The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Guterres Says UN Working with US and EU to Get Russian Food to Markets

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday the United Nations is working with the United States and European Union to overcome obstacles to Russian food and fertilizers reaching world markets. Guterres said that under a UN-brokered deal agreed in Türkiye last month to resume Ukraine's grain exports cut off since…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 20, 2022

French President Macron to Travel to Algeria on Aug. 25

French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to travel to Algeria next week, the Elysee palace announced on Saturday, saying that the official visit will take place from Aug.25-27. Macron accepted an invitation by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, his office said. It will be Macron's second official visit to the North…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 20, 2022

Europe on the brink: the states battling to stave off recession

War, drought and Covid have blighted prospects not just in Britain but continent-wide. Which countries are most at risk?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2022

‘I am not blaming anyone’: Estonians shrug off 23% inflation

Those in Europe’s inflation hotspot remain calm about rising prices, but a lack of government intervention could fuel further increases – and discontent

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2022

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine hints it was behind a series of strikes in occupied Crimea; the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is perilous; a Russian soldier exposes rot at core of invasion

The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2022

Brits still get a warm welcome in Europe, despite Brexit

Letters: Readers in Britain and Europe on navigating relationships with our continental cousins

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022

Europe recommends cutting monkeypox vaccine dosage as cases rise

Europe’s drug regulator has recommended a different injection method and dosage for the monkeypox vaccine to increase the number of available shots as supplies run low and cases rise worldwide.

Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022

We studied 40,000 pieces of litter to find out where it all comes from – here's what we discovered

Litter is perhaps the most tangible of all environmental problems. And it’s not just a disrespectful few who are responsible for it. Litter, defined in its broadest terms, includes any solid material present in the environment that was made or processed by people. It may have arrived there from an…

The Conversation · Aug 19, 2022

Inflation: why it's very unlikely to get back below 2% for years to come

Inflation in the UK and eurozone is still getting worse. UK prices rose a whopping 10.1% in July compared to a year earlier, while those in the eurozone went up 8.9% – breaking longstanding records in both places. Contrast this with the equivalent data from the US a few days…

The Conversation · Aug 19, 2022

EU regulator OKs plan to increase monkeypox vaccine supplies

The European Medicines Agency said a smaller dose of the monkeypox vaccine appears to still be effective and can be used to stretch the current supply by five times, echoing a recommendation made earlier this month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022