The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Lagarde defends ECB interest rate hike as ‘robust across three scenarios’

Critics worry the decision to keep rates high could hit productivity and keep inflation from returning to target levels until 2027.

Euronews · Jun 11

What is the Common Travel Area? Why the Ireland-UK border arrangement isn’t a ‘loophole’ for migrants

A horrific knife attack in Belfast has exacerbated tensions which have spilled over into widespread disorder.

The Conversation · Jun 11

IMF warns against further relaxation of euro area fiscal rules

The IMF has urged euro area countries to tighten their fiscal policies rather than relaxing them further in response to the energy crisis, with an extra adjustment effort required from high-debt nations.

Euronews · Jun 11

Senior MEP fears Airbus-Boeing dispute could reignite EU-US tensions

German MEP Bernd Lange fears the end of a crucial corporate truce could give the US grounds to breach the Turnberry agreement, which the European Parliament is expected to adopt next week.

Euronews · Jun 11

Cyprus proposes €32.8bn cut to next EU budget as compromise between rival camps

Cyprus proposes a 2% cut — worth €32.8bn — to the EU's draft €2 trillion budget for 2028–2034, in a bid to bridge the gap between "frugals" and cohesion-minded member states. The figures, now on the table for the first time, will serve as the starting point for the sensitive…

Euronews · Jun 11

Rising housing costs are pushing more Europeans into homelessness, report says

The increased cost of living is weighing on Europeans' rights, an EU agency said in a report published Thursday, citing rising housing costs that are making people homeless.

Euronews · Jun 11

Meloni tells Brussels to scrap 'rebates' for some member states – or Italy will demand them too

The Italian Prime Minister has attacked the EU's disbursement to so-called frugal states and warned Brussels that Rome's patience with them is at an end.

Euronews · Jun 11

‘We’re sitting on a volcano’ warns EU Commissioner after visit to Ebola-hit DRC

As a deadly outbreak of Ebola continues to spread across the Democratic Republic of Congo and the wider Great Lakes region, the European Union has pledged €170m towards the health and humanitarian response. Hadja Lahbib, the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, spoke to RFI on…

Radio France Internationale · Jun 11

EU steps in to shield households from energy price spikes ahead of new carbon costs

The upcoming carbon costs due to kick in in 2028 will hit road transport and buildings, likely pushing energy prices higher.

Euronews · Jun 11

Farmers are key to restoring native woodlands – here’s what’s holding them back

Ireland’s native woodland scheme, which was introduced by the government in 2001, is successfully bringing back biodiversity. But the country still struggles to meet its tree-planting targets. The reason? Policy doesn’t always match the economic realities farmers face.

The Conversation · Jun 11