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EU chief unveils her new team with women in top roles in right-leaning Commission

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has put women in many of the top roles on her new team for her next five-year tenure at the head of the bloc

EU chief unveils her new team with women in top roles in right-leaning Commission
Europe|News|Political

Having Orbán in charge of EU's presidency raises key question: Is Hungary for or against the EU?

As soon as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán assumed Hungary's presidency of the European Union in July, one thing was clear: he increasingly stands for everything the EU opposes

Having Orbán in charge of EU's presidency raises key question: Is Hungary for or against the EU?
Economy|Political

EU criticizes France for excessive debt, putting pressure on Macron during election campaign

The European Union’s executive arm is criticizing France for running up excessive debt, a stinging rebuke at the height of the election campaign where President Emmanuel Macron is fighting off challenges of the extreme right and the left

EU criticizes France for excessive debt, putting pressure on Macron during election campaign
News|Political|World

Hard right is set to surge in this week's European Union elections. Center set to tilt to right, too

The European Union elections start Thursday and results will be known late Sunday

Hard right is set to surge in this week's European Union elections. Center set to tilt to right, too
News|Political

Tractors rumble in streets again ahead of EU polls. Farming is a big issue and the far right pounces

Tractors are rumbling through the streets again days ahead of the four-day European Union election

Tractors rumble in streets again ahead of EU polls. Farming is a big issue and the far right pounces
News|Political

Elections are not wasted on the young in EU. Some nations allow 16-year-olds to decide in June polls

Teens as young as 16 from five countries will be able to vote in the June 6-9 European Union elections

Elections are not wasted on the young in EU. Some nations allow 16-year-olds to decide in June polls
News|Political|World

Relations between EU and Israel plummet as Spain, Ireland prepare to recognize a Palestinian state

Relations between the European Union and Israel are in a nosedive on the eve of the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian state by EU members Ireland and Spain

Relations between EU and Israel plummet as Spain, Ireland prepare to recognize a Palestinian state
News|Political|World

Shaken by the Fico assassination attempt, the EU wonders if June elections can be free of violence

In an increasingly vitriolic political climate, the last thing needed in the runup to the June European Union elections was an assassination attempt on one of the bloc’s most controversial figures

Shaken by the Fico assassination attempt, the EU wonders if June elections can be free of violence
News|Political

A Dutch anti-Islam party says it's brokered a provisional coalition deal for a hard-right government

Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other Dutch party leaders say they have brokered a provisional government deal

A Dutch anti-Islam party says it's brokered a provisional coalition deal for a hard-right government
News|World

Europe Day marks 1 month till EU elections. Rise of hard right, wilting of Green Deal are possible

The European Union marks its annual Europe Day on Thursday

Europe Day marks 1 month till EU elections. Rise of hard right, wilting of Green Deal are possible
Business|Environment|News|Political|World

A major European nature protection plan stumbles at the final hurdle. 'How could we give that up?'

A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely postponed

A major European nature protection plan stumbles at the final hurdle. 'How could we give that up?'
Environment|News|Political|World

EU poised to OK major plan to meet climate goals and better protect nature despite farmer protests

The European Union is on the brink of approving a major plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc after protests from farmers and opposition from the biggest party in parliament led it to be diluted

EU poised to OK major plan to meet climate goals and better protect nature despite farmer protests
Business|News|Political|World

Horns blaring and engines roaring, 100s of tractors bring farmers' plight to an EU summit

Convoys with hundreds of angry farmers driving heavy-duty tractors are advancing toward European Union headquarters where leaders are meeting at a summit Thursday

Horns blaring and engines roaring, 100s of tractors bring farmers' plight to an EU summit
Business|News|Political|World

Why European Union officials are taking angry farmers so seriously before Thursday's summit

European farmers are taking their anger to the streets ahead of a European Union summit on Thursday

Why European Union officials are taking angry farmers so seriously before Thursday's summit
Business|News|Political|World

EU moves slowly toward using profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine

European Union nations have decided to approve an outline deal that would keep in reserve the profits from hundreds of billions of dollars in Russian central bank assets that have been frozen in retaliation for Moscow’s war in Ukraine

EU moves slowly toward using profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine
Business|News|Political|World

European Union institutions gear up for a fight over Orbán's rule of law record, funds for Hungary

The European Union's institutions are gearing up for a fight over Hungary and a controversial transfer of 10 billion euros or nearly $11 billion in funds to Budapest

European Union institutions gear up for a fight over Orbán's rule of law record, funds for Hungary
News|Political|World

A quiet Dutch village holds clues as European politics veer to the right

Voters across the Netherlands have veered far to the right politically

A quiet Dutch village holds clues as European politics veer to the right
Business|News|Political|World

Europe's far-right populists buoyed by Wilders' win in Netherlands, hoping the best is yet to come

Geert Wilders provided a major boost to Europe's far-right populists with his election win in the Netherlands

Europe's far-right populists buoyed by Wilders' win in Netherlands, hoping the best is yet to come
Business|News|Political|World

EU turns to the rest of the world in hopes that hard-to-fill-jobs will finally find a match

The European Union proposes to make labor migration easier for specific jobs where the 27 nations can no longer find a local talent pool

EU turns to the rest of the world in hopes that hard-to-fill-jobs will finally find a match
News|Political|World

The European Union is struggling to produce and send the ammunition it promised to Ukraine

European Union nations have acknowledged they may fail to fulfill a promise for ammunition Ukraine needs to stave off Russia's invasion and win back occupied territory

The European Union is struggling to produce and send the ammunition it promised to Ukraine
News|Political|World

EU nations condemn Hamas for what they describe as use of hospitals, civilians as 'human shields'

The 27 European Union nations have jointly condemned Hamas for what they described as the use of hospitals and civilians as “human shields” in the war against Israel

EU nations condemn Hamas for what they describe as use of hospitals, civilians as 'human shields'
Business|News|World

Hold the olive oil! Prices of some basic European foodstuffs keep skyrocketing

Olive oil is continuing its staggering rise in prices in Europe

Hold the olive oil! Prices of some basic European foodstuffs keep skyrocketing
Business|News|Political|World

EU summit turns its eyes away from Ukraine despite a commitment to stay the course with Zelenskyy

The European Union summit showed that Ukraine will be facing tougher times to get all the attention and political, economic and military aid that it wants

EU summit turns its eyes away from Ukraine despite a commitment to stay the course with Zelenskyy
Business|News|Political|World

Orban doubles down at EU summit to defend meeting Putin. One leader calls it a very wrong message

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has joined an EU summit saying that he was right to meet the EU’s foremost enemy, Russian President Vladimir Putin

Orban doubles down at EU summit to defend meeting Putin. One leader calls it a very wrong message
News|Political|World

The AP Interview: EU President Michel warns about spillover of Israel-Hamas war into Europe

European Union leader Charles Michel has warned in The AP Interview that the Israel-Hamas war could create a surge in refugees heading for Europe, raising the risk of spurring on anti-migrant forces, deepening divisions and inflaming tensions between supporters of Israel and the Palestinians

The AP Interview: EU President Michel warns about spillover of Israel-Hamas war into Europe

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