The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Andrew Tate can leave Romania but must remain in EU, court rules

Tate faces charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024

China to hold hearing into brandy imports as tension grows with EU over tariffs on EVs

Ministry will discuss investigation into claims that European producers are selling goods below market rates

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024

Viktor Orbán visits Vladimir Putin to condemnation from fellow EU leaders

Brussels disassociates itself from Hungarian PM’s Moscow trip, which he has tried to cast as a peace mission

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024

Which European leaders does prime minister Keir Starmer need to call and what will his relationship be like with each?

To get to power, Keir Starmer’s Labour party has aimed to “de-risk” its image and present itself as trustworthy and stable. That appears to have paid off domestically, but it contrasts with the near impossibility of derisking foreign policy.

The Conversation · Jul 5, 2024

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ can be absorbed through human skin, says research

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or synthetic forever chemicals have been detected everywhere from the Arctic ice and its polar bears to penguin colonies in Tasmania, even in rain water and sea spray. These persistent chemicals have been found in the blood of people all over the world, as well…

The Conversation · Jul 5, 2024

‘Unfair competition’: EU announces tariffs on Chinese electric cars

The EU has long talked about unfair competition from China. After a nine-month probe, Brussels announced additional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, establishing that those cars have benefited heavily from “unfair subsidies”, which pose a threat electric vehicle producers in Europe. Beijing has accused the EU of “naked protectionism” which…

France 24 · Jul 5, 2024

France’s North African doctors consider emigration amid rise of far right

The far right performs well in regions with poor healthcare access

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024

Does the UK's change of leaders spell better relations with the EU?

The EU on Friday congratulated Keir Starmer on Labour's election win in Britain, with European Council President Charles Michel calling it "historic". But Labour's landslide victory doesn't mean that London will turn back the clock on Brexit.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 5, 2024

‘Let’s get to it, my friend’: world leaders congratulate Starmer on election win

Canadian PM hails Labour’s ‘historic victory’, while Israel’s president says he hopes to ‘deepen the close friendship’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024

Britain’s new prime minister has a chance to reset ties with the White House – but a range of thorny issues and the US election make it more tricky

The new U.K. prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, will have just a couple of days to settle into the job before facing his first test on the global stage.

The Conversation · Jul 5, 2024