Europeans' desire to store online knows no bounds and is creating new problems. This is now prompting the EU Commission, which wants to put a stop to the flood of parcels with a new package of ...

The European Commission has adopted legislation requiring EU countries to do Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) during foodborne outbreaks. Member states will need to collect Salmonella, Listeria ...

The new European commissioner for health and animal safety has promised to improve areas related to food safety standards. Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Health and Animal Safety, said he ...

In its 2024 election manifesto, the Labour Party promised to "reset the relationship" between the UK and the EU. But seven months since Sir Keir Starmer won the general election, are we any closer ...

It would “be a cruel paradox if, during the time of this direct Russian threat and Chinese expansion,” the EU and the United States might end up in a “conflict among allies," said Polish ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer this week joined EU heads of government for a dinner in Brussels – the first British leader to do so since Brexit. On the menu: transatlantic relations and defence.

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While warning of a possible attack by Russia in the coming years, Kallas added that the EU had for too long offered Russia alternatives. Kallas’s rallying cry was the latest in a slew of ...

The French president views the prime minister as the “demandeur”, a leader humbled into returning to the EU fold because Britain has been weakened by Brexit, senior diplomats have reportedly said.

The UK is "not choosing between the US and the EU", Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said after President Donald Trump threatened the European Union with trade tariffs. Over the weekend ...