European Union

EU tightens visa requirements for Ethiopians over a lack of government cooperation on deportations

By Associated Press

The European Union is tightening visa requirements for people from Ethiopia. It says the government there is not cooperating on the deportation of citizens found to be living illegally in the bloc.

EU leaders vow to impose tougher sanctions against Iran as Ukraine’s president pleads for support

By Lorne Cook, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press

At a summit in Brussels on Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron urged his EU counterparts to "adapt" and "expand" sanctions against Iran. Meanwhile, the war between Russia and Ukraine remained high on the EU's agenda.

The EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt amid influx of migrants

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

The funds are part of a bigger aid package under an EU-Egypt deal aimed partly at stopping migrants from reaching European shores.

A major European climate change plan stumbles amid farmer protests

By Raf Cassert, Associated Press

The change of heart follows weeks of relentless protests from farmers across the bloc who have argued that reams of environmental laws governing the way they work are driving them toward bankruptcy.

UK farmers in tractors head to Parliament to protest rules they say threaten livelihoods

By Associated Press

U.K. agriculture has been heavily affected by Britain's exit from the EU. Many farmers say post-Brexit trade deals have opened the door to cheap imports that are undercutting British producers.

French President Macron regrets the Senate’s vote to reject the EU-Canada trade deal criticized by farmers

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

The so-called CETA deal has been criticized by farmers as bringing unfair competition from abroad. It provisionally went into effect in September 2017 after all EU governments agreed to it, but its full implementation requires approval by each national parliament.

UN chief urges the EU to avoid humanitarian ‘double standards’ over Gaza and Ukraine

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

European Union leaders are being urged to show the same respect for international law in Gaza as they aim to uphold in Ukraine. The appeal comes as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians face possible famine in Gaza.

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.