The Latest Breaking News from European Union

UK's Sunak hopeful of resolution to Northern Ireland trade row with EU

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday he was hopeful of reaching a resolution to a long-running dispute with the European Union on changing post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland.

Reuters · Dec 16, 2022

Sunak working ‘flat out’ to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland

The Prime Minister pledged to resolve issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol during a visit to a Belfast shipyard.

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Kremlin says Russia will draw up response to latest EU sanctions

The Kremlin said on Friday it would study the latest package of European Union sanctions against Russia and then formulate its response.

Reuters · Dec 16, 2022

EU adopts global minimum 15% tax on multinationals

The European Union on Thursday adopted a plan for a global minimum 15 percent tax on multinational businesses, after leaders gave final approval following months of wrangling. The landmark agreement between nearly 140 countries is intended to stop governments racing to cut taxes to lure the world's richest firms to…

France 24 · Dec 16, 2022

Russia Launches Another Major Missile Attack on Ukraine

Ukraine's capital came under one of the biggest attacks of the war on Friday as Russia's invading forces fired dozens of missiles across the country, triggering widespread emergency power outages, Ukrainian officials said. Gunfire from air defense systems and thudding explosions combined with the wail of air-raid sirens as the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 16, 2022

Europe's biggest climate policy heads for final-hour talks

European Union negotiators meet on Friday to attempt to strike a deal on an overhaul of the bloc's carbon market, its main policy tool for fighting climate change, plus a multi-billion-euro fund to shield poorer citizens from CO2 costs.

Reuters · Dec 16, 2022

European MPs seek to publicise plight of jailed Iranian protesters

Politicians particularly in Germany taking responsibility for lobbying for the safety of individual prisoners

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022

Kingdom inks pact with EU to boost cooperation

Thailand and the European Union (EU) have signed the Thai-EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) to boost bilateral cooperation.

Bangkok Post · Dec 16, 2022

EU leaders grant Bosnia 'candidate status' to join bloc

European Union leaders on Thursday granted Bosnia candidate status to join the union, putting the volatile Balkan nation at the start of a long road to membership. The move came as Kosovo became the latest country to formally lodge an application to apply for membership in the bloc.

France 24 · Dec 15, 2022

Looking to the future with Asean

On Wednesday, European Union and Asean leaders gathered in Brussels to celebrate 45 years of partnership between the world's two most successful projects of regional integration. This is a natural partnership based on shared support for the UN Charter, a rules-based international order and sustainable multilateralism, as well as on…

Bangkok Post · Dec 15, 2022