Backing up traffic for the second time in as many weeks, Dutch farmers driving tractors staged a nationwide protest Wednesday over the government’s attempt to lower emissions by limiting the number of farm animals.
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The EU’s powerful antitrust authority on Wednesday ordered U.S. chipmaker Broadcom to immediately halt uncompetitive sales practices, in an unprecedented salvo against U.S. big tech.
Read moreBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union frantically sought to hammer out a deal Wednesday to allow the United Kingdom to cut ties with its European neighbors on amicable terms.
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Thirty years after the Berlin Wall came crashing down, a wide-ranging survey finds many people in the former Soviet Union bloc happy about the transition to capitalism and multiparty democracy but also saying life in many areas isn’t better and has gotten worse.
Read moreThe European Union on Tuesday said a Brexit divorce deal is possible this week but that the British government’s proposals so far are not sufficient to seal an agreement.
Read moreThe EU on Monday extended sanctions against four Russian intelligence agents linked to a nerve agent attack in Britain, as part of an attempt to crack down on chemical weapons.
Read moreThe European Union’s member states have agreed to appoint Romania’s Laura Codruta Kovesi as the first European chief prosecutor.
Read morePoland’s ruling conservative nationalist party won parliamentary elections on Sunday, a result that likely will lead it to seek to exert even more control over the country’s judiciary and deepen a showdown with the European Union.
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Brexit negotiators were meeting again Monday in an attempt to allow Britain to leave the European Union with a divorce deal at the end of the month, the queen was preparing to give a speech on the broader aims of government.
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The European Union’s top trade official on Monday said Europe would fight until the very last moment to dissuade the United States from imposing tariffs in retaliation for illegal EU subsidies to Airbus.
Read moreA deal on Brexit suddenly appeared more likely Friday after the European Union and the United Kingdom said they will intensify negotiations.
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Several thousand olive farmers have marched through Spain’s capital to protest plunging prices and to demand protection from tariffs the United States plans to levy on the European Union on agriculture products.
Read moreEuropean leaders are condemning Turkey’s invasion of Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria and fear it could undermine Europe’s security by leading to a new wave of refugees and Islamic State fighters entering the continent.
Read moreThe European Union’s policy-making body said Thursday that it has removed the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland, among others, from its watch lists of countries seen as tax havens.
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The European Union has warned that next-generation telecommunication networks face a range of cyber threats, including from hostile countries.
Read moreJosep Borrell, Spain’s Socialist foreign minister and the man tapped to become the European Union’s next chief of foreign policy, is urging Europe to become more assertive on the world stage.
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Talks between the European Union and the United Kingdom on reaching a Brexit deal appeared to be at risk of breaking down on Tuesday, according to British media reports.
Read moreAnti-Brexit campaigners on Monday failed to secure a court ruling forcing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek an extension if no deal is reached about Britain’s departure from the European Union.
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Portugal’s Socialist Party had little time Monday to savor its general election victory, as tough negotiations for parliamentary support loomed and the economy braces for leaner times.
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Last month was the equal hottest September in history, the European Union’s satellite monitoring service said Friday, the fourth month in a row with near-record or record-breaking temperatures.
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