Road traffic accidents claimed the lives of 19,934 people in the EU in 2024, a 2.2 per cent decrease compared with 2023 (20,384 fatalities) – the second year in a row with a decline in the number of fatalities.
Photo by Fredrick Onyango (BRUSSELS) – Euro-MPs, debating in committee on a draft update of the EU firearms directive, voted Wednesday to introduce stronger controls on ‘blank-firing’ guns, to prevent…
A company policy requiring an employee to remove her Islamic headscarf when in contact with clients is unlawful discrimination, according to the opinion…
Refugees (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission presented Wednesday proposals to reform Europe’s common asylum system, with promises of an efficient, fair and humane asylum policy for refugees.The proposals include the…
Photo EU Council (BEIJING) – The European Union and China concluded a “fruitful and conclusive” two-day summit in Beijing Wednesday, with candid discussion over Europe’s…
The European Union approved Tuesday the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, a special arrangement that replaces the former ‘Safe Harbor’ agreement to allow transfer of…
Photo EU Council (BEIJING) – The 18th bilateral summit between the EU and China got under way in Beijing Tuesday, Awith Brexit overshadowing discussions…
