There’s only one Big Mac, right? Not so fast. In a supersized trademark controversy, a European regulator has ruled in favor of an Irish fast-food restaurant chain and stripped McDonald’s of its exclusive use of the name Big Mac in the European Union.
Read moreDespite a dramatic failure to get her Brexit deal past Parliament, British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday survived a vote of no confidence against her government brought by the opposition Labour Party.
Read moreUncertainty and a lot more political gridlock is what looms for the United Kingdom as the British Parliament is set on Tuesday evening to reject Prime Minister Theresa May’s blueprint defining the terms of her nation’s exit from the European Union.
Read moreThe president of the European Commission said Friday that the bloc wants to help Britain’s prime minister avoid a no-deal departure from the EU, but insisted there can’t be any renegotiation of the Brexit divorce deal.
Read moreThe European Union and its member states do a poor job of detecting fraud and prosecuting people and companies that misuse billions of dollars in EU funds, according to auditors.
Read morekey European Union legislative group has lambasted the approach of U.S. President Trump to trans-Atlantic relations and is warning that the divisions it creates will only embolden global rivals.
Read moreThe British government brought its little-loved Brexit deal back to Parliament on Wednesday, a month after postponing a vote on the agreement to stave off near-certain defeat, and a top European Parliament leader appealed to lawmakers in London to show “responsibility” as they resume consideration of Britain’s divorce deal with the European Union.
Read moreWith mounting evidence in hand, non-government groups are renewing accusations that authorities in Greece and Croatia are using harsh, even violent, and illegal methods to keep asylum-seekers and immigrants out of the European Union.
Read more(CN) — Europe has become ground zero in a major legal and regulatory tug-of-war over control of the personal data
Read moreA season of fierce protests in Europe has hit Budapest, the capital of Hungary and seat of government of Viktor Orban, a far-right nationalist president who has openly slammed the European Union as a model of liberal democratic politics.
Read moreBritish Prime Minister Theresa May fought off a leadership challenge on Wednesday evening, but the future of Great Britain’s break from the European Union remains far from certain.
Read moreGreat Britain was gripped by uncertainty, political drama and chaos Monday as Tory Prime Minister Theresa May postponed a Parliament vote on whether to accept or reject her plan to leave the European Union.
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Pivotal legal opinions on Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union took center stage Tuesday, and stuck fresh blows to embattled Prime Minister Theresa May.
Read moreGreat Britain awoke Thursday to a day of political drama, including two Cabinet resignations, market volatility, a severely weakened prime minister, and nasty headlines, all in response to a draft agreement laying out the terms of its exit from the European Union.
Read moreThe Italian government is pushing ahead with an anti-austerity spending plan that raises alarms it could spark a European financial crisis, while political turmoil deepens under the rule of anti-establishment and far-right parties.
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(CN) — “Merkel exit. Macron weak. Salvini strong. Brexit. The destruction of the EU is unfolding.” Done. Send. In 13
Read moreThe European Commission on Tuesday approved Disney’s planned acquisition of 21st Century Fox, but ordered Disney to divest its interests in “factual channels” like the History Channel and Lifetime to address competition concerns.
Read moreFaced with “nationalist leprosy,” French President Emmanuel Macron is warning that Europe risks returning to the dangerous period between the two world wars that led to the rise of Adolf Hitler.
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A regional high court in Germany has invited a Peruvian farmer to bring a damage claim from 6,600 miles away. He blames RWE, one of Germany’s largest power companies, for contributing to global warming and causing a glacier above his home in the Andes to dangerously melt.
Read moreThe European Court of Justice ruled Friday that Poland must stop enforcing a new law that pushed some judges on its highest court into early retirement and reinstate the ones that have already been forced out.
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