Samuel Petrequin
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EU reaches provisional deal to raise renewable energy target
European Union countries and negotiators from the EU’s parliament have reached a provisional deal to increase the share of renewables in the bloc’s energy mix → Read More
Zelenskyy wraps up European tour with visit to EU summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is wrapping up a whirlwind tour of his major European backers → Read More
EU border chief pledges transparency, no illegal pushbacks
The new executive director of European Union border agency Frontex says he will work at ensuring illegal pushbacks of migrants trying to reach Europe don't take place under his watch → Read More
EU chief calls for harmonized ethics rules amid scandal
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official called Monday for the creation of an independent ethics body covering all of the bloc’s institutions and said allegations of corruption targe… → Read More
Survivors of Brussels suicide attacks seek closure at trial
The trial of 10 men accused over the 2016 suicide bombings at Brussels airport and an underground metro station starts in earnest this week → Read More
Police smash European cocaine ‘super cartel,’ arrest 49
BRUSSELS (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in six different countries have joined forces to take down a “super cartel” of drugs traffickers controlling about one third of the cocaine trade i… → Read More
Police officer killed in suspected Brussels terror attack
One Beligan police officer is dead and another wounded in a stabbing attack in Brusse;s that two judicial officials say is suspected to be terrorism-linked → Read More
EU health commissioner urges reinforced monkeypox action
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s commissioner for health is urging the bloc’s governments to step up their efforts to tackle the expanding monkeypox outbreak in the region, which sh… → Read More
EU lawmakers back gas, nuclear energy as sustainable
European Union lawmakers have voted to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc’s list of sustainable activities → Read More
EU chief warns of danger of complete cut-off of Russian gas
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says the 27-nation Europe Union needs to make emergency plans to prepare for a complete cut-off of Russian gas in the wake of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine → Read More
NATO to boost military strength with 300,000 rapid reaction troops
Allies also expected to agree on further support for Ukraine against Russian forces → Read More
NATO to boost rapid reaction force, Ukraine military support
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance plans to add thousands of troops and provide more resources to support Ukraine. → Read More
NATO to boost rapid reaction force, Ukraine military support
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO will increase the strength of its rapid reaction force nearly eightfold to 300,000 troops as part of its response to an “era of strategic competition," the military alliance's secretary-general said Monday. The NATO reaction force currently numbers around 40,000 soldiers which can deploy quickly when needed. → Read More
NATO to boost rapid reaction force, Ukraine military support
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance wants to increase the size of its rapid reaction forces from the current 40,000 to over 300,000 → Read More
NATO to boost rapid reaction force, Ukraine military support
NATO said Monday that the military alliance will increase the size of its rapid reaction forces nearly eightfold to 300,000 troops. → Read More
European Union makes Ukraine a candidate for EU membership
Meeting at a summit in Brussels, leaders of the EU’s 27 nations mustered the required unanimous approval to grant Ukraine candidate status. That sets in motion a process that could take years or even decades. → Read More
European Union leaders set to grant Ukraine candidate status
European Union leaders are set to grant Ukraine a candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc → Read More
European Union executive: Make Ukraine a member candidate
The European Union’s executive arm has recommended making Ukraine a candidate for EU membership → Read More
EU sues UK over move to rewrite post-Brexit trade rules
The European Union is suing Britain over its move to rewrite the trade rules agreed to when the country exited bloc two years ago → Read More
High prices, Asian markets could blunt EU ban on Russian oil
Energy experts say the European Union’s decision to ban nearly all oil from Russia to punish the country for its invasion of Ukraine may be blunted by rising energy prices and other countries willing to buy some of the excess petroleum → Read More