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Newsfeed from major media such as Euractive, Euronews as well as the European Commission and other organisations.

Mai 2025

Mai 12, 2025
Denmark and Italy seek support to rein in European human rights court in Strasbourg
Denmark and Italy are asking other countries to back a letter criticising the European Court of Human Rights for going “too far” in interpreting the law, particularly on migration issues. 
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Mai 08, 2025
Ukraine considers shift from dollar to euro as global alliances realign
Ukraine is starting to consider a shift away from the US dollar, possibly linking its currency more closely to the euro amid the splintering of global trade and its growing ties to Europe, Central Bank Governor Andriy Pyshnyi told Reuters.
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Mai 05, 2025
‘Choose Europe,’ von der Leyen tells US scientists threatened by Trump’s policies
Ursula von der Leyen has invited US scientists threatened by Donald Trump’s policies to relocate to the European Union, promising them greater financial incentives, longer contracts, less red tape and a legal commitment to respect their freedom of research.
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April 2025

April 23, 2025
European Union hits Apple and Meta with nearly $800 million in fines amid U.S. trade tensions
The European Commission, which is the executive body of the EU, said it was fining Apple 500 million euros ($571 million) and Meta 200 million euros ($228.4 million) for breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
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April 16, 2025
Chinese toys key culprit for EU’s record-breaking alerts on dangerous products
Toys and other Chinese products made up the largest part of 4,127 instances of dangerous non-food products alerted to the EU’s Safety Gate market tracker last year.
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April 09, 2025
EU greenlights €22 billion retaliatory tariffs against US
26 of the bloc’s 27 member states voted to impose “rebalancing” duties of between 10-25% on a range of American products, including tobacco, motorcycles, poultry, steel, and aluminium.
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April 09, 2025
Who’s who in the EU-US trade war?
The trade war between the European Union and the United States is heating up. From Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič to influential advisor Peter Navarro, Euronews breaks down the main characters in the EU-US trade war.
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April 08, 2025
Von der Leyen discusses trade disruption with China amid tariff barrage
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke to Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang offering “a negotiated resolution” to “the widespread disruption caused by the US tariffs” on Tuesday, according to a statement from the executive.
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April 03, 2025
‘A major blow’: EU leaders denounce new Trump tariffs but urge dialogue with US
European leaders were quick to condemn Donald Trump’s imposition of 20% duties on all EU exports to the US on Thursday but reiterated their plea to reach a negotiated deal with Washington just days before the sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” are set to enter into force.
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March 2025

March 27, 2025
Which EU countries rank best in the world for women’s health?
In 12 EU countries, women’s satisfaction with the quality of care has decreased, with Greece reporting the lowest score at 32% and Austria the best.
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March 25, 2025
From Portugal to Finland, here are Europe’s next mines
The Iberian Peninsula has emerged as the big winner in the selection process.
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March 24, 2025
With five EU nations in the top 10, which are the world’s happiest countries today?
Half of the top 10 happiest countries in the world are in the EU. Countries with small populations dominate the rankings, while countries with populations of less than 15 million generally have a positive evaluation of their quality of life.
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March 12, 2025
EU hits back with counter tariffs on €26 billion of US goods
The European Union will impose counter tariffs on €26 billion worth of US goods from next month, the European Commission said on Wednesday, ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket US tariffs on steel and aluminium.
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March 12, 2025
Centre-right Demokraatit Party comes out on top in Greenland elections
Greenland’s pro-independence, centre-right Demokraatit Party won the most votes with almost 30% in Tuesday’s parliamentary elections in a surprise result as the island went to the polls amidst Donald Trump’s threats of taking over.
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March 10, 2025
Gang crime on the rise: Which European countries have the most dangerous neighbourhoods?
Violence is often drug-related, particularly in Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany and France.
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March 04, 2025
EU outlines €800 billion in defence funding options after Trump pulls Ukraine military aid
European Commission President presented a five-point ‘REARM Europe’ plan for boosting defence spending, only hours after US President Donald Trump reportedly froze military aid to Ukraine.
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February 2025

February 26, 2025
France bans nicotine pouches, as EU war on product escalates
France on Monday joined countries including Germany, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg to ban nicotine pouches, but they remain unregulated at the EU level.
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February 24, 2025
German centre right poised to retake power after election triumph
German election 2025 – Possible coalitions
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February 20, 2025
Who is Friedrich Merz, the favorite to become Germany’s new chancellor?
Friedrich Merz, migration hardliner and longtime rival of Angela Merkel, is expected to become Germany’s next chancellor. His party the Christian Democratic Union is leading polls alongside its affiliate the Christian Social Union just days before the election.
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February 17, 2025
Cost of living and environment are the main concerns of young people in the EU
Tackling rising prices should be top priority across Europe, say 16-30 year olds – Young people from Eastern EU member states are more concerned about security and defence – For 42% of respondents, social media is the primary news source for political and social issues – 76% think they have been exposed to disinformation over the past seven days, and 70% are confident they can recognise it.
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February 10, 2025
France unveils €109 billion AI investment plan
On Friday, Elysée Palace announced that the United Arab Emirates would invest €30 to €50 billion to build a huge data centre in the country.
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February 9, 2025
Brookfield to invest 20 billion euros in AI projects in France
Global investment firm Brookfield will invest 20 billion euros ($20.65 billion) to develop artificial intelligence related projects in France.
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February 5, 2025
European Commission opens Shein probe and targets Chinese e-commerce giants
The Commission calls for stricter enforcement of consumer protection and environmental standards in online commerce in a new communication focusing on Chinese marketplaces; separately announcing an investigation into clothes giant Shein.
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February 4, 2025
Greenland heads for early election amid geopolitical spat over country’s future
Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte B. Egede has called for a general election to be held on 11 March to reshuffle the country’s parliament at a time when relations with Denmark, Europe and Washington are at a critical juncture.
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January 2025

January 31, 2025
DeepSeek AI blocked by Italian authorities as others member states open probes
The Italian Data Protection Authority has halted DeepSeek AI over concerns about its handling of Italians’ private data. Ireland and Belgium have also requested information from the Chinese company regarding the model’s use of European data.
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January 31, 2025
Eurozone unexpectedly stagnates as German, French economies contract
The eurozone’s poor performance was largely due to economic downturns in Germany and France, the bloc’s two largest economies, which contracted by 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively.
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January 30, 2025
GDP stable in the euro area and up by 0.1% in the EU
+0.9% and +1.1% respectively compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.
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January 23, 2025
EU-India seeking to elevate partnership in a year of recalibration
While trade has been one of the most important pillars of the bilateral relationship, there is growing interest from both sides in the defence and space sector, as well as in clean energy and green transition.
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January 10, 2025
Commission counters dumped polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from USA and Egypt
The anti-dumping duties imposed range from 74.2 % to 100.1% for imports from Egypt and from 58% to 77% for imports from the USA. The EU market for PVC is worth EUR 3,5 billion.
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