Brussels, My Love? EU extends temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees On the week the EU marks 40 years of free movement under the Schengen Area, EU ministers meet in Luxembourg to discuss migration. This week’s episode of “Brussels, My Love?” looks at how more and more EU member states are moving away from the idea of a united EU front on migration and asylum. 14/06/2025
Business Euroviews. Same game, different rules: Net zero without breaking the bank Historically, Europe has been a cradle of innovation, pioneering many industrial and scientific breakthroughs. We have to restore this spirit, E.ON CEO Leonhard Birnbaum writes. 12/06/2025
Europe News How can the EU respond to companies moving their production elsewhere? MEPs are calling on the European Parliament to take action against industrial relocations after the BSH Domestic Appliances group announced the closure of a 650-employee factory in Spain. 12/06/2025
The Europe Conversation European Commissioner Maria L Albuquerque advocates for investing in savings with risk In an interview with Euronews, Maria Luís Albuquerque, the European Commissioner for Financial Services and the Union of Savings and Investments, argued that consumers should invest in medium- and long-term financial products and advocates for the advantages of mergers in European banking. 12/06/2025
Europe News Top defence CEO touts need for €100 billion EU defence fund The EU and its member states are aiming to significantly ramp up defence production before the end of the decade, when intelligence experts believe Russia could be in a position to attack another European country. 12/06/2025
Europe News 3 EU countries start debate about minors' access to social media France, Spain and Greece all support the idea of a minimum age limit to be able to access social networks. 11/06/2025
Europe News 'Historic milestone': EU and UK strike political deal on Gibraltar The UK and Spain have been trying to reach a deal for years to ensure that people and goods could cross freely over the British overseas territory's land border with Spain. 11/06/2025
Europe News ECA flags inefficiencies in EU wildfire spending Outdated data and failure by member states to prioritise risk areas mean EU money to tackle forest fires is not always effectively spent on the ground. 11/06/2025
Europe News Euroviews. Using public funds to sway the public is not policy — it’s propaganda Using the European Commission’s institutional power to target companies or rig the political process isn’t a strategy. It’s abuse. And no amount of NGO window-dressing changes that, Joachim Nikolaus Steinhöfel writes. 11/06/2025
EU Decoded Is debt justified to increase defence investments? First it was vaccines, then gas and now the EU will make joint purchases of defence equipment. This latest emergency is due to Russia’s war in Ukraine and the prospect of less investment by the US in Europe's protection. Is the new financial instrument Security Action for Europe up to the challenge? 10/06/2025
Europe News Sperm donation policies in Europe questioned after cancer scare A Danish donor, unknowingly carrying a mutation in a gene that increases the risk of cancer, is said to have helped conceive at least 67 children, 10 of whom now have cancer. 09/06/2025
Europe News Can the EU lower the cap on Russian oil without the US? The US has so far refrained from endorsing a lower price cap on Russian oil, prompting the question of whether the EU can dare to go it alone. 07/06/2025
Europe News EU countries green light charges for cabin baggage EU countries adopted their own position on long-waited updated rules for air passengers on Thursday, though provisions on cabin baggage remain controversial. 06/06/2025
Europe News EU deplores US sanctions on ICC judges, including Slovenian Slovenia has asked Brussels to intervene after the US targeted one of its nationals, Judge Beti Hohler, as part of new sanctions against the ICC. 06/06/2025
The Europe Conversation EU: Green transition and competitive economy not contradictory In an interview with Euronews, Jessika Roswall, the Commissioner of Environment and Water Resilience, explains that it is possible for Europe to have a strong, competitive economy while also protecting access to clean drinking water and removing harmful chemicals from the environment. 05/06/2025
Europe News Sweden reaches deal with Estonia to rent prison cells to house inmates Renting prison places abroad was a key component of the Tidö Agreement, the aim of which was to remedy the shortage of places in Swedish prisons, caused by a stream of inmates arising due to escalating gang crime. 05/06/2025
Europe News Forever chemicals: Brussels' mission to clean up Europe's water The European Commission plans to support water treatment to eliminate forever chemicals (PFAS), according to the European Water Resilience Strategy, adopted in Brussels on Wednesday. 05/06/2025
Europe News EU to extend protection for Ukrainian refugees, plan post-war returns The new plan prepares EU countries for two scenarios: long-term residence for displaced Ukrainians and voluntary returns after the war. 04/06/2025
Europe News EU Commission unveils 13 targets for overseas raw materials projects The announced projects aim to enhance the European Union’s political independence in goods production. 04/06/2025
Europe News Exclusive: Israel to join EU meeting despite cooling relations Israel will participate in a meeting with the EU’s southern neighbours in Brussels this month regardless of the bloc’s hardening stance over its actions in Gaza, according to several Israeli and EU officials. 04/06/2025