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Best of 2025: Top five defining moments in the European Parliament

New alliances, multiple attempts to topple the European Commission boss and yet another investigation into corruption marked the European Parliament's year. Here are the top moments of 2025 selected by Euronews.

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Europe defends its digital rules after Trump administration targets Breton with visa ban

Brussels and Paris both denounced Washington’s decision to impose a visa ban on former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, after the Trump administration escalated digital rules scrap by sanctioning Breton over what it said amounted to "censorship".

Euronews

Emmanuel Macron slams Trump administration over US visa bans for European anti-hate campaigners

The move by the US authorities comes despite senior Trump figures, including Vice President JD Vance, lecturing Europe on the importance of free speech

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France slams US visa ban on European tech experts in spat over online regulation

France has condemned Washington's decision to bar a former European Commissioner and four other prominent tech monitors from entering the United States as part of an escalating dispute over EU efforts to regulate social media platforms. The US accuses them of working to censor Americans online.

Radio France Internationale

US visa ban targets former EU Commissioner Breton over alleged social media censorship

Washington announced it banned former EU tech Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other European activists from entering US soil, a decision Breton slammed as a "McCarthy's witch hunt".

Euronews

The EU wants to end the era of national vetoes – but it's complicated

Brussels has put forward numerous veto-proof legislative proposals to overcome repeated opposition from Hungary and Slovakia. Experts say the strategy is politically and legally risky. But has it become inevitable?

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Volkswagen Warns Small Gas Cars Are Doomed: 'The Future... Is Electric'

Automakers are breathing a sigh of relief now that the European Commission is proposing to reverse the 2035 sales ban on new vehicles with combustion engines. However, companies will still have to slash fleet emissions by 90 percent compared to 2021 levels. Even before the middle of the next decade,…

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Mercosur signature delayed to January after Meloni asked for more time

The European Commission announced it will delay the signing of the Mercosur trade agreement until the new year after Meloni asked for more time. No date has been set. Backers hope deal won't be further derailed.

Euronews

Portugal tops EU list for overvalued housing prices

The European Commission estimates that the average overvaluation of housing prices in Portugal is higher by around 25%, "surpassing other property markets" in the bloc.

Euronews

Tech War Between US & EU Ignites: Spotify in Danger After Google, Apple & Meta

A tech war is brewing between the US and EU as Washington threatens retaliation against Europe after heavy fines on Google, Apple and Meta, with Spotify now in the firing line.

International Business Times UK

Farmers descend on Brussels to protest EU Mercosur trade deal

Thousands of farmers have taken to the streets of Brussels to protest European Union plans for a trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc and the reform of agricultural subsidies. Meanwhile, with France and Italy urging caution and other EU member states pushing for speed, Europe is still divided…

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The Guardian view on another green U-turn in Brussels: going slow on car-industry targets is a road to nowhere

Editorial: The European Commission’s proposals to water down a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars will store up major problems for the future

The Guardian - UK

Thanks to Antitrust Officials, iRobot Will Be Acquired by a Chinese Robotics Firm Instead of Amazon

The only thing the Federal Trade Commission and European Commission succeeded in doing was transferring ownership of iRobot from an American company to a Chinese one.

Reason

EU unveils new biotech plan to boost its global competitiveness and close gap with China, US

The new EU Biotech Plan wants to keep research, clinical development, and manufacturing within the European Union.

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What is the row about the EU using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine?

Complex plan would involve EU lending €90bn to Ukraine, which some fear could destabilise Eurozone. Putin says move is akin to ‘theft’

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Signing Mercosur deal is now 'imperative', EU Commissioner Hoekstra tells Euronews

In an exclusive interview, European Commissioner for Climate Wopke Hoekstra said signing the Mercosur trade agreement is essential. Rome and Paris, however, are seeking to delay a crucial vote that could push or kill the deal.

The Independent UK

EU leaders prepare to take unprecedented steps to help Ukraine at a high-stakes summit

European Union leaders are about to attempt something unprecedented

Euronews

EU gets tough on carbon border tax on heavy industry, vows to protect domestic producers

European producers of steel and aluminium will face higher CO2 emissions costs, but the European Commission wants to channel part of the revenues of the EU's carbon border tax to help heavy industries decarbonise.

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EU rolls back 2035 petrol and diesel car ban amid industry pushback

The European Union has weakened its planned 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars, retreating from a flagship climate measure as it moved to support an auto industry hit by job cuts, factory closures and fierce global competition.

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The EU's Decision to Cancel 2035 Combustion Engine Ban Leaves Automakers at Odds

In March 2021, Volvo said it would go fully electric by the end of the decade. However, the lofty EV goal was dropped in September 2024, when the Geely-owned company said plug-in hybrids would stick around for a little while beyond 2030. Despite getting cold feet, the automaker headquartered in…

Euronews

EU vows transparency in housing market, Commissioner Jørgensen tells Euronews

In an interview with Euronews' flagship morning show Europe Today, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen said Brussels has pledged to identify speculation and boost market's fairness as part of its first affordable housing plan unveiled on Tuesday.

InsideEVs

The EU Has Officially Dropped The 2035 Gas Car Ban

Hybrids and plug-in hybrids will continue to be offered past 2035, but there’s a big box that needs to be ticked for that to happen.

Euronews

EU takes on Big Tech: Here are the top actions regulators have taken in 2025

In 2025, the European Union stepped up investigations of Big Tech companies for flouting rules on digital markets and services. Here are the main actions regulators have taken.

The Guardian - UK

EU to regulate short-term rentals in plan to tackle affordable homes shortage

Soaring rents and housing costs have priced out young people, key workers and families from many European cities

Euronews

EU to revise state aid rules to address bloc-wide housing crisis

The European Commission has presented a plan to address the housing crisis in Europe, which includes relaxing rules on economic intervention by governments.

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