European Union
Scholz says China acting more as a rival rather than partner for EU
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged the European Union to reduce its reliance on China, accusing the government in Beijing of increasingly acting as a...
NATO drills sharpen submarine-hunt skills in Russia’s backyard
NATO is stepping up monitoring of submarines after the defense alliance warned that Moscow is mapping European Union and US critical underwater assets, according...
EU seeks to extend sanctions programs to include corruption
The European Union is working on plans to extend the sanctions regime that it uses to punish third countries for human-rights abuses to include...
EU opens joint gas buying with eye to winter energy security
The European Union launched a scheme on Tuesday for European companies to place orders to jointly buy gas, with the aim of ensuring Europe...
EU lawmakers back human rights, environmental checks for big companies
European Union lawmakers on Tuesday backed rules requiring thousands of large companies to identify and mitigate human rights abuses like child labour or slavery,...
EU border agency begins deployment in North Macedonia
The European Union’s border protection agency Frontex began its official deployment in North Macedonia on Thursday, extending its operations outside the bloc to a fifth country,...
EU seriously concerned about arrest of Chinese rights activists
The European Union has said it is seriously concerned about the arrest of two prominent Chinese human rights activists and has called for their...
EU lawmakers green-light visa free travel for Kosovo
European Union lawmakers on Tuesday gave the green light for citizens from Kosovo to travel freely in Europe without visas from next year, according...
EU lawmakers adopt deals on emissions trading, carbon tax
European Union lawmakers on Tuesday adopted key pieces of a package designed to achieve the EU’s climate goals of cutting emissions of the gases...
Environment groups sue EU over green label for gas, nuclear
Environmental groups have started legal action against the European Union’s executive branch in a bid to block a move to include natural gas and...