Gabriela Baczynska
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Democracy 'not radically worse' in EU than a year ago, says executive
The European Union's latest democracy health check showed there was no significant deterioration across the 27-nation bloc in areas like media and court freedoms or efforts to tackle corruption over the last year, a top official said on Wednesday. → Read More
Ukraine meets 2 of 7 conditions to launch EU membership talks -sources
A European Union report will this week say that Ukraine has met two out of seven conditions to start membership negotiations, two EU sources said, with the bloc's executive set to highlight progress made despite the war triggered by Russia's invasion. → Read More
EU ministers seek long-stalled migration deal
Home affairs ministers from the European Union's 27 member states gathered on Thursday to try get across the line an elusive agreement on how to share out the responsibility of caring for refugees and migrants. → Read More
Breakthrough on stalled EU migration deal coming this week
European Union countries are expected this week to agree on how to share out the responsibility of hosting refugees and migrants, a top EU official said on Tuesday of what would mark a breakthrough after years of bitter feuds within the bloc. → Read More
No quick deal in sight as EU countries start talks on new Russia sanctions
European Union states hold a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export curbs on third countries for busting existing trade restrictions. → Read More
EU takes aim at Chinese firms in proposed new Russia sanctions
The European Union's executive has proposed blacklisting several Chinese companies and curbing exports to nations seen as involved in bypassing Russia trade restrictions under new sanctions against Moscow for the war against Ukraine. → Read More
Hungary must bolster judiciary 'very soon' to recover billions from EU, official says
Hungary must bolster the independence of its judiciary "very soon" to stand a realistic chance of getting any of the 15.4 billion euros envisaged for Budapest from the European Union's COVID recovery stimulus, said a top official in the bloc. → Read More
Eleven EU countries urge 'great caution' in loosening state aid rules
Eleven European Union countries urged "great caution" in relaxing the bloc's state aid rules in a bid to support Europe's green industry in a global race, saying that risked damaging competition inside the bloc, a document showed. → Read More
EU looks to tighten borders to keep unwanted migrants away
European Union leaders said on Thursday they would tighten their borders to keep away unwanted immigrants, with some seeking more fences and walls while others would rather spend the money on improving living conditions in worse-off parts of the world. → Read More
'Fences protect Europe', Hungary's Orban says ahead of EU migration summit
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. → Read More
EU wants to send more people back to Africa, Middle East, Asia
European Union migration ministers meet on Thursday to discuss visa restrictions and better coordination inside the bloc to be able to send more people with no right to asylum in Europe back to their home countries including Iraq. → Read More
U.S., EU, UK impose new sanctions on Iran over protest crackdown
The actions are the latest response to Iran's deadly clampdown on unrest after the death of young Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in morality police custody in September. → Read More
Explainer: Europe's hard-fought plan to cap gas prices
European Union countries agreed on Monday to cap gas prices, after debating for months whether the measure could hinder rather than help Europe's efforts to cope with an energy crisis. → Read More
EU reviews Hungary's eligibility for sorely needed aid
The European Union's executive is due to come up with a new assessment on Friday of the state of democracy in Hungary to help the bloc's 26 other member states decide on whether to grant Budapest billions of euros worth of funds. → Read More
Europe's free-travel zone set to welcome Croatia but bar Romania and Bulgaria
Opposition led by Austria is set to prevent Bulgaria and Romania from winning approval on Thursday to join Europe's control-free travel zone, though its 26 member countries are expected to admit Croatia. → Read More
EU countries unhappy with 275 euro gas cap proposal
European Union energy ministers locked horns on Thusday over a proposed gas price cap at 275 euros per megawatt hour (MWh), grappling over its effectiveness at that level and the impact on supplies and incentives to cut consumption. → Read More
EU countries spar over 275 euros/MWh gas cap proposal
The 27 European Union countries disagreed on Wednesday over a proposal by the bloc's executive to cap future gas prices at 275 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh), a plan that has swiftly drawn criticism from both backers and opponents. → Read More
EU gas cap seen in place for one year, countries at odds over price level
The European Commission proposed introducing a gas price cap for one year from Jan.1, 2023, according to draft legislation seen by Reuters that has so far left the actual ceiling level blank. → Read More
EU poised to unblock billions in funds for Hungary -sources
The European Union's executive is on track to unblocking billions of euros in funds for Hungary this year after Prime Minister Viktor Orban bowed to pressure from the bloc over democratic checks and balances, EU sources said. → Read More
EU Commission said gas price cap impossible as requested -sources
The European Union's executive body told its 27 member countries at a seminar on Monday that it was not possible to create a gas price cap that would not affect long-term contracts or supply security, two diplomatic sources told Reuters. → Read More