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EU Commission plans face delay from Slovenia's political whirlwind

The selection of Marta Kos could create a headache for Ursula von der Leyen, highlighting the many different, sometimes controversial ways in which the EU's 27 members make their Brussels pick.

12/09/2024

Radio Schuman

Will the EU cut its landmark Erasmus+ programme?

The European Commission, European Parliament and the Council are set to start negotiating the 2025 budget in November, but is the Erasmus+ scheme in peril?

12/09/2024

Tech News

Energy-intensive data centres are on the rise in Europe thanks to AI

London, Paris and Frankfurt are Europe’s data centre hubs. But energy-intensive data centres are causing concern for the EU.

11/09/2024

Europe News

Sánchez urges the EU to 'reconsider' tariffs on Chinese electric cars

"We don't need another war, in this case, a trade war. We need to build bridges between the EU and China," Pedro Sánchez said in Shanghai.

11/09/2024

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Why did von der Leyen delay announcing her team?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will announce the list of commissioner nominees during next week's plenary session in Strasbourg.

11/09/2024

Europe News

Centre-left MEPs fire warning over von der Leyen Commission picks

European socialists are concerned that the next EU executive’s composition may fail to reflect progressive priorities, leaving them sidelined in shaping the EU's social policy.

11/09/2024

Healthcare

Draghi report touts path to pull EU pharma from ‘slow agony’

Mario Draghi envisions a clear path forward for the EU pharma sector through greater access to health data for AI development and targeted public investment in gene therapies, which he believes will help preserve the EU’s healthcare strengths.

10/09/2024

Health news

Commission to step up action against long COVID

The European Commission will allocate an extra €2 million to address long COVID, promoting coordination among countries to increase research and support patients.

10/09/2024

Europe News

EU to use 'all powers' to stop Orbán from bussing migrants to Brussels

Viktor Orbán has vowed retaliation for a €200 million fine imposed by the European Court of Justice, which Hungary refuses to pay.

10/09/2024

Europe News

Ursula von der Leyen delays presentation of new team of Commissioners

The Commission chief will no longer meet Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to discuss the formation of her new team on Wednesday as expected, parliamentary sources told Euronews.

10/09/2024

Europe News

Apple, Ireland lose €13bn tax deal case in victory for EU's 'tax lady'

Low tax bills paid by the tech giant were an unlawful subsidy, EU judges ruled, in a move which EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager hailed as a 'big win' for tax justice.

10/09/2024

Radio Schuman

Draghi’s report risks colliding with EU political reality

Bruegel expert Guntram Wolff told Euronews that translating the report into EU legislation won't be easy due to political instability in some key EU member states.

10/09/2024

Europe Decoded

Dirty laundry: Which EU Commissioners are in danger of being rejected?

Some nominees for European Commissioner might soon see their aspirations go down in flames for mistakes made in the past.

10/09/2024

Europe News

Draghi’s report on EU competitiveness: Five key takeaways

Common debt, China threat, innovation and cars: Euronews summarises 400-plus pages to give you five takeaways from Mario Draghi’s landmark report.

09/09/2024

Tech News

EU against Google and Apple: Big Tech's crunch day in court

The European Court of Justice is set to resolve two disputes worth billions of euros with big tech firms Apple and Google in the closing period of Margrethe Vestager's reign as EU competition chief.

09/09/2024

Europe News

Slovenia nominates Marta Kos as EU Commissioner amid call for women

The Slovenian government’s first choice, Tomaž Vesel, dropped out of the race on Friday.

09/09/2024

Europe News

Von der Leyen's big reveal, Newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews' editor in chief for EU policy, Jeremy Fleming-Jones.

09/09/2024

Radio Schuman

Could the EU Parliament reject Italy’s Commission nominee?

It would be "odd" to offer a vice-presidential portfolio to a candidate from the ECR, German Green MEP Daniel Freund tells Euronews of the Italian commission nominee.

09/09/2024

Europe Decoded

Draghi calls for EU common borrowing, end to national vetoes

The former Italian prime minister proposes "radical change" as the bloc faces aggressive competition from China and the US. Draghi touts use of controversial eurobonds; proposed plan for decarbonisation and competitiveness could entail defensive trade measures, he says.

09/09/2024

Europe News

Does the European Commission match its own diversity goals?

Only one of the Commissioner nominees has an ethnically diverse background.

07/09/2024