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina
Leaders of the bloc caution that the country will have to undertake more reforms before the next step can begin. EU leaders have agreed to open negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina on joining the bloc, while also stressing the Balkan country ...The Guardian - World - European Union -
EU legal adviser backs cancellation of EU-Morocco fishing agreement over disputed Western Sahara
A legal adviser to the European Union’s top court has recommended that it annul Europe's fishing agreement with Morocco, which would have allowed European boats to fish for valuable catch off the coast of the disputed Western SaharaABC News - World - European Union -
EU says starvation being used as weapon of war in Gaza
The bloc's foreign policy chief says not enough aid is getting in because land routes are being closed off.BBC News - Top stories - European Union -
EU leaders are set to agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia. Many strings are attached
European Union leaders are set to agree on the opening of membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, even though the Western Balkan country must still do a lot of work before talks can beginABC News - World - European Union -
EU launches probe into Meta, Apple and Alphabet under sweeping new tech law
The EU's probes into Apple, Alphabet and Meta are under the Digital Markets Act and focuses on the practices carried out by these tech giants on their services.CNBC - Business - European Union -
EU slaps sanctions on Russian justice officials blamed for jailing Alexei Navalny
The European Union has imposed sanctions on the Russian justice and prison officials responsible for jailing opposition leader Alexei NavalnyABC News - World - European Union -
The EU and Germany will give Albania $88 million to turn the capital's 3 main bus lines electric
The European Union and Germany say they will give Albania nearly $88 million to turn the three main bus lines in the capital Tirana electric, part of helping the Balkan country meet requirements to join the 27-nation blocABC News - World - European Union -
Labour needs to make the case for deeper EU alignment
Keir Starmer must go further than simply arguing for greater military co-operation to reap benefits of closer relationsFinancial Times - World - European Union -
Lufthansa's Stake Acquisition in ITA Airways Could Stifle Competition, EU Says
The EU said Deutsche Lufthansa’s acquisition of a minority stake in ITA Airways could hinder competition for certain routes in and out of Italy.The Wall Street Journal - Business - European Union -
Lufthansa's Stake Acquisition in ITA Airways Could Stifle Competition, EU Says
The European Union said Deutsche Lufthansa’s acquisition of a minority stake in ITA Airways, the Italian carrier formerly known as Alitalia, could hinder competition for certain routes in and out of Italy.The Wall Street Journal - World - European Union -
EU Seeks to End Russian Grain Imports With Steep Tariffs
The move is part of an effort to curb Moscow’s export revenue and appease European farmers angry about imports of cheaper agricultural products.The Wall Street Journal - World - European Union -
EU makes last-minute dash to close dark share trading loophole
Regulator extends rules for 18 months to fix Brussels’ legal misdraftingFinancial Times - World - European Union -
EU ministers approve ‘status quo’ rules for gig economy workers
Directive aims to ‘determine employment status’ of about 28mn riders and drivers, but bloc regulation remains fragmentedFinancial Times - World - European Union -
EU probes Apple, Meta and Alphabet under landmark new law
Big Tech groups are the first to face full investigations under bloc’s Digital Markets ActFinancial Times - Business - European Union -
EU Parliament officially adopts AI Act — landmark regulation likely to become law in May
Nearly three years after draft rules were proposed, European Parliament lawmakers approved the landmark EU AI Act today.VentureBeat - Tech - European Union -
Moldova warns against Russian meddling as it gears up for EU referendum and presidential election
Moldova’s national intelligence agency warns against “unprecedented” Russian interference as the country gears up for a referendum on joining the European Union and a presidential electionABC News - World - European Union -
EU states wary of funding Brussels defence ‘power grab’
European Commission strategy to boost common procurement resembles a ‘planned economy’, says one diplomatFinancial Times - World - European Union -
The EU pursues make-believe in Bosnia
Propping up an ethnically based political system is no way to prepare the former Yugoslav republic for entry to the blocFinancial Times - World - European Union -
EU moves against grain imports from Russia and Belarus
Brussels proposes tariffs as leaders push for tougher restrictions on Ukrainian produceFinancial Times - World - European Union -
How farming outrage will crash another EU leaders’ summit
Also in this newsletter: Nuclear energy power players congregate in BrusselsFinancial Times - World - European Union -
EU to impose election safeguards on Big Tech
Social media platforms including X and TikTok will face fines for failing to tackle disinformationFinancial Times - World - European Union -
Why Moldova is raring to start its EU accession talks
Also in this newsletter: how puppies have triggered critics of EU trade measuresFinancial Times - World - European Union -
Hungary's Orbán rails against the EU and 'the Western world' in a speech on a national holiday
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sought to mobilize support for his brand of right-wing populism, urging his supporters in a speech to help him “occupy Brussels” in European Union elections this summerABC News - World - European Union -
EU maritime force says it is shadowing a Bangladesh-flagged ship seized by pirates off Somali coast
The European Union’s maritime security force says it is tracking a Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel that was boarded by pirates this week off the Somali coastABC News - World - European Union -
EU set to impose stringent rules on food packaging
Proposed law would impose de facto ban on use of plastic recycled outside the blocFinancial Times - Business - European Union -
EU and US accelerate sea corridor plan to feed Gaza
Officials say new route for humanitarian aid would help tackle famine but is no substitute for trucksFinancial Times - World - European Union -
EU waters down supply chain law to placate Germany and Italy
Small and medium enterprises exempt from draft rules on human rights and environmental abuses by suppliersFinancial Times - World - European Union -
Frontex pushes back against EU ombudsman’s human rights criticism
Also in this newsletter: Why a Slovakian think-tank is moving its annual gathering out of the countryFinancial Times - World - European Union -
EU agrees action to cut packaging waste in face of heavy lobbying
Planned rules will leave cardboard fast-food cartons alone and not force consumers to switch to reusable containersFinancial Times - World - European Union