European Union News

Workers demand better protection from EU-wide rules  Washington PostThousands of trade union members are protesting outside European Union headquarters to demand better working conditions and protections for employees ... […]

Foreign Investment In German Real Estate - Government, Public Sector - European Union  Mondaq News AlertsUnder the regime of German foreign investment rules (AWV") the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (the Ministry") is entitled to review ... […]

European unions meet Tata Steel chairman over concerns about JV with thyssenkrupp  MoneycontrolRepresentatives of Tata Steel's workers' unions met Chairman N Chandrasekaran in Mumbai earlier this week, seeking assurances on job security in the ... […]

An Agenda for Europe's Next Decade | by Jan Peter Balkenende  Project SyndicateThe EU cannot afford another decade of crisis management and indecision. Instead, it must build a sustainable future on four pillars: an ambitious agenda, ... […]

Lawmakers urge EU's Vestager to halt Italy scheme for bank shareholders bailout  ReutersEuropean Union lawmakers called on the EU's competition chief Margrethe Vestager to block a scheme devised by the Italian government to automatically ... […]

Portillo warns 'no chance' for EU reform in SAVAGE summary of bloc - 'humiliated Britain!'  Express.co.ukFORMER minister Michael Portillo warned there is “no chance” the European Union will ever reform – insisting Brexit has not changed Brussels and is evidence ... […]

German EU candidate speaks out against Russia gas pipeline  Washington PostThe center-right candidate to head the European Union's executive branch is speaking out against a new German-Russian gas pipeline, drawing mixed ... […]

Migration and climate are EU's top priorities, Macron says  EUobserverA reform of the EU's migration rules and fighting climate change are the two main challenges for the European Union, French president Emmanuel Macron said ... […]

EU WARNED: Italian far-right party vows ITALEXIT will happen – 'it's fundamental!'  Express.co.ukITALIAN far-right party CasaPound has pledged to make Italexit happen to put an end to the 'disastrous' effects agreeing to adopt the euro had on the Southern ... […]

Why do Central European nationalists love Israel? | International Politics and Society  IPS JournalPopulist leaders in Central Europe view Israel as the model of how a small state could be sovereign and heroic. […]

Brexit: Irish backstop could undermine EU standards, report says  The GuardianStudy for German Green party says backstop could let UK flout EU green and social standards. […]

EU slams Russia citizenship move as new attack on Ukraine  Washington PostThe European Union is slamming Russia's move to fast-track citizenship applications from people living in conflict areas in eastern Ukraine, saying it will ... […]

REVEALED: Two EU countries could JOIN Britain by quitting the bloc – SHOCK EU POLL  ExpressTHREE European Union countries could vote to quit the Brussels project if a bloc-wide referendum on membership was held, according to a shock poll. […]

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina  EU NewsOn 21 March 2019, the Council adopted Decision 2019/467/CFSP[1]. The Council Decision extends the […]

EU moves to exclude ag from US trade talks  Western ProducerCanada is unlikely to benefit from the European Union's decision to exclude agriculture from free trade talks with the United States, says an economist. […]

Europe’s Everyday Constitutional Crisis  The Wall Street JournalThe only question at issue in the Continent's election for parliament is whether the EU is legitimate at all. […]

Politicians underline Bulgaria's commitment to Europe at election talk in Sofia  thenewfederalist.euAt a discussion held at the House of Europe, Bulgarian politicians from different parties spoke about their vision for the EU after the elections, and about ... […]

Brexit kills a small town's tiny tourism business  The EconomistNOT MUCH happens in Gadheim, a Bavarian hamlet of 89 souls. A handful of part-time farmers cultivate wheat, barley and rapeseed. A hotel trains apprentices ... […]

EU: Bans Single Plastic Items and New Food Safety Rules  The National Law ReviewBiocidal Products Committee BPC considers active substances, European Parliment Approves Ban On Single-Use Plastic Items, New Food Safety Rules ... […]

Europe's far-right leaders campaign in Prague for EU vote  Fox NewsEurope's far-right political leaders campaigned Thursday in Prague, calling migration and Islam major threats to Europe as they sought to rally support ahead of ... […]

Why the U.S. Should Oppose Observer Status for the European Union in the Arctic Council  Heritage.orgOn May 7, the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting will take place in Rovaniemi, Finland. At this meeting, the applications of countries and organizations ... […]

26th EU-Japan Summit: Taking our strong partnership to a higher level  EU NewsThe 26th EU-Japan Summit further strengthened bilateral ties, focusing on the implementation of two landmark agreements concluded last year: the EU-Japan ... […]

Message to the EU: you have the chance to stop fuelling devastation in the Amazon  The Conversation AUHundreds of scientists and Indigenous leaders have asked the EU to demand tougher imports standards to protect Brazil's rainforests, wetlands and savannahs. […]

'EU's GREATEST nightmare!' Brussels TERRIFIED of Brexit's effect on populist SURGE  ExpressTHE European Union fears the European parliamentary election will become their 'greatest nightmare' because of Brexit-inspired dissent from growing populist ... […]

Watch: 'EU should put climate above trade,' says Ska Keller in bid for Brussels top job  Euronews EnglishWatch live: "Climate change now top of agenda where it belongs," says Green MEP Ska Keller. […]

Three Initiatives That Will Make You Vote In The Next European Elections  ForbesThe elections to the European Parliament will be held in all EU Member States between 23 and 26 May 2019. Europe the way we know, it is today uncertain. […]

Fearing no-deal Brexit, European funder orders U.K. researchers to transfer grants  Science MagazineThe prospect of Brexit, the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union, has loomed long and large over researchers, but the effects on funding, so far, ... […]

German Greens won’t back aspiring EU head who woos far right  Washington PostA leading candidate for Germany's left-leaning Greens says his party won't back any candidate for president of the European Union's executive branch who ... […]

Putin sees 'nothing wrong' with giving passports to Ukraine's breakaway regions  Euronews EnglishVladimir Putin said he saw "nothing wrong" with easing the path to Russian citizenship for residents of separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine after the European ... […]

Daily News 25 / 04 / 2019  EU NewsEuropean Commission - Press Release details page - European Commission - Daily News Daily News 25 / 04 / 2019 Brussels, 25 April 2019 EU-Japan Summit ... […]