Jorge Liboreiro

Europe

Analysis: With Breton out, von der Leyen tightens grip on power

The Frenchman's dramatic resignation sets the tone for Ursula von der Leyen's second mandate at the top of the European Commission.

16 September 2024

Europe News

Breton quits as EU Commissioner, directly blames von der Leyen

Thierry Breton has resigned as European Commissioner, dealing a new blow to Ursula von der Leyen's efforts to build her next team.

16 September 2024

Europe News

EU countries given three options to raise €45 billion loan for Ukraine

The G7 has promised to raise a $50 billion (€45bn) loan for Ukraine, but the initiative requires an agreement between the 27 members of the European Union.

13 September 2024

Europe News

Netherlands to ask opt-out from EU asylum rules 'as soon as possible'

The four-party cabinet in the Netherlands has vowed to establish "the strictest asylum regime ever" to curb irregular migration.

13 September 2024

Europe News

EU rejects price offer from Chinese EV producers as talks near end

Negotiations between Brussels and Beijing on the dispute around electric vehicles have entered the final stretch ahead of a make-or-break vote.

12 September 2024

Europe News

Sánchez urges the EU to 'reconsider' tariffs on Chinese electric cars

"We don't need another war, in this case, a trade war. We need to build bridges between the EU and China," Pedro Sánchez said in Shanghai.

11 September 2024

Europe

Is the border-free Schengen Area about to unravel?

Recent developments in Germany and Hungary linked to irregular migration have cast serious doubts over the future of the Schengen Area.

11 September 2024

Europe News

EU to use 'all powers' to stop Orbán from bussing migrants to Brussels

Viktor Orbán has vowed retaliation for a €200 million fine imposed by the European Court of Justice, which Hungary refuses to pay.

10 September 2024

Europe

Dirty laundry: Which EU Commissioners are in danger of being rejected?

Some nominees for European Commissioner might soon see their aspirations go down in flames for mistakes made in the past.

10 September 2024

Europe News

Belgium rejects Hungary's 'provocation' to bus migrants to Brussels

The showdown between Budapest and Brussels over migration policy and the rule of law is quickly escalating.

9 September 2024

Europe News

EU and Hungarian officials clash over visa scheme for Russian citizens

The European Commission has sent a second letter to Hungary asking for further clarifications about its National Card scheme.

4 September 2024

Europe News

Brussels urges Mongolia to comply with ICC request and arrest Putin

Vladimir Putin has been accused of engineering the unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.

2 September 2024

Europe News

Hungary misses first deadline to pay €200 million fine imposed by ECJ

The ECJ found Hungary had committed an "unprecedented and exceptionally serious breach of EU law" by limiting a refugee's right to seek asylum.

2 September 2024

Europe News

Peace can never mean surrender, von der Leyen says in new Orbán rebuke

In her first wide-ranging speech since being re-elected to office, Ursula von der Leyen scolded politicians who blame the war "not on Putin's lust for power but on Ukraine's thirst for freedom."

30 August 2024

Europe News

Brussels doesn't object Spanish veto of Hungarian Talgo takeover

Brussels has raised no objections to the Spanish veto of a Hungarian bid that would have acquired the totality of Talgo, a domestic train maker.

29 August 2024

Europe News

Let Ukraine strike Russia and keep the momentum, Kuleba urges EU

Dmytro Kuleba has urged EU countries to take "bold decisions" and allow Ukraine to use donated weapons to strike deep into Russian territory.

29 August 2024

Europe News

Border controls are 'last resort,' Brussels says after Solingen attack

The spectre of additional border controls looms over the Schengen Area after a deadly attack in Solingen, Germany.

27 August 2024

Europe News

Brussels asks Hungary to explain the easing of visa rules for Russians

Hungary's National Card scheme simplifies visa procedures and security screenings for "guest workers" coming from Russia and Belarus.

2 August 2024

Europe News

Brussels defends presence of senior EU diplomat in Iran's inauguration

Enrique Mora, the deputy secretary general of the European External Action Service (EEAS), attended the swearing-in ceremony of Iran's new president.

1 August 2024

Europe News

EU calls for 'maximum restraint' after Hamas leader's assassination

"No country and no nation stand to gain from a further escalation in the Middle East," an EU spokesperson said after Ismail Haniyeh was killed.

31 July 2024