The Latest Breaking News from European Union

All efforts needed to avoid fresh Stormont elections – Coveney

The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister was meeting with Northern Ireland political parties in Belfast.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

EU extends airport slot rule waiver through winter

European Union countries on Wednesday agreed to extend a waiver on slot-use requirements at the bloc's airports until the end of the winter season, although it tightened the rules.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

Putin says Russia is ready to resume Nord Stream gas deliveries to Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said his country is a reliable energy supplier and is ready to resume deliveries to European Union member states. Putin said, however, that there will be no supplies for countries which have capped energy prices.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 12, 2022

EU, UK made progress on resumed N.Ireland talks - Ireland's Coveney

Britain and the European Union made some progress last week on their long running post-Brexit trade row over Northern Ireland after talks resumed for the first time in over seven months, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

EU's von der Leyen: proposed candidate status for Bosnia and Herzegovina

The EU has proposed to grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU's Ursula Von der Leyen said on Wednesday at the EU Ambassadors Conference in Brussels.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

Putin says Russia could increase gas supplies to Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow is ready to resume gas supplies to Europe via a link of the Germany-bound Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

UK's Liz Truss: Northern Ireland Protocol bill will proceed if needed

British Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday the government would proceed with a planned law to override some post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland if a negotiated settlement could not be reached with the European Union.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

Putin blames Europe for energy crisis as price cap divides EU

Russia's president said Europe was to blame for its energy crisis with policies that starved the industry of investment as EU states struggled on Wednesday to agree on a gas price cap to offset its impact on consumers.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

Alimi Urges European Countries to Pressure Houthis on Yemen Peace

The head of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, has called on European officials to put more pressure on the Houthi militias to push them toward the path of peace. Yemeni official sources stated that Alimi met in Riyadh with the assistant Secretary-General of the European Union, Enrique Mora,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022

Netherlands seeks tougher EU targets to save energy this winter

The European Union should enforce tougher targets to save energy, in a bid to avoid shortages and curb prices this winter, the Netherlands' energy minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022