European Union
- 15h ago
Burnham opens door to UK rejoining EU as polls show majority support
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he would like the UK to rejoin the European Union during his lifetime, and several polls show majority support for the idea. Rejoining would require an application under Article 49 of the EU treaties and ratification by national parliaments.
- yesterday
Abbas postpones Palestinian legislative elections to September 2027, first vote since 2006
The decree moves the legislative vote due on 28 November 2026 to 11 September 2027, the same day as a presidential poll. Palestinian officials blame Israeli restrictions and conditions in Gaza and East Jerusalem.
- 2d ago
Ireland proposes 8% cut to EU's 2028-2034 budget, Germany says no basis for deal
Ireland's EU presidency wants €141 billion cut from the Commission's proposed 2028-2034 budget, a plan Germany and other net payers say falls short. Leaders take up the proposal in Brussels on 15 and 16 October.
- 2d ago
EU commissioner Marta Kos says Turkey's crackdown on LGBT rights and press pushes it further from EU membership
Marta Kos made the remarks in Edirne on Friday, 9 October, during an official visit near the Bulgarian border. She said the Commission's enlargement report, due on 28 October, will reflect its serious concerns.
- 2d ago
US sanctions the International Criminal Court hours after Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
Washington's measures would ban transactions with the court, and the EU, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland have pledged to help it withstand them. The sanctions take effect only after a six-month delay.
- 2d ago
Bogdan Peșchir sent to trial for voter bribery over TikTok gifts in Georgescu's 2024 campaign
Prosecutors say Bogdan Peșchir paid influencers and sent gifts and crypto worth 290,225.90 USD in total to sway voters toward Călin Georgescu in the 2024 presidential election.
- 2d ago
China and EU agree to moderate hybrid car exports after Beijing talks
Sefcovic says the understanding opens the prospect of cutting Chinese hybrid and plug-in hybrid exports to the EU by more than half, and leaders of all 27 member states still have to approve it.
- 2d ago
EU finance ministers agree scaled-back plan to centralise stock exchange supervision at ESMA
Finance ministers in Luxembourg exempted Deutsche Börse and smaller venues from direct ESMA oversight, cutting the Commission's original perimeter. Belgium abstained from the vote.
- 3d ago
EU removes Panama and Vietnam from its tax haven blacklist, citing transparency progress
The decision was taken by EU finance ministers at a meeting in Luxembourg, ten years after the Panama Papers leak. Panama had been listed since 2020 and Vietnam since February 2026.
- 3d ago
Montenegro detains Rybar blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk and orders five Russians expelled
Zvinchuk was held in the coastal town of Risan with his wife and other Russian nationals, and Montenegro's interior ministry ordered all five expelled on national security grounds.
- 3d ago
EU picks 46 strategic mineral projects amid China dependence, needing €21.1 billion
The European Commission chose 46 projects across 16 member states to speed permitting and help developers win funding. The projects are expected to need about €21.1 billion in capital investment as the bloc tries to reduce its reliance on China.
- 3d ago
Canada to launch new alliance with EU at Montreal summit on 29-30 October
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa will attend the Montreal summit, where Canada begins what he called a transformative alliance with the European Union. He spoke after Elon Musk backed separatist movements in Quebec and Alberta and the secession of Saskatchewan.
- 3d ago
EU gas storage at 72% on 1 October, with winter supply depending on LNG imports
ENTSOG says the EU can meet winter gas demand, but storage stands at 72% and could fall well below 30% if LNG deliveries stay limited.
- 3d ago
Germany backs EU approval of Tesla FSD after Tesla agrees to drop 'full self-driving' name
Berlin will push for EU approval of Tesla's FSD system in Germany under the new name Tesla Assisted Driving, while France opposes it and eight countries have already approved it.
- 3d ago
Lithuania to ask EU for ban on Russian grain transit and oligarch sanctions
Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius said on Thursday that Lithuania will push for an EU ban on Russian grain transit. Lithuania is also tightening checks on grain origin, and Estonia has banned such transit since 1 October.
- 3d ago
French minister invites UK back to EU as Burnham keeps rejoining option open
Burnham is in Germany for talks with Friedrich Merz while he keeps a second Brexit referendum open. Roland Lescure said Britain can return to the EU 'anytime', and the offer comes as French borrowing costs reach a level not seen since 2002.
- 3d ago
Spain decree lets listed companies dual-list in the US without moving their registered seat
Royal Decree 813/2026 appeared in the Official State Gazette on Thursday, letting Spanish listed companies trade outside the EU while Iberclear keeps the main register. The text is tied to Ferrovial's 2023 move to the Netherlands, a link the securities regulator disputes.
- 3d ago
EU's Dombrovskis rules out more fiscal flexibility as Italy and Greece press on inflation
Valdis Dombrovskis said the Commission will examine Italian and Greek requests more closely, while Italy's energy and defence escape clause cleared its first Commission assessment.
- 3d ago
Marco Rubio promotes F-35 fighters and defends Azores base in Lisbon talks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel on Thursday, pushing for F-35 jet sales and addressing military operations at Lajes Field.
- 3d ago
Grzegorz Braun joins German AfD in Lubmin to urge reopening of Nord Stream pipelines
Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun appeared alongside AfD lawmakers at the Lubmin distribution hub, calling for Poland to become a stakeholder in reviving Russian gas flows.
