The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Le Pen's campaign hit by niece calling rival far-right Zemmour a better candidate

Marine Le Pen's niece Marion Marechal, a popular figure among far-right French voters, on Friday said Eric Zemmour was a better presidential candidate, piling woes onto a campaign already troubled by the defection of two EU lawmakers.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2022

‘Putin only understands strength’: Estonian PM on Ukraine tensions

Kaja Kallas criticises Europe’s reliance on Russian energy and says gas pipeline to Germany should be scrapped

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022

W. African bloc suspends Burkina Faso after military coup - sources

West Africa's main regional bloc on Friday suspended Burkina Faso from its governing bodies over this week's military coup and decided to send a delegation to the capital Ouagadougou, two diplomatic sources told Reuters.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2022

EU executive rebuked for not disclosing Von der Leyen-Pfizer texts

Regulator heavily critical of aides to European Commission president in relation to Covid vaccine messages

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022

Post-Merkel Germany confronts climate challenges (part 1)

Our Europe Editor Catherine Nicholson and her team take you to Germany as they visit the region in the west of the country which flooded in July 2021. They explore the new government's climate policy, flood and Covid-19 recovery, foreign policy and more.

France 24 · Jan 28, 2022

Post-Merkel Germany confronts climate challenges (part 2)

Our Europe Editor Catherine Nicholson and her team take you to Germany as they visit the region in the west of the country which flooded in July 2021. They explore the new government's climate policy, flood and Covid-19 recovery, foreign policy and more.

France 24 · Jan 28, 2022

Macron reaffirms solidarity with Ukraine in call with Ukraine's leader

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed France’s solidarity with Ukraine in a phone call Friday with President Volodymyr Zelensky amid tensions between Moscow and Kyiv. In an earlier phone call, Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need to “de-escalate" the situation. Follow Friday's events as they happened in…

France 24 · Jan 28, 2022

Irish fake tan lovers 'screaming crying' after ban means popular product could be gone forever

The new rule will take effect on March 31 and will mean an end to ultra-dark fake tan products

Irish Mirror · Jan 28, 2022

Russian buildup at Ukraine border includes blood for wounded, U.S. officials say

A Russian troop buildup along its border with Ukraine includes supplies of blood for the wounded, three U.S. officials told Reuters, a detail reinforcing U.S. comments that Russia "clearly" now has the capability to move on its neighbour.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2022

EU ombudsman slams executive arm over vaccine communication

The European Union ombudsman has found that the bloc’s executive arm was responsible for “maladministration” after it failed to provide access to text messages exchanged by its president and the CEO of pharmaceutical company Pfizer relating to coronavirus vaccine purchases

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022