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Ursula von der Leyen amputates the Green Deal to save its life

Last year’s European election reshaped EU politics. The Commission president must acknowledge a new alternative right-wing majority even as she fights to preserve her signature political achievement.

June 25, 2025 8:28 pm CET

EU conservative Weber attacks European left over greenwashing clash

The EPP chief lambasted an environmental bill at the heart of a confrontation between conservatives and their center-left partners as “grotesque.”

June 25, 2025 7:53 pm CET

Brussels moves to tackle satellite junk in space

New space law dials up oversight amid warnings it’s ‘starting to look like a jungle up there.’

June 25, 2025 2:56 pm CET

Why a little greenwashing law set off a political explosion in Brussels

Months of chipping away at EU green rules has caused some lawmakers to finally blow their tops.

June 25, 2025 4:43 am CET

Socialists rebel against Commission’s plan to slash social spending in EU budget

After major rift last week over green rules, the center-left is now gearing up to fight von der Leyen on the next seven-year budget.

June 25, 2025 4:43 am CET

Von der Leyen didn’t try to kill greenwashing bill, Commission says

The claim comes just days after the EU executive said the opposite, igniting a political firestorm that imperiled EU chief Ursula von der Leyen’s coalition.

June 24, 2025 7:54 pm CET

European Parliament presses air passenger carry-on baggage fees revolution

If confirmed, the norm will prohibit airlines from charging fees for bags weighing up to 7 kilograms.

June 24, 2025 1:11 pm CET

Commission threatens to kill forest protection law

Threatening to kill green legislation is becoming a habit in Brussels.

June 24, 2025 12:45 pm CET

Stars align for drugmakers in final straight of EU pharma package

With the EU’s competitiveness push gaining urgency amid growing trade tensions with the U.S., plans to tighten pharmaceutical rules could soften — making the final legislation more industry-friendly than originally envisioned.

June 24, 2025 4:03 am CET

How to navigate Denmark’s EU presidency policy agenda like a pro

Denmark picks up the Council leadership baton at a moment of geopolitical volatility.

June 24, 2025 4:01 am CET

Ribera fought Commission plan to nix greenwashing rules

The vice president of the EU executive pressured the environment commissioner over several days to preserve the law.

June 23, 2025 10:54 pm CET

Metsola’s return from Mideast up in air amid Iranian counterstrikes

Iran’s response to U.S. attacks on its nuclear facilities shut down air travel across the region.

June 23, 2025 8:35 pm CET
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EU countries abandon anti-greenwashing talks after Italy pulls out

The proposed law preventing companies from making misleading environmental claims now looks unlikely to be enacted.

June 23, 2025 1:03 pm CET

Trump can pull the plug on the internet, and Europe can’t do anything about it

Trump is back — and with him, the risk that the U.S. could unplug Europe from the digital world.

June 23, 2025 4:24 am CET

Von der Leyen faces political crisis after groups threaten to withdraw support

Socialists and liberals outraged that EPP sided with far right in pulling greenwashing legislation and could now block EU’s law-making process.

June 20, 2025 9:02 pm CET

Sanctioned Russian media still partnered with Facebook

Sanctioned pro-Russian media are still part of Facebook’s advertising revenue program, new research out Friday showed. Russian state broadcasters, including Rossiya Segodnya — the organization that oversees …

June 20, 2025 6:25 pm CET

Israel in breach of EU deal over Gaza human rights, report signals

EU leaders will now have to decide whether there is sufficient support to take action.

June 20, 2025 6:02 pm CET

EU Parliament creates official body to probe NGO funding

It’s the latest of a series of moves by right-wing forces to increase scrutiny of nonprofits.

June 19, 2025 12:25 pm CET

EU commissioner set to attend Budapest LGBTQ+ festivities in jab at Orbán

The Hungarian government has moved to try to ban Pride under the pretext of protecting children.

June 19, 2025 11:50 am CET

Britain’s got an EU deal — but the Brexit red tape keeps coming

U.K. plows ahead with unpopular ‘Not for EU’ labels in Northern Ireland, despite planned deal with Brussels.

June 19, 2025 4:20 am CET

Israel is undermining ‘decades of humanitarian principles’, EU’s Kallas says

Enough is enough, states bloc’s top diplomat.

June 18, 2025 6:49 pm CET

EU ambassadors reach preliminary deal on €1.5B defense spending plan

A group of nations isn’t thrilled about excluding third countries, but agreed not to “stand in the way” of a deal.

June 18, 2025 3:18 pm CET

Le Pen and Bardella staging kiss-and-make-up moment

Are Le Pen and Bardella running mates or rivals?

June 18, 2025 12:21 pm CET

Cut red tape on defense deals, says Commission

Brussels wants to make it easier and faster for countries to boost joint arms spending.

June 17, 2025 4:10 pm CET
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