European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is turning a blind eye to Israel’s “war crimes” in Gaza, hundreds of EU staffers wrote in a letter circulating within the bloc’s institutions, The Irish Times reported on Friday. The European Commission is giving a “free hand to the acceleration and legitimacy …
Read More »European Commission backs harsher visa rules for Russians
The European Commission has backed a proposal put out by EU foreign ministers to suspend an agreement with Moscow that allows Russian citizens to apply for EU visas under simplified procedures. In a statement put out on Tuesday, the commission said it hopes the EU Council will approve the move …
Read More »EU Commission officially backs Ukraine as candidate
The European Commission believes Ukraine should be granted the status of candidate for European Union membership, the chief of the EU’s executive body, Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday. The country would still need to implement some changes to match the EU’s requirements, but it already boasts a “very …
Read More »European Commission to support Ukraine’s EU candidate status – Politico
The European Commission is to support giving EU candidate nation status to Ukraine, Politico reported on Monday. Several anonymous officials “familiar with the debate among commissioners” told the media outlet that among the factors which tipped the scales in Kiev’s favor were the sacrifices Ukrainians have made so far, as …
Read More »European Commission head says EU wants Ukraine ‘in’
The president of the European Commission has claimed that the EU wants to see Ukraine joining its ranks as a military conflict between Kiev and Moscow rages on. The official was short on specifics and did not provide a timeline for the potential accession, however. “We have a process with …
Read More »US, EU end Trump-era dispute over steel & aluminum tariffs – European Commission
“Pleased to announce that US President Joe Biden and I have reached an agreement to suspend tariffs on steel and aluminum and work together on a new global agreement on steel,” the official wrote on Twitter. According to US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the new agreement will allow “a limited …
Read More »EU Parliament sues European Commission over ‘inaction’ concerning rule-of-law mechanism
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Read More »As the European Parliament threatens to sue the European Commission, it’s clear the EU is ripping itself apart over Poland
Poland’s refusal to bow to European Union pressure has revealed a fissure at the heart of the bloc. Brussels simply does not know how to proceed in its battle with Poland over the supremacy of EU law. Some want the Poles punished now, others want more negotiations, while Hungary is …
Read More »Russia is NOT manipulating gas market to drive up costs, European Commission says in response to claims Moscow plotted price rise
Speaking to Bulgarian broadcaster bTV on Friday, Frans Timmermans, the Commission’s deputy head, said, “Russia is fulfilling its gas supply contracts.” He added that “we have no reason to believe it is putting pressure on the market or manipulating it.” However, Timmermans went on to say that “the demand for …
Read More »Inquiry launched into European Commission chief’s refusal to hand over text messages she exchanged with Pfizer CEO
European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly, the EU’s top accountability and governance officer, launched an inquiry into the European Commission’s refusal to hand over the contents of communications between von der Leyen and a CEO of an unnamed pharmaceutical company about a Covid-19 vaccine contract. As a first step, O’Reilly asked the …
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