Business slams Malmström’s TTIP pitch
Business groups took a few weeks to mull Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström’s pitch for a new international court to resolve disputes within the EU-U.S. trade deal, and the verdict is in: They’re not...
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Malmström tries a new tack on TTIP
European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström on Wednesday unveiled a new strategy which she called a direct response to growing opposition to an EU-U.S. trade deal, promising more transparency,...
View ArticleNorth-South divide stalls EU bid to tackle superbugs
An effort by the EU to stem the spread of drug-resistant superbugs — which the leader of the World Health Organization says could lead to the “end of modern medicine as we know it” — is stalled in the...
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Western Balkan countries agree to work together on migration
Leaders of nations along the Western Balkans migration route agreed Sunday to impose tighter controls on the flow of refugees from the Middle East to Europe, committing to provide shelter for an...
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Catalan parties launch independence bid
The two pro-independence parties in Catalonia signed a declaration Tuesday announcing “the beginning of the process for creating an independent Catalan state.” Junts pel sí (Together for Yes) and...
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Sweden to ask EU for relief on refugees
Straining under a huge influx of refugees from the Middle East, Sweden will ask the European Commission to take some of the migrants off its hands by relocating them to other countries in the EU. So...
View ArticleEU expecting 3 million more migrants by 2017
The EU expects to absorb three million more migrants by the end of 2017, giving a “modest” boost to host countries’ economies. In its autumn economic forecast released Thursday, the European Commission...
View ArticleMalmström: TTIP should be ‘sustainable’
The European Commission launched a new effort Friday to counter criticism of a pending EU-U.S. trade deal, saying Brussels will push for the final agreement to include safeguards on labor rights and...
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Catalan parliament votes to break with Spain
The Catalan regional parliament adopted Monday a 9-point resolution declaring the official beginning of separation from Spain, despite the adamant opposition of Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and...
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Catalan leader struggles to keep his job
The president of Catalonia’s pro-independence government failed Thursday in his second attempt this week to secure another term in office, and warned that the region’s bid for secession from Spain...
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Countries rethink commitments to accept refugees
The fragile consensus on dealing with the flood of migrants seeking refuge in Europe fractured Saturday following the Paris terrorist attacks, further threatening the bloc’s passport-free Schengen...
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The Belgian radicals’ den
“We don’t have a grip on the situation in Molenbeek.” A confession — a mea culpa almost — summed up the Belgian government’s reaction to the links discovered between the terrorist strikes in Paris and...
View ArticlePolice search for suspects in France and Belgium
Police in France and Belgium conducted massive search operations Monday aimed at suspects in the November 13 Paris attacks, which French authorities believe were masterminded by a Belgian. French...
View ArticleBelgium ignored signals on Abdeslam brothers
Belgian authorities knew that the two Abdeslam brothers involved in last Friday’s Paris attacks were radicals and had been connected to a local drug scene, according to Belgian officials, while a third...
View ArticleEU takes aim at weapons tied to terror attacks
The European Commission announced Wednesday it will tighten legal restrictions on the types of firearms used by terrorists in a string of attacks across Europe. The new measures will affect the sale of...
View ArticleUK junior doctors vote to strike in contract row
Junior doctors working for Britain’s National Health Service voted Thursday to strike, with 98 percent in favor among some 37,000 medics polled. The British Medical Association, which represents 41,000...
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Five nations consider mini-Schengen
Radical changes to the EU’s Schengen area have been floated less than a week after the terror attacks in Paris raised questions about the future of the border-free zone. Five EU members — Germany,...
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Row over Russian jet clouds EU-Turkey summit
The EU and NATO urged Ankara and Moscow to avoid escalation in the row over Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian fighter, which risks jeopardizing Brussels’ hopes that both countries can help ease the...
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Merkel forges new alliance on refugees
EU leaders agreed Sunday to give significant political and financial incentives to Turkey in exchange for its cooperation in stemming the flow of refugees from the Middle East to Europe. The deal...
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Montenegro to join NATO
NATO foreign ministers gave the green light for Montenegro’s accession to the military alliance Wednesday, despite opposition from Russia, which considers the enlargement a “provocation.” The...
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