The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Tory MP Lee Anderson and Brexit activist Steve Bray ‘to fight in boxing match’

Pro-EU demonstrator demands deputy party chairman quit if he loses bout

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

UK’s Sunak suggests he’ll seek change to Brexit treaty from EU

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suggested a coming deal with the European Union over post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland would involve legal changes to the existing treaty, something the bloc has previously opposed.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2023

NI protocol deal unlikely to be reached until next week, say senior sources

Concerns raised that loss of momentum could raise chance of agreement unravelling

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

Thérèse Coffey brings farmers’ union plenty of chaff and no wheat

Environment secretary leaves Birmingham with egg on face while Rish! endures Brexit psychodrama

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

Nearly 1m people apply for asylum across EU in 2022, up 50 per cent from 2021

The EU Agency for Asylum said 966,000 asylum applications were made in the 27 EU countries as well as in Norway and Switzerland last year

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Europe-minded Moldova feels the heat of Russia's war in Ukraine

Moldova, a small and poor country with a Romanian-speaking majority between Ukraine and Romania, has been pulled between Russia and the West since gaining independence from Moscow with the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is proof the EU needs to get better at stopping mass atrocities

The Russian invasion of Ukraine shows that identifying mass atrocity risks is not a niche concern. Many who thought it would be irrational for Russia to launch an attack minimised long-standing Russian rhetoric that denied Ukrainian statehood and national identity. If policymakers had used a “mass atrocity lens”, then they…

The Conversation · Feb 22, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 364 of the invasion

China’s top diplomat meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow; Biden meets leaders of Bucharest Nine; Ukraine seeks extension to Black Sea grain deal

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

Europe's safest cities for travellers as one is 'lovely' holiday spot

One German city, which is known for its beet halls, has been ranked as the safest in Europe for single tourists.

Daily Record · Feb 22, 2023

EU still has not agreed on anniversary Russia sanctions, more talks Thurs - sources

European Union countries did not reach agreement on Wednesday about new sanctions against Russia, and planned more talks to have the package ready for the one-year anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine on Friday, diplomats said.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023