Senior figures from the Green and liberal factions in the European Parliament have spoken in favour of including the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, echoing a call by French President Emmanuel Macron. Green parliamentary group leader Terry Reintke and Valérie Hayer, who is the leader […]
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By Calum Muirhead Published: 21:52 GMT, 9 March 2024 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 9 March 2024 One of the UK’s most popular investment trusts is backing calls to scrap ‘bizarre’ EU rules that risk harming millions of British savers. FTSE 100-listed Scottish Mortgage said trusts were currently stuck in a […]
Poland’s foreign minister says the presence of NATO forces in Ukraine “is not unthinkable” and that he appreciates the French president for not ruling out that idea. Radek Sikorski made the observation during a discussion marking the 25th anniversary of Poland’s accession to NATO in the Polish parliament Friday, and the […]
Vladimir Putin delivered yet another history lesson with no basis in reality, seemingly to take a swipe at a European country. The Russian President took part on Wednesday at the World Youth Festival, an event held near Sochi aimed at bringing together young people from both Russia and the rest […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has backed plans – drafted by the biggest and most influential group in the European Parliament – which echo the UK’s Rwanda scheme in the bloc. These reforms would see taking migrants to third countries deemed “safe” to process their asylum applications and […]
The French coin minting service has suffered an embarrassing gaffe, after it emerged that 27 million 10, 20, and 50 cent coins, totalling as much as €1.2m (£1.02m), had to be destroyed over a design error. According to French outlet La Lettre, the Paris Mint, which produces France’s coins, produced […]
Apple is facing heat from European Union antitrust cops after it blocked “Fortnite” maker Epic Games from launching its own app store for iPhone customers — a brazen move that came even as it faced a deadline to comply with a sweeping European tech competition law. The Cupertino, Calif.-based firm […]
Stricter rules for large online platforms are coming into force in the European Union on Thursday as part of an effort to prevent abuse of power. The European Commission has so far identified 22 services from six companies as so-called “gatekeepers” to which the new rules apply, and the rules […]