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EU open to US energy, arm sales talks to stave off tariffs

The European Union is open to discussing purchases of energy and arms from the United States to ward off tariffs that President

EU open to US energy, arm sales talks to stave off tariffs
Europe|Political|Technology|World

Spain's leader wants the EU to ‘make social media great again.’ Here's how

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media

Spain's leader wants the EU to ‘make social media great again.’ Here's how
Economy|Environment|Europe|Political|Technology

Europe posts record year for clean energy use as Trump pulls US toward fossil fuels

A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in yet another sign of the growing gap between the bloc’s push for clean energy and the new U.S. administration’s pursuit of more fossil fuels

Europe posts record year for clean energy use as Trump pulls US toward fossil fuels
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Trump delivers fresh tariff threats against EU, China

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Trump delivers fresh tariff threats against EU, China
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German chancellor hopeful: Europe must consider what to offer Trump

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor in next month's election, said on Tuesday U.S.

German chancellor hopeful: Europe must consider what to offer Trump
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Trump's complaints about trade deficit with the EU and what may come next

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Trump's complaints about trade deficit with the EU and what may come next
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Eurozone Fast Facts

Eurozone Fast Facts

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Poland wants the EU focused on security. Its border with Belarus highlights the challenges

Poland’s presidency of the European Union is firmly focused on security

Poland wants the EU focused on security. Its border with Belarus highlights the challenges
Economy|Europe|Finance|Political

EU to approve updated French deficit-cutting plan on Tuesday

European Union finance ministers will approve French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's deficit-cutting plan on Tuesday as it complies with the EU's recommendations to bring the

EU to approve updated French deficit-cutting plan on Tuesday
Business|Economy|Europe|Political|US

US firms in Europe fear worsening relations as Trump arrives

Nine out of 10 U.S. firms operating in Europe believe transatlantic economic relations will worsen in coming years, with the expected policies of incoming U.S.

US firms in Europe fear worsening relations as Trump arrives
Election|Europe|Political|World

Trump will bring clarity, says Germany's conservative frontrunner for chancellor

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, said the second presidency of Donald Trump would bring clarity for the European Union as he

Trump will bring clarity, says Germany's conservative frontrunner for chancellor
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

EU's Kallas says talks under way to revive Rafah border mission

The European Union is in talks to revive a civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah following the announcement of the ceasefire deal between

EU's Kallas says talks under way to revive Rafah border mission
Business|Economy|Europe|Political

Greece has tapped 18 billion euros from EU's Recovery Fund

Greece has received 18 billion euros ($18.5 billion) in grants and loans from the European Union's Recovery Fund since 2021, equivalent to about 8% of its economic output, the

Greece has tapped 18 billion euros from EU's Recovery Fund
Economy|Europe|Health|World

Germany says it has found no more foot-and-mouth cases

Germany has not found any further cases of foot-and-mouth disease, agriculture minister Cem Oezdemir said on Wednesday, adding that experts were working day and night to establish

Germany says it has found no more foot-and-mouth cases
Economy|Europe|Finance|Political

Italy's public debt tops 3 trillion euros, highest on record

Italy's public debt rose further in November, exceeding 3 trillion euros ($3.1 trillion) and hitting a record high, the central bank of the euro zone's third-largest

Italy's public debt tops 3 trillion euros, highest on record
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German economy, Europe’s largest, shrinks for second straight year

German economy, Europe’s largest, shrinks for second straight year

German economy, Europe’s largest, shrinks for second straight year
Asia|Business|Europe|Political|World

Xi calls China-EU economic relations 'symbiotic' amid trade tensions with US

China and the European Union have a robust "symbiotic" economic relationship and Beijing hopes the bloc can become "a trustworthy partner for cooperation", President Xi Jinping told

Xi calls China-EU economic relations 'symbiotic' amid trade tensions with US
Europe|Political|World

Irregular migration into the European Union fell sharply last year, border agency says

The European Union's border agency Frontex says that irregular migration into the European Union fell sharply in 2024

Irregular migration into the European Union fell sharply last year, border agency says
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Europe’s biggest airline wants a 2-drink limit for passengers at airports

Europe’s biggest airline wants a 2-drink limit for passengers at airports

Europe’s biggest airline wants a 2-drink limit for passengers at airports
Celebrity|Election|Europe|Political|Technology

EU considers expanding probe into Musk's X, Bloomberg News says

The European Union is considering expanding its investigation into whether Elon Musk's social media network X breached its content moderation rulebook, Bloomberg News reported on Monday,

EU considers expanding probe into Musk's X, Bloomberg News says
Europe|Political|World

EU allocates 148 million euros humanitarian aid for Ukraine and Moldova

The European Union announced on Monday a new humanitarian aid package of 140 million euros ($142.8 million) for Ukraine and a further 8 million euros worth of aid for Moldova.

EU allocates 148 million euros humanitarian aid for Ukraine and Moldova
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UK names Michael Ellam to lead EU relationship reset

Britain named Michael Ellam to lead official-level discussions with the European Union and in international forums on Monday, as the country aims to reset relationships with the

Election|Europe|Political

Croatia's President Milanović wins another term after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff

Croatia’s opposition-backed President Zoran Milanović, a critic of the European Union and NATO, overwhelmingly won reelection for another five-year term on Sunday, defeating a candidate from the ruling conservative party in a runoff vote

Croatia's President Milanović wins another term after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff
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Croatia’s President Milanović wins another term after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff

Croatia’s President Milanović wins another term after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff

Economy|Europe|Political|US|World

NATO won't back Trump's new defence spending target but will raise its sights

NATO won't heed Donald Trump’s proposal for a massive hike in defence spending but will likely agree to go beyond its current target, according to

NATO won't back Trump's new defence spending target but will raise its sights
Economy|Europe|Finance|Political|World

Ukraine receives first 3 billion euro tranche of G7 loan from EU

Ukraine received its first 3 billion euro ($3.09 billion) tranche of the European Union's portion of a loan agreed by the Group of Seven members and backed by the earnings

Ukraine receives first 3 billion euro tranche of G7 loan from EU
Europe|Political|World

Armenian government approves bill to launch EU accession bid

Armenia's government on Thursday gave approval to a bill that calls for the country, once part of the Soviet Union, to launch a bid to join the European Union.

Armenian government approves bill to launch EU accession bid
Business|Economy|Europe|Technology

Meta tries letting Facebook Marketplace users view eBay listings as way to resolve EU charges

Meta says it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service

Meta tries letting Facebook Marketplace users view eBay listings as way to resolve EU charges
Business|Europe|Food

Sicilian coffee roaster Zicaffe tries to block Zara's new Zacaffe coffee shops

Sicilian coffee roaster Zicaffe has asked the European Union's Intellectual Property Office (EUIOP) to block fashion giant Inditex's use of the name Zacaffe for its new coffee shops

Sicilian coffee roaster Zicaffe tries to block Zara's new Zacaffe coffee shops
Europe|Political|US|World

EU will not tolerate attacks on its borders, France says after Trump Greenland comments

The European Union will not let other nations attack its sovereign borders, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday, responding to comments by U.S.

EU will not tolerate attacks on its borders, France says after Trump Greenland comments
Europe|Political

Former Greek prime minister Simitis dies aged 88

Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who led the country into the European Union's single currency in 2001, died on Sunday aged 88 at his summer house in the Peloponnese.

Former Greek prime minister Simitis dies aged 88
Economy|Europe|Political|World

Poland takes over EU presidency with focus on security

Poland launched its presidency of the Council of the European Union on Friday mired in a diplomatic row with Hungary that

Poland takes over EU presidency with focus on security
Economy|Europe|Political|World

Poland takes over EU presidency with focus on security

Poland launched its presidency of the Council of the European Union on Friday mired in a diplomatic row with Hungary that

Poland takes over EU presidency with focus on security
Business|Europe|Political|World

Ukraine ends supply of Russian gas to Europe

Ukraine ends supply of Russian gas to Europe

Ukraine ends supply of Russian gas to Europe
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Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expired

Ukraine has halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network, almost three years into Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor

Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expired
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Europe's Russian gas era comes to an end as Ukraine transit stops

Russia’s once-dominant gas supply to Europe via Ukraine, which flowed for decades, is set to end on New Year’s Day with the collapse of a contract between the two warring countries

Europe's Russian gas era comes to an end as Ukraine transit stops
Economy|Europe|Political|World

Moldova backs defence strategy calling for increased spending

The Parliament in ex-Soviet Moldova, controlled by pro-Western lawmakers, approved a 10-year defence strategy on Thursday calling for increased defence spending

Election|Europe|Political

Romanian lawmakers narrowly approve new pro-European coalition during period of political turmoil

Romanian lawmakers have voted narrowly in favor of a new pro-European coalition government led by incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu

Romanian lawmakers narrowly approve new pro-European coalition during period of political turmoil
Business|Economy|Europe

Portugal's property deals hit record, adding to shortage of affordable homes

The value of Portuguese homes that changed hands in the third quarter rose 28% to a record 9.05 billion euros ($1.04 billion), potentially aggravating a shortage of affordable

Portugal's property deals hit record, adding to shortage of affordable homes
Crime|Europe|Political|World

Italy's Meloni says security threat posed by Russia is far-reaching

Russia poses a bigger threat to European Union security than just defence as Moscow can use illegal immigration and other issues to undermine the bloc,

Italy's Meloni says security threat posed by Russia is far-reaching
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Trump threatens EU with tariffs over oil and gas imports

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Trump threatens EU with tariffs over oil and gas imports
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Trump adds Europe to the list of US trade partners he's threatening with tariffs

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to add the 27 countries that make up the European Union to the list of trade partners he'll place tariffs on — unless the group takes steps to import more U.S. goods

Trump adds Europe to the list of US trade partners he's threatening with tariffs
Americas|Business|Economy|Political|World

EU deal and Trump tariff threats bolster Mercosur trade talks

Brazil expects the South American trade bloc Mercosur to speed up more free trade negotiations after clinching a deal with the European

EU deal and Trump tariff threats bolster Mercosur trade talks
Economy|Europe|Political|World

EU leaders insist no decisions can be taken about Ukraine without Ukraine, or behind their backs

European Union leaders insist no decisions can be taken about the future of Ukraine without its consent or behind their backs

EU leaders insist no decisions can be taken about Ukraine without Ukraine, or behind their backs
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Georgia's outgoing president urges EU to use more leverage to back protesters

Georgia’s outgoing president wants the European Union to press her country’s pro-Russia government to hold a new election

Georgia's outgoing president urges EU to use more leverage to back protesters
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

EU to engage with Syrian leaders and reopen delegation

The European Union will establish contacts with Syria's new leadership and reopen its delegation in the country, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and EU Commission

EU to engage with Syrian leaders and reopen delegation
Business|Election|Europe|Political|Technology

EU investigates TikTok over Romanian presidential election safeguards

European Union regulators are investigating whether TikTok breached the bloc’s digital rulebook by failing to deal with risks to Romania’s presidential election

EU investigates TikTok over Romanian presidential election safeguards
Europe|Political|World

UK leader Starmer invited to EU meeting in latest sign of post-Brexit thaw

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will attend a meeting of European Union leaders early next year

UK leader Starmer invited to EU meeting in latest sign of post-Brexit thaw
Europe|Political|World

Serbia's president says he won't flee his country like Syria's Assad did despite growing protests

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić says he isn't like ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad and has no intention of fleeing the country despite spreading protests against his increasingly autocratic rule

Serbia's president says he won't flee his country like Syria's Assad did despite growing protests
Europe|Political|World

Polish PM Tusk to discuss Ukraine with France's Macron in Warsaw

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Warsaw on Thursday to give a rundown on talks with U.S.

Polish PM Tusk to discuss Ukraine with France's Macron in Warsaw
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

EU foreign policy chief Kallas: legitimate concerns about Syrian sectarian violence

There are legitimate concerns about the risks of sectarian violence in Syria and a resurgence of extremism in the country, the European Union's new foreign policy

EU foreign policy chief Kallas: legitimate concerns about Syrian sectarian violence
Europe|Political|World

Negotiations over the war in Ukraine could start 'in the winter,' Poland's leader Tusk says

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says negotiations over the war in neighboring Ukraine could start “in the winter” as his country prepares to take over the rotating presidency of the European Union on Jan. 1

Negotiations over the war in Ukraine could start 'in the winter,' Poland's leader Tusk says
Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Croatia temporarily suspends asylum applications of Syrians after Assad's fall

Croatia said it had temporarily suspended asylum applications from Syrians, following the lead of other European governments, after rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad after 13 years

Croatia temporarily suspends asylum applications of Syrians after Assad's fall
Economy|Europe|Political|World

Portugal calls for joint EU funding for defence spending

The European Union needs common instruments to fund defence spending amid a protracted war in Ukraine and calls from Washington for NATO members to increase such expenditure,

Portugal calls for joint EU funding for defence spending
Economy|Europe|Political|World

EU must find billions for arms within a year, defence chief says

Europe needs to find ways within the next year to fund hundreds of billions of euros in extra military spending to defend against any attack from

EU must find billions for arms within a year, defence chief says
Europe|Political|World

UK to limit engagement with Georgian government

Britain will limit engagement with the Georgian government and restrict defence cooperation, Foreign Secretary David Lammy said on Monday in a statement condemning violence against

UK to limit engagement with Georgian government
Economy|Europe|Finance|Political|World

EU countries approve new 4.2 billion euros payment for Ukraine

Ukraine will soon get another 4.2 billion euros ($4.4 billion) in funds after the European Union's member states approved the planned payment of the money, said the EU Council on

EU countries approve new 4.2 billion euros payment for Ukraine
Americas|Economy|Environment|Europe|Food|Political|World

South American farmers hail Mercosur-EU deal, wary of fine print

South America's agricultural sector, a key source of global food, celebrated on Friday as the regional Mercosur bloc and the

South American farmers hail Mercosur-EU deal, wary of fine print
Business|Economy|Europe|Political|World

What are the next steps for the EU-Mercosur trade deal?

The European Union and four South American countries on Friday finalized a free trade agreement that took over two decades to negotiate.

What are the next steps for the EU-Mercosur trade deal?
Election|Europe

Who is Calin Georgescu, the man at the centre of Romania's cancelled election?

Calin Georgescu, whose stunning victory in the first round of Romania's presidential election was declared void on Friday, is a

Who is Calin Georgescu, the man at the centre of Romania's cancelled election?
Election|Europe|Political|Technology|World

The EU makes an urgent TikTok inquiry on Russia's role in Romanian election turmoil

The European Union has sent TikTok an urgent request for more information about Romanian intelligence files suggesting that Moscow coordinated influencers on its platform to promote an election candidate who became the surprise front-runner in the nation’s presidential election

The EU makes an urgent TikTok inquiry on Russia's role in Romanian election turmoil
Crime|Europe|Political

Croatian PM survives no-confidence motion in government over graft case

Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Friday survived a no-confidence motion in parliament against his pro-European Union government, the second this year, launched over a high-

Croatian PM survives no-confidence motion in government over graft case
Americas|Business|Economy|Europe|Political

EU and Mercosur countries finalise contentious trade deal

The European Union and South America's Mercosur bloc have finalised a free trade agreement, the European Commission said on Friday but it faces a tortuous battle for

EU and Mercosur countries finalise contentious trade deal
Europe|News|World

Talks between Serbia and Kosovo break down again. The EU says their hopes of joining are at risk

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have failed again to make progress in talks meant to improve their testy ties

Talks between Serbia and Kosovo break down again. The EU says their hopes of joining are at risk
Europe|News|World

Finland joins Baltic neighbors in banning Russian-registered cars from entering their territory

Finland is joining its three Baltic neighbors in banning vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their territory, a joint move in line with a recent interpretation of the European Union’s sanctions against Moscow over its war on Ukraine

Finland joins Baltic neighbors in banning Russian-registered cars from entering their territory
Europe|Food|News

EU lets Ukrainian grain ban expire even as some member countries impose their own

The European Union has decided not to renew a ban on Ukrainian food imports heading to nearby countries

EU lets Ukrainian grain ban expire even as some member countries impose their own
Europe|News|World

Erdogan says Turkey may part ways with the EU. He implied the country could end its membership bid

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Turkey may part ways with the European Union

Erdogan says Turkey may part ways with the EU. He implied the country could end its membership bid
Business|Economy|Europe|News

Farmers across Bulgaria protest against Ukrainian grain as EU divide grows

Farmers across Bulgaria protested Monday after the government lifted a ban on food products from Ukraine, complaining that the move will cause an influx that drives down prices for local growers

Farmers across Bulgaria protest against Ukrainian grain as EU divide grows
Crime|Europe|Political|World

Special Kosovo court orders arrest of 3 war veterans

Judges of a European Union-backed court have ordered the arrest of Kosovo’s three other war veterans on alleged offenses against the administration of justice

Americas|Economy|Europe|Political|World

South American, EU negotiators race to close divisive trade deal

South America's Mercosur trade bloc will meet in Uruguay on Thursday with fresh signs the group could use the

South American, EU negotiators race to close divisive trade deal
Asia|Education|Europe|Health|MidEast|Political|World

EU condemns reported Taliban move to suspend medical education for women and girls

The European Union has condemned the Taliban for violating human rights and women’s access to education after media reports that the Taliban’s leader has ordered private and public institutions to stop providing medical courses for women and girls in Afghanistan

EU condemns reported Taliban move to suspend medical education for women and girls