Ukraine war: EU plans Russian oil ban and war crimes sanctions
By Paul Kirby BBC News Russia-Ukraine war The EU has proposed some of its toughest measures yet against Russia, including…
Poland’s top court ruling marks major challenge to EU laws
Poland’s top court has rejected the principle of the primacy of EU law over national legislation in certain judicial matters,…
Swiss abandon years of EU talks and reject treaty
After years of talks, Switzerland has scrapped efforts aimed at agreeing an over-arching treaty with the EU. Switzerland is not…
Climate change: EU official backs German Greens on curbing flights
Climate change The EU’s top official on climate action has backed the German Greens’ call for tax and pricing changes…
Covid: EU’s von der Leyen admits vaccine rollout failures
Coronavirus pandemic The EU was late to authorise Covid-19 vaccines and “still not where we want to be”, European Commission…