EU
29 Oct 2019
Now that the EU has agreed to a three-month Brexit extension, the UK may have to prepare for a general election — if Prime Minister Boris Johnson gets his way. Here's a look at what might happen next.
27 Oct 2019
At a meeting in Malta, the three largest countries in the EU want to find a solution to the issue of distributing migrants. Will other countries follow their lead? Bernd Riegert reports.
27 Oct 2019
British MPs issued narrow support for debating Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, but rejected his plan to complete the process in just three days. EU officials are backing a delay, but what comes next is not wholly clear.
26 Oct 2019
Johnson sent a trio of letters to the EU: One unsigned requesting a Brexit extension, a copy of the law requiring him to request the extension and one arguing against an extension. The EU will now consider his request.
14 Oct 2019
EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and UK Stephen Barclay will "intensify" negotiations after getting the go-ahead from the remaining 27 member states. The EU Commission will assess their progress on Monday.
13 Oct 2019
Migrants brought to shore by sea rescuers are to be distributed across the EU. But the bloc's interior ministers failed to draft a blueprint on how to do so at their recent summit, Bernd Riegert reports from Luxembourg.
4 Oct 2019
Facebook Inc. could be forced to remove offensive and hateful posts by users in the European Union due to a pending ruling by the EU Court of Justice. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Alex Webb has the details on "Bloomberg Surveillance." His opinions are his own.
24 Sep 2019
The EU General Court has overturned an EU Commission decision that Starbucks benefited from illegal tax breaks in the Netherlands. The ruling can still be appealed.
15 Aug 2019
Germany, France, Italy, Britain and the United States are seeking compromise over tensions between Serbia and Kosovo. Both are seeking EU accession.
27 Jul 2019
Top EU civil servant Martin Selmayr is to leave Brussels to head the bloc's mission in Vienna, Austria. The German aide to outgoing EU Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker was regarded as influential but controversial.
19 Jul 2019
The EU has accused UK leadership hopeful Boris Johnson of fake news over his complaint that "Brussels bureaucrats" made life hard for smoked herring sellers. It emerged that the rules were made by the UK, and not the EU.
11 Jul 2019
German conservative politician Manfred Weber will not be the next president of the European Commission, according to a German newspaper. EU leaders have been wrangling for weeks over who should get the top job.
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The European Commission hopes that pushing ahead long-brewing trade deals with Latin American governments can boost the EU.
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EU interior ministers are set to debate plans for stricter asylum rules. Will Germany throw a spanner in the works?
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