Sep 05 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. Continue reading
Jul 23 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. Continue reading
Jul 12 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. Continue reading
Jul 05 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. 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
Jun 27 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. Continue reading
Jun 12 France’s Macron defends snap election decision, urges voters to defeat far-right at the polls By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to call snap parliamentary elections after his party’s crushing defeat in the European parliamentary vote, insisting on Wednesday that voters will ultimately choose the “progressive bloc" over the far-right. Continue reading
Jun 10 Here are the main takeaways after the far right’s surprising EU election wins By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The party of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which has neo-fascist roots, won more than 28 percent of the national vote for the EU assembly, which would make it a key player in forming future alliances. Continue reading
Jun 09 Macron dissolves France’s National Assembly, calls snap election after defeat in EU vote By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the lower house of France's parliament in a surprise announcement sending voters back to the polls in the coming weeks to choose lawmakers, after his party was handed a humbling defeat by the far-right in the… Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 2:31 News Wrap: Palestinians reel after deadly Israeli raid to rescue hostages in central Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Israeli assault that freed four hostages killed 274 Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp, centrist Benny Gantz resigned from Israel’s war cabinet over Netanyahu’s handling of the war, exit polls… Continue watching