European Union

EU leaders mulls ways to get more arms to outgunned Ukraine amid a new sense of urgency

By Lorne Cook, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

New plans are on the table, notably to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to help rearm Ukraine and give its defense industry a boost.

EU announces $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns over migration mount

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The European Union on Sunday announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8 billion) aid package for cash-strapped Egypt as concerns mount that economic pressure and conflicts in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores.

As farmer protests grow, the EU offers more environmental concessions

By Raf Cassert, Associated Press

The European Union's executive arm has proposed weakening even more climate and environmental measures in the bloc's latest set of concessions to farmers apparently bent on continuing disruptive tractor protests until the June EU elections.

Europe's world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here's what happens next

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Lawmakers in the European Parliament have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Artificial Intelligence Act, five years after regulations were first proposed.

European Union members should open talks with Bosnia on joining, the EU's executive branch says

By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press

The Western Balkan country is among six nations that are at different stages of the EU accession process following a period of wars in the 1990s. Their memberships have been stalled for years.

Europe is unprepared to grapple with escalating climate extremes, risk assessment finds

By Carlos Mureithi, Dana Beltaji, Associated Press

The assessment says the bloc has made substantial progress and has a lot of policies to counteract the long-term effects of climate change, but societies are not prepared for more urgent climate threats.

In first, European Union issues nearly $2 billion antitrust fine against Apple

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

The EU's executive commission says Apple muzzled streaming services from telling people about payment options available through their websites. That would avoid the 30% fee charged when people pay through apps downloaded with the iOS App Store.

Farmers from 10 EU countries join forces to protest agricultural policies

By Associated Press

Farmers complain that the 27-nation EU's policies on the environment, such as the Green Deal, which calls for limits on the use of chemicals and on greenhouse gas emissions, limit their business and make their products more expensive than non-EU…

Hundreds of tractors line the streets of Madrid as farmers protest EU farming policies

By Alicia León, Associated Press

The demonstration Wednesday, the biggest to take place in the Spanish capital after more than two weeks of daily protests across the country, including a rally outside the Agriculture Ministry.

Polish farmers block Ukraine's border as they intensify protests against non-EU imports

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Farmers across Europe have been protesting, worried that EU plans to place limits on the use of chemicals and on greenhouse gas emissions will result in a reduction in production and income.