EU heads finish meeting with no agreement on top jobs, Charles Michel says – Europe live European Council president says evening was ‘good occasion to exchange views’ with further talks to come The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
EU states push past opposition to adopt landmark nature restoration law The law includes legally binding targets and obligations for not only preserving, but restoring natural habitats. Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2024
France begins accelerated election campaign after Macron poll gamble France on Monday kicked off two weeks of frenetic election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel Macron to combat the far right after it made big gains in the recent European vote. Radio France Internationale · Jun 17, 2024
Boss of US firm given £4bn in UK Covid contracts accused of squandering millions on jets and properties Exclusive: Rishi Sunak’s team helped fast-track deal with firm founded by Charles Huang, who says contracts generated $2bn profit The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Masked men who abused refugees likely worked ‘in concert’ with Greece New documents from EU border agency Frontex cast doubt on a Greek mayor’s claim that the incident was ‘fake news’. Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2024
EU passes law to restore 20% of bloc’s land and sea by end of decade Narrow vote causes fury in Vienna where climate minister is threatened with legal action by coalition partners The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
The threat of a Europe-China trade war looms as Beijing launches an anti-dumping probe on pork China’s probe into European pork follows EU tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles. Fortune · Jun 17, 2024
‘It’s about the heart’: Serbia fans in London stay upbeat after Euros opener Guests at The Corner Terrace restaurant in Ealing were not too disheartened despite a 1-0 defeat by England The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets the green light despite months of protests by farmers European Union countries have given final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024
Kylian Mbappe urges youth to vote against ‘extremes’ in French elections Emmanuel Macron called a snap election after heavy defeats to the far-right National Rally in last week’s European Union vote, with Marine Le Pen’s party leading opinion polls ahead of the vote The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024
China Says Launches Anti-dumping Probe Into EU Pork Imports China said Monday it had launched an anti-dumping investigation into pork imports from the European Union, the latest step in a mounting trade stand-off between the bloc and its largest economic partner. International Business Times · Jun 17, 2024
New EU cloud security rules might discriminate against big firms, tech giants warn Organizations should have a wide choice of secure cloud providers, industry groups say. TechRadar · Jun 17, 2024
London overtakes Paris as the biggest stock market in Europe London has regained its crown as Europe’s biggest stock market, just two years after losing that status to Paris. Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2024
Global Markets React To China's Slowing Factory Output Asian shares mixed on China's factory slowdown and property market struggles. US stocks set records amid inflation hopes. European stocks decline post-elec... Top News · Jun 17, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024 Reform UK plans ‘don’t add up’ and costings are out ‘by tens of billions of pounds per year’, says IFS – as it happened As Nigel Farage launches party’s manifesto, Institute for Fiscal Studies says ‘the package as a whole is problematic’
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024 From LED bulbs to living plants: German theatre tackles climate crisis on and off stage With tickets doubling as public transport passes and recycled props, Hans Otto Theater is embracing a €3m federal project to make culture climate neutral
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024 Labour would try to improve UK’s post-Brexit trade deal with EU, says Reeves Shadow chancellor’s remarks mark shift in tone for party, which has preferred to not talk about Brexit so far
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024 Ursula von der Leyen on track to keep job after EU elections boost Macron’s move to call snap elections also seen as helping commission president’s bid for second term
The National (Scotland) · Jun 17, 2024 Former Better Together boss set to try again in East Renfrewshire EAST Renfrewshire is sometimes dubbed one of Scotland’s “Home Counties..."
International Business Times · Jun 17, 2024 Asian Stocks Struggle After Tepid Wall St Lead, Euro Dips Further Asian markets mostly fell Monday following last week's losses, with traders trying to assess the Federal Reserve's plans for interest rates, while the euro was weighed by political uncertainty as France prepares for a snap parliamentary election.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 Key global powers fail to sign up to Ukraine peace summit communique Brazil, India and Saudi Arabia among countries not to endorse text supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity
Radio France Internationale · Jun 16, 2024 How France's far-right National Rally finally hooked the women's vote It came as little surprise when Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) won the 9 June European parliamentary elections in France, but the number of women backing the anti-immigration party – up 10 percent since 2019 – is a turnabout. Have women found a voice in the RN or are…
Top News · Jun 16, 2024 Jordan Bardella's Rise In French Politics Jordan Bardella's rise in French politics challenges Macron amid economic concerns and right-wing populism.
International Business Times · Jun 16, 2024 'In Seventh Heaven', Says Swede Freed In Iran Prisoner Swap A Swede freed in a prisoner swap with Iran, 33-year-old EU diplomat Johan Floderus, said in his first words since his release that he was "in seventh heaven", in a video published Sunday.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 Recovery and interest rate cuts won’t be enough to win Sunak the election Across the EU and US, strong anti-incumbency sentiment shows voters in west are unhappy with direction of travel