The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to strip Eva Kaili of her role as vice president of the assembly after she and others were charged for allegedly receiving cash and gifts from Qatar in return for influencing decisions.
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The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to strip Eva Kaili of her role as vice president of the assembly after she and others were charged for allegedly receiving cash and gifts from Qatar in return for influencing decisions.
Finnish PM Sanna Marin has said Europe is "not strong enough" to stand up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine on its own, and has had to rely on US support.
The Russian gas pipelines earlier suffered a suspected sabotage attack
EU cohesion funds are given to poorer European countries to help promote growth and employment
It is unclear how much money Hungary could lose if the funding is cut.
Many member states refused to bar ordinary Russians from visiting Europe, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said
European nations are racing to fill gas storage facilities before the onset of winter
On this question, the EU countries are doing what they do best: acting inconsistently. They need to adopt a clear, consistent policy on the bans — and on some exceptions, says DW's Miodrag Soric.
The bloc hopes to survive by boosting renewables and essentially pricing its own citizens out of the market
Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires in Portugal, Spain and southwestern France, in the grip of a heatwave that shows no sign of easing.
EU finance ministers on Tuesday gave Croatia the final green light to adopt the euro single currency on January 1, 2023.
Brussels is looking forward to receiving Kiev’s answers to the union membership questionnaire, the EU Commission head says
Following talks, Zelensky says he feels US-Ukraine relations are ‘special’
Paris has slammed the UK’s decision to maintain quarantine measures for travelers from France, arguing that it is “discriminatory,” as double-jabbed citizens across the European Union (EU) are able to forgo the requirement.
But the pipeline is almost completed and has had the staunch support of German Chancellor Angela Merkel throughout the process.
EU’s digital health certificate comes as airlines hope for summer travel recovery
The European Parliament is expected to ratify the post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal - a key move to ensure that tariff- and quota-free trade continues.
"If trade restrictions and other supply-side bottlenecks prevent universal coverage, then this would indeed make us all less safe," one expert said.
“We think it is responsible at this point to go the extra mile,” EU and UK leaders said.
Boris Johnson says there is a "strong possibility" the UK will fail to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU.