Politico reports that outgoing Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis waded into the increasingly heated EU debate over the recruitment of foreign health care professionals, criticizing … Read more
Benin ordered EU ambassador Oliver Nette to leave the country on Wednesday, diplomatic sources told AFP news agency.
The Beninese government accused the ambassador of … Read more
The European Commission said on Wednesday it was suing Denmark for failing to prevent local companies from making and exporting outside the EU white cheese … Read more
The results of a special Eurobarometer survey published today by the European Commission show that 60% of Europeans feel that they personally benefit from international … Read more
There are “serious doubts that Romania’s nomination [for the position of European Commissioner] was legitimately sent by the interim government,” EC spokesperson Mina Andreeva stated … Read more
Romanian Laura Codruta Kovesi, the first European Chief Prosecutor, expects the first results of her work to show in two-three years.
Kovesi will start, on … Read more
EU Council President Donald Tusk says the bloc has agreed to delay the Brexit deadline until 31 January 2020 at the latest.
The decision will … Read more
Support for LGBTI relationships has grown in Europe, but it varies considerably between EU member states, according to a new Eurobarometer survey on discrimination in … Read more
European Union finance ministers are set to remove Switzerland from the bloc’s lists of countries deemed to act as tax havens, an EU document said.… Read more
Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission (L) shake hands with President … Read more
The coordinator of Croatia’s EU presidency, Gordan Markotić, said that during the country’s chairmanship of the EU 161 events would be organised in the Croatian … Read more
The European Commission revealed the winners of the first-ever EU Product Safety Award. The new award recognises businesses going above and beyond EU requirements … Read more
Members of the European Parliament from the Brexit Party have the highest combined outside earnings compared to other delegations, according to data on financial declarations … Read more
Economic growth in the European Union is slowing down as the bloc faces increasing risks from global trade tensions and the unclear outcome of Brexit, … Read more
The European Parliament and EU Council negotiators agreed on appointing Romanian Laura Codruta Kovesi as the first head of the new EU Public Prosecutor’s Office, … Read more
COREPER, the executive body of the Council of the European Union, voted on September 19 in favour of Romanian Laura Codruta Kovesi’s candidacy for the … Read more
Crop and livestock production is projected to decrease and may even have to be abandoned in parts of Europe’s southern and Mediterranean regions due to … Read more
This week, the Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), Nina Gregori, held meetings in Brussels with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) … Read more
Ursula von der Leyen is considering plans to revamp the structure of the next European Commission.
The biggest change in a draft plan being mulled … Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said its executive board recommended the removal of the age limit for its managing director, a move needed for … Read more
Kristalina Georgieva, the Bulgarian chief executive of the World Bank, has been picked as Europe’s choice to lead the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after a … Read more
EU foreign ministers are meeting on Monday to discuss the latest developments concerning the Iran nuclear deal. They will try to flesh out a plan … Read more
Last year’s European Union bank stress test did not appropriately reflect systemic risks, EU auditors said on Wednesday, a shortfall that may have produced … Read more
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the process to appoint his successor, Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen, was not transparent and marked an unwelcome break … Read more
Only one third of Germans believe their defense minister, Ursula von der Leyen, is a good choice to lead the EU Commission, according to a … Read more
Finland will offset emissions from air travel during the Presidency of the Council of the EU. This will be achieved by funding projects that … Read more
The European Commission on Wednesday took the advice of its European commissioners’ cabinet chiefs and decided not to recommend opening an infringement procedure against … Read more
The Swiss Market Index rose 1pc in early trading on the first day since EU-based traders lost the right to trade equities in the country … Read more
The European Union is threatening that from Sunday midnight, to terminate its preferential treatment of Swiss stock exchanges. From July 1, the EU would no … Read more
In 2018, terrorism continued to represent a major security threat in EU Member States. Horrific attacks killed thirteen people and injured many more.
A … Read more
