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EU removes UAE from money laundering high-risk list
Image credit: WAM/ Website The European Union has officially removed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from its list of high-risk third countries for money laundering and terrorist financing—a move hailed by the UAE’s top financial regulator as a...

EU court adviser says Poland should get back EU funds withheld over Turow mine
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland should be able to recover funds withheld from the European Union’s regular payments to offset fines that the bloc imposed on Warsaw over its past non-compliance with a ruling of the EU Court of Justice, a court adviser...

EU Debate Over Budapest Pride Sparks Sharp Divisions Among Hungarian MEPs
“The European Commission stands firmly and proudly with the LGBTQI community in Hungary and in all EU Member States,” EU Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath said on Wednesday in Strasbourg. The EU Commissioner expressed his gratitude to those who...

Europe's tech talent race reshapes commercial real estate landscape
The global hunt for artificial intelligence and technology talent is fundamentally reshaping Europe's commercial real estate market, with London, Paris, and Dublin emerging as the continent's undisputed champions in attracting high-value tech...

European court declines Le Pen’s offer to delay election prohibition
(MENAFN) The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has turned down Marine Le Pen’s request to suspend her five-year ban from running for public office, which includes the upcoming 2027 French presidential election. The court stated on Wednesday...

EU takes aim at 'extremist' anti-LGBT Christians
(Photo: Getty/iStock) A Hungarian official has taken aim at progressive activists within the European Union, accusing them of authoring a report that attacks Christianity and seeks to diminish its influence. The European Parliamentary Forum for...

EU must cut Israel ties
Almost 58,000 people have been killed by the Israeli regime in Gaza since the start of the genocide. Now 187 civil society organizations and trade unions from across Europe have published a joint letter demanding that the EU suspend all official...

EU and US funds target Cyprus defence
A ministerial meeting chaired by President Nikos Christodoulides was held on Thursday in Nicosia, focusing on how Cyprus can make use of EU financial tools and American defence programmes that have recently become accessible to Cyprus. Government...

EU's top court adviser sides with Italy in Meta Platforms dispute
BRUSSELS :EU member states have the right to impose their own measures to strengthen the position of publishers in their dealings with large online platforms as long as these do not undermine freedom of contract, an adviser to the EU's highest...

EU deal sets back UK farming and innovation ambitions
Green activists have long held too much power in EU policy making by limiting Crispr and other high tech solutions to production techniques. Dwarf wheat which saved the world from widespread famine - pioneered by Norman Borlaug in the 1960s -...
Europe’s illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs
By Karolina Tagaris THESSALY, Greece (Reuters) -As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece’s agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled plastic bottles...
Europe primed for a firmer open, EU said to be talking car import quotas; US confirms copper tariff - Newsquawk Europe Market Open
US President Trump announced tariff rates for seven countries and later announced a 50% tariff for Brazil; President Trump also announced the US is to impose a 50% tariff on copper, effective August 1st. The EU is discussing car import quotas and...

European Muslim leaders group visit Yad Vashem in Jerusalem
Imam Hassen Chalghoumi, left, chairman of the Conference of Imams of France, and Dahri Nour Mouhammad, executive director of Islamic Theology of Counter Terrorism, pray at Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, on July 7,...

People Moves: Jean-François Fallacher
Job From: Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Orange France Job To: Chief Executive Officer, Eutelsat Group “I am excited to be joining Eutelsat at such a pivotal moment in its history” Jean-François Fallacher has taken up the...

EU official Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survives a confidence vote
The vote has been a lightning rod for criticism of Von der Leyen — who led the EU drive to find vaccines for around 450 million citizens during the pandemic — and her European People’s Party, which is the largest political family in the assembly....
EU seeks trade deal framework with U.S., keeps retaliation o...
AKP Phnom Penh, 10 July, 2025-- The European Union (EU) is pushing for a framework of trade agreement in principle with the United States while retaining the options to retaliate, multiple EU officials said on Wednesday. "We are looking for a...

European Parliament calls for reforms and action on foreign interference in Western Balkans
The European Parliament adopted three country reports on July 9, stressing the urgent need for reforms in Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina and North Macedonia, while also calling for effective use of the EU’s Growth Plan and stronger resistance to...

European Shares Set To Open Higher Despite Rising Trade Tensions
European stocks may open mostly higher on Thursday despite U.S. President Donald Trump escalating his tariff campaign, sending letters to six additional countries—Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Brunei, Moldova, and the Philippines—with fresh import duties...

Europe heatwave kills 2,300, study shows
A recent study reveals that the extreme heatwave across Europe has claimed at least 2,300 lives in 12 major cities this summer. A recent study has revealed that the ongoing heatwave across parts of Europe has caused the deaths of at least 2,300...

Eastern Libya expels EU delegation
(MENAFN) Libya’s eastern authorities have expelled a European Union delegation, accusing the group of violating national sovereignty and bypassing entry protocols. The delegation, which included EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner and...