Europe News EU's population decreases partly due to COVID-19, latest figures show The natural population change — the difference between live births and deaths — tanked in 2020 to -2.5, likely due in part to the pandemic which has claimed the lives of over a million people across the EU. 19/05/2022
Europe News 'Historic day': EU sets mandatory gas storage level for winter supply EU member states will need to have their gas storage facilities filled at 80% capacity before next winter, according to a new draft law. 19/05/2022
Europe Decoded Five things to know about EU's big plan to cut Russian fossil fuels The European Commission has unveiled an ambitious plan which will require an extra €210 billion in investments by 2027. 18/05/2022
Europe Decoded Explained: What is the Northern Ireland Protocol? The EU and the UK continue to be at loggerheads over the special trade arrangement. 17/05/2022
Europe News EU hits back after UK moves to change post-Brexit trade rules London insists the planned legislation would not break international law. 17/05/2022
Green News Germany to vote against EU plan to label nuclear power as 'green' The EU's biggest economy is planning to vote against nuclear power becoming a 'green' form of energy. 17/05/2022
Travel News Schengen visas to move online in win for travellers In response to feedback from travellers, the EU has promised a “smooth and secure” online visa process. 17/05/2022
Europe News EU and US agree to strengthen global supply chains amid Ukraine war The two sides were meeting in Paris for the second Trade and Technology Council. 16/05/2022
Europe News EU 'held hostage' by Hungary over Russian oil ban, Lithuania claims Twelve days after the Commission unveiled its plans to impose a phased embargo on Russian oil, negotiations are still dragging on. Hungary is now being accused of keeping the sanction package "hostage". 16/05/2022
Europe News Talks on an EU-wide Russian oil ban could drag on until end of May Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic are against the timeline of banning Russian oil imports by the end of the year. 13/05/2022
Europe News 'Question marks over Northern Ireland's place in EU's single market' It comes amid a long-running dispute between London and Brussels over the Northern Ireland Protocol. 12/05/2022
Europe Decoded Brussels and Tokyo vow stronger cooperation on Russian sanctions The EU's Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel were in Japan on Thursday to discuss efforts to counter Russia's aggression on Ukraine and its impact in the Indo-pacific region. 12/05/2022
Green News EU-wide ban on new fossil fuel cars to kick in from 2035 By speeding the shift to zero-emission electric vehicles, the EU aims to tackle the quarter of EU emissions that come from transport. 12/05/2022
Debates and Opinion What have we learned from the Conference on Future of Europe? | View Professor Alberto Alemanno examines the lessons learned from the citizen-driven, bottom-up process to reform the EU. 11/05/2022
Travel News Europe drops mandatory masks on planes and in airports The ECDC and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency announced the joint decision on Wednesday. 11/05/2022
Green News There could be solar panels on all buildings in the EU by 2025 Solar costs have plunged by more than 80% over the last decade, but the technology produced only 5% of EU electricity in 2020. 11/05/2022
Europe News Explained: Why EU countries are at odds over treaty changes Supporters of treaty changes say that it will make the EU quicker to respond to crises like COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine but opponents say it will take too much political energy that's currently needed elsewhere. 11/05/2022
Biztech news Clearview AI accepts permanent ban from selling data to private firms The controversial facial recognition company fell afoul of the law in the US state of Illinois for sharing biometric data without consent. 10/05/2022
Europe News EU should be ready for 'economic sacrifices' to stop Russia In an interview with Euronews, Vsevolod Chentsov says he's disappointed with Hungary for blocking the EU ban on Russian oil. 10/05/2022
Europe News Don't forget Syria, says EU foreign policy chief as €6bn is raised The sixth annual conference on supporting the future of Syria was held in Brussels on Tuesday. 10/05/2022
Europe Decoded The EU may have reached its 'whatever it takes' moment. Draghi's famous "whatever it takes" comments helped save the euro. Can these words once more bring unity as the bloc deals with war on its doorstep and a crippling energy crisis? 10/05/2022
Biztech news Russia attacked Europe's Internet an hour before invasion, West says An attack against a satellite broadband firm that disrupted Internet connections across Europe was the work of Russian military intelligence. 10/05/2022
Biztech news Elon Musk and EU ‘of the same mind’ on new social media rules The Tesla boss told European officials he backed the EU's DSA regulations ahead of his planned buyout of social platform Twitter. 10/05/2022
Europe News Macron warns against humiliating Russia over war in Ukraine The French president was speaking on Europe Day in Strasbourg at the closing ceremony of the Conference on the Future of Europe. 09/05/2022
Europe News Von der Leyen backs ending unanimous voting in some areas of EU The idea is to speed up EU decision making. 09/05/2022
Europe News How will Sinn Fein's win in Northern Ireland impact Brexit? The historic vote in Northern Ireland was succeeded by well-rehearsed accusations of inflexibility from both Brussels and London. 09/05/2022
