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New EU sanctions put the squeeze on Russian oil smugglers
Hundreds of tankers could be barred from European ports as part of a new effort to crack down on illicit sales of Russian crude oil that Western nations fear are helping fund the war in Ukraine. After...
View ArticleItaly’s new EU prosecutor faces criticism over judiciary independence
Italy’s government has helped install a new prosecutor at the EU’s financial crime-fighting agency over the recommendation of outside experts, prompting criticism that Rome is threatening the body’s...
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Migration money feud infiltrates EU summit
BRUSSELS — EU countries are bickering over granting billions in new funds to deal with migration as asylum applications soar and backlogs pile up at the Continent’s borders. Germany, which received a...
View ArticleEU’s disability card needs to go beyond good intentions, say activists
An EU scheme to make urban life easier for people with disabilities promised to do away with bureaucracy and help them access key services — but cities and regions aren’t all on the same page,...
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EU moves to quit energy investment treaty
The European Union on Friday moved to pull the plug on the bloc’s membership in the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) — an investor protection pact that’s seen as hampering decarbonization efforts. Brussels...
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Is Turkey now joining the EU? No, but the EU is engaging
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s latest round of geopolitical brinkmanship came with a new twist this week: Linking his support for Sweden’s NATO bid with Turkey’s own application to join the EU. It was an...
View ArticleGreece and Turkey seek fresh start to bilateral relations
ATHENS — Greece and Turkey agreed on a fresh start in their bilateral relationship following the recent thaw driven by the deadly earthquakes earlier this year. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
View ArticleInside a Ukrainian baby factory
KYIV, Ukraine — When Tanya, a 45-year-old woman living in Los Angeles, paid $10,000 and sent two embryos to a surrogacy firm in Ukraine hoping to build a family six years ago, she says she never...
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The climate law the EU (conveniently) forgot
With next year’s European election fast approaching and policy work slowly drawing to a close, Brussels lawmakers have largely managed the Herculean task of pushing through the bloc’s Green Deal...
View ArticleUrsula von der Leyen’s going on vacation. Who’s she leaving in charge of the EU?
BRUSSELS — It’s officially August, which means the last Eurocrats are heading out of town to their favorite summer retreats, and most of Brussels is “out of office.” But a few commissioners have the...
View ArticleLiving Cities movie club
Ahead of Living Cities’ summer break, we asked our readers to submit their favorite films about European cities. With entries ranging from “Trainspotting” to “The Third Man,” they didn’t disappoint....
View ArticleVon der Leyen condemns Turkish Cypriot attack on UN peacekeepers
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen joined the U.K., France and the U.S. in expressing shock and disapproval over an assault on U.N. peacekeepers in Cyprus by Turkish Cypriots. “I...
View ArticleEU warns of financial risks from Andorra, Monaco and San Marino
An EU plan to forge closer ties with three tiny countries that sit within its borders risks causing significant financial harm to Europe’s consumers, the bloc’s own watchdogs warned. In a dramatic...
View ArticlePolice in Cyprus arrest 21 as locals and migrants clash
Police in Cyprus arrested 21 people on Monday amid fierce clashes between migrants and local residents in Chloraka, a village west of Nicosia. The arrests came following a second day of disturbances,...
View ArticleUkraine’s most powerful spiritual force faces a choice
KYIV, Ukraine — One Friday afternoon in late July, on the bank of Kyiv’s Lake Jordan, more than 400 Ukrainians gathered to celebrate their national christening. Cupcakes, pies, and cookies with...
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We should never have let Cyprus join the EU
Jack Straw was foreign secretary of the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2006. It was recently reported that two houses in an exclusive enclave near Moscow had been purchased for Russian President Vladimir...
View ArticleDon’t let Putin keep us out of the EU, Moldova implores
BRUSSELS — Moldova wants to become the EU’s newest member, pushing to be offered a clear path to accession when Brussels unveils its latest expansion plans next month despite fears that joining could...
View ArticleUkraine’s accession would cost €186B, EU estimates
BRUSSELS — Integrating Ukraine into the European Union could mean some €186 billion in EU funds flowing to the country over seven years, according to an internal note of the Council of the EU seen by...
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How Europe became the Wild West of spyware
BRUSSELS — The spyware deployed against Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, was made and marketed by a European company. A link sent to Metsola as a reply to a post on X was...
View ArticleMacron’s peace forum adds to ‘conference overkill,’ critics say
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has a dizzying to-do list this week: fix the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, stop melting ice-caps, and straighten out the challenges of artificial intelligence....
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