European Union

Europe’s far-right celebrates Austrian election win, but political future there uncertain

By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press

European far-right and nationalist parties are celebrating the far-right Freedom Party’s win in Austria’s election.

EU pledges to loan Ukraine up to $39 billion to help rebuild its economy and power grid

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

Part of the money will be used to help the country repair and reconnect its war-damaged electricity grid and boost its heating capacity as winter approaches. Around half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is destroyed.

EU chief pledges billions in aid for Central European regions hit by massive flooding

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during massive flooding.

Google and Apple lose legal battles in Europe and now owe billions in fines and back taxes

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Google lost its final legal challenge against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results.

Macron picks EU Brexit negotiator as France’s new prime minister

By John Leicester, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press

President Emmanuel Macron has named EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister after more than 50 days of caretaker government.

The Canary Islands are overwhelmed with thousands of unaccompanied migrant children, and are asking Spain for help

By Renata Brito, Associated Press

On Tuesday Spain's parliament will vote to consider a proposal that would force other regions to share the burden and take responsibility for some of the minors.

European Union says blue checks on Elon Musk’s X are deceptive, breach social media laws

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

The European Commission outlined on Friday the preliminary findings from its investigation into X, formerly known as Twitter, under the 27-nation bloc's Digital Services Act.

Hungary’s Orbán visits Putin in Moscow, drawing backlash from some European leaders

By Justin Spike, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Moscow on Friday for a rare meeting by a European leader with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed peace proposals for Ukraine, which triggered condemnation from Kyiv and some European leaders and officials.

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.

EU leaders appoint top officials to serve as the face of world’s largest trading bloc

By Ella Joyner, Samuel Petrequin, Lorne Cook, Associated Press

European Union leaders signed off on a trio of top appointments for their shared political institutions on Thursday, reinstalling German conservative Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission for another five years.