EU agrees on new rules to curb plastic pellet pollution
The EU is cracking down on microplastic pollution. New rules target plastic pellets, a major hidden threat to the bloc’s environment.
France tops EU asylum applications in February, overtaking Germany
Although EU-wide statistics are not yet available, asylum applications in Germany have been falling in recent months.
Berlin hoping for further talks to avert US tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose 20 percent tariffs on imports from the European Union has left EU member states scrambling to respond.
Time to say goodbye: Will the EU ever abandon Daylight Saving Time?
A move to end the twice-yearly clock change in the EU has been on the back burner for years. The Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union has been pushing against the Brussels inertia to get that ball rolling again. Help might come from an unexpected corner: Trump and Musk.
EU braces for US President Donald Trump ‘liberation day’ tariffs
Two of the world’s most interconnected global economies are hurtling towards a collision with the US President preparing to unveil a raft of new tariffs on America’s closest trading partners. No one on either side of the Atlantic knows what to expect.