European Union

Poland's parliament backs easing of abortion laws, among the strictest in Europe

Lawmakers in Poland have voted in favor of measures to ease the country's near-total ban on abortion...

world | 6 months ago

EU imposes sanctions against violent West Bank settlers

The European Union said on Friday it had agreed to impose sanctions against four people and two enti...

world | 5 months ago

Germany arrests 2 alleged Russian spies accused of scouting U.S. military facilities for sabotage

Berlin — German authorities say they have arrested two people suspected of spying for Russia. The su...

world | 5 months ago

1.4 tons of cocaine confiscated in one of Sweden's "biggest seizures ever made"

Swedish customs made one of the country's biggest-ever cocaine seizures after confiscating around 1....

world | 5 months ago

EU Parliament adopts new rules to improve air quality by 2030

The European Parliament adopted stricter legally-binding air pollution limits on Wednesday that must...

world | 5 months ago

Apple’s iPadOS to come under the control of stringent EU antitrust regulations

Apple’s iPadOS is to be treated as a “gatekeeper” in the European Union and will come under the scop...

technology | 5 months ago

Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro, its Finance Minister says

Twenty years after joining the European Union, Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro currency,...

world | 5 months ago

EU ready for 'tough decisions to protect economy', von der Leyen tells China

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on May 6 that the EU would not shy away from...

world | 5 months ago

Taylor Swift's European Eras Tour leg kicked off in Paris with a new setlist. See which songs are in and out.

Taylor Swift fever struck Paris on Thursday as the highest-grossing tour in history finally arrived ...

us | 5 months ago

2 Americans among those arrested at Georgia protest against controversial foreign agents law

Tbilisi — Hundreds of young Georgians crowded outside the Caucasus country's parliament on Monday af...

world | 5 months ago

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in life-threatening condition after apparent assassination attempt

Bratislava, Slovakia — Slovakia's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot Wednesday and left in...

world | 5 months ago

Oreo maker Mondelez hit with $366 million antitrust fine by EU

The European Union slapped a 337.5 million euro ($366 million) fine Thursday on Chicago-based Mondel...

world | 4 months ago

Israel War Cabinet to discuss new push for Gaza hostage deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was convening his War Cabinet later on Sunday, a senior of...

world | 4 months ago

Spain’s PM recognises Palestinian state as EU rift with Israel widens

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the Spanish Cabinet will recognise a Palestinian state at its May ...

world | 4 months ago

Meta adds safety features to CrowdTangle in bid to address EU concerns

Meta Platforms has added safety features to its misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle for use dur...

technology | 4 months ago

Ukraine gets more military aid from Europe but Putin warns of consequences if Russian soil is hit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a second $1 billion promise of military aid in as m...

world | 4 months ago