Recent News Headlines : European Commission

MAY GETS LITTLE GASP AS EU EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR SUFFICIENT PROGRESS IN BREXIT TALKS


Calling May as a tough negotiator in his 2-minute briefing, Juncker said he is confident that sufficient progress could be reached before the EU summit slated for Dec 15... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 0

BREXIT MOMENT OF TRUTH AS MAY LUNCHES IN BRUSSELS ON 'ABSOLUTE DEADLINE'


London has however rejected the EU's deadline, and appears keen to push the issue to the wire... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 63

FACTBOX: COUNTDOWN TO BREXIT BREAKTHROUGH?


British Prime Minister Theresa May meets European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker for lunch in Brussels on Monday for what could be a breakthrough in Brexit talks... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 0

AS BREXIT DEAL TAKES SHAPE, JUNCKER TO MEET MEPS


EU officials say terms have been agreed for a financial settlement long resisted by hardline supporters of Brexit... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 0

EU KEBAB MEAT MOVE COULD MAKE DONER A GONER


European parliament phosphates ban would sound death knell for nightclubber's favoured snack, industry warns... READ MORE

2nd December, 2017 3372

LUFTHANSA OFFERS EU CONCESSIONS OVER AIR BERLIN ASSET BUY


But the deal has come under fire from airlines and consumer groups who fear it will give Lufthansa dominance of German domestic routes and in Austria... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 7

FACEBOOK REPORTS PROGRESS IN REMOVING EXTREMIST CONTENT


In June, Facebook said it had ramped up use of artificial intelligence, such as image matching and language understanding, to identify and remove content quickly... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 628

BOOSTING SMES, THE HEART OF EUROPE'S ECONOMY


Three days of conferences and workshops organised by the European Commission to bring together entrepreneurs, economists and policy makers... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 32

EU BREAKS STALEMATE TO RENEW LICENCE ON CONTROVERSIAL WEEDKILLER


Monsanto insists glyphosate meets the standards required to renew its European licence... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 0

EU BREAKS STALEMATE TO RENEW LICENCE ON CONTROVERSIAL WEEDKILLER


Monsanto insists glyphosate meets the standards required to renew its European licence... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 0

EU BREAKS STALEMATE TO RENEW LICENCE ON CONTROVERSIAL WEEDKILLER


Monsanto insists glyphosate meets the standards required to renew its European licence... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 0

EU BREAKS STALEMATE TO RENEW LICENCE ON CONTROVERSIAL WEEDKILLER


Monsanto insists glyphosate meets the standards required to renew its European licence... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 0

EU RENEWS LICENCE ON CONTROVERSIAL WEEDKILLER


EU countries on Monday renewed the licence for the controversial weedkiller glyphosate for five years after heavyweight Germany surprisingly voted in favour despite environmental concerns... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 0

EU PATENT FEE GUIDELINES TO FAVOR QUALCOMM ERICSSON OTHERS SOURCES


EU patent fee guidelines to favor Qualcomm, Ericsson, others sources... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 712

FRESH POLAND PROTESTS OVER JUDICIARY REFORM


Thousands of people have protested in Poland after MPs from the ruling party gave initial backing to controversial bills to reform the judiciary... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 416

GALLERY: PICTURES OF THE DAY: 30 NOVEMBER 2017


In the Telegraph's Five by Five briefing for today, Thursday 23 November... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 3

GALLERY: PICTURES OF THE DAY: 30 NOVEMBER 2017


In the Telegraph's Five by Five briefing for today, Thursday 23 November... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 3

AMSTERDAM, PARIS TO HOST KEY EU AGENCIES AFTER BREXIT


For the UK, its loss is the first self-inflicted wound of Brexit, said the centre-right European People's Party, the largest group in the European Parliament... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 0

AMSTERDAM WINS BATTLE TO HOST EU MEDICINES AGENCY AFTER BREXIT


EU President Donald Tusk said on Twitter before the vote that whatever the outcome, the real winner of today's vote is EU27... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 0

AMSTERDAM, PARIS TO HOST KEY EU AGENCIES AFTER BREXIT


For the UK, its loss is the first self-inflicted wound of Brexit, said the centre-right European People's Party, the largest group in the European Parliament... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 0

HOW BRUSSELS IS FAILING TO PUNISH EU STATES OVER THEIR DEADLY AIR POLLUTION


The European Commission EC has told 20 of the bloc's 28 countries to clean up their act by launching 'infringement proceedings'... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 38

EU LIKELY TO REFUSE TO START BREXIT TRADE TALKS IN DECEMBER, WARNS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEADER


The prime minister will travel to Brussels on Nov. 24 to speak to leading MEPs in a bid to break the Brexit deadlock... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 81

EU FAILS TO AGREE LICENCE RENEWAL FOR CONTROVERSIAL GLYPHOSATE WEEDKILLER


Today we have seen that the seventh attempt of the European Commission to renew Glyphosate has failed again, said Luis Morago, Avaaz campaign director... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 1605

BRITISH PM THERESA MAY APPOINTS PENNY MORDAUNT AS NEW UK AID MINISTER


The European Parliament's Brexit negotiator doused hopes that those negotiations were nearing a breakthrough, saying major issues must still be resolved on safeguarding citizens' rights... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 48

IS BRUSSELS DRAGGING ITS FEET OVER CRACKING DOWN ON EUROPE'S DEADLY AIR POLLUTION?


The European Commission EC has told 20 of the bloc's 28 countries to clean up their act by launching 'infringement proceedings'... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 30

EUROPE'S CARMAKERS FACE 30% EMISSION CUTS TARGET


It delays innovation and the development of electric vehicles... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 36

IT'S NOT TESLA THAT'S PUSHING EUROPE IN ELECTRIC-CAR RACE


There is a huge gap between the European Union, which invented the car, and developing countries, Canete said... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 684

TRADE TENSIONS AHEAD FOR EU-CHINA TIES


There has been much debate in Brussels over whether to grant China market economy status... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 0

EU TOO? LAWMAKERS DENOUNCE HARASSMENT IN BRUSSELS


I have been sexually harassed, just like millions of other women in the European Union, German member Terry Reintke said... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 3

EU DELAYS VOTE ON RENEWING CONTROVERSIAL WEEDKILLER LICENCE


A panel of experts from the EU's 28 member states met behind closed doors to consider plans to extend the European licence for glyphosate... READ MORE

25th October, 2017 0

Trending News Headlines : European Commission

E.U. LAWMAKERS CALL FOR END TO VISA-FREE TRAVEL FOR AMERICANS


The Trump administration, finding itself in a tit-for-tat battle over access, would then almost certainly do the same for travelers from the European Union... READ MORE

4th March, 2017 35922

MAY REFUSES INVITATION TO ADDRESS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN PUBLIC


The development comes as minutes of a European commission meeting in Brussels revealed the low opinion EU negotiators hold of the UK's Brexit secretary, David Davis... READ MORE

8th September, 2017 17525

NEIL KINNOCK AND PETER MANDELSON AMONG PRO-EU PEERS LOOKING TO FORCE CHANGES TO BREXIT DEAL IN HOUSE OF LORDS


Many other former MEPs and European commissioners are also receiving payouts from a Brussels pension pot estimated to be worth ?10 million... READ MORE

19th February, 2017 7856

EUROPEAN COMMISSION ISSUES 'FINAL WARNING' TO UK OVER AIR POLLUTION BREACHES


Air pollution is responsible for tens of thousands of early deaths every year and is harming the health of an entire generation of children... READ MORE

15th February, 2017 5465

EU STEPS UP BREXIT TALKS WITH LABOUR OVER FEARS THERESA MAY'S GOVERNMENT WILL FALL


Brussels is seeking assurances from Jeremy Corbyn that he will honour agreements reached with the Conservatives if he comes to power... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 5197

EU CALLS FOR END TO VISA-FREE TRAVEL FOR AMERICANS IN SWIPE AT TRUMP


Dimitris Avramopoulos, the European home-affairs commissioner, traveled to Washington last month to talk about the issue... READ MORE

4th March, 2017 4698

GERMANY URGES EU COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST U.S. OVER RUSSIA SANCTIONS


We consider this as being against international law, plain and simple, Brigitte Zypries told the Funke Mediengruppe newspaper chain... READ MORE

31st July, 2017 4118

EU LEADERS TURN ON EACH OTHER OVER BREXIT NEGOTIATION TACTICS, AS DAVID DAVIS WARNS THEM BORDER CONTROLS ARE NOT UP FOR DISCUSSIONA


EU leaders turn on each other over Brexit negotiation tactics, as David Davis warns them border controls are not up for discussionA... READ MORE

15th December, 2016 3000

MACRON LAYS OUT VISION FOR 'PROFOUND' CHANGES IN POST-BREXIT EU


A very European speech from my friend Emmanuel Macron, he tweeted... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 2733

THE SCALE OF THE MIGRANT CRISIS FROM 160 TO MILLIONS


They could be included in a proposal by the European Commission to relocate 160 000 migrants from Greece Italy and Hungary to other countries in Europe... READ MORE

11th September, 2015 2628

EUROPEAN COMMISSION SEEKS TO RESETTLE 50,000 REFUGEES


We need to open real alternatives to taking perilous irregular journeys, European Union Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos told a news conference in Brussels... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 2605

A PRO-BREXIT EDITORIAL WRITTEN IN GERMAN HAS A PROBLEM


Sixty-one percent of Britons do not speak another language in addition to their mother tongue, according to a 2012 report from the European Commission... READ MORE

14th September, 2017 2057

EU COMMISSION EXTENDS REVIEW OF BAYER-MONSANTO DEAL UNTIL AUGUST 22


The Commission said it had received commitments aimed at allaying competition concerns on Monday but did not provide details... READ MORE

1st August, 2017 2030

UK FACES EUROPEAN COURT FOR FAILING TO PROTECT PORPOISES


The UK will be hauled before the European court of justice for failing to provide safe habitats for harbour porpoises, the European commission said on Thursday... READ MORE

29th September, 2016 1942

'WE ARE DOING THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ANGRY'


I met Vestager pronounced Vest-ayer in her office on the 10th floor of the curvy cross-shaped Berlaymont building in Brussels, home of the European Commission... READ MORE

18th September, 2017 1764

BRITAIN CAN STILL CANCEL BREXIT BUT 'NO-DEALERS' HAVE NO FRIENDS IN BRUSSELS, SAY EU PRESIDENTS


The British government could still cancel Brexit, Donald Tusk has said, as Jean-Claude Juncker declared that 'no dealers' had no friends in Brussels... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 1725

BRITONS FACE LOSING HEALTHCARE IN EUROPE AS EU TOUGHENS BREXIT STANCE


British tourists and business travellers will lose free healthcare in Europe, under hardline proposals put forward by the European Union during Brexit negotiations in Brussels... READ MORE

20th July, 2017 1650

JUNCKER CHIEF OF STAFF SLAMS BREXIT BRITAIN AS 'STUPID'


The European Commission declined to confirm the comments were made... READ MORE

5th September, 2017 1552

EU STARTS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST POLAND OVER NEW LAW


Poland protests against European Commission's interference saying EU's fears about its court reform are 'unfounded'... READ MORE

30th July, 2017 1444

CATALAN PRESIDENT ACCUSES SPANISH KING OF BEING GOVERNMENT MOUTHPIECE


Carles Puigdemont calls for dialogue with Madrid but says he will press on with plans for declaration of independence... READ MORE

4th October, 2017 1254

HUNGARY AND SLOVAKIA LOSE IN FIGHT OVER E.U. MIGRANT QUOTAS


In March 2016, the European Union reached a deal with Turkey to send back asylum seekers who take clandestine routes to Greece from Turkey... READ MORE

6th September, 2017 1087

'THEY HAVE TO PAY', EU'S JUNCKER SAYS OF BRITAIN


London has been hoping and pressing for this to happen at the summit... READ MORE

13th October, 2017 932

MEPS BACK JUNCKER EU COMMISSION TEAM


The commissioners underwent gruelling cross-examination at individual hearings in the European Parliament... READ MORE

22nd October, 2014 788

DONALD TUSK WARNS OF 'BLEAK OUTCOME' FROM POLISH JUDICIARY REFORM


The new law passed through the lower chamber gives the nation's president the power to influence the court's work and to appoint its judges... READ MORE

21st July, 2017 645

CONTAMINATED EGGS: NETHERLANDS FAILED TO SOUND ALARM, SAYS BELGIUM


Food safety scandal deepens as Dutch authorities are accused of not passing on early discovery of fipronil in eggs... READ MORE

10th August, 2017 622

EAT LESS RED MEAT AND CYCLE MORE FOR YOUR AND THE PLANET'S HEALTH


High-carbon lifestyles are desperately unhealthy according to Hugh Montgomery director of the UCL Institute for human health and performance and co-chair of the Lancet commission... READ MORE

23rd June, 2015 617

E.U. LEADER SUGGESTS SIMPLIFYING HOW THE BLOC IS RUN


BRUSSELS -- Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, laid out plans on Wednesday to simplify the byzantine governance of the European Union... READ MORE

14th September, 2017 548

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK OF THE EUROPEAN UNION


What does the European Union mean to you?... READ MORE

12th September, 2017 535

BALANCE OF POWER THIS NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCH WAS DIFFERENT


With Harvey lingering over the Houston area, Trump is set to visit Texas today... READ MORE

29th August, 2017 510

ANOTHER 3 MILLION REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS WILL ARRIVE IN EUROPE IN 2016, EU SAYS


More than three million more refugees and migrants are expected to arrive in the European Union by the end of 2016, the European Commission has said... READ MORE

5th November, 2015 454


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