European ministers call for profit caps on energy companies as Iran war drives price surge

Finance ministers from five European Union member states are urging the bloc to introduce a windfall tax on energy companies as surging oil and gas prices raise inflation fears.
The Economist

How far do the European Union’s military ambitions go?

I MAGINE TELLING a European bureaucrat from the 1990s what the European Union, conceived as a peace project, would be doing three decades hence. Warships under EU command would be zapping ballistic missiles out of the sky in the Red Sea.
Skift

New EU Travel Rules Fully Launch This Week. Are Airports Ready?

The gradual rollout of new entry requirements has prompted lengthy wait times at European border crossings. Lines could get even longer.

EU says strikes on civilian infrastructure 'illegal' as nuclear fears mount

The European Union on Monday warned warring parties in the Middle East that strikes on civilian infrastructure are illegal. This comes as the UN's atomic energy agency voiced concern over the

EU and Australia sign free trade pact and announce a new defense partnership

The European Union and Australia have agreed on the final text of a free trade agreement some two years after negotiations broke down over Australian demands for more red meat market access and complaints about Australian products labeled with traditionally European names such as prosecco.
The Economist

Will the European Union’s next member come from the north?

Europe’s northern periphery has a complicated relationship with the European Union. Britain and Greenland are among the few places that have left it. Iceland and Norway never joined. But that could change.

After ‘Sausage Making,’ European Lawmakers Approve U.S. Trade Deal

The agreement that President Trump struck with the European Union has cleared a major hurdle that delayed it for months.

Exclusive-Five EU countries call for windfall tax on energy companies

Five European Union countries are calling for a windfall tax on energy companies' profits in reaction to rising fuel prices due to the Iran war, according to a letter from finance ‌ministers to the EU Commission seen by Reuters on Saturday.

Putin warns Armenia it can't be both a member of EU and Russia-led economic bloc

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned Armenia, which aspires to join the European Union, that it won’t be able to be part of both the EU and a Moscow-led economic alliance. Armenia,

EU seeks lifting of Greek lawmakers' immunity over farm aid fraud

ATHENS, April 1 (Reuters) - The European Chief Prosecutor on Wednesday asked Greece to lift the immunity of 11 lawmakers to allow an investigation into their role in a farm aid fraud scandal which has sparked political resignations and drawn a hefty EU fine.

Greek PM reshuffles cabinet as EU aid farm fraud probe widens

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his cabinet on Friday, as he seeks to limit the fallout from a growing scandal

EU chat control deal expires, halting mass child pornography scanning

From Saturday, online platforms in the European Union will no longer be permitted to carry out mass scanning of private communications in the fight against child pornography. A transitional