The Latest Breaking News from European Union

EU deal to move migrant children from Greece officially ends

A voluntary scheme joined by European Union member states to accept unaccompanied migrant children from Greece has officially ended as the bloc still struggles to hammer out a comprehensive new migration agreement

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

EU defends its Libya migrant record over UN team allegations

The European Union is defending its record on helping relieve migrant suffering in Libya after U.N.-backed investigators accused the bloc of abetting human rights abuses and other crimes there

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Belarus to face more sanctions over nuclear arms plan, Poland says

Belarus will certainly face further European sanctions due to a Russian plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in the country, Poland's prime minister said on Tuesday, as tensions between Warsaw and Minsk hit new highs.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2023

Factbox: Swiss female pensioners vs the government: European court's first climate case

A case involving thousands of retired Swiss women is being heard at a European Court in France, the culmination of a six-year legal battle in which they claim their government's insufficient action on climate change violated their human rights.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2023

German Leopard 2 tanks now in Ukraine, Berlin confirms

Eighteen German vehicles handed over at border to bolster military supplies from Britain and EU countries

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023

David Lammy on regrets, Rwanda flights and racism: ‘I’ve had so many death threats’

The working-class son of Guyanese immigrants could soon be the foreign secretary. He discusses antisemitism, Suella Braverman – and his experience of being stopped and searched at 12

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023

Vladimir Putin ready to 'destroy West' as Russia launches 2,300mph supersonic missiles

Vladimir Putin's top security aide, Nikolai Patrushev, has insisted that the dictator is ready to destroy the West if there are any attempts to try to stop Russia's war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023

Polish, Romanian PMs ask EU for mechanism to trace Ukraine grain exports

Romania and Poland are in talks with the European Commission over export tracing mechanisms for Ukrainian grains to ensure local farmers are not hurt by a flood of cheap imports, the Polish and Romanian prime ministers said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2023

Tui wrongly tells 79-year-old holidaymaker she cannot travel

Exclusive: Europe’s biggest holiday company repeatedly misrepresented post-Brexit rules and ‘wasn’t interested in hearing our evidence’

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

EU backs retaliation against economic coercion

The European Union has agreed to allow retaliation against countries that put undue economic pressure on EU members to change their policies, such as the trade restrictions the bloc says China has imposed on Lithuania.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2023