Ursula von der Leyen confirmed as president of European Commission
The European Parliament voted 383-327 with 22 abstentions to approve von der Leyen’s nomination. Continue reading
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Canada wants to ban single-use plastics. Here’s how that works in Europe
Canada is set to model its own ban on the policy brought in by the E.U. earlier this year. Here’s how it works. Continue reading
Newly formed Brexit Party is U.K.’s big winner in EU elections
With results announced early Monday for all of England and Wales, the Brexit Party had won 28 of the 73 British EU seats up for grabs and almost a third of the votes. Continue reading
How European Parliament elections work — and what happened this year
More than 400 million voters in 28 nations had the right to vote over the past four days. Here’s a look at that massive exercise in democracy. Continue reading
Police clash with yellow vest protests as May Day marches take place around the world
French yellow vest protesters and police have clashed briefly in Paris as thousands of people gather for a May Day march. Continue reading
French police, demonstrators clash in Strasbourg as Yellow Vest protests continue
The so-called ‘yellow vests’ protesters were back on the streets across France two days after Macron outlined policy proposals including tax cuts worth around 5 billion euros ($5.58 billion) in response to the protests. Continue reading
Prospect of national unity coalition government raised amid Brexit chaos
Britain has in the past had national unity governments in times of national crisis. Continue reading
Potential ‘meme killer’ law moves forward with EU lawmakers
The European Union is moving forward with a bill that could dramatically change the way videos, photos and memes are shared on the internet. Continue reading
Trudeau touts merits of EU free trade pact, warns CETA could be last deal of its kind
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showed the European Union some much needed love today in a highly-anticipated speech following its ratification of the free trade pact with Canada. Continue reading
Brexit fallout: English language could be dropped from European Union
Of all the myriad challenges facing the European Union with the pending departure of Britain, one unlikely issue that needs to be resolved is the fact that English would no longer be an official language. Continue reading