The EU commission has condemned antisemitism as Jews in Europe grapple with a spike in attacks after Hamas gunmen slaughtered over 1,400 people on 7 October in Israel.
Spain and Belgium increased imports of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Russia by 50 percent from January to September 2023, compared to last year, while France saw Russian LNG imports rise by 40 percent, according to a new study.
Countries met in Dubai to work towards a new climate agreement, ahead of the UN Climate Summit (COP28) in December — but doublespeak geopolitical rivalry complicates consensus on fossil fuel phase-out.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will be travelling this week throughout the Western Balkan. Meanwhile, the pre-COP28 on Monday and Tuesday will bring together ministers in Abu Dhabi to prepare for the UN climate talks.
Only two parliaments in the world have more than 50 percent female representation, Rwanda and Bolivia. This week's Nordic parliamentary meeting in Oslo will join that select group, with 54 percent female participation.
The EU has confirmed it is going to strike Russia's diamond industry in upcoming sanctions, spelling trouble for mining giant Alrosa and dozens of other companies.
EU Commission called on member states at the summit to increase the budget €100bn but few were willing to even consider higher spending, except for Ukraine.
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez proposed an international peace summit in six months to address the Palestine-Israel conflict. However, Madrid's attempt to include a humanitarian "ceasefire" reference in the Brussels summit's conclusions failed.
The EU Commission invited leaders from the so-called 'Global South' to Brussels to promote its Global Gateway following years of unclarity and underperformance.
The EU commissioners were invited to attend the MEP debate on Pegasus, but neither Didier Reynders nor Věra Jourová showed up.
The European Commission is sending out political signals that its top priority on migration is to shore up borders, send people packing, and prevent others from arriving.
EU leaders aim to agree on a "humanitarian pause" in the Israel-Hamas war to allow safe deliveries of aid to Gaza — while keeping Ukraine a priority.
People of African descent continue to face "shocking levels of racism and discrimination" throughout the EU, according to a new report.
MEPs in the environment committee backed setting binding targets to reduce pesticide use in EU member states. But they voted down a non-binding rejection of the commission proposal for the reapproval of the herbicide glyphosate until 2034.
The EU Gender Equality Index records the biggest-ever jump in its overall score, but there are major nuances behind it — such as the unpaid care burden between men and women, and the gender pay-gap.
For more than a decade the EU (and German governments for that matter) have confused friendship with Israel with de facto acquiescence to the policies of the successive Netanyahu governments.
EU presents auction redesign to help the ailing wind industry battle high inflation and interest rates and regain profitability.
Governments are increasingly trading human rights for short term political expediency, says Tirana Hassan, the executive director of Human Rights Watch.
Despite a raft of sanctions now in place against Moscow, the critical and strategic raw materials trade remains exempt and EU purchases persist. Investigate Europe analysis finds European companies continue to pour billions into mining firms linked to the Kremlin.
A coalition of NGOs has warned that member states' draft national climate plans will result in Europe missing its 2030 climate targets. And major member states, including France, Germany and Poland, still need to submit updated plans.
In the same way that the clock on Israel's occupation of Palestine didn't start on 7 October, neither did the EU's friendship with Israel.
The European Commission's bill to curb online child sex abuse will fundamentally change the internet, says the EU's data protection chief, Wojciech Wiewiórowski.
Viktor Orbán decided to travel to Beijing and to offer his services to the Russian dictator. In doing so, he not only broke the bond of mutual trust which underlies the functioning of the EU, but also endangered its integrity.
European leaders come together on Thursday and Friday to discuss the latest developments in Israel/Gaza, reconfirm their support for Ukraine, and address migration. Meanwhile, a key EU proposal to reduce pesticide use will be voted upon on Tuesday.
"If we linked one [the Ukraine war] with the other [the Gaza war] then the next sanctions to befall Russia would be drastically more powerful," an EU diplomat said.
Residents of rural areas in the EU feel neglected by their institutions and governments, as gaps in provision and living conditions compared with urban conurbations have increased in the past decade, a new Eurofound report warns.
Details are emerging of EU-funded pilot projects in Bulgaria and Romania to fast-track asylum and fund border technologies, described as essential to help both countries join the visa-free travel Schengen zone.
The last few months have brought increasing clarity on the legislative framework underpinning the European Green Deal — but very little clarity on the key question of how this will be financed.
The reform was meant as a quick intervention — but after months of bickering, EU countries finally agreed on a series of short-term reforms this week that could drastically change how the power market operates in the coming years.
There is no evidence Hamas received EU aid, says Haim Regev, Israel's ambassador to the EU and Nato.