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EU ministers searches for forever chemicals in their blood
European environment ministers have taken blood tests to look for the forever chemicals in a public campaign, shedding light on the worrying presence of the toxic substances, writes Politico. Forever chemicals, or PFAS, are perfluorinated and...

EU Issues Voluntary AI Code of Practice Ahead of 2026 Enforcement Deadline
4The European Union has published a voluntary Code of Practice on general-purpose artificial intelligence (GPAI), aimed at supporting companies in meeting the bloc’s AI regulatory requirements. Released on Thursday, the measure is intended to act...

European Shares Decline As Tariff Worries Return To Haunt
European stocks fell on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 35 percent tariff on Canadian imports, starting Aug. 1, in a dramatic escalation of a trade war with the United States' closest ally over the country's alleged role in...

EU urges Armenia, Azerbaijan to finalize peace deal
July 11, 2025 - 15:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union has urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to proceed swiftly with the signing and ratification of a draft peace agreement. This was announced by Anita Hipper, spokesperson for the EU’s foreign...

EU Against Any Demographic Or Territorial Changes In Gaza
The European Union (EU) on Thursday reiterated its strong opposition to any demographic or territorial changes in the Gaza Strip and its support for the reunification of Gaza with the occupied West Bank under the Palestinian Authority. Speaking at...

France’s water crisis hits daily life.
France’s shrinking reservoirs lay bare the scale of the water crisis, as drought conditions stretch into summer 2025. Credit: NADAS Photography from Pexels via Canva.com In the summer of 2025, France is not only hot, it’s thirsty. From the Loire...

Minister: Public to be consulted on CSME free movement
News Paula Lindo Just Now Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Sean Sobers speaks at a post-cabinet media briefing Red House, Port of Spain on July 10. - Jeff K. Mayers Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Sean Sobers says the government is...

Europe’s international fishing deals must include greater transparency, NGO group urges
A new report from a group of environmental NGOs said that transparency failures and limited public access to critical data are just a few of several reasons why it is essential to reform the European Union’s sustainable fisheries partnership...

EU visa rules update for UK citizens after Brexit as minister issues statement
The government has been put under pressure to take action over EU visa rules for UK citizens. The issue was raised in the House of Commons on Thursday as an MP highlighted the case of two people who live in Spain for part of the year but have to...

EU’s ‘reluctance’ to act over Israel criticised by 27 former ambassadors
Published on 11/07/2025 - 12:29 GMT+2•Updated 12:41 The EU's “reluctance to take serious action against Israel” in relation to its conduct in Gaza and the West Bank has been criticised by 27 former EU ambassadors to the Middle East and North...

Europe must coordinate carbon infrastructure buildout for CCS success – report
The buildout of a sizeable infrastructure for CO2 transport and storage is key to enable the market ramp-up for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in Europe, said the World Energy Council (WEC) Germany in a report, adding that...

EU May Cut Farm Subsidies to Fund Ukraine Accession, Warns Hungarian MEP
The European Commission is preparing to reduce common agricultural subsidies in order to finance the costs of Ukraine’s accession to the EU and the higher repayments on loans taken out earlier, Fidesz MEP Csaba Dömötör told MTI in Strasbourg. The...

EU Commission President Survives No-Confidence Vote
Fri 11 Jul 2025 | 01:21 PM European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has decisively survived a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament, after a motion led by far-right lawmakers failed to gain traction. The vote, held on Thursday,...

European leadership seeks to mobilize continent for war against Russia — Lavrov
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11. /TASS/. The current leaders of Europe have forgotten the lessons of history and are once again attempting to mobilize the continent for war against Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated at a press conference...

EU unveils Stockpiling & Medical Countermeasures Strategies for crisis preparedness
The European Commission has introduced a comprehensive approach to strengthen the EU’s crisis preparedness strategy. These newly unveiled strategies aim to improve coordination, build resilience across member states, and lay the groundwork for...

EU, UNICEF, UNHCR launch project for forcibly displaced persons in Northern Ghana
The European Union (EU), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, have launched a €2.7 million multi-donor initiative in Northern Ghana to significantly strengthen...
EU waits on Trump letter as markets digest latest tariff salvo
By Julia Payne and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union braced on Friday to receive a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump, outlining planned duties on his largest trade and investment partner after a broadening of his...

Minister Lipavský to Attend July Meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels
11.07.2025 / 14:22 Date: 15.07.2025 , Venue: Brussels Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský will attend the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Brussels on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Discussions will focus on Russian aggression against...

NGOs file legal appeal to revoke Comino project permit
Moviment Graffitti, together with 14 environmental NGOs and individuals, filed an appeal on Thursday evening with the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal, calling for the revocation of the Comino project’s planning permit. The proposed...

Germany should stick to renewables expansion targets to incentivise electrification – report
The new German government should refrain from lowering expansion goals for renewable energy, because an ambitious development would help lower electricity prices and system costs, incentivising the switch to electric appliances like heat pumps and...