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World Jun 27 EU leaders appoint top officials to serve as the face of world’s largest trading bloc European Union leaders signed off on a trio of top appointments for their shared political institutions on Thursday, reinstalling German conservative Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission for another five years.
World Jun 07 Irish and Czech voters go to the polls on day 2 of EU elections as the far right seeks power Final results will not be released until Sunday night, after every country has voted. But an exit poll on Thursday after the elections kicked off in the Netherlands confirmed that Geert Wilders' far-right party would likely make big gains.
World Apr 17 EU leaders vow to impose tougher sanctions against Iran as Ukraine’s president pleads for support At a summit in Brussels on Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron urged his EU counterparts to "adapt" and "expand" sanctions against Iran. Meanwhile, the war between Russia and Ukraine remained high on the EU's agenda.
World Mar 12 European Union members should open talks with Bosnia on joining, the EU’s executive branch says The Western Balkan country is among six nations that are at different stages of the EU accession process following a period of wars in the 1990s. Their memberships have been stalled for years.
World Feb 01 EU seals deal for 50 billion-euro aid package for Ukraine, overcoming Hungary’s veto threat Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed it as a “very important” decision. His country could receive the first tranche of funds as soon as March, once the European Parliament has endorsed the deal.
World Dec 14 European Union agrees to open membership negotiations with Ukraine The decision represented a stunning reversal for a country at war that had struggled to find the necessary backing for its membership aspirations and long faced opposition from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
World Nov 17 European Union nations reach major breakthrough to stop shipping plastic waste to poor countries European Union countries and lawmakers have reached a breakthrough to stop sending their plastic trash to poor countries.
World Oct 18 Tunisian man suspected of killing two Swedish soccer fans in Belgium under deportation order, officials say In a country that has been repeatedly rocked by extremist attacks, the government's inability to deport the 45-year-old Tunisian national and prevent him from carrying out his attack is sparking a fierce political debate.
World Oct 13 1 teacher dead, 2 people wounded in school stabbing attack in France The French intelligence services said the suspect had been closely watched since the summer with tails and telephone surveillance and was stopped as recently as Thursday for a police check that found no wrongdoing.
Nation Oct 08 Simone Biles wraps up world gymnastics championships with 2 more gold medals The American superstar claimed a third, then a fourth, gold medal on the final day of the 2023 competition on Sunday, winning the women’s balance beam and floor finals in a dominant fashion.