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- State of the Union: Juncker addresses EU's key challenges
- In his 2016 State of the Union address to the European Parliament, EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said the Union was facing key challenges of ... — last modified 14 September 2016, 20:47 CET — filed under: Headline, Commission — Relevance: 1%
- EU calls for agreement on global rules to end plastic pollution
- With plastic production forecast to triple by 2060, the EU will Monday call for legally binding provisions to address the production of primary plastics, with ... — last modified 30 May 2023, 23:25 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- EU to tighten supervision of financial sector after Brexit
- The EU Commission proposed reforms Wednesday to tighten the EU's supervisory architecture for the financial sector, paving the way for further financial ... — last modified 21 September 2017, 00:24 CET — filed under: Headline, Finance — Relevance: 1%
- New EU R&D programme aims for EUR 100 billion
- The European Commission continued its detailed proposals for the EU's next long-term budget Thursday, announcing the new Horizon Europe programme of EUR 100 ... — last modified 07 June 2018, 22:59 CET — filed under: Headline, Research & Technology, EU Funding — Relevance: 1%
- Europe can be independent from Russian fossil fuels by 2030, says EU
- The European Commission outlined a plan Tuesday to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030, starting with gas, in light of Russia's ... — last modified 08 March 2022, 19:18 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline, Energy, Russia — Relevance: 1%
- EU extends Russia sanctions over Crimea
- EU foreign ministers decided Monday to renew for another year sanctions introduced against Russia as a response to its illegal annexation in 2014 of Crimea and ... — last modified 20 June 2022, 23:07 CET — filed under: Headline, Crimea, Ukraine, Russia — Relevance: 1%
- EU send 5 million anti-radiation tablets to Ukraine
- The European Union sent 5 million potassium iodide tablets to Ukraine Tuesday, as a preventative safety measure to increase the level of protection around the ... — last modified 30 August 2022, 23:54 CET — filed under: Headline, Ukraine, Defence, Health — Relevance: 1%
- EU Parliament gives green light to trade deal with Canada
- The European Parliament gave its approval to the landmark EU-Canada free trade deal Wednesday, with the possibility that it could apply provisionally from as ... — last modified 15 February 2017, 18:58 CET — filed under: Canada, Headline, Trade, European Parliament — Relevance: 1%
- EU summit clarifies UK 'backstop', but no renegotiation
- As PM Theresa May sought to save her Brexit deal at a Brussels summit Thursday, EU leaders clarified their position on the 'backstop' but stated there would be ... — last modified 14 December 2018, 11:20 CET — filed under: Headline, Brexit, Britain, European Council — Relevance: 1%
- Belgium takes over EU presidency
- Belgium took over the rotating presidency of the EU Council from Spain on 1 January, citing defence of the rule of law, democracy and the green transition ... — last modified 02 January 2024, 23:01 CET — filed under: Belgium, Headline, European Council — Relevance: 1%
- Green light for Singapore-EU trade deal
- EU Member States authorised Tuesday the signature and conclusion of the trade and investment agreements between the EU and Singapore, as well as a partnership ... — last modified 16 October 2018, 18:25 CET — filed under: Headline, Trade, Singapore — Relevance: 1%
- MEPs call for code of ethics for robots
- MEPs called Thursday for EU-wide rules for the fast-evolving field of robotics, to settle issues such as compliance with ethical standards and liability for ... — last modified 12 January 2017, 20:09 CET — filed under: Headline, Research & Technology, European Parliament — Relevance: 1%
- Better protection against cancer-causing chemicals 'could save 100,000 lives'
- New EU rules to limit exposure to 13 cancer-causing chemicals at the workplace could save 100,000 lives in the next 50 years, says Employment Commissioner ... — last modified 13 May 2016, 15:46 CET — filed under: Headline, Chemicals, Employment — Relevance: 1%
- EU leaders endorse Boris Johnson's Brexit deal
- "We've got a great new deal that takes back control," said British prime minister Johnson after EU leaders at a summit Thursday endorsed a revised UK ... — last modified 17 October 2019, 20:31 CET — filed under: Headline, Brexit, Britain, European Council — Relevance: 1%
- Go-ahead for new entry/exit system for EU borders
- The European Parliament gave the go-ahead Wednesday to a common electronic entry/exit system to register entry and exit data of non-EU nationals crossing the ... — last modified 25 October 2017, 23:02 CET — filed under: Headline, borders, Migration — Relevance: 1%
- MEPs call for limit on trans fats in food
- The European Parliament voted Wednesday for mandatory limits on industrially-produced trans fats, which may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, ... — last modified 26 October 2016, 23:18 CET — filed under: Headline, Food & Drink, Health, European Parliament, Consumer — Relevance: 1%
- EU leaders ready to extend Brexit transition period
- EU leaders at a summit in Brussels to review progress on Brexit talks declared their readiness Thursday to consider any British proposal to extend the two-year ... — last modified 18 October 2018, 22:51 CET — filed under: Headline, Brexit, Britain, European Council — Relevance: 1%
- EU signs CETA trade deal with Canada
- EU leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Brussels Sunday to sign the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada ... — last modified 31 October 2016, 00:05 CET — filed under: Canada, Headline, Trade — Relevance: 1%
- EU-US 'Privacy Shield' data deal needs improvement, say MEPs
- The European Parliament urged the EU Commission Thursday to go on negotiating with the United States over the proposed 'Privacy Shield' protection for EU ... — last modified 26 May 2016, 17:55 CET — filed under: Headline, European Parliament, US, Data protection, Internet — Relevance: 1%
- MEPs point to UK-EU association accord as way forward
- While the benefits of being an EU member cannot be the same for a country which leaves, MEPs said Wednesday that an association agreement could be the way ... — last modified 30 March 2017, 23:34 CET — filed under: Headline, UK, European Parliament — Relevance: 1%
- Brussels points way to greener, more digital economy post-COVID
- A more healthy and fairer Europe is promised in the EU Commission's 2021 work programme, published Monday with the aim of accelerating a long-term ... — last modified 20 October 2020, 00:15 CET — filed under: Headline, Commission — Relevance: 1%
- EU, Japan look to speed up talks on trade deal
- The European Union made a renewed push for agreement later this year on a bilateral trade deal with Japan, as the country's prime minister Shinzo Abe met EU ... — last modified 22 March 2017, 00:18 CET — filed under: Headline, Japan, Trade — Relevance: 1%
- MEPs call on Turkey to lift state of emergency, denounce arrests
- MEPs denounced Thursday the arrests by the Turkish government as it attempts to censor criticism over its military assault of Afrin, and expressed serious ... — last modified 08 February 2018, 18:30 CET — filed under: Headline, Turkey, European Parliament — Relevance: 1%
- Brussels selects 170 new projects for EUR 120m reform funding
- The EU Commission selected a new round of 170 projects under its 'technical support' instrument Tuesday, to set up some 307 reforms to strengthen EU states' ... — last modified 26 March 2024, 22:24 CET — filed under: Headline, Finance, EU Funding — Relevance: 1%
- EU targets lower CO2 emissions from trucks, buses and trailers
- The EU Parliament and Council reached provisional agreement Thursday to strengthen CO2 emissions standards for new heavy-duty vehicles entering the EU market ... — last modified 18 January 2024, 23:03 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline, Transport — Relevance: 1%
- EU invites applications for 2024 green living prizes
- Applications for the 2024 New European Bauhaus Prizes opened Monday, to be awarded to 20 exemplary innovative projects and concepts that represent ... — last modified 02 October 2023, 22:21 CET — filed under: Environment, Headline, EU Funding — Relevance: 1%
- EU leaders strive for unity as they prepare for Brexit
- European leaders left Brussels Friday after a two-day summit ended with a show of unity as they prepare for the EU's 60th birthday celebrations later this ... — last modified 10 March 2017, 22:26 CET — filed under: Headline, European Council — Relevance: 1%
- EU looks to improve end-of-life management of cars
- The European Commission proposed measures Thursday to enhance the circularity of the automotive sector, covering the design, production and end-of-life ... — last modified 13 July 2023, 17:07 CET — filed under: Environment, Cars, Headline, Single Market — Relevance: 1%
- Countering 'hybrid' security threats a priority, says EU
- The European Union outlined plans Wednesday to counter the growing threat to its security in the form of 'hybrid' threats, such as monitoring and countering ... — last modified 19 July 2017, 18:06 CET — filed under: Headline, Terrorism, Defence — Relevance: 1%
- Juncker 'State of Union' speech focuses on migration issues
- EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker used his 'State of the Union' address to the European Parliament Wednesday to put forward a raft of measures to ... — last modified 12 September 2018, 23:45 CET — filed under: Headline, Commission — Relevance: 1%