Brussels hopes simplifying green compliance rules will boost Europe’s flagging economy. Green groups fear something more sinister.

Robert Fico was due to discuss his gas transit dispute with Ukraine with EU leaders. A plane ferrying Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to Brussels for a meeting with European Commission top brass was turned around as a result of a technical problem that closed Belgian airspace on Thursday.

The EU will on Wednesday publish an economic blueprint that aims to cut regulations around supply chain standards and corporate sustainability as well as reducing the bloc's reliance on China for

BRUSSELS - 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. Read more at straitstimes.com.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen affirmed the EU's commitment to its Green Deal objectives, emphasizing the need for flexibility in achieving these goals. She highlighted the importance of adaptability,

The head of a major humanitarian organisation said U.S. President Donald Trump's order to halt foreign aid for 90 days would have immediate and disastrous consequences in Afghanistan where relief operations are already stretched thin.

EU nations must work together quickly to help the bloc compete against global economic powerhouses like China and the U.S., European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

Brussels has called on EU member states to help revive the bloc's sluggish economies. It laid out a Competitiveness Compass with policies to boost growth. Can the plan make Europe fit for competing with China and the US?

The European Union will remain committed to the Paris climate agreement, despite US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw once again, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.

The Commission's 'Action Plan on Affordable energy' is slated for 26 February, and von der Leyen has charged her Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen with updating the governance rules which set out how EU countries collectively manage the bloc's power grid.

The European Commission has published on the 29th January the “Competitiveness Compass for the EU”, setting out ambitious initiatives aimed