European Union (EU)

European Union (EU)

EU European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas speaks to Reuters during an interview on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 24, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

EU's Kallas questions US rationale for tariffs on bloc, seeks clarification

"If you compare our labour laws to the ones of the United States, I mean, we have paid vacations, we have very good labour conditions for our employees, so it's not really grounded,"...

Environment groups hope the ban will cut waste and overproduction. Photo: Sergieiev/Zoonar/picture alliance

EU ban on destroying unsold clothes takes effect

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Govt signals interest in Airbus as European envoys back Biman's mixed-fleet plan

Teenagers pose for a picture while looking at their phones, in Bonn, Germany, February 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch

Children's social media curbs planned across EU: Ursula von der Leyen

An Exolum refuelling tanker fills an airplane at Almeria airport in Spain, April 19, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo

Less than a month's supply: Europe's jet fuel stocks are wafer thin as Iran tensions flare

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and EU leaders attend a meeting of 'Coalition of the Willing', amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 24, 2026. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Allies to muster more air defence aid for Ukraine as battlefield momentum shifts

Jewish settlement of Shilo in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as seen from the Palestinian village of Jalud 2 July, 2026. REUTERS/Ali Sawafta

EU ministers to debate curbing trade with Israeli settlements

A blue verification badge and the logos of Facebook and Instagram are seen in this picture illustration taken 19 January 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

EU tells Instagram, Facebook to change addictive features or risk fines

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EU keen on FTA with Bangladesh; technical team to visit soon

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EU launches new project on regional energy connectivity in South Asia

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (not pictured) in Baghdad, Iraq, April 9, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

Egypt expects €1.5b from EU assistance package in coming days: Minister

Women walk holding umbrellas to protect from the sun amid a heatwave in Bordeaux, France, May 28, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Alice Sacco

Net-zero champion Europe snared by climate change on its doorstep

A cyclist cools off at a fountain at Madrid Rio park during the second day of the heatwave, in Madrid, Spain, July 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ana Beltran/File Photo

Which European countries are running out of water?