BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday called for European Union financing for border fences, reviving an idea long seen as inadmissible ahead of a summit of the bloc’s leaders to discuss curbing irregular immigration. The gathering … Read More
Public transportation, schools and power supplies have been disrupted in France as tens of thousands of demonstrators held a third round of strikes and protests against planned pension reforms PARIS — New nationwide strikes disrupted public transport and schools, as … Read More
Eight years after facing a refugee crisis in 2015, the European Union is still struggling with how to reform its asylum system — just as migrant entries are once again rising. Reaching consensus among the bloc’s 27 nations has become … Read More
A lawyer for Matthew Grech warns his case could set in motion a legal ‘domino effect’ A Christian charity worker in Malta could face jail time after he claimed that his faith enabled him to turn away from a homosexual … Read More
French unions and demonstrators have taken to the streets on Thursday in widespread industrial action against the government’s projected pension reforms. President Emmanuel Macron’s administration seeks to raise France’s official retirement age from 62 — lower than much of Europe … Read More
The territory’s Chief Minister is not optimistic about Gibraltar’s future if the EU and UK fail to reach an agreement. The Chief Minister of Gibraltar has said the territory will have an “uncomfortable” experience if the UK and, EU and … Read More
Croatia, the European Union’s newest member, adopts the euro as its currency on Jan. 1. The move vaults the nation of around 4 million people into the EU’s core, making payments easier and cheaper and giving its financial system a … Read More
Exxon Mobil is suing the European Union in an attempt to force the bloc to scrap its new windfall tax on oil companies, according to reports on Wednesday. The US oil giant argues Brussels has gone beyond its legal authority … Read More
After months of political bickering that has seen a dizzying succession of draft proposals, joint letters, emergency meetings and increasingly exasperated statements, the European Union on Monday approved the first-ever cap on gas prices. EU ministers hammered out a deal on … Read More
Belgian prosecutors have charged four people with corruption, money laundering, and participating in a criminal organization. European Parliament Becomes Focus of Corruption Scandal Belgian prosecutors charged four individuals on Sunday for their alleged involvement in a suspected Qatari bribery campaign … Read More