Jorge Liboreiro

Europe

Breaking down the €137 billion that Brussels has unfrozen for Poland

The European Commission approved on Thursday the release of up to €137 billion in funds for Poland that had been frozen over rule-of-law concerns. Here's what the big number means – and hides.

29 February 2024

Europe News

Von der Leyen: With or without US support, 'we cannot let Russia win'

The European Union cannot afford to let Russia win the war in Ukraine regardless of what happens in the United States after the presidential elections, Ursula von der Leyen has said.

28 February 2024

Europe News

EU risks complicity in migrant deaths due to Frontex inaction: report

Frontex should pull out of countries that fail to rescue migrants at sea or violate fundamental rights. Otherwise, the EU risks becoming "complicit" in the deaths, the European Ombudsman has warned in a new report.

28 February 2024

Europe News

MEPs defy right-wing opposition and approve Nature Restoration Law

The European Parliament gave on Tuesday the green-light to the Nature Restoration Law, defying a conservative push to bring down the bill.

27 February 2024

Europe News

Brussels to unblock €137 billion in EU funds for Poland

The European Commission is preparing to unblock up to €137 billion in cohesion and recovery funds for Poland, which until now has been unable to access the cash over rule-of-law concerns.

23 February 2024

Europe News

No work with 'Putin's friends' after EU elections, von der Leyen vows

Ursula von der Leyen has ruled out working with political parties that are "Putin's friends" if she is re-elected president of the European Commission.

21 February 2024

Europe News

EU goes after Chinese companies in new sanctions on Russia

The European Union agreed on Wednesday to slap Russia with a new round of sanctions, which for the first time target companies in mainland China suspected of helping the Kremlin get hold of forbidden items.

21 February 2024

Europe News

Poland pitches exit of Article 7 as Brussels hails 'positive dynamic'

Poland pitched on Tuesday a way out of Article 7, the European Union's special procedure to correct rule-of-law violations.

20 February 2024

Europe

In seeking re-election, von der Leyen has one real rival: herself

Ursula von der Leyen is often hailed as the most transformational president of the European Commission since Jacques Delors. But could her legacy backfire as she seeks re-election?

20 February 2024

Europe News

Ursula von der Leyen announces re-election bid as Commission president

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, has confirmed her intention to lead the executive for five more years.

19 February 2024

Europe News

EU deal on platform workers falls apart, pushing law into limbo

A group of member states blocked on Friday a law designed to improve the conditions of platform workers across the European Union, pushing the legislation to the brink of limbo.

16 February 2024

Europe News

Spain and Ireland call for 'urgent review' of EU-Israel agreement

Prime ministers Pedro Sánchez and Leo Varadkar have asked the European Commission to "undertake an urgent review" of the EU-Israel agreement in light of the war in Gaza and the worsening humanitarian crisis.

14 February 2024

Europe News

Do not undermine NATO's credibility: Stoltenberg rebukes Donald Trump

"We should not undermine the credibility of NATO's deterrence," Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday, issuing a public rebuke to Donald Trump.

14 February 2024

Europe

All you need to know about the EU agriculture sector

Disgruntled farmers have taken to the streets across the European Union. But how important is the agricultural sector to the bloc's economy? Euronews takes a closer look.

13 February 2024

Europe News

EU reaches new deal to salvage law on platform workers

The European Parliament and the Council struck on Thursday a new deal on a draft law to improve the conditions of platform workers, after the previous agreement had been derailed in a last-minute revolt.

8 February 2024

Europe News

Brussels launches legal action against Hungary over 'sovereignty law'

The European Commission launched on Wednesday legal action against Hungary over the passing of the so-called "sovereignty law."

7 February 2024

Europe News

Brussels recommends 90% emissions cut as the EU's 2040 climate target

The European Union must slash greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, Brussels said on Tuesday in a recommendation aimed at ensuring climate neutrality becomes a reality by mid-century.

6 February 2024

Europe News

Von der Leyen ditches contentious pesticide law amid farmer protests

Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday the withdrawal of a contentious law that aimed to reduce the use of pesticides across the European Union, marking the first defeat of the Green Deal.

6 February 2024

Europe News

Borrell asks EU countries to stop exporting weapons except to Ukraine

Member states should temporarily halt exports of weapons to countries other than Ukraine, Josep Borrell said on Monday, asking governments to take a "political decision" and step up ammunition supplies.

5 February 2024

Europe

The truth behind the €64.6-billion budget deal agreed by EU leaders

The European Union might soon add an additional €64.5 billion to its common budget. But it comes with fine print.

3 February 2024