Europe

The European Commission, an executive branch of the European Union, has begun legal proceedings against Poland over the latter's new "Russian influence" law. The controversial new law was adopted by the Polish parliament in late May. It calls for the...

In a move that reveals escalating tensions between the West and China, the European Commission has banned the usage of the Chinese social media app TikTok by its employees due to security concerns. Authorities have until March 15 to remove...

The EC on Monday recommended that  all foreign tourists who have been fully vaccinated be allowed into member states.

The European Commission is suing the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca over the delay in providing vaccines to the Union.

The European Union will "have to think again" what it can do if Turkey continues its provocative actions and statements, the European Commission's spokesperson for foreign affairs issues, Peter Stano, said on Monday. He also repeated that the EU...

The European Commission issued a statement on Wednesday in which it calls on all 513 million EU citizens to prepare for the upcoming UK exit from the EU and its implications in their everyday lives. The statement, titled ''Final Commission...

Members of the European Parliament narrowly backed Ursula von der Leyen as the next President of the European Commission on Tuesday, making her the first woman to hold Europe’s top job. Germany's defence minister was confirmed as the successor to...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker accidentally called the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, "Macedonia", before he showed his embarrassment with a goofy grimace. Juncker's slip of the tongue came during a press briefing after a meeting with FYROM Prime Minister...

On Tuesday, the European Commission called for stricter border controls in the Schengen area to be lifted by November so that the passport-free zone can be restored to normal. The controls, originally introduced by Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and...

The European Commission presented proposals to complete the reform of the Common European Asylum System in order to move towards a fully efficient, fair and humane asylum policy – one which can function effectively both in times of normal and...

The European Union is looking to take a decisive step in establishing a more proactive border control in light of rising concern's over the union's security. Frontex, the EU's current border authority, could soon be in the past. The body largely has...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will travel to Cyprus this week (Thursday 16 July and Friday 17 July) at the invitation of President Nikos Anastasiades. It will be President Juncker’s first official visit to the island since becoming President of...

A special two-euro coin designed by Georgios Stamatopoulos of the Bank of Greece (BoG) was picked by 30% of 100,000 voters in an online European Commission competition to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the European flag...

The European Commission is planning to take a series of measures in order to deal with illegal migration and take strong actions against human smugglers. Ii is estimated that in the first four months of 2015, almost 2,000 people lost their...

The quarterly report of the Directorate General for Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Commission released on Tuesday, refers to an increase in household indebtedness in several member states since 2008. According to the report, in the period from 2008 to 2013,...