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EU's Team Europe to return to Libya after rebuffal
The European Union's Team Europe is to return to Libya after a rebuffal of a delegation featuring Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi over an apparent procedural glitch this week, leaders agreed on the sidelines of the second and last day...

Government commits to ban lead in shotgun cartridges
Shotgun cartridges containing lead shot will be banned for game shooting, following an industry wide consultation. A three-year transition period will begin next summer, with it becoming an offence to use shotgun cartridges containing lead shot...

Italy receives 17.5GW solar PV bids in latest renewables auction
The strike price for the auction has been set at €76.369/MWh (US$89.3/MWh), with a maximum and minimum strike price of €90.689/MWh and €62.05/MWh, respectively. Solar PV projects that have been selected to participate in the auction will have...

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...

Marta Kos, EU Commissioner for Enlargement
Europe continues to stand with Ukraine and plans to further strengthen its support in the future. Numerous programs have already been launched to attract funding and investors. At the same time, people — Ukrainians — are just as critically...

Poland records EU’s largest chocolate price rise
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France, Britain unveil nuclear weapons pact
France and Britain have agreed to reinforce cooperation over their respective nuclear arsenals as the two European powerhouses seek to respond to growing threats to the continent and uncertainty over their US ally. Thursday's announcement came...

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...

Britain and France Announce Nuclear Weapon Co-Ordination For First Time
France will co-ordinate its nuclear weapons with a foreign power for the first time under a new agreement with the United Kingdom expressed as a bid to deter “extreme threats” against Europe. A new nuclear agreement has been reached between the...

EU population hits record 450m on another migration boost
Migration into the European Union pushed its population to a record 450.4 million people last year, offsetting a natural population decline for the fourth straight year, data released on Friday showed. Ireland was the EU country with the second...

European Union gives up on Malawi’s graft fight
By Deogratias Mmana: The outgoing European Union (EU) Ambassador to Malawi Rune Skinnebach has said the fight against corruption has not improved in Malawi despite the support of the intentional community. He has since left the ball in the hands...

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...

Portuguese government formally announces sale of 49.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal
Portugal’s government has officially relaunched the much-delayed and long-awaited privatisation of the national airline TAP Air Portugal (TAP). With several major European airline groups vying for a potential stake in the carrier, the process is...

Is Europe going off the rails?
According to Eurostat, as of 2023, the European Union had more than 8,556 kilometers of dedicated high-speed rail lines. However, the overall size of the European railway network has contracted by 1.3% between 2013 and 2023. This is hardly the...

How many migrants are estimated to work illegally in UK – compared with Europe
France wants the UK to make itself less attractive to asylum seekers by reducing the chance of working illegally - but what do the numbers show? France is pushing the UK to crack down on illegal work in a bid to reduce Channel crossings. The UK...

EU population hits record 450 million on another migration boost
By Gianluca Lo Nostro (Reuters) -Migration into the European Union pushed its population to a record 450.4 million people last year, offsetting a natural population decline for the fourth straight year, EU data released on Friday showed. WHY IT...

Expulsion of European delegation: A prelude to further escalation
By Abdullah Alkabir, political writer and commentator Greek authorities have considered Haftar's expulsion of the official European delegation a "calculated move," one prepared in advance to thwart European attempts to develop joint plans with...

'Europe watched as our children were killed': Bosnia remembers Srebrenica genocide 30 years on
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE have gathered in Srebrenica to commemorate the genocide committed 30 years ago by Bosnian Serb forces, one of Europe’s worst atrocities since World War II. On the eve of the commemorations, thousands of Srebrenica peace...

EU foreign ministers to discuss situation in Middle East Monday
BRUSSELS, 11th July, 2025 (WAM) -- EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs will hold a meeting next Monday in Brussels, to be chaired by Kaja Kallas, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The meeting will address...
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...