EU tells Tory leadership contenders it will not change Brexit deal for a new prime minister
11/06/2019
A new prime minister in the UK will not be able to change the Brexit deal negotiated by Theresa May, the EU Commission has confirmed.
EU takes Hungary's far-right government to court for making it illegal to help asylum seekers
25/07/2019
The European Commission has taken Hungary to court over a controversial new law that makes it illegal to give assistance to asylum seekers.
EU slaps down Jacob Rees-Mogg for suggesting UK should deliberately cause chaos if Brexit is delayed
05/04/2019
Brussels has slapped down Jacob-Rees Mogg after the leading Brexiteer suggested the UK should wilfully cause chaos at the EU institutions if Brexit was delayed.
The EU has published contingency plans in case of the possible collapse of Brexit trade talks with the UK.
The European Commission said on Monday that the EU was ready for a no-deal Brexit and that Britain would suffer most under such a scenario.
Establishing the tax havens could make it harder to sign a trade deal with the EU.
EU reveals plan to regulate Big Tech
15/12/2020
Big tech firms face yearly checks on how they are tackling illegal and harmful content under new rules unveiled by the European Commission.
In total, European Commission has pledged €232M to help contain coronavirus outbreak, as Italy becomes an infection hotspot.
Boris Johnson given until 22 November to respond to infringement procedure.
Taxpayers could face paying for large fine after Downing Street fails to put forward nominee.
SCOTS have bid farewell to the European Commission's Edinburgh base after it posted a video showing the removal of its EU flag. / While the European Parliament is set to keep its Scotland office beyond Brexit, the Commission will no longer operate from Edinburgh's Alva Street.
UK foreign secretary has said EU invite for Covid-19 scheme was sent to old email address.
EU confidence that the UK would come out far worse is bad news for Tory leadership candidates planning brinkmanship. / EU officials are working on the basis that the UK’s economy will be hit up to 10 times as hard by a no-deal Brexit than the UK, the latest analysis by the European Commission shows.
As the U.S. government mulls whether to issue guidelines to states this week about when and how to end their lockdowns, the European Union has today adopted such guidelines for its member states.
DOZENS of British officials working in the European Commission have secured an Irish passport in order to maintain career progress within the EU institutions after Brexit.
Participation in the scheme is seen as a test of the prime minister's pragmatism on Brexit and Covid-19.
Commission report urges Member States to improve animal welfare and conservation efforts of zoos
16/11/2018
A European Commission evaluation report published last week concluded that the Council Directive 1999/22/EC (known as the “Zoo Directive”) fits for purpose and plays a crucial role with regard to conservation of biodiversity.
The EU executive has already prepared the ground for a new initiative on gene editing to overhaul the current GMO legislation, EU agriculture commissioner Phil Hogan has said.
On 27 October 2022, the European Commission announced that it has decided, under the state aid rules, to approve a EUR12 million German scheme to support the fisheries sector in the context of Brexit.
The EU has accused UK leadership hopeful Boris Johnson of fake news over his complaint that "Brussels bureaucrats" made life hard for smoked herring sellers. It emerged that the rules were made by the UK, and not the EU.
UK respondents in YouGov survey now more likely to say they trust the EC more than they trust their government.
The Home Office lost a case over the 'pre-settled-status' rule - which could see up to 2.6million EU citizens become 'illegal overstayers' overnight and 'liable to detention and removal'.
'Unprecedented transformation': European Commission unveils €1tr investment strategy to decarbonise a continent
14/01/2020
The Sustainable Europe Investment Plan also details plans for a Just Transition Mechanism to support those regions facing a particularly far-reaching transformation.
Brexit negotiations "have been difficult" and "no solution has been identified" to the Irish backstop, the European Commission has said.