The Latest Breaking News from European Union

iPhone to get new USB-C charging port, says Apple boss

The UK at the moment appears unlikely to follow the EU’s decision around a common charging cable

Wales Online · Oct 26, 2022

Germany Tightens Entry Restrictions on Iran over Rights Situation

Germany is tightening entry restrictions on Iran beyond an already announced EU sanctions package in response to the human rights situation in the country, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in a statement on Wednesday. In future, national visas will be issued to holders of service and diplomatic passports only…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 26, 2022

Scottish independence: how Nicola Sturgeon's pledge to rejoin the EU could impact a referendum vote

In its new white paper on the economics of independence, the Scottish government made it clear that rejoining the EU was central to its vision of how Scotland could prosper outside the UK. Rather than simply being a question of whether Scotland should be part of the UK, the first…

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2022

Lapid: Israel Will Become Major Gas Supplier to Europe

Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid said the US-mediated agreement demarcating a disputed maritime border with Lebanon will be signed on Thursday and make Israel “a major gas supplier to Europe.” He described the agreement as “historic” because not only it was signed with Lebanon but also because the calm it…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 26, 2022

French, German leaders to meet in Paris to discuss diverging policy stances

French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris on Wednesday, amid divergences between the two neighbors and key European Union allies over EU strategy, defense and economic policies.

France 24 · Oct 26, 2022

French, German leaders to meet in Paris amid diverging views

French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to meet in Paris with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz amid divergences between the two neighbors and key European Union allies over EU strategy, defense and economic policies

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

Illegal fishing spurs billions in losses for developing countries, study says

Analysis finds global practice is a major driver of marine ecosystems’ destruction and is estimated to run up to $50bn

The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2022

EU Regulations Bill is a ‘potential death sentence’ for Scottish agriculture

CHANGES proposed in the Retained EU Law Bill could be a “potential death sentence” for Scottish agriculture, the SNP have warned.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 26, 2022

More than two-thirds of Channel migrants ‘could have asylum claims granted’, report claims

The government refuses to consider asylum claims from people who have travelled through safe countries like France

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Kosovo will not delay Serb car plate rule despite calls by West

Kosovo will defy calls by Western countries for a 10-month delay in the implementation a rule under which ethnic Serbs switch their car licence plates to local ones, Kosovo's prime minister said on Tuesday, in a move that could aggravate ethnic tensions.

Reuters · Oct 25, 2022