Aida Sanchez Alonso

Europe News

Farmers' protests reach Brussels as discontent with green policy grows

Farmers held demonstrations outside the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday as protests against environmental legislation and other grievances spread across the continent.

24 January 2024

Europe News

Catalan separatist leader demands amnesty to back Sánchez government

Exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has asked for amnesty and an end to all legal proceedings against Catalan separatists in exchange for his support to back a new left-wing coalition government led by Pedro Sánchez.

5 September 2023

Europe News

Brussels unveils big drugs law overhaul, sparking industry anger

The new system aims to make medicines more affordable and available for citizens across the bloc but the sector is criticising key measures.

26 April 2023

Europe News

Brussels won't change pesticides law to protect bees despite petition

The European Commission is pushing for the Parliament and the Member States to finish the initiatives that are on the table.

5 April 2023

Europe News

Watch: How do EU Council summits work? We take you behind the scenes

See the EU Council summits like you never have before.

24 March 2023

Europe News

Will reusable packaging pollute more? This is what McDonald's thinks

The fast food chain asks for more recycling ahead of an EU legislation that will ban single-use packaging by 2030.

17 March 2023

Europe News

Brussels looking into getting Big Tech to fund Internet connectivity

Telecoms companies argue that businesses, such as Netflix, should contribute more due to their bandwidth usage.

23 February 2023

Europe News

Von der Leyen calls for subsidy boost to make EU 'home of clean tech'

The EU needs to cut red tape to accelerate green tech deployment and to support its industries, the Commission chief argued to global leaders in Davos.

17 January 2023

Europe News

Catalan president meets with EU commissioners in restart of relations

Pere Aragonès said the region was working to "generate spaces of trust with the EU institutions."

21 October 2022

Europe News

Mahsa Amini: Iranian protests will have 'crucial impact' in Europe

"It’s not enough for Europe just to support verbally. Europe should not really take this stance that they can take without necessarily interrupting their relationship with the Iranian authorities," said Iranian-French academic Azadeh Kian.

5 October 2022

World

EU Energy Commissioner: "we need a price cap for Russian gas"

Spiralling inflation, an unhealthy dependence on Russian energy, and the risk of power cuts. The EU Commission faces one of its toughest winters on record. Energy Commissioner, Kadri Simson wants a price cap on Russian gas and urgers households to do what they can to save energy.

23 September 2022

Europe News

'Time to decide': MEPs call for Serbia to change its stance on Russia

MEPs ask the EU candidate country to follow EU sanctions on Moscow.

6 July 2022

World News

Four key problems the EU faced in 2021

Most, if not all, will still be on the agenda in 2022.

30 December 2021

World News

Migration back to the forefront of EU politics in 2021

Migration once again became a key issue in the bloc in 2021 as thousands gathered on the EU's border with Belarus. Here's a look back.

29 December 2021

Europe News

Here are some of the issues Brussels will have on its plate in 2022

New year, same old problems?

28 December 2021

European Union

Europe's week: Omicron reveals the EU's coordination cracks

EU leaders closed an intense agenda this week with talks about the new COVID-19 variant omicron.

17 December 2021

Europe News

Refugees a 'global reponsibility', Jordanian minister says

"Everybody's going to have to do their bit and share their burden of the responsibility," Jordan's foreign minister said in Brussels.

17 November 2021

Europe News

EU proposes tougher regulations on exporting trash

The EU is ready to increase restrictions for waste shipments to stop polluting third countries.

17 November 2021

Europe News

'Significant' Russian military build-up near Ukraine stoke tensions

“We call on Russia to be transparent about its military activities,” NATO's chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday.

15 November 2021

Europe

Word of the Week: Strategic Compass

Much as been said about EU's newest tool, but what does it mean and where is this compass leading the bloc?

15 November 2021