An agreement between European Parliament and the European Council said cases would be cut if countries lack 'relevant circumstances, such as indiscriminate violence in the context of an armed conflict.

The EU Council on Friday backed a negotiating position for a digital euro that includes both online and offline functionality, diverging from earlier European Parliament proposals that focused solely on offline usage.

European Union leaders will try to overcome staunch resistance to both a funding plan for Ukraine and a massive trade deal with South America during a summit in Brussels starting Thursday — insisting that the bloc’s reputation is on the line.

Cyprus joined the EU in 2004 as a war-divided island and could offer Ukraine a blueprint for accession. The island will take over the EU’s rotating presidency from Denmark on Jan. 1 and has promised to continue work on Ukraine’s bid.

The European Union will not exempt Britain from its CO2 emissions fee on imported goods, including steel and cement, until the two sides link their carbon markets, the bloc's climate chief said. Briti

The European Parliament voted on Dec. 17 to delay a key antideforestation regulation that was adopted in 2023 and originally supposed to be implemented at the end of 2024. The implementation was delayed a year to December 2025,

A Joint Declaration on EU legislative priorities for 2026 was signed today by the Presidents of Parliament, Council and Commission.

The European Union struck a provisional deal on Wednesday to set tighter controls on imports of farm products resulting from a planned trade agreement with South American bloc Mercosur, potentially meeting some complaints of critics of the deal.