Pushing for talks to end Ukraine war helpful
The presidency of the Council of the European Union is normally an uncontested, largely administrative post that rotates between EU member states every six months....
Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland hints at more comprehensive trade measures against China
Canada’s finance minister announced talks with business and labor groups next week about putting up trade barriers on vehicles made in China, hinting that the...
Measures to ensure equal treatment of the Irish language are necessary
To ensure that Irish is given equal status with other European languages, “immediate and sustained action” is needed from the European Parliament. This is the...
The reparations war that could break the EU
Getting Germany to pay full reparations to Poland was always going to be a politically herculean task, and the PiS’s all-or-nothing approach was doomed to...
Sir Keir Starmer says work on a new deal with the EU has already begun
He said: “Over centuries, our individual and national histories have been combined to form a larger story of shared progress. Today, we all share a...
COMECE calls on the EU to prioritise family values in the digital age
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) stresses in a recently published document of its youth advisory body Youth Net that...
Nvidia AI chips are a ‘major bottleneck’ but that doesn’t mean regulatory action, EU says
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager warned of a “major bottleneck” in Nvidia’s supply of AI chips, but said regulators were not yet clear on what,...
“My greatest frustration” – EU chief Borrell regrets his failure to end the Gaza war
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell. (Photo: European Parliament website) EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has reportedly said his biggest regret during...
Anti-Semitism in Europe is driving some Jews to seek safety in Israel despite the ongoing war in Gaza
Ashdod, Southern Israel — A crucial runoff election will take place in France on Sunday after the far-right Rassemblement National (Rassemblement National, Rassemblement Nationale) led...
Meta changes its policy on a controversial Arabic term as the Israel-Gaza war continues to spark debates about Big Tech companies
As we reported a few months ago, Meta’s independent oversight board recommended that parent company Facebook end its policy of banning the Arabic term “Shaheed”...