World Nov 30 EU seeks specialized court to investigate Russia war crimes By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press
World Nov 30 EU recommends blocking billions of euros allocated to Hungary The European Union's executive branch has recommended that billions of euros in EU funds be withheld from Hungary over its failure to implement solid rule-of-law reforms, a move highlighting lingering divergences between the European partners. By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press
World Nov 24 Twitter, other tech companies slip on removing hate speech, EU review says European Union data shows that Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the previous year. The figures were published Thursday as part of an annual evaluation of online platforms’ compliance with… By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
World Nov 23 Ukrainian President Zelenskyy thanks EU for declaring Russia a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ Earlier in the day, The European Parliament overwhelmingly backed a resolution labeling Russia a state sponsor of terrorism for its invasion of and actions in Ukraine. The non binding but symbolically significant resolution passed in a 494-58 vote with 48… By Associated Press
World Nov 23 European Parliament website ‘under a sophisticated cyberattack’ European Parliament President Roberta Metsola says the legislature's web site has come under a Russian cyberattack only hours after it overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. By Associated Press
Nov 11 EU forecasts recession this year amid persistent inflation By David McHugh, Associated Press The European Union's executive commission slashed its forecast for economic growth next year. It says spreading the message that the countries that use the euro currency will slide into recession over the winter will erode consumer purchasing power. Continue reading
Oct 26 EU Commission proposes tougher pollution restrictions By Associated Press The European Union’s executive arm sought on Wednesday to toughen up pollution restrictions to ensure that harmful pollutants are eliminated by 2050 to potentially save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Continue reading
Oct 22 Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s prime minister By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Giorgia Meloni, whose political party with neo-fascist roots secured the most votes in Italy's national election last month, was sworn in Saturday as the country's first far-right premier since the end of World War II… Continue reading
Oct 20 European Union leaders head into energy summit with divisive views By Raf Casert, Associated Press European Union leaders head into a two-day summit with opposing views over if and how the bloc could impose a gas price cap to contain the energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its strategy to choke off… Continue reading
Oct 18 EU faces battle to keep energy prices from tanking struggling economy By Raf Casert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press European Union leaders enter a crucial stretch this week to make sure runaway energy prices and short supplies do not further weaken their struggling economies and foment unrest. Continue reading