European Union regulators have opened investigations into Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta, in the first cases under a sweeping digital law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive, said on…
EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, Gaza, defence
European Union (EU) leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza, and European Commission plans to develop the European Union’s defence industry, as well as the potential future enlargement…
Borrell: EU worried about Hong Kong law’s potential impact on rights
EU foreign affairs chief has expressed concern about the potential impact of Hong Kong’s new security law on the rights and freedoms of people in the Chinese special administrative region. Josep Borrell expressed his concern in a statement on Wednesday,…
UK could contribute to nuclear shield if Trump wins, suggests German minister
The UK could contribute to a new European nuclear shield if Donald Trump becomes US president again, a senior German minister has suggested, drawing British politicians into the debate about how Europe’s security could be bolstered in the event of the Republican…
World’s first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit
For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year, according to the EU’s climate service. World leaders promised in 2015 to try to limit the long-term temperature rise to 1.5C, which is seen as crucial to…
EU leaders unlock €50b support package for Ukraine
All 27 European leaders have agreed to a €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) aid package for Ukraine, European Council President Charles Michel said.”We have a deal,” Mr Michel wrote on X, formerly Twitter. He said that the agreement “locks in steadfast, long-term,…
Hold firm, EU’s von der Leyen tells Ukraine’s supporters at Davos
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told supporters of Ukraine to empower their resistance in the face of Russia’s ongoing invasion. Leyen called for more arms and financial support for Ukraine. He urged the country’s backers to hold their…
European Court upholds EU inclusion of billionaire Roman Abramovich on sanctions list
Russian billionaire and former owner of Premier League football club Chelsea Roman Abramovich has lost a legal challenge to overturn his inclusion on the European Union’s sanctions list following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In its ruling the General Court of…
EU agrees to tighten asylum system in sweeping migration reform
EU member states and the EU Parliament have agreed to significantly stricter asylum procedures in a major reform of the European asylum system. The painstakingly negotiated compromise announced on Wednesday provides for numerous additions and tightening of the existing rules…
EU takes action against Elon Musk’s X over disinformation
The European Union has formally announced it suspects X, previously known as Twitter, of breaching its rules in areas including countering illegal content and disinformation. Digital commissioner Thierry Breton set out the alleged infringements in a post on the social…
