The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,475,757 km2 (1,728,099 sq mi) and an estimated total population of about 513 million. The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where members have agreed to act as one. EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services and capital within the internal market, enact legislation in justice and home affairs and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries and regional development. For travel within the Schengen Area, passport controls have been abolished. A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency.
An accord between Libya and Turkey mapping out maritime boundaries is a violation of international law, European Union leaders will say on Thursday in support of Greece, which objects to the deal,.. Reuters - Published
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday he hoped that Britain's general election will lead to it making an orderly exit from the European Union next month. Reuters - Published
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on course to win Thursday's election, but a leading poll shows the race has tightened. Lucy Fielder reports.
The European Union's new Green Deal policy package commits the EU to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, along with tens of billions of euros to help member states do it. David Pollard reports.
Among the flagship measures she will outline during a special plenary of the EU parliament in Brussels is a €100bn transition fund to boost green investment.View on euronews
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The new European Commission will unveil its Green Deal Wednesday to overhaul legislation and free up funds with the aim to make the EU climate neutral by 2050, but critics say the proposals don't match..
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A violent crackdown on recent protests and internet restrictions in Iran present diplomatic challenges for the EU as it attempts a balancing act of keeping the Iran nuclear deal alive while standing..
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Nigel Farage attacks Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, mocking the fact that he called it "oven-ready" by claiming it will lead to many years of indigestion for the UK. He adds that he believes the PM has..
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60% of all British nationals resident in EU countries will be unable to vote in the UK's 2nd General Election in three years, which takes place on Thursday. They are barred from doing so because of a..
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All eyes were on Josep Borrell to see what ideas he had up his sleeve. He is the EU's new foreign affairs chief and will be chairing these meetings for the next five years.
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Credit: Greene King. With election fever hitting the nation this week, a London pub has devised an unusual way of testing it punter’s voting preferences – by giving them a chance to order a pint..
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France rejects a U.S. idea for companies to opt out of a proposed international tax reform, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday, urging Washington to negotiate in good faith. Ciara Lee..
A rally calling for a new EU referendum has been held in London. Former Tory deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine is among those who addressed the 'Vote For a Final Say' event. Report by Khanomh. Like..
A rally calling for a new EU referendum has been held in London. Former prime ministers Tony Blair and Sir John Major are among those who addressed the 'Vote For a Final Say' event. Report by Khanomh...
Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic have raised objections to the latest draft decision of a Thursday-Friday summit of EU leaders who aim to commit the bloc to climate neutrality by 2050, according.. Reuters - Published
Campaigners write to PM after he said migrants have been able to 'treat the UK as if it's part of their own country' for too long Independent - Published
The European Union's new executive was set to launch a Green Deal policy package to tackle climate change on Wednesday, trumpeting the plan to raise 100 billion euros for the initiative as the bloc's.. Reuters - Published
European Union states have rejected a set of rules governing which financial products can be called "green" and "sustainable", an EU official said, in a major setback for the bloc's climate ambitions. Reuters - Published
European Union states rejected on Wednesday a deal on a set of rules governing which financial products can be called "green" and "sustainable", an EU official said, in a major setback for the bloc's.. Reuters - Published
The European Union's executive wants to mobilize 100 billion euros worth of investment to help the bloc's economies become more environmentally friendly, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen.. Reuters - Published
Ursula von der Leyen, new president of the European Union's executive Commission, will lay out details of her "European Green Deal" on Wednesday to coincide with a U.N. summit. Reuters - Published
The European Union is ready to start negotiations on its future relationship with Britain as soon as Britain leaves the bloc, a senior EU official said on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting of EU leaders on.. Reuters - Published
European Union leaders will extend on Thursday sanctions against Russia over its annexation of Crimea and Moscow's involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, a senior EU official said on.. Reuters - Published
Relations between the European Union and Britain following Brexit will be measured in proportion to London's willingness to make commitments in areas such as mobility for citizens, Italian Prime.. Reuters - Published
'There is a xenophobia issue with Conservative politicians who are scapegoating EU citizens instead of looking at their own failings' Independent - Published
Parties in Italy's ruling coalition have dropped demands for a veto on part of a planned reform of the EU's bailout fund that could make it easier to secure agreement on restructuring public debt of.. Reuters - Published
An adviser of the EU Court of Justice agreed with Croatia on Wednesday that settling the border between Slovenia and Croatia was not a matter on which EU courts should rule. Reuters - Published
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday dismissed a threat from the European Union (EU) to halt special trade privileges with the Southeast Asian country over human rights, saying Britain's exit.. Reuters - Published
Tens of thousands of Czechs protested against Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Thursday after prosecutors reopened a case into alleged subsidy fraud by the leader and Brussels declared a conflict of.. Reuters - Published
The European Union will quicken its battle against climate change this week, with the announcement of a Green Deal by the new European Commision on Wednesday and a summit on Thursday at which leaders.. Reuters - Published
French President Emmanuel Macron said Britain and the European Union should push on with Brexit after the UK's general election on Thursday and that maintaining the unity of the remaining members was.. Reuters - Published
The European Union's new top justice official on Tuesday accused Poland and Hungary of backsliding further on democratic standards as the bloc's ministers met to encourage them to adhere to the rule of.. Reuters - Published
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will bolster his argument on Tuesday for leaving the European Union early next year, urging voters to return him to power so Britain can "rip up the EU rule book and write.. Reuters - Published
World No. 1 shipbuilding group Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co Ltd's $1.8 billion merger with rival shipbuilder Daewoo will face a full-scale investigation in Europe due to serious EU antitrust.. Reuters - Published
Document casts doubt over PM's promise to ensure that UK fully leaves EU at end of 2020 and admits 'legal and political impact' of missing deadline Independent - Published
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called on Monday for a change to European Union competition rules, saying current regulations were hindering the growth of European giants. Reuters - Published
The Dec. 12 election will decide whether the United Kingdom leaves the European Union in January or moves toward another EU referendum. Reuters - Published
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to the heartlands of Brexit Britain in a final campaign blitz ahead of Thursday's election, as he seeks to secure the parliamentary majority he needs to take.. Reuters - Published
More than three years after Britons narrowly voted to leave the European Union, the Dec. 12 general election will effectively offer them another vote on how they want Brexit to proceed and if they.. Reuters - Published
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn went head to head over Brexit on Friday in the last televised debate before next week's election that will determine the path for.. Reuters - Published
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that Britain would have enough time to strike an agreement with the European Union about future trade ties, and reach similar deals with other countries,.. Reuters - Published
Jeremy Corbyn has unveiled a confidential government report which he claims provides "cold, hard evidence" that Boris Johnson misled the public over a critical part of his Brexit deal with the EU. Independent - Published
Bosnia must overhaul its complex and opaque justice system and do more to protect the rule of law if it wants to press its case to join the European Union, legal experts said in an EU-commissioned.. Reuters - Published
Peter Hargreaves, one of Britain's wealthiest men and the second-biggest donor to the 2016 campaign to leave the European Union, has donated 1 million pounds ($1.28 million) to Prime Minister Boris.. Reuters - Published
Iran on Thursday rejected pressure to shelve its ballistic missile program after a European letter to the U.N. Security Council accused Tehran of developing missiles capable of being delivering nuclear.. Reuters - Published
Iran said on Thursday a letter from three European powers to the U.N. Security Council accusing Tehran of having nuclear-capable ballistic missiles showed their "miserable incompetence" in fulfilling.. Reuters - Published
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives said on Wednesday they would complete Britain's exit from the European Union by the end of January and hold a budget in February if they win the national.. Reuters - Published
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis will be investigated further for fraud in a case involving European Union subsidies, the top state attorney said on Wednesday, reversing an earlier decision to drop.. Reuters - Published
EU leaders will spell out their plans for potentially years more Brexit talks on the day after the general election, a leaked internal documents seen by The Independent shows. Independent - Published
Boris Johnson has refused to rule out the prospect of a no-deal exit from the EU at the end of 2020, as he abruptly drew a press conference at the Nato meeting to an end. Independent - Published
The prospects of the European Union and the United States bridging differences on trade have improved after German conservative Ursula von der Leyen took over as head of the bloc's executive arm,.. Reuters - Published
The top Czech state attorney has ruled that Prime Minister Andrej Babis will be further investigated for fraud in receiving European Union subsidies, reversing an earlier decision to drop the case, the.. Reuters - Published
The head of the European Union's executive arm, German conservative Ursula von der Leyen, on Wednesday demanded a "thorough and independent" investigation into the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne.. Reuters - Published
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