The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Cleverly to meet Stormont party leaders after mini-deal on Brexit raises fresh powersharing hopes

Northern Irish politicians warned voters want them ‘back at work’

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

How Germany became Europe’s leading Big Tech trust buster

While EU regulators slowly roll out their own enforcement mechanism, Berlin is already holding gatekeepers to account

Financial Times · Jan 11, 2023

SDLP to propose speaker election amendment in bid to restore Assembly sittings

The party said the procedural change would ‘end the one-party veto that has frustrated the democratic wishes of the people of Northern Ireland’.

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Still much to do in Northern Ireland Brexit talks, Dublin cautions

Britain and the European Union still have much work to do to settle on revised post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland after making important progress this week, Irish Foreign Minister Michéal Martin said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jan 10, 2023

TikTok boss meets European officials as scrutiny intensifies

TikTok’s CEO has met with European Union officials about strict new digital regulations in the 27-nation bloc as the Chinese-owned social media app faces growing scrutiny from Western authorities over data privacy, cybersecurity and misinformation

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

EU envoy hails Ukraine's moves to reform judiciary

The European Union's ambassador to Ukraine said on Tuesday Kyiv was close to reaching a milestone in reform of its court system, an important step before starting accession talks with the 27-member bloc.

Reuters · Jan 10, 2023

German minister promises Ukraine weapons, EU accession help on surprise trip

Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made a surprise visit to the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv near the Russian border on Tuesday, promising more weapons as well as "concrete offers" to help Ukraine join the European Union.

Reuters · Jan 10, 2023

Does Italy benefit the most from EU cohesion?

Georgia Meloni is worried Brussels by her positions. She wants to revisit the post-covid stimulus package. Does it change something for the European cohesion policy ?

France 24 · Jan 10, 2023

30 years on, Czechoslovakia's 'velvet divorce' is not a model for Scottish independence from the UK

Had Scottish nationalists got their way, 2023 would have seen the country head to the polls in a second referendum over independence from the United Kingdom – and they might have won. Whereas the first attempt in 2014 resulted in 55% voting “no,” polls suggest that after Brexit, a majority…

The Conversation · Jan 10, 2023

Putin’s budget faces 'catastrophe' after price cap spells doom for Russian oil exports

Nearly a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Kremlin risks a massive revenue shortfall as the price of each barrel of oil it can sell on the world market falls dramatically.

Fortune · Jan 10, 2023