EU guidelines play down infection risks posed by domestic waste
Household waste does not facilitate the spread of Covid-19 infections, according to guidelines issued by the European Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control (ECDC). The … Read more
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European Parliament seeks reassurances and reimbursements for Erasmus+ students
The 165,000 current Erasmus+ exchange students and 5000 EU volunteers need reassurance that they will be reimbursed and retain their status, MEPs say.
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Western Balkan states request help from EU
The European Union is considering a joint proposal submitted by the Western Balkan states requesting an exemption from the ban on the export of medical … Read more
Recruitment of foreign doctors is new flashpoint in Europe’s health debates
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 orders EU ambassador to leave
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
EU sues Denmark over misuse of term ‘feta’ on Danish cheeses
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
Majority of EU citizens positive about international trade
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
EC questions Romania’s latest commissioner nomination
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
New European Chief Prosecutor says first results will come in two-three years
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 has agreed Brexit delay until January 2020
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
Discrimination falls, but wide differences remain across EU
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
EU to remove Switzerland from tax haven lists
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
Photo Story: Federica Mogherini visits Moldova
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
Zagreb to See Over 160 Events During EU Presidency
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
European Commission announces winners of EU Product Safety Award
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
Brexit Party heads list of top earners in European Parliament
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
European economy faces growing risks from Brexit
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
Agreement so Romanian Laura Codruta Kovesi becomes first head of the new EU Public Prosecutor’s Office
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
EU Council vote backs Romania’s Kovesi for European prosecutor job
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
EU warns climate change could wipe out crop production in Europe
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
European Parliament recognises the progress made by EASO to reform its governance
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
Von der Leyen is considering plans to revamp the European Commission
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
IMF recommends scrapping age limit for Georgieva
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
Bulgarian Kristalina Georgieva selected by EU for IMF top job
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 meet to discuss Iran nuclear deal
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
EU’s 2018 bank stress test considered too mild
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
Juncker complains about von der Leyen nomination
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
Opposition grows in Germany for Ursula von der Leyen’s nomination for EU President
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 to offset air travel emissions during its Presidency of the Council of the EU
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
No infringement procedure against Italy
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
Swiss stock exchange loses EU access
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
Switzerland-EU partnership deadline looms
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
EU TE-SAT Report: Terrorism in the EU became more complex in 2018
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
Cutting edge EU translation technology now available to Maltese civil servants
Maltese civil servants now have the opportunity of using eTranslation, a cutting-edge machine translation tool developed and used by the European Commission (EC).
The Commission, … Read more
EU publishes strategic agenda for next 5 years
Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, announced that the European Union (EU) now has “a new Strategic Agenda for the EU setting the priorities … Read more
UPDATED: EU leaders fail to agree over top jobs at Brussels summit
A summit of 28 European Union leaders has ended without an agreement on who should take on the bloc’s top jobs.
The talks, held in … Read more
EU delays accession talks with N. Macedonia and Albania
EU ministers have decided to delay opening accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia.
The European Commission last month recommended that accession talks should begin … Read more
EU finance ministers fail to agree on euro zone budget
European Union finance ministers failed to agree in overnight talks on some of the key features of a future euro zone budget and decided to … Read more
Slovak capital to host the new European Labour Authority
The Slovak capital Bratislava on Thursday won the right to host a new European Union agency to oversee the labour market that is due to … Read more
New threat assessment confirms links between counterfeiting and organised crime in the EU
Most criminal activity involving counterfeiting is carried out by increasingly professionalised organised crime networks, which can reap large profits while running relatively few risks.… Read more
Merkel calls for ‘comparable minimum wage’ across EU, appeal for equal working conditions within the EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for the EU to look into ways to ensure countries have a “comparable” minimum wage. She also added that … Read more
EU wide rules on drones published
On 11 June 2019 common European rules on drones, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 & Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, have been published to … Read more
Macron ready to back Merkel for new European Commission President post
French President Emmanuel Macron told Swiss TV station RTS that he would back German Chancellor Angela Merkel for European Commission president.
Politico reports that … Read more
Brexit uncertainty hits business confidence in Europe
Uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the European Union has triggered a sharp drop in business confidence in Europe over the past six months, a survey … Read more
Former Italian PM Mario Monti appeals for a different Europe
In an exclusive interview with Euronews former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has said that “we need a different Europe”, and warned about the “dangers” … Read more
EU drops Aruba, Barbados and Bermuda from tax-haven blacklist
European Finance Ministers meeting in Brussels dropped Aruba, Barbados and Bermuda from its tax-haven blacklist.
The list, now down to 12 countries and territories, was … Read more
EU leaders not agreeing on process to choose successor to Juncker
European leaders are split over the process for choosing the next president of the European Commission and face stormy negotiations on top jobs after this … Read more
EU antitrust fines in the pipeline for seven banks
Reuters reports that Barclays, Citigroup, HSBC, JPMorgan, Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS and a small Japanese bank and three other banks are set to be … Read more
Strength in unity: Commission makes recommendations for the EU’s next strategic agenda 2019-2024
Ahead of the meeting of EU27 leaders in Sibiu, Romania, tomorrow, the European Commission is setting out a number of policy recommendations for how Europe … Read more
Eurozone inflation rate in April beats forecasts
Euro zone inflation surged beyond expectations during the month of April, bring slight relief for the European Central Bank (ECB).
Much of the surge was … Read more
EBA ends probe of Estonian, Danish regulators over Danske Bank
The European Banking Authority (EBA), the EU banking watchdog, terminated an investigation of financial regulators in Estonia and Denmark in relation to suspected money laundering … Read more
UK employees work the longest hours in the EU
The British work the longest hours in the EU, but are less productive than those in some other countries according to the Trades Union Congress … Read more
EU countries back copyright reform
EU member states have given the final approval for copyright reforms in a bid to overhaul its two-decade old copyright rules.
The clearing of … Read more
China wants to work with EU on trade and climate change
As China and the EU gears up for this week’s summit, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang wrote in a German newspaper saying China wants to … Read more
Caruana Galizia family and of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak urge EU to support Kovesi for Chief European Prosecutor role
The Romanian website Business Review reported that in a letter published by Romanian MEP Cristian Preda on the social media, the families of Maltese journalist … Read more
“Not On My Flight”… EASA campaign draws attention to safety impact of unruly behaviour on flights
Every 3 hours the safety of a flight within the EU is threatened by passengers demonstrating unruly or disruptive behaviour. At least 70% of these … Read more
€74 million EU-funded project to provide Malta with better drinking water
The European Commission adopted a €4 billion investment package for infrastructure projects across 10 Member States consisting of 25 large infrastructure projects in 10 Member … Read more
Corporate Dispatch Europe Explained – The Week Ahead
A quick glance at the main forthcoming events in the European Union including EU Council, Commission and Parliament meetings and other EU-related conferences and events. … Read more
Barnier says EU would allow permanent customs union if UK wants it
Michel Barnier, the EU’s Brexit negotiator, in a speech in Warsaw, Poland, said that the EU would agree to put a permanent customs union in … Read more
A quick look at the tumultuous relationship between the UK and EU
On the day the UK was supposed to leave the EU, Euronews give a quick but detailed look at how the relationship between the … Read more