3+ hour, 2+ min ago  (312+ words) Brussels, 19 June 2026 The European Commission has selected EUROPA, a European consortium led by the Italian company Domyn, as the winner of its Frontier AI Grand Challenge. The project will develop an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model covering all 24 official EU…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago  (236+ words) Brussels, 19 June 2026 Jozef S'kela, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, will visit Brazil from 19 to 24 June to advance the European Union's strategic partnership with Brazil under'Global Gateway. The Commissioner's visit seeks to strengthen mutual cooperation on sustainable infrastructure, critical raw materials,…...

13+ hour, 57+ min ago  (332+ words) The Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) will be co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine and will take place in the city of Gda'sk on 25 and 26 June 2026. URC 2026 seeks to bolster international support for the country's reconstruction as well as catalyze investments for…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (332+ words) Luxembourg, 16 June 2026 The Council agreed its'negotiating position on the European Biotech Act I directive, which updates the rules on genetically modified micro-organisms (GMMs) and the processing of organs. The proposed directive forms part of the European Biotech Act I, which…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (556+ words) Luxembourg, 15 June 2026 On Monday, the EU and Ukraine reached a significant milestone by opening negotiations on the so-called'fundamentals" cluster. This cluster covers the core values and principles on which the EU is built. It includes the EUacquisrelated to therule of…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (404+ words) Luxembourg, 15 June 2026 Today, the Council adopted a decision formally concluding the agreement between the EU and Canada on the'participation of Canadian companies and products'originating from Canada in procurement under the "Security action for Europe" (SAFE)'. Canada is the'first non-European country'to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (743+ words) A Xinhua commentary, reflecting the Chinese government's position, warns that the EU's de-risking agenda and planned restrictions on Chinese investment could undermine China-EU trade relations, raise costs for Europe, and trigger Chinese countermeasures. Beijing, 11 June 2026 Recent vociferous talk and highly…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (463+ words) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a proposed 21st sanctions package targeting key sectors that continue to generate revenue for Russia's war effort. The measures focus on energy, financial services, crypto-assets, trade and fisheries, while also introducing new restrictions…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (214+ words) Stockholm, 8 June 2026 A coalition of Nordic, Baltic, Central European and Benelux countries has urged the European Commission to tighten and harmonise visa rules for Russian citizens, arguing that continued large-scale tourism from Russia undermines EU sanctions, creates security risks for…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (458+ words) Luxembourg, 3 June 2026 The EU General Court has partly annulled the European Commission's 2023 Digital Markets Act designation of Meta as a gatekeeper. The Court found that the Commission had not sufficiently reasoned its classification of Marketplace as an online intermediation service,…...