Europe

EU ministers endorse candidate status for Bosnia & Herzegovina

European Union ministers on Tuesday endorsed giving candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina.The decision has to be confirmed by the bloc's 27 leaders who will gather in Brussels for...

Analysis: EU-UK relations ‘not likely to improve’ despite leadership contest

Former UK finance minister Rishi Sunak is the best hope for any negotiated solution to the Northern Ireland...

EU faces growing calls to label Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group

The European Union is under mounting political pressure to label Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group over...

Crotone shipwreck highlights EU inaction on migrant deaths at sea – NGO

The death of dozens of migrants at sea near Crotone in Italy highlights the lack of action by...

‘Russia will lose the energy battle,’ says IEA chief Fatih Birol

Russia will lose the energy battle it is waging against the West, according to Fatih Birol, the executive...

Brussels to unveil plans to ban products made using forced labour

The European Commission is set to unveil its proposal for an EU-wide ban on all products made using forced labour.The plans, due to be...

Why is there concern over free speech in the aftermath of Queen Elizabeth II’s death?

Concerns are mounting in the United Kingdom over free speech after several people expressing opposition to the monarchy were arrested.It comes amid a general...

‘We will survive Russia’s blackmail and the long winter, but we need unity,’ Sanna Marin tells MEPs

The European Union will survive "Russia's blackmail" of energy supplies and the looming "long winter" but only if the bloc maintains its "unity, determination...

Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis faces fraud trial

Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis went on trial on Monday in a €2 million fraud case involving European Union subsidies.The case involves a...

EU countries must avoid ‘backtracking’ on climate goals, UN says

The United Nations' acting human rights chief urged European Union member states on Monday to avoid "backtracking" on their climate goals in the face...

Belgium kicks off country’s largest-ever trial for 2016 terror attacks in Brussels

A Brussels court started proceedings on the 2016 terror attacks in the Belgian capital, with a preliminary hearing taking place on Monday.It is the...