The European Parliament approved a new law on Tuesday that would ban products made by forced labor from the European Union market, a measure aimed mainly at China but also other countries accused of engaging in the practice, Euronews reported. With an overwhelming majority of 555...
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The European Union’s top court on Wednesday handed two Russian oligarchs a rare win in a case over Western sanctions imposed on them by the bloc following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Associated Press reported. The EU General Court ruled in favor of Mikhail Fridman and...
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Decision-makers in the European Union (EU) on Monday voted to indefinitely postpone a climate action plan aimed at preserving biodiversity in the bloc, a move that follows weeks of farmers’ protests across the continent, the Associated Press reported. The Council of the European Union, made up...
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Saxon State Minister for Economic Affairs, Labor, and Transport Martin Dulig recently said that Germany’s new immigration law would attract skilled Indian immigrants who would help Germany plug its labor shortages. As the Hindu reported, Saxony currently needs four million skilled workers, particularly mechanical engineers...
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In Italy, a sign on the front of a tractor flying the Italian tricolor in Turin in early February read, “Agriculture is dying!” as Euractiv wrote. To the north, in Germany, around 30,000 farmers and 5,000 tractors descended on Berlin, protesting the end of fuel...
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The European Union unveiled a plan this week to slash climate-changing emissions by 90 percent by 2040 and achieve “net zero” carbon neutrality by 2050, despite mounting opposition and protests from farmers and right-leaning parties skeptical of regulations relating to climate change, the Washington Post...
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The European Union reached a “historic” migration deal Wednesday that will overhaul the way it handles those seeking to migrate to the bloc, a move that ends years of political deadlock among EU countries while also seeking to curb the rising popularity of far-right parties,...
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The European Union warned that the war in Gaza has increased the threat of terror attacks over the holiday season, a statement that comes following a recent deadly attack near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the New York Times reported. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson...
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Lawmakers in the European Union agreed to new rules aimed at regulating artificial intelligence, one of the world’s first comprehensive attempts to control its use amid concerns about the global impact of the rapidly evolving technology, the New York Times reported. The AI Act will set...
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Eighty-five years ago, the Jewish cemetery in Vienna was one of the main targets of Kristallnacht – a Nazi pogrom against Jewish businesses, homes and synagogues in Germany and Austria. And so it was again, reported CNN. On Nov. 1, an arson attack left parts of the...
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Police in Europe recently arrested alleged terrorists for supposedly planning attacks in connection with the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Germany recently, police nabbed folks who had been previously convicted on terror charges, reported the...
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) began a landmark trial Wednesday that will force 33 countries to defend themselves against allegations that they did not take proper action against climate change, Euronews reported. The case centers on a lawsuit filed three years ago by six...
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The European Union will ban companies from falsely using “climate neutral” and environmentally friendly labels in their products, as part of an effort to crack down on “greenwashing” while boosting consumer protection, Euractiv reported. The draft law was proposed last year by the European Commission following...
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A European Union court rejected a landmark case brought by a Syrian family who alleged it was unlawfully deported by the bloc’s Frontex border agency, a ruling that deals a major blow to asylum seekers and their advocates, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. The case centers...
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Tunisia recovered more than 900 bodies of migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea from the beginning of the year through July 20, according to Interior Minister Kamel Feki. The North African country this year has been handling a record number of migrants from throughout Africa...
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The European Union’s parliament backed a major plan to protect nature and fight climate change following a tight vote Wednesday and strong opposition from the legislature’s conservative bloc, the Associated Press reported. The vote came after weeks of intense lobbying against the legislation, a key part...
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The European Parliament recently overwhelmingly passed the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act. While the legislation must overcome more hurdles to become a law, it’s an example of European lawmakers charging forward with regulations to control technology that thinkers like British physicist Stephen Hawking have warned...
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The European Union ordered Google to sell part of its advertising business after bloc regulators accused the tech giant of abusing its dominance in digital ads to undercut rivals, the Guardian reported Wednesday. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, issued the order following a two-year...
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European regulators fined Facebook’s owner, Meta, a record $1.3 billion on Monday for sending users’ information to the United States, the latest clash between the European Union and American tech giants amid negotiations for a new trans-Atlantic data deal, the Wall Street Journal reported. Ireland’s Data...
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Authorities launched a major operation against Italy’s most feared mafia organization in eight European countries this week, a move that has been called a “severe blow” to the ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate, the Telegraph reported. Police in Italy, Germany, France, and other countries raided addresses associated with...
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