How EU sanctions are enforced in practice
How EU sanctions are enforced in practice: who implements them, where cases fail, and why national authorities remain the decisive weak point.
EU makes progress against invasive alien species, but spread continues
More than 300 rapid eradication actions have been carried out across the EU, with nearly two thirds proving successful — yet invasive…
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Barcelona Takes the Tour de France’s First Turn
A team time trial on Montjuic opens the 2026 Tour de France with a reminder that cycling's biggest race is also a…
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EU Steel Shield Comes Into Force
New import quotas mark a sharper phase in Europe’s response to global overcapacity The European Union’s new steel import regime will apply…
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EU Gives Chemicals Agency Firmer Ground
A provisional deal would strengthen ECHA’s legal base, funding flexibility and independence as Europe confronts wider chemical safety demands The European Union…
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From saving sight to next-generation logistics: meet the 2026 EU Women Innovators
When Dr Katerina Spranger was a child, she came very close to losing her sight.“I had an accident and had to undergo…
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Human Rights
OSCE Meeting Warns Torture Prevention Is Failing
At an OSCE meeting in Vienna, officials and civil society warned that torture prevention depends on safeguards, oversight and accountability.
Brussels Tightens the Gate on Strategic Investment
New EU rules make foreign investment screening mandatory across the bloc while keeping final decisions in national hands The European Union has published updated rules for…
News
More News newsEU Message-Scanning Push Reopens Privacy Fight
Member states seek to revive a temporary child-safety tool after Parliament rejected the measure in March EU governments have moved…
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EU Sends Rescue Teams to Venezuela
Eight member states mobilise emergency assistance after the 24 June earthquakes, as UN teams coordinate search-and-rescue support The European Union…
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Economy
More Economy newsEU-US Tariff Deal Reaches Final Approval
Brussels locks in tariff cuts while keeping safeguards for European producers The Council of the European Union gave final approval…
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EU Ministers Back Pension Shake-Up
Council mandate opens talks on retirement savings, sustainable funds and investor safeguards EU finance ministers have backed changes to two…
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Brussels Tightens the Gate on Strategic Investment
New EU rules make foreign investment screening mandatory across the bloc while keeping final decisions in national hands The European Union has published updated rules for screening foreign…
Human Rights
More Human Rights newsArgentina: The Troubling Pattern of Fernando Arrigo
An Argentine prosecutor, repeatedly questioned over irregular methods, now faces criticism in three unrelated proceedings. By Alessandro Amicarelli I first…
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EU Moves to Tighten Child Abuse Laws
Provisional deal targets AI-generated abuse material, sextortion and delayed access to justice for survivors The European Union has reached a…
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Council of Europe Sets New Benchmark on Mental Health Autonomy — But Tensions with UN Disability Treaty Persist
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers adopted on 17 June 2026 a new Recommendation on respect for autonomy in mental healthcare — the most comprehensive policy guidance…
Rudnev during a recent medical examination
Politics
More Politics newsEU Deal Digitises Posted Worker Declarations
A voluntary single portal promises less red tape, but enforcement will decide whether mobile workers gain clearer protection The European…
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Starmer Resigns as UK Faces New Turmoil
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that he will step down, opening another period of political uncertainty in the…
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Lithuania’s Government Resigns
Cabinet steps down after coalition reset as Vilnius prepares for another Social Democrat prime minister Lithuania has entered a new political transition after Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė and…
Religion
More Religion newsEdinburgh Attacks Put Anti-Muslim Hate in Focus
Five men were injured as counter-terrorism officers joined the investigation into violent incidents across the Scottish capital A man has…
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EU imposes sanctions on Simferopol Metropolitan Tikhon Shevkunov
Simferopol and Crimean Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov), who has been called “Putin’s spiritual father,” has been included in the sanctions list…
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A Prosecutor’s Obsession and Two Lives in Peril
A deepening emergency for Facundo Jones Huala and Konstantin Rudnev as new medical evidence exposes the consequences of prosecutorial pressure The European Times has covered the case of…
Society
More Society newsTaliban Talks Put EU Returns Policy Under Fire
A planned Brussels meeting on Afghan deportations has sharpened concern over rights, recognition and Europe’s duty not to return people…
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Heat Pumps Cut Into Europe’s Gas Exposure
New market figures show clean heating is becoming an energy-security issue as well as a climate policy choice Europe’s heat…
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EU Meta Probe Turns to Addictive Design
Brussels is reported to be preparing a sharper Digital Services Act case over children’s safety on Facebook and Instagram The European Commission is reportedly preparing to escalate its…
What to Do If… in Europe
More What to Do If… in Europe newsWhat to Do If Your Landlord Refuses to Return Your Deposit in Europe
The keys are back. The room is empty. You have cleaned the flat, sent your new address, and waited for…
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What to Do If You Lose Your Passport in Europe
You reach for your passport — and it’s gone. Maybe it slipped out of your bag, maybe it was stolen,…
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What to Do If You Have No Written Work Contract in Europe
You start the job because you need the income. The manager says the paperwork will come “next week”. Then your shifts change, your pay is unclear, overtime is…
