European Union
European Parliament votes to abolish member states’ veto
The European Parliament voted in favour of a bill to implement a number of reforms to the bloc’s treaties, including an almost absolute abolition of...
Christodoulides advocates EU unity, strategic autonomy in Berlin
President Nikos Christodoulides emphasised the necessity for unity in the face of the current wars and crises affecting Europe and the world. The President made...
Turkey says EU is ‘unjust and biased’ on membership bid
The European Commission’s annual report on Turkey’s long-stalled EU membership bid is “unjust and biased”, the Turkish foreign ministry said. The report by the European...
Von der Leyen hails Kyiv’s ‘excellent progress’ in EU accession efforts
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday that Ukraine had made “excellent progress” towards EU accession, days ahead of a key report on...
EU countries break deadlock on power market subsidies
European Union countries’ energy ministers struck a deal to reform power market subsidies, Spain’s energy minister said defusing a stand-off between France and Germany over...
EU backtracks on aid freeze, reflects longstanding division within bloc over the Israel-Palestinian conflict
The European Union backtracked in disarray on an announcement that aid to Palestinians had been suspended in response to the attack on Israel by Hamas...
Hungary, Poland rail at EU migration policy as bloc leaders meet
Poland accused Berlin and Brussels of imposing a migration “diktat” on the European Union and Hungary said the bloc was forcing through a deal as...
China and EU hold talks on AI, cross-border data flow amid renewed tensions
China and the European Union held talks on topics including artificial intelligence and cross-border data flows on Monday in Beijing, amid disputes over an EU...
Talat’s son blames ‘foreign minister’ for Greek Cypriots entering EU alone
Current Turkish Cypriot member of ‘parliament’ and son of former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, Ongun Talat has hit out at the north’s ‘foreign...
