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Lawmakers are vetting the EU chief's new team. It might be tough but she has the right on her side
Read full article: Lawmakers are vetting the EU chief's new team. It might be tough but she has the right on her sideThe influence of nationalist and populist parties on the European Union will be on public display next week when lawmakers vet new members of the bloc's increasingly powerful executive branch.
America's European allies face challenging times, whoever wins the presidential election
Read full article: America's European allies face challenging times, whoever wins the presidential electionThe United States’ European allies are bracing for an America that’s less interested in them no matter who wins the presidential election — and for old traumas and new problems if Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedent
Read full article: Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedentItaly is transferring the first group of migrants to Albania as part of a contentious plan to process thousands of asylum-seekers outside its borders.
The UK and EU vow to mend their Brexit battered ties. They will set a new agenda and hold summits
Read full article: The UK and EU vow to mend their Brexit battered ties. They will set a new agenda and hold summitsThe United Kingdom and the European Union say they will strengthen their relationship after the damage caused by Brexit.
Zelenskyy hopes for quick US action as more arms depots are hit in Russia
Read full article: Zelenskyy hopes for quick US action as more arms depots are hit in RussiaUkrainian drones have struck multiple Russian arms depots, destroying what Ukraine's General Staff claimed were thousands of tons of weaponry, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travels to the White House next week.
EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid
Read full article: EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power gridThe European Union is ready to lend Ukraine up to $39 billion as part of a loan package organized by the Group of Seven major industrial nations.
Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid
Read full article: Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aidEuropean Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding that has claimed 24 lives so far in the region.
Wildfires in Portugal blamed for at least six deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help
Read full article: Wildfires in Portugal blamed for at least six deaths as Europe sends aircraft to helpFive thousand firefighters are struggling to contain multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal that are blamed for causing at least six deaths and forcing an unknown number of residents to flee their homes.
EU chief unveils her new team with women in top roles in right-leaning Commission
Read full article: EU chief unveils her new team with women in top roles in right-leaning CommissionEuropean Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has put women in many of the top roles on her new team for her next five-year tenure at the head of the bloc.
Argentina's former President Fernández charged with committing violence against former first lady
Read full article: Argentina's former President Fernández charged with committing violence against former first ladyA federal prosecutor in Argentina has formally charged former President Alberto Fernández with committing violence against former first lady Fabiola Yáñez.
Ursula von der Leyen reelected to a second 5-year term as European Commission president
Read full article: Ursula von der Leyen reelected to a second 5-year term as European Commission presidentLawmakers at the European Parliament have reelected Ursula von der Leyen to a second 5-year term as president of the European Union’s executive commission.
European Union leaders agree on top officials who will be the face of world's largest trading bloc
Read full article: European Union leaders agree on top officials who will be the face of world's largest trading blocEuropean Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will be the face of the world’s biggest trading bloc in coming years for issues ranging from anti-trust investigations to foreign policy.
Ukraine and Moldova launch EU membership talks, but joining is likely to take years
Read full article: Ukraine and Moldova launch EU membership talks, but joining is likely to take yearsThe European Union has launched membership talks with Ukraine a decade after Russian troops seized the Crimean Peninsula to deter the country from moving closer to the West, part of a chain of events that set the two neighbors on the path to war.
For Trump it's MAGA, but Hungary's Orbán is going MEGA at the European Union's helm for six months
Read full article: For Trump it's MAGA, but Hungary's Orbán is going MEGA at the European Union's helm for six monthsHungary’s populist government says its presidency of the European Union will be held under the motto “Make Europe Great Again.”.
G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as Italy flexes its right-wing muscles
Read full article: G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as Italy flexes its right-wing musclesU.S. President Joe Biden says the agreement to tap into the windfall profits on frozen Russian assets held in Europe would put that money to work for Ukraine.
G7 leaders agree to lend Ukraine billions backed by Russia's frozen assets. Here's how it will work
Read full article: G7 leaders agree to lend Ukraine billions backed by Russia's frozen assets. Here's how it will workThe leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed to set in motion a $50 billion loan to help Ukraine.
Europe’s far right won ground in the EU elections. Can they unite to wield power?
Read full article: Europe’s far right won ground in the EU elections. Can they unite to wield power?The next European Parliament will have more hard-right members than ever before, occupying close to a quarter of the 720 seats.
The far right's election gains rattle EU's traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap polls
Read full article: The far right's election gains rattle EU's traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap pollsFar-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President Emmanuel Macron, who called snap legislative elections.
German far right gains as governing parties decline, but conservatives lead in European election
Read full article: German far right gains as governing parties decline, but conservatives lead in European electionProjections show that Germany’s unpopular governing parties sank to feeble results and the far-right Alternative for Germany made gains in Sunday’s vote for the European Parliament, while the mainstream conservative opposition was the country’s strongest political force by a distance.
Far-right gains in the EU election deal stunning defeats to France's Macron and Germany's Scholz
Read full article: Far-right gains in the EU election deal stunning defeats to France's Macron and Germany's ScholzFar-right parties made major gains in European Union parliamentary elections, dealing stunning defeats to two of the bloc’s most important leaders: French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Hard right is set to surge in this week's European Union elections. Center set to tilt to right, too
Read full article: Hard right is set to surge in this week's European Union elections. Center set to tilt to right, tooThe European Union elections start Thursday and results will be known late Sunday.
European vote could tip the balance on Meloni's far-right agenda in Italy
Read full article: European vote could tip the balance on Meloni's far-right agenda in ItalyWhile Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni adopts a reassuring Western-allied foreign policy, cultural wars at home are preserving her far-right credentials heading into European parliamentary elections.
Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders
Read full article: Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leadersA new report from a digital civil rights group has found that publicly available artificial intelligence tools can be easily weaponized to churn out convincing election lies in the voices of top American and European politicians.
What's at stake in the European Parliament election that concludes Sunday?
Read full article: What's at stake in the European Parliament election that concludes Sunday?Around 400 million European Union citizens are electing members of the European Parliament in one of the biggest global democratic events.
North Macedonia's new president reignites a spat with Greece at her inauguration ceremony
Read full article: North Macedonia's new president reignites a spat with Greece at her inauguration ceremonyGordana Siljanovska-Davkova has been sworn as the first female president of North Macedonia and has immediately reignited a diplomatic spat with neighboring Greece.
Lithuanians vote in a presidential election as anxieties rise over Russia and the war in Ukraine
Read full article: Lithuanians vote in a presidential election as anxieties rise over Russia and the war in UkraineLithuanians have voted in a presidential election at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears about Moscow’s intentions.
As China's Xi Jinping visits Europe, Ukraine, trade and investment are likely to top the agenda
Read full article: As China's Xi Jinping visits Europe, Ukraine, trade and investment are likely to top the agendaUkraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping's first trip to Europe in five years, which starts in France on Monday.
EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a surge in irregular migration
Read full article: EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a surge in irregular migrationThe European Union has announced an aid package for Lebanon of 1 billion euros — about $1.06 billion — that will mostly go to strengthening border control to halt the flow of asylum seekers and migrants from the small, crisis-wracked country across the Mediterranean Sea to Cyprus and Italy.
EU proposes youth mobility agreement with UK to help youngsters travel, work and live in both areas
Read full article: EU proposes youth mobility agreement with UK to help youngsters travel, work and live in both areasThe European Commission is proposing to open negotiations with the United Kingdom to allow young people to move freely, work and study in both regions after Brexit — the U.K.’s departure from the EU four years ago.
Belgian and Czech leaders exhort the EU to react amid concern over Russian election interference
Read full article: Belgian and Czech leaders exhort the EU to react amid concern over Russian election interferenceThe leaders of Belgium and the Czech Republic are warning their European Union partners to take urgent action to prevent Russian interference in June’s Europe-wide elections.
Romania and Bulgaria partially join Europe’s Schengen travel zone, but checks at land borders remain
Read full article: Romania and Bulgaria partially join Europe’s Schengen travel zone, but checks at land borders remainRomania and Bulgaria partially joined Europe’s Schengen ID-check-free travel zone, marking a new step in the two countries’ integration with the European Union.
The EU will impose tariffs on Russian grain, fearing Moscow will use exports as a weapon of war
Read full article: The EU will impose tariffs on Russian grain, fearing Moscow will use exports as a weapon of warThe European Commission wants to prevent Russia from using agriculture products as a tool to wreak havoc on the EU market and will impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus.
The European Union announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns mount over migration
Read full article: The European Union announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns mount over migrationThe European Union has announced a 7.4 billion-euro or $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt as concerns mount that economic pressure and conflicts in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores.
European Union members should open talks with Bosnia on joining, the EU's executive branch says
Read full article: European Union members should open talks with Bosnia on joining, the EU's executive branch saysThe European Union’s executive arm says it will recommend that member countries open accession negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The Latest | Sea route for Gaza aid gains momentum as cease-fire talks stall
Read full article: The Latest | Sea route for Gaza aid gains momentum as cease-fire talks stallThe United States and Europe are focusing on opening a sea route to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza as alarm grows over the spread of hunger among the besieged territory’s 2.3 million people.
A ship with Gaza aid is preparing to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus to the war-ravaged strip
Read full article: A ship with Gaza aid is preparing to inaugurate a sea route from Cyprus to the war-ravaged stripA ship bearing humanitarian aid is making preparations to leave Cyprus and head for Gaza after international donors launched a sea corridor to supply aid for the besieged territory facing widespread hunger after five months of war.
A blast rocks the Ukrainian city of Odesa during a visit by Zelenskyy and Greece's prime minister
Read full article: A blast rocks the Ukrainian city of Odesa during a visit by Zelenskyy and Greece's prime ministerThe sound of a large explosion reverberated around the Ukrainian port of Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greece’s prime minister ended a tour of the war-ravaged southern city Wednesday.
EU moves to end standoff with Poland over anti-EU policies and begins to release billions in funds
Read full article: EU moves to end standoff with Poland over anti-EU policies and begins to release billions in fundsThe European Union has taken a major step in ending its standoff with member state Poland.
A top EU official calls for a new defense industry strategy with locally made arms at its heart
Read full article: A top EU official calls for a new defense industry strategy with locally made arms at its heartA top European Union official is calling for a new defense industry strategy to respond to security challenges posed by Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Western leaders rally around Kyiv to mark 2 years since Russia's full-scale invasion
Read full article: Western leaders rally around Kyiv to mark 2 years since Russia's full-scale invasionPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed Western leaders to Kyiv to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, as Ukrainian forces run low on ammunition and foreign aid hangs in the balance.
Top EU official says decisions coming next week on the release of massive funds for Poland
Read full article: Top EU official says decisions coming next week on the release of massive funds for PolandThe head of the European Union’s powerful Commission says decisions will be taken soon to release billions of euros to Poland, funds frozen by the bloc over the previous Polish government’s anti-EU policies.
US to confront Trump-driven political turmoil at the Munich Security Conference
Read full article: US to confront Trump-driven political turmoil at the Munich Security ConferenceThe Munich Security Conference has been long regarded as a celebration of the U.S.-led post-World War II international order.
Why European Union officials are taking angry farmers so seriously before Thursday's summit
Read full article: Why European Union officials are taking angry farmers so seriously before Thursday's summitEuropean farmers have been taking their anger to the streets before Thursday's European Union summit.
EU Commission changes social media post about Auschwitz after protests from Poland
Read full article: EU Commission changes social media post about Auschwitz after protests from PolandPoland on Sunday asked the European Commission to fix a social media post about the Holocaust, saying it wrongly linked the Auschwitz death camp to Poland.
French farmers edge closer to Paris as protests ratchet up pressure on President Macron
Read full article: French farmers edge closer to Paris as protests ratchet up pressure on President MacronProtests by French farmers are snowballing and creeping closer to Paris, ratcheting up pressure for government measures to protect the influential agricultural sector from foreign competition, red tape, rising costs and poverty-levels of pay.
European Union institutions gear up for a fight over Orbán's rule of law record, funds for Hungary
Read full article: European Union institutions gear up for a fight over Orbán's rule of law record, funds for HungaryThe European Union's institutions are gearing up for a fight over Hungary and a controversial transfer of 10 billion euros or nearly $11 billion in funds to Budapest.
At Davos, Zelenskyy lashes out at Putin and presses allies to boost Ukraine's fight
Read full article: At Davos, Zelenskyy lashes out at Putin and presses allies to boost Ukraine's fightUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has come out swinging against Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos.
EU pays the final tranche of Ukraine budget support for 2023. Future support is up in the air
Read full article: EU pays the final tranche of Ukraine budget support for 2023. Future support is up in the airThe European Union has paid the final tranche of a multibillion-euro support package to Ukraine to help keep its war-ravaged economy afloat this year.
A China, EU summit exposes divisions over Ukraine, trade and subsidies
Read full article: A China, EU summit exposes divisions over Ukraine, trade and subsidiesThe leaders of China and the European Union have held wide-ranging talks that included their disputes over trade and a deep divide over the war in Ukraine.
Hungary set to receive millions in EU money despite Orban's threats to veto Ukraine aid
Read full article: Hungary set to receive millions in EU money despite Orban's threats to veto Ukraine aidHungary is set to receive 900 million euros ($981 million) in European Union money despite the Hungarian prime minister's attempts to scupper the bloc's support for Ukraine.
An anti-European Union billboard campaign in Hungary turns up tensions with the Orbán government
Read full article: An anti-European Union billboard campaign in Hungary turns up tensions with the Orbán governmentA countrywide billboard campaign that flooded the streets of Hungary this week takes aim at the head of the European Union’s executive, Ursula von der Leyen.
Ukraine gets good news about its EU membership quest as Balkans countries slip back in the queue
Read full article: Ukraine gets good news about its EU membership quest as Balkans countries slip back in the queueUkraine, Moldova and Georgia are moving forward in their quests to join the European Union.
Hungary has fired the national museum director over LGBTQ+ content in World Press Photo exhibition
Read full article: Hungary has fired the national museum director over LGBTQ+ content in World Press Photo exhibitionHungary’s cultural minister has fired the director of the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest and accused him of failing to comply with a contentious law that bans the display of LGBTQ+ content to minors.
Zelenskyy hosts EU official von der Leyen as Russian attacks wound at least 14 people in Ukraine
Read full article: Zelenskyy hosts EU official von der Leyen as Russian attacks wound at least 14 people in UkraineRussian attacks in Ukraine have wounded at least 14 civilians as the president of the European Union's executive returned to the Ukrainian capital to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Cutting-edge AI raises fears about risks to humanity. Are tech and political leaders doing enough?
Read full article: Cutting-edge AI raises fears about risks to humanity. Are tech and political leaders doing enough?Chatbots like ChatGPT wowed with their ability to do tasks as good as or better than humans, thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems.
European Union leaders seek aid access to Gaza and weigh the plight of EU citizens there
Read full article: European Union leaders seek aid access to Gaza and weigh the plight of EU citizens thereEuropean Union leaders are grappling with ways to use their combined leverage to ensure that more aid reaches Palestinians in need in Gaza.
Italy's far-right Premier Meloni defies fears of harming democracy and clashing with the EU
Read full article: Italy's far-right Premier Meloni defies fears of harming democracy and clashing with the EUWhen Giorgia Meloni took office a year ago as the first far-right premier in Italy’s post-war history, many in Europe worried about the prospect of the country’s democratic backsliding and resistance to European Union rules.
EU leaders paper over differences after a cacophony mars their response to the Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: EU leaders paper over differences after a cacophony mars their response to the Israel-Hamas warEuropean Union leaders are struggling to paper over their differences as a cacophony of opinions and reactions mar the bloc’s response to the Israel-Hamas war.
EU leaders will meet to deal with the fallout in Europe from the Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: EU leaders will meet to deal with the fallout in Europe from the Israel-Hamas warA top European Union official says the bloc's leaders will hold an emergency summit on Tuesday as concerns grow that the war between Israel and Hamas could fuel inter-communal tensions in Europe.
European Union offers a new growth plan to Western Balkans that partly opens access to single market
Read full article: European Union offers a new growth plan to Western Balkans that partly opens access to single marketEuropean Union leaders have offered a new growth plan to the six Western Balkans countries that opens parts of the EU single market to them in return for deep reforms, ahead of their full membership in the bloc.
Live updates | Israel's Netanyahu says offensive against Hamas will 'reverberate' for generations
Read full article: Live updates | Israel's Netanyahu says offensive against Hamas will 'reverberate' for generationsIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel’s fierce offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip has “only started.”.
Rifts in Europe over irregular migration remain even after 'success' of new EU deal
Read full article: Rifts in Europe over irregular migration remain even after 'success' of new EU dealThe leaders of the European Union are once again taking up the divisive issue of migration as they met in the Spanish city of Granada.
EU boosts green fuels for aviation: 70% of fuels at EU airports will have to be sustainable by 2050
Read full article: EU boosts green fuels for aviation: 70% of fuels at EU airports will have to be sustainable by 2050EU lawmakers have approved new rules requiring airlines to use more sustainable fuels across the bloc in a bid to help decarbonize the sector.
A flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni's policy
Read full article: A flotilla of migrant boats from Tunisia overwhelms an Italian island and tests Meloni's policyA flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia, is overwhelming a tiny Italian island south of Sicily.
EU Commission president will propose Dutch foreign minister as successor for climate czar Timmermans
Read full article: EU Commission president will propose Dutch foreign minister as successor for climate czar TimmermansThe EU’s top official will nominate the Dutch foreign minister as the next commissioner in charge of climate action to fill the void left by the departure of Green Deal czar Frans Timmermans.
Crash of plane fighting Greek island wildfire kills both pilots as Italian blaze claims 2 lives
Read full article: Crash of plane fighting Greek island wildfire kills both pilots as Italian blaze claims 2 livesA firefighting plane has crashed in southern Greece, killing both crew members, as authorities are battling fires across the country amid a return of heat wave temperatures.
European Union and Tunisia announce progress in building economic and trade ties, and on migration
Read full article: European Union and Tunisia announce progress in building economic and trade ties, and on migrationEuropean leaders and Tunisia’s president have announced progress in the building of hoped-for closer economic and trade relations and on measures to combat the often lethal smuggling of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea.
EU, Japan celebrate close cooperation with end of EU food restrictions in wake of Fukushima disaster
Read full article: EU, Japan celebrate close cooperation with end of EU food restrictions in wake of Fukushima disasterThe European Union and Japan have announced that the 27-nation bloc will lift the food import restrictions it had imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Europe signs off on a new privacy pact that allows people's data to keep flowing to US
Read full article: Europe signs off on a new privacy pact that allows people's data to keep flowing to USThe European Union has signed off on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies.
New migrant tragedy at sea changes little as EU leaders forge ahead with tougher borders plans
Read full article: New migrant tragedy at sea changes little as EU leaders forge ahead with tougher borders plansEuropean Union leaders will push ahead this week with plans to beef up the bloc's borders and outsource their migrant challenges to countries people leave or cross to get to Europe.
European Union countries agree on a new package of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine
Read full article: European Union countries agree on a new package of sanctions against Russia over the war in UkraineEuropean Union countries have agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine.
Allies pledge billions for Ukraine rebuilding and seek big-business investment at London conference
Read full article: Allies pledge billions for Ukraine rebuilding and seek big-business investment at London conferenceUkraine’s allies have pledged several billion dollars in non-military aid to rebuild the country’s war-ravaged infrastructure, cut corruption and help pave its road to eventual membership in the European Union.
European leaders offer more aid to Tunisia amid efforts to curb migration
Read full article: European leaders offer more aid to Tunisia amid efforts to curb migrationEuropean leaders are holding out the promise of more than 1 billion euros in financial aid for Tunisia as well as investments in undersea data cables and renewable energy.
Zelenskyy pushes for Ukraine support at European leaders' summit in Moldova
Read full article: Zelenskyy pushes for Ukraine support at European leaders' summit in MoldovaUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s unrelenting quest for more political support and security backing from NATO got a warm welcome during a sprawling summit where nearly every European leader had assembled to condemn Russia and Belarus.
EU aspirant Moldova prepares to host major international summit
Read full article: EU aspirant Moldova prepares to host major international summitFinal preparations for a major summit of European leaders are being made in Moldova, a sign of the Eastern European country’s ambitions to draw closer to the West.
Sanctions against Russia and what the G7 may do to fortify them
Read full article: Sanctions against Russia and what the G7 may do to fortify themThe Group of Seven advanced economies are expected to announce more sanctions against Russia to further hinder its war effort in Ukraine during their summit in Hiroshima, Japan.
European human rights summit to step up aid for Ukraine to counter Russian invasion
Read full article: European human rights summit to step up aid for Ukraine to counter Russian invasionEurope's pre-eminent human rights organization is holding a two-day summit in Reykjavik starting Tuesday, which will center on the war in Ukraine, one of its member states.
EU takes aim at countries helping Russia to avoid sanctions
Read full article: EU takes aim at countries helping Russia to avoid sanctionsEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is urging EU member nations to take trade measures against countries that help the Kremlin circumvent the bloc’s sanctions against Russia.
EU lashes out at China for support of Russia in Ukraine war
Read full article: EU lashes out at China for support of Russia in Ukraine warThe European Union’s foreign policy chief has lashed out at China for its support of Russia amid the invasion of Ukraine and called it “a blatant violation” of Beijing’s United Nations commitments.
Macron heads to China for delicate talks on Ukraine, trade
Read full article: Macron heads to China for delicate talks on Ukraine, tradeFrench President Emmanuel Macron will muster all his diplomatic adeptness and political acumen on a three-day state visit to China where the war in Ukraine will be front and center.
EU chief urges caution in tech trade with China
Read full article: EU chief urges caution in tech trade with ChinaEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the European Union must be prepared to develop measures to protect trade and investment that China might exploit for its own security and military purposes.
EU closer to ending US trade spat, moves on Green Deal funds
Read full article: EU closer to ending US trade spat, moves on Green Deal fundsThe European Union moved closer to ending a trade dispute with U.S. President Joe Biden following months of wrangling over the billions of America-first incentives in his clean technology plans.