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EU gets tough on Russian energy without Trump, Orbán on board

EU gets tough on Russian energy without Trump, Orbán on board

Hungary and Slovakia oppose new sanctions on fuel from Moscow, but Brussels suspects they are cooking their books to support their position.

June 17, 2025 7:54 pm CET
EU’s waffle on artificial intelligence law creates huge headache
Baltic countries team up on mass evacuation plans as Russian threat grows
Schengen faces midlife crisis

Schengen faces midlife crisis

June 12, 2025 3:32 pm CET
Why the EU is about to cripple its next climate target
EU could postpone flagship AI rules, tech chief says
How the EU always gets away with it

How the EU always gets away with it

May 28, 2025 7:32 pm CET
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EU to approve Bulgaria’s euro bid

The country could join the single currency on Jan. 1, 2026, even as local concerns over adoption persist.

May 27, 2025 2:04 pm CET

Paris and Berlin join EU calls for crackdown on Hungary over pride ban

The move comes as EU diplomats warn the bloc is inching closer to deploying its “nuclear option” against Hungary.

May 26, 2025 6:31 pm CET

Rogue EU lawmaker Kartheiser to meet Kremlin officials in Moscow

The leadership of his European party is threatening to expel the Luxembourgish MEP.

May 23, 2025 3:32 pm CET

Gaza faces starvation unless Israel allows ‘immediate’ aid, European leaders warn

Joint appeal from Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovenia and Spain seeks a u-turn from Israel.

May 16, 2025 7:58 pm CET

‘Pfizergate’ verdict: EU Commission wrong to block access to von der Leyen’s secret texts

General Court judgment could have huge repercussions for Commission president. It’s a “slam dunk” for transparency, says MEP.

May 14, 2025 9:37 am CET

Von der Leyen, Metsola and Costa take charter flight from Brussels to Luxembourg

European Commission defends the use of a private jet to attend Schuman Day celebrations with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden.

May 12, 2025 2:46 pm CET

EU and Ukraine launch special tribunal to prosecute Putin’s war crimes

The move comes as the U.S. and Western allies threaten further sanctions against Russia if it does not accept a ceasefire.

May 9, 2025 1:26 pm CET

Apple to appeal €500M digital fine over EU’s silence in compliance talks

The company contends that it made a series of proposals to the Commission over the course of 2024 but did not receive feedback.

May 8, 2025 4:27 am CET

‘Don’t tax Bluey’: Ambassadors to US warn against Trump movie tariffs

Australia’s diplomat says the popular children’s cartoon could be impacted.

May 7, 2025 4:15 am CET

Trump’s tariff war empowers Europe’s free traders

Even the EU’s most protectionist countries are realizing that they need new friends to trade with as their oldest ally goes rogue.

April 22, 2025 4:20 am CET

Brussels takes aim at those cashing in on broken European markets

Former investment banker turned Financial Services Commissioner, Maria Luis Albuquerque, is shining a light on the forces sabotaging greater integration.

April 18, 2025 4:41 am CET

Why von der Leyen’s Big Tech tax plan is bluster

There are major hurdles to overcome for the EU to retaliate against U.S. digital companies.

April 18, 2025 4:41 am CET
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European eggflation slows down as American prices surge under Trump

Prices are still rising in Europe — but not as fast as in recent years, and nothing like in the U.S.

April 17, 2025 4:46 pm CET

Don’t go to Russia’s WWII victory day celebrations, EU warns European leaders

Moscow has invited numerous world leaders to its annual military parade.

April 14, 2025 5:50 pm CET

Kyiv asks EU officials for May 9 visit to counter Putin’s victory parade

Separately, Zelenskyy would like to meet leaders from the so-called coalition of the willing.

April 14, 2025 12:52 pm CET

EU to Trump on tariffs: We’ll retaliate when we’re ready, not when you tweet

Brussels suspended its countermeasures against the U.S. president’s steel and aluminum tariffs before they even took effect. Now the two sides have 90 days to do a deal.

April 11, 2025 4:44 am CET

Trump tariffs: What just happened ― and what’s Europe’s gameplan?

It was a week when penguins, bonds, the new German coalition, Louisiana soybeans, fossil fuels, the EU’s Digital Markets Act, France’s creaking politics and American bourbon all became one news story. POLITICO explains what got us all yippy.

April 11, 2025 4:42 am CET

EU agonizes over using its trade ‘bazooka’ to hit back at Trump’s mega tariff

As the European Commission plans levies of up to 25 percent on many exports from the U.S., it holds an olive branch in one hand and its Anti-Coercion Instrument in the other.

April 7, 2025 9:22 pm CET

EU offers Trump removal of all industrial tariffs

“Europe is always ready for a good deal,” says Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

April 7, 2025 3:30 pm CET

Spain calls for EU to support sectors hit by Trump’s tariffs

Madrid has already announced a €14.1B industry aid package to offset the impact of Trump’s 20 percent tariff on EU imports.

April 7, 2025 11:45 am CET

EU to bundle response to Trump’s tariffs

Brussels is poised to retaliate after the U.S. president’s announcement, which is expected to contain double-digit American tariffs on all EU exports.

April 2, 2025 1:40 pm CET

The Netherlands leads call for EU to clamp down on vapes

E-cigarettes and nicotine pouches aren’t covered in existing rules.

March 21, 2025 7:53 pm CET

The EU needs more cash. A plan for where to find it is emerging.

The push for a bigger EU private money pot has become a war of attrition. But Trump and Ukraine might be the spark that finally sets it in motion.

March 20, 2025 4:33 am CET

Saving steel: The fight to keep Europe’s industrial waste on its shores

EU steelmakers, facing steep decline, want Brussels to intervene to give them more access to scrap metal. Recyclers aren’t happy.

March 13, 2025 6:00 am CET
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