World Mar 18 Five EU leaders seek urgent solution for drifting Russian tanker to avoid environmental catastrophe By Giada Zampano, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press
World Dec 18 EU delays massive free-trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur amid farmer protests The European Union is delaying a massive free-trade deal with South American countries after fiery protests by farmers and last-minute opposition by France and Italy threatened to derail the pact, seen by its backers as an important geopolitical move for both continents. By Sam McNeil, Associated Press
World Dec 05 EU fines Elon Musk's X 120 million euros for breaching bloc's social media law The European Commission issued its decision following an investigation it opened two years ago into X under the 27-nation bloc’s Digital Services Act, also known as the DSA. By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
World Oct 09 EU chief Ursula von der Leyen easily survives two more no confidence votes The European Union’s top official comfortably survived on Thursday two more votes of no confidence, as an overwhelming number of EU lawmakers rejected censure motions against her. By Associated Press
World Sep 02 What to know about Russia's GPS jamming of a European official's plane Bulgarian authorities aren't investigating a suspected Russian interference operation involving a plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen because they say the interference is now common. By Emma Burrows, Associated Press
Aug 01 EU chief's texts to a pharma boss during pandemic were likely erased, New York Times reports By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Text messages exchanged between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a pharmaceutical boss during the COVID-19 pandemic were seen by her top adviser and have likely been destroyed, the New York Times reported Friday. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 5:18 What to expect from the new U.S.-EU trade framework announced by Trump By Lisa Desjardins, Kaisha Young, Claire Mufson In Scotland on Sunday, Trump and the European Union announced a major trade deal between their two massive economies. The framework for the preliminary deal includes a 15% general tariff on most EU goods entering the U.S. while a 50%… Continue watching
Jul 27 WATCH: Trump and von der Leyen announce U.S.-EU trade framework By Will Weissert, Associated Press The United States and the European Union agreed on Sunday to a trade framework setting a 15% tariff on most goods, staving off — at least for now — far higher imports on both sides that might have sent shockwaves through economies around the… Continue reading
Jul 10 EU chief Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survives confidence vote after censure motion By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The motion contained a mix of allegations against von der Leyen, including text messaging privately with the chief executive of vaccine maker Pfizer during the COVID-19 pandemic, misuse of EU funds and interference in elections in Germany and Romania. Continue reading
Jul 01 European Union says Meta breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option for Facebook and Instagram By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press European Union regulators accused Meta of breaching a digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them. Continue reading