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Eight EU countries face warning from Brussels over budget spending

Eight member states, including Spain, Hungary and the Netherlands, could face a formal reprimand from the European Commission in June if they do not take further action to stay within the EU’s public spending rules.

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European Parliament to take Commission to court over tech patents

European lawmakers voted in favour of taking the European Commission to the EU Court of Justice over the withdrawal of a proposal on technology patents.

Europe Today

EU must stand by its digital rules promises, Vestager tells Euronews

In an interview with Euronews' flagship morning show Europe Today, the former digital czar Vestager urged the EU to stand firm on its digital rules as the US pushes for softer enforcement in exchange for tariff relief. "Defending rules vital for single market and European consumers."

Gaza

Palestine Authority calls for tax revenues to be released by Israel

Euronews spoke with Estephan Salameh, Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, on the sidelines of the Palestine Donor Group conference in Brussels.

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EU executive touts increase of biofuels uptake for aviation, maritime

Exclusive: The EU wants to increase the uptake of biofuels for the aviation and maritime sectors to cut pollution from heavy transport. Ukraine could play a key role.

Europe News

US peace plan throws reparations loan into disarray

The new peace plan promoted by the United States has added fresh complications for the EU's unprecedented proposal to issue a reparations loan for Ukraine pegged to Russia's frozen assets. Leaked documents show the funds would be released and invested.

Economy

European Commission challenges Italy over 'golden power' on mergers

The European Commission has opened infringement proceedings against Italy for its use of the so-called 'golden power' rule, a new chapter in the story of the failed takeover of Banco BPM by UniCredit.

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Brussels Donor Conference offers no new money to Palestinian Authority

Four EU member states signed for the Palestinian Authority €82 million which was already pledged. No official commitment came from non-EU countries.

Europe News

EU tells capitals to improve citizens' private pension options

The EU wants citizens to have more ways to ensure an adequate retirement income while also steering part of their savings toward the bloc’s strategic priorities – but state pensions will remain “the backbone of pension systems in Europe".

Europe News

European Commission proposes delaying AI Act implementation to 2027

The EU is giving companies more time to adapt to its new regulations on AI, but experts and MEPs say they regret the rowback on rules adopted just a year ago.

Europe News

France and Germany support simplification push for digital rules

The Commission, with French-German backing, plans to ease AI and data rules to ease the burdens on European companies. Members of Parliament and NGOs fear it will open “pandora’s box” of negative ramifications.

The Europe Conversation

‘If not us, who else?’: EU Commissioner sees no alternative to Mediterranean Pact

EU Commissioner Dubravka Šuica has defended the new Pact for the Mediterranean against criticism that the initiative would be dead on arrival due to diverging interests between the European Union and Arab states in the south.

Europe News

EU wants a seat on Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace, Commissioner says

The EU should be represented on US President Donald Trump’s transitional body for Gaza, Dubravka Šuica, the EU’s Commissioner for the Mediterranean, has told Euronews.

Europe News

What we learned from von der Leyen's options paper to support Ukraine

The options paper sent by Ursula von der Leyen to EU leaders presents a binary choice: fresh debt or tap the Russian assets. Euronews breaks down the key elements of her long-awaited document.

Europe News

Women now 'work for free' until year's end, EU Commission says

Women in the EU only earn €0.88 on average for every euro a man makes, meaning that they will symbolically start “working for free” from 17 November until the end of the year, according to the EU.

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Brussels opens final negotiations cluster in Albania's EU accession

The European Union has opened the last remaining negotiation chapters with Albania, bringing the Western Balkan country closer to joining the EU by 2030. "There is no escape from Albania," said PM Edi Rama.

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Von der Leyen urges EU countries to plug €135 billion gap for Ukraine

Von der Leyen sends a letter to member states calling for a fast agreement on how to fund Ukraine's enormous €135 billion budget hole for next year and 2027. EU leaders will meet for a make-or-break summit in December.

The Europe Conversation

EU Commissioner slams attempts to revive football Super League

In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Euronews, EU Commissioner for Sport and Culture, Glenn Micallef, defends Europe’s football infrastructure, presents the EU’s first-ever strategic framework on culture and urges to improve working conditions for artists.

The Cube

No, Brussels didn't just criminalise cash

Viral claims about the EU's new Anti-Money laundering package have claimed that cash in Europe will soon be "contraband." Here's what the new €10,000 cap really means.

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Brussels to probe Google for allegedly demoting news in search results

The EU has opened an investigation into whether Google is unfairly deprioritising news in search listings, a practice critics say dries up traffic and undermines media companies' bottom line.

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