The EU warned TikTok’s new rewards feature could be addictive. Now the app's suspended it

TikTok announced Wednesday that it had suspended a feature that rewarded users for watching and liking videos on its new Lite app, available in France and Spain, after the EU launched an investigation Monday over child-safety concerns.

Georgian lawmakers debate controversial 'foreign influence' bill as opponents call for mass protests

Georgian lawmakers on Tuesday agreed an early draft of a controversial "foreign influence" bill, sparking fears of protests against the legislation criticised for mirroring repressive Russian law. 

Fact Check: Is Russia Really to Blame for EU’s Food Frustration?

The European Union is preparing tough new restrictions on the import of grain and seed oils from Russia and Belarus at the urging of five of its eastern members, purportedly over the threat that Russian and Belarusian foodstuffs pose to local...

€2 Billion Fund to Enhance EU Defense

The European Commission is allocating nearly €2 billion (about $2.2 billion) to strengthen the EU's defense industry readiness.

Hungary Receives $82Mln in Unlocked EU Funding - Finance Minister

BUDAPEST (Sputnik) - Hungary has received 75.2 million euros ($82 million) in EU budget funding that was blocked under rule-of-law disciplinary proceedings, Finance Minister Mihaly Varga said Friday.

Farmers clash with police in Brussels as EU ministers meet to tackle red tape

Farmers faced off with riot police in Brussels streets paralysed by tractors on Monday, as EU ministers huddled to try to streamline rules and red tape that are fuelling protests across the bloc. 

EU's 2024 Economic Growth Forecasts Cut as Bloc's Big Guns Hit Recession

The 27-member bloc predicts marginal growth of less than one percent this year, raising concerns about potential economic challenges aggravated by risk factors like inflation, escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, rising wages,...

EU calls for 90% cut to greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 despite farmers' revolt

The EU on Tuesday urged a 90-percent cut to its greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, even as the bloc's transition to a greener future was clouded by a widespread farmers' revolt.

French President Emmanuel Macron was set to pay tribute on Friday morning to former European Commission president Jacques Delors, who played an instrumental role in European integration, following his death on Wednesday at 98.

Former EU Commission president Jacques Delors dies at 98

Jacques Delors, a former head of the EU Commission and key figure in the creation of the euro currency, has died, his daughter Martine Aubry told AFP on Wednesday. 

Three major porn sites, including Pornhub, to face tougher EU safety regulations

The European Union on Wednesday added three pornographic websites to its list of online platforms that are large enough to come under tougher safety regulation.

EU commission to prolong use of controversial herbicide glyphosate for 10 years

The European Union will extend glyphosate’s authorisation for 10 years, even though its member states failed to agree over the active ingredient in Bayer AG’s Roundup weedkiller.

European Union weighs advancing Ukraine's membership bid as Russia war drags on

The European Union executive is expected to recommend taking Ukraine one step closer to becoming a member of the bloc this week, according to EU officials, a coveted prize for Kyiv as weariness creeps in nearly two years after Russia's invasion.

EU-Australia free trade deal collapses, could take years to resurrect

A free trade deal between the European Union and Australia has unravelled despite early optimism, with Canberra saying Monday it could take years until negotiations resume.

EU countries deadlocked on plan to extend approval of weedkiller glyphosate

European Union governments failed on Friday to give a decisive opinion on a proposal to extend by 10 years EU approval for the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Bayer's Roundup weedkiller.

EU makes 'huge step foward' on migration system overhaul

EU states on Wednesday agreed to the final part of an overhaul for rules on how they handle asylum seekers and irregular migrants, setting up a push to make it law by elections next year.

EU lawmakers vote to bolster media freedom

EU lawmakers on Tuesday backed proposals to boost journalistic independence, but stopped short of pushing for a blanket ban on governments spying on reporters. 

EU Commission proposes allowing controversial weedkiller glyphosate for another ten years

The European Commission is proposing to renew the use of the controversial and widely used herbicide glyphosate in the EU for 10 years in a text published on Wednesday, after a report saw no reason to block it.

EU rushes to address migrant surge on Italy's Lampedusa island

The EU said Saturday that its top official Ursula von der Leyen would visit the Italian island of Lampedusa, as Rome called on Brussels for help after a surge in migrant arrivals.

Brexit border food checks delayed again amid inflation fears

A government insider said the reason for the latest delay is the 'need to bear down on inflation'

EU lawmakers back major plan to fight climate change, protect nature

The European Union's parliament on Wednesday backed a major plan to protect nature and fight climate change in a cliffhanger vote that had the 27-nation bloc's global green credentials at stake.