The European Union's drive to simplify rules will not weaken the bloc's climate change goals, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

LISBON (Reuters) - The 23 EU members who also belong to NATO are likely to agree to raise the defence spending target above the current 2% of national output at a June summit of the alliance that will set a new level, European Council President Antonio Costa said.

Launching an unwelcome takeover of a rival bank used to be a sign of dangerous excess. These days, it seems to be the most logical option available to would-be acquirers. Three bids and one possible approach are currently on the table in Europe,

Tuesday’s dispute took place in the polite environs of LinkedIn. The Commission’s current Director General for Climate Action Kurt Vandenberghe had posted that with the U.S. stepping back from climate action, the EU’s strong green laws “may turn out to be a great asset to attract investment.”

EU member states have been told to review transactions that have taken place since January 2021 in areas where these technologies have formed part of overseas investment. They must submit a progress report in July and a comprehensive risk assessment a year later.

Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation rate rose to 2.9% in January, from 2.8% in the period through December, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Thursday.

Following calls to reduce the regulatory burden imposed on businesses, the European Union is poised to reform a series of laws passed under the EU Green Deal.

Following calls to reduce the regulatory burden imposed on businesses, the European Union is poised to reform a series of laws passed under the EU Green Deal

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to begin lifting sanctions on Syria, but insist that the measures should be reimposed if they see any abuses by the country’s new rulers.

Separate from LNG, the sanctions package will propose penalties on more aging oil-exporting tankers operating as part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, the diplomats added. The EU will target 74 new vessels, two other EU diplomats said.

Despite dark and turbulent times, Kaja Kallas struck an optiministic note in an interview with DW's Alexandra von Nahmen. Not even Donald Trump's Greenland aspirations have her too fazed.