Ursula von der Leyen
Energy
EU Proposes $141 Billion Taxes On Energy Firms to Tackle Soaring Prices
On Wednesday, the EU unveiled proposals to tax energy firms by up to $140 billion euros ($141 billion) to alleviate the burden of soaring prices for households and businesses across the bloc.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen presented the...
Diplomacy
North Macedonia Approves Bulgaria Dispute Deal, Clears Way For EU Talks
The parliament of North Macedonia voted to end a long-standing dispute with Bulgaria, thus clearing its way to European Union membership talks.
Europe
EU Commission Recommends Ukraine Be Given Candidate Status
The EU Commission signaled on Friday its support for Ukraine's long-desired quest to join the European Union, paving the union's way deeper into former Soviet Union territories.
In a news conference, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced...
Europe
European Parliament President David Sassoli Dies at 65
European Parliament President David Sassoli died in the early hours of Tuesday at a hospital in Aviano, Italy. He was 65.
The Italian former journalist and center-left politician had been seriously ill for more than two weeks and canceled all...
Cyprus
Erdogan Warned Not to Inflame Tensions in Occupied Cyprus Visit
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced recently that he will pay a visit to occupied Cyprus on July 20, to celebrate the anniversary of the 1974 Turkish invasion.
Turkish Cypriot authorities and Turkey are organizing festivities every year to celebrate,...
Economy
EU Commission Approves €30.5bn Recovery Plan to “Reshape” Greece
The European Commission endorsed Greece's recovery plan, totaling 30.5 billion euros as President Ursula von der Leyen visits Athens.
Europe
EU Seals Deal for 1.8 Billion More Pfizer Vaccine Doses
The European Commission has struck a deal with BioNTech/Pfizer to buy up to 1.8 billion additional doses of their COVID-19 vaccine
Europe
The Biggest Vaccine Deal in History: EU to Scoop 1.8 Billion Pfizer Shots
The EU is working on a deal with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer-BioNTech for what is called the biggest COVID 19 vaccine deal in the world.
Economy
Greece Submits $36 Billion National Recovery Plan to EU
Greece submitted its national recovery plan to the European Union aimed at helping repair the economic damage caused by the pandemic.
Diplomacy
EU Chief Snubbed At Meeting with Erdogan in Diplomatic Fiasco
The head of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, was snubbed in a gaffe at talks between the EU and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.