Jul 17 EU and Latin American leaders hold a summit hoping to rekindle a long-lost relationship By Raf Cassert, Associated Press European Union and Latin American leaders are gathering for a major summit of long-lost relatives. Whether it will also be a joyful reunion of friends remains to be seen after eight years. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 7:08 NATO promises long-term military aid to Ukraine but no timeline for membership By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori President Biden is in Finland after an eventful two-day NATO summit in nearby Lithuania. Finland is the newest member of the trans-Atlantic alliance and Biden will celebrate that Thursday. But there was still much to do on the second day… Continue watching
Jul 12 European Union lawmakers back a major plan to protect nature and fight climate change By Raf Cassert, Associated Press The bill is a key part of the EU's vaunted European Green Deal that seeks to establish the world's most ambitious climate and biodiversity targets and make the bloc the global point of reference on all climate issues. Continue reading
Jul 11 Amazon pushes back against Europe’s strict new digital rules By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press It's the first Silicon Valley tech giant to push back on the pioneering new standards by filing a legal challenge with a top European Union court. Continue reading
Jul 11 EU faces cliffhanger vote on major bill protecting nature and fighting climate change By Raf Cassert, Associated Press Protesters and legislators are converging on the European Union parliament as the bloc prepares a cliffhanger vote on protecting its threatened nature and shielding it from disruptive environmental change. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 7:51 NATO summit starts with Ukraine seeking path to join alliance By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori The NATO leadership summit began Tuesday with President Biden and allies meeting to discuss Ukraine’s security, new defense plans and a recommitment to unity against Russian aggression. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports from the summit site in Vilnius, Lithuania. Continue watching
Jul 10 Europe signs off on a new privacy agreement that allows people’s data to keep flowing to U.S. By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The European Union has signed off on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies. Continue reading
Jul 10 Erdogan proposes letting Sweden join NATO in exchange for a path for Turkey to join the EU By Ken Ritter, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkey is a candidate to join the EU, but democratic backsliding, disputes with EU-member Cyprus and other issues have held up its progress toward membership in the 27-nation bloc. Continue reading
Jun 21 European Union countries agree on new sanctions against Russia for its war in Ukraine By Samuel Petrequin, Lorne Cook, Associated Press Sweden, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said that the package includes measures aimed at countering sanctions circumvention and individual listings. Continue reading
Jun 16 Greek coast guard defends response to shipwreck that may have killed up to 500 migrants By Derek Gatopoulos, Nicholas Paphitis, Associated Press Patrol boats and a helicopter spent a third day scouring the area of the Mediterranean Sea where the packed fishing vessel capsized and sank early Wednesday. Continue reading