European Union News

PM Edi Rama on elections: 'Albania is not ready to join the EU' | Albania  Al Jazeera AmericaAlbania's overarching national goal is to join the European Union. But Prime Minister Edi Rama does not think the country is ready for membership, partly ... […]

Russia Dismisses Accusations of Meddling in EU elections  The Moscow TimesAn EU report on the vote for its parliament said on Friday there was evidence both Russian and European online sources had sought to promote extreme views. […]

Jeremy Hunt tells Andrew Marr Show that the EU ‘would be willing to renegotiate’ a Brexit deal  iNewsThe Tory leadership hopeful's comments come despite several statements from EU officials saying the opposite is true. […]

Deadline looms for agreement on Swiss-EU ties  Reuters UKSwiss ties with the European Union, its biggest trading partner, face a critical test this week as Brussels decides whether the two sides have made enough ... […]

Adviser to top EU court: Settlement goods should be labeled  Israel HayomAdvocate General Gerard Hogan says under EU laws, labels must make it clear if products originate from "occupied" territories, particularly if they come from ... […]

EU leaders TERRIFIED as Italy's parallel currency threat could collapse eurozone  Express.co.ukPANIC has erupted among European Union leaders amid concerns that a proposed parallel currency in Italy could tear the eurozone apart. […]

TT gets $500m in EU funding  Trinidad NewsDiscussions for a new Cotonou agreement is ongoing as the old agreement is set to expire in 2020. In a media release yesterday,. Planning and Development ... […]

Leave.EU T-shirts made in Bangladesh by workers paid just 39p per hour  Mirror OnlineEXCLUSIVE: The £20 tees, bankrolled by tycoon Aaron Banks, are not as British as they may seem. […]

President of Kazakhstan took EU advice on political transformation - Euronews exclusive  Euronews EnglishIn an exclusive interview with Euronews, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev promised an early release for pro-democracy campaigners who'd not caused “serious ... […]

Exclusive: U.N. chief calls on EU to raise 2030 climate goal to 55%  ReutersU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the European Union to aim for a 55% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, far more than the bloc's ... […]

New Moldovan Government Vows Stronger Ties With EU  RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyStronger ties with the European Union and bringing to justice those who abused power, including a controversial tycoon, are top priorities of Moldova's new ... […]

EU's EMIR REFIT Updates In Effect June 17  The National Law ReviewOn May 28, the regulation amending the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), or EMIR REFIT, was published in the Official Journal of the ... […]

EU condemns death penalty in Belarus  112 InternationalThe EU stresses that the use of the death penalty is contrary to the international obligations of Belarus, which is the only one country in Europe to apply this ... […]

IMF proposes improvements to EU plan to develop capital market  ReutersThe International Monetary Fund has proposed that the European Union improve transparency, regulatory oversight and insolvency rules in its proposals to ... […]

Turkey slams southern EU nations on drilling bid off Cyprus  Washington PostTurkey has criticized the leaders of southern European Union nations for urging the EU to consider taking action against Turkey over its bid to drill for gas in ... […]

EU Observers Say Nigeria 2019 Elections Weren't Transparent  BloombergNigeria's 2019 general elections won by President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress weren't transparent and were marred by violence ... […]

Brexit - Irish PM says no backstop as bad for Ireland as no deal  ReutersIreland will not allow the Northern Ireland "backstop" clause in Britain's EU withdrawal agreement to be dropped because doing so would be as big a threat to ... […]

Where is the EU going on tech and competition policy?  TechCrunchHuge technology policy questions are looming for whoever takes the top jobs at the European Union in the coming months. Decisions that could radically ... […]

Brexit: Boris Johnson can't deliver deal by October 31, says European Union  The TimesEuropean Union negotiators do not believe Boris Johnson's Tory leadership promise to deliver Brexit by October 31, according to senior Brussels sources. […]

David Cameron's Brussels failure paved way to European Union chaos, DUP MP claimed  ExpressDAVID CAMERON's failure to convince the European Union to reform unhearted the 'democratic deficit' which will cause the bloc 'further problems' with member ... […]

EU bombshell: How Daniel Hannan revealed what is fundamentally wrong with Brussels  ExpressDANIEL HANNAN revealed what is fundamentally wrong with the EU in a brilliant pro-Brexit speech, newly-resurfaced footage reveals. […]

EU agrees to take more US beef  Agri-PulseThe European Union has agreed to assure the U.S. gets the lion's share of its annual beef quota after months of negotiations and more than 20 years of friction ... […]

Macedonia on track for EU accession talks but not Albania: diplomats  ReutersNorth Macedonia is likely to win European Union support to start membership talks later this year, diplomats say, but its Balkan neighbor Albania faces ... […]

Russia Sought to Use Social Media to Influence E.U. Vote, Report Finds  The New York TimesA misinformation campaign by groups linked to Russia tried to depress turnout in last month's parliamentary elections, a European Commission review said. […]

EU Steps Up Its Defense Spending, But Washington Says Not So Fast  Breaking DefenseWASHINGTON: Just days before thousands of government officials and defense industry executives from around the globe gather at the Paris Air Show, neither ... […]

The European Left Needs a Vision of the Future  Jacobin magazineThe European Union remains steeped in crisis, and yet the challenge from the radical left looks weaker than ever. Popular discontent doesn't automatically lead ... […]

Strabane and Lifford Riverine Project handed £8m by EU  BBC NewsThe European Union is to invest almost €9m (£7.98m) in a project linking towns separated by the Irish border. The Riverine Project will create a 30 acre ... […]

Spanish court blocks jailed Catalan leader from joining EU parliament  The GuardianCatalonia's jailed former vice-president, Oriol Junqueras, will not be allowed to take up his seat in the European parliament until there is a verdict in the trial over ... […]

Dominic Raab says he is the Tory leadership candidate whom the European Union establishment fears the most  Telegraph.co.ukDominic Raab has insisted that he is future Prime Minister that the European Union fears the most as he labels himself the anti-establishment candidate among ... […]

Donald Trump's Misguided Love for the EU’s “Fantastic” Bureaucrats  BloombergThe president admires the huge EU fines on Google, Apple and others. But he's failing to see Europe's much larger designs on Big Tech's data. […]