The Latest Breaking News from European Union

UK passport rule change at Spain's busiest airports - including Ibiza, Málaga, Tenerife, and Alicante

A new UK passport rule has been brought in to help avoid queues at major Spanish airports. Millions of Scottish tourists are expected to return to the holiday destination this summer, with 6.5 million UK tourists having visited Spain this year so far.

Daily Record · Jun 28, 2022

EU regulator considers clearing smallpox shot for monkeypox

The European Medicines Agency says it will begin reviewing data to decide if a smallpox vaccine made by the pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic might also be authorized for monkeypox, amid a growing outbreak of the disease across the continent

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

Spain brings in new UK passport rule at its busiest airports, including Ibiza, Alicante, and Barcelona

A new UK passport rule has been introduced at selected Spanish airports to cut delays and crowds at the non-EU passport queue. Spain has already seen 6.5 million UK tourists visit so far this year alone.

Chronicle Live · Jun 28, 2022

Scrapping the NI protocol is just the start. Johnson’s trade wars are Trumpism in action

Brexit has left Britain out on a limb. Yet the PM seems hellbent on alienating our trading partners to boost his own position, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2022

The surprising revival of eastern Germany

Once a byword for economic decline, the region is being transformed into the centre of Europe’s electric car industry

Financial Times · Jun 28, 2022

Asylum applications in EU last year up a third from 2020

The European Union received 648,000 applications last year for international protection, a third more than in 2020, its asylum agency EUAA said on Tuesday, with Syrians and Afghans the main groups of applicants.

Reuters · Jun 28, 2022

Boris Johnson ‘shredding trust’ with three breaches of international law, former top diplomat warns

Exclusive: Kim Darroch warns UK’s reputation battered – as attack on ECHR follows tearing up of Northern Ireland protocol and Rwanda deportations

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

Iran, US to Hold Indirect Talks in Doha on Tuesday

Indirect talks between Iran and the United States will start on Tuesday in Qatar's capital, the Iranian foreign ministry said on Monday, amid a push by the European Union to break a months-long impasse in negotiations to secure a 2015 nuclear pact. Confirming the arch foes will meet in Doha…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 28, 2022

EU countries reach deal on climate laws after late-night talks

EU countries clinched deals on proposed laws to combat climate change early Wednesday, backing a 2035 phase-out of new fossil fuel car sales and a multibillion-euro fund to shield poorer citizens from CO2 costs.

Reuters · Jun 28, 2022

Western Nations Force Russia To Default On Foreign Debt; Ruble Maintains 7-Year High

As of late Sunday, Russia has defaulted on foreign debt, which has not occurred since 1918 during the Bolshevik Revolution.

Benzinga · Jun 27, 2022