Sep 18, 2024 · In September, having made it through the final hurdles of horse-trading with European Union member states, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the lineup of College of Commissioners for her second mandate.

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The European Commission on Wednesday adopted its annual Enlargement Package, which takes stock of the progress and problems on the path to EU enlargement.. Several countries are candidates to join the bloc. Though Russia’s war in Ukraine has injected the enlargement question with fresh energy, progress remains slow.

Oct 25, 2024 · When Bulgarians go to the polls on Sunday for the seventh time in just over three years, the vote is expected to yield more political gridlock, a democratic headache for the EU and a potential opening for Russia to meddle.

Sep 17, 2024 · Last week’s surprise ruling by the European Court of Justice ordering US tech giant Apple to make good on €13 billion in back taxes to Ireland presents the country with a predicament most governments would envy.. Apple made use of a now defunct tax scheme that helped the company avoid paying taxes in Ireland, which is a haven for multinational companies doing business in the EU due to its ...

Nov 28, 2023 · When she entered the Brussels scene four years ago as the European commissioner for health and food safety, Stella Kyriakides did not imagine she would soon become one of the best-known faces in the European Union’s executive bloc.

May 17, 2024 · European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen reacts in Bucharest, Romania, March 7, 2024. The incumbent EC President Ursula von der Leyen has won the nomination from the European People's Party (EPP), the largest political group in the European Parliament, for a second term.

Nov 21, 2024 · Stigmatising LGBTQ+ people, drawing a false equivalence between same-sex relations and paedophilia, and violating EU treaty-bound values – these are just some of the criticisms that have been levied against Hungary's controversial Child Protection Act.

Sep 19, 2024 · Germany expanded temporary border controls to all nine of its land borders this week, citing concerns over security and irregular migration. Such measures have already been in place along the country's borders to Poland, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.

The European Parliament has voted to amend and postpone the EU deforestation law that was about to come into force. Critics say the move hollows out an already weakened law.