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Swedish MEP cuts hair during speech in solidarity with Iranian women

A Swedish member of the European Parliament lopped off her hair during a speech in the EU assembly in solidarity with anti-government demonstrations in Iran ignited by the death in morality police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

Reuters

Millions of iPhone users will need a new charger cable under major new change

A new EU directive means all devices sold in Europe, including Apple's iPhone, after 2024 must have USB-C charging ports, bringing an end to the US giant's Lightning port

Daily Mirror

Uganda police detain nine people for oil pipeline protest

Uganda police detained nine people protesting against a planned crude oil pipeline on Tuesday, in an escalating crackdown on critics of the project opposed by environmentalists, activists and European Union lawmakers.

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When do the clocks change and in what direction as nights get longer and colder

In 2019, the European Parliament voted to remove daylight saving time permanently, but these plans were shelved after Covid struck.

Irish Mirror

EU Approves Phone Charger Reform, Forcing Apple to Adapt

The European Parliament approved new rules on Tuesday that will introduce in the European Union a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras by 2024, a world first that is expected to affect iPhone maker Apple more than its rivals. The vote confirms an earlier agreement among EU…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Apple forced to change charger in Europe as EU approves overhaul

Apple will have to change the charger for its iPhones in the European Union from autumn 2024 to comply with new rules introducing a single charging port for most electronic devices.

Reuters

EU lawmakers on Brazil's Bolsonaro: Respect vote or face sanctions

Several dozen members of the European parliament urged European Union leaders on Wednesday to monitor Brazil's Sunday election for attempts by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to subvert democracy, arguing trade sanctions should apply if he does.

Reuters

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Better free trade outcome 'an illusion' – EU politician

EU trade committee chair on the NZ trade deal, Chinese coercion, and the Ukraine war.

Newsroom.co.nz

Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni's party

Near-final results show a party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, has swept Italy’s national elections

The Independent UK

MP's shares 'agony' of mum's Alzheimer's battle, saying 'she's gone, but still there'

Stephen Kinnock, son of former party leader Neil, and sister Rachel said seeing their mother Glenys deteriorate has been "agony" as they called for better treatment to spare other families the same miser

Daily Mirror

'A suicidal war against nature': Europe's climate ambitions under the microscope

Earlier this week, the United Nations General Assembly opened with a warning from the UN Secretary General that we are in a "suicidal war against nature". The European Union’s leaders have made it clear that they want the bloc to be a champion for climate. But given these words by…

France 24

European spyware investigators criticize Israel and Poland

European Parliament members investigating the use of surveillance spyware by European Union governments have sharply criticized Israel

The Independent UK

'State of the EU' speech: Is the Union rising to acute challenges?

In a much-awaited speech this week, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen focused on the acute problems facing the Union: the war in Ukraine, energy prices and the challenge from autocracies. But some of the MEPs in the audience said the solutions she proposed are vague. We debrief von…

France 24

Orban: EU lawmakers' democracy declaration is a joke

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has lashed out at the European parliament’s declaration that Hungary can no longer be considered a full democracy, saying that the resolution is “a joke.”

The Independent UK

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EU lawmakers' call to cut funds to Hungary a 'boring joke' -Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday the European Parliament's call earlier this week to cut funds to Hungary over democratic backsliding was a "boring joke."

Al Jazeera

EU parliament resolution slams China’s aggression towards Taiwan

Resolution says ‘provocative actions’ by China against Taiwan must have consequences for EU-China relations.

The Canberra Times

EU deforestation moves could backfire: beef producers

"A one-size-fits-all definition of deforestation does not exist."

Reuters

EU lawmakers condemn China's live-fire exercises in Taiwan Strait

Members of the European Parliament backed a resolution on Thursday that condemned China's live-fire military exercises in the Taiwan Strait and called for closer ties between the European Union and Taipei.

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European Parliament says Hungary is no longer a 'full democracy'

Hungary is no longer a "full democracy" and the EU needs to do everything to bring it back into line with European values, the European Parliament said Thursday.

Reuters

EU seeks $140 billion to insulate consumers from energy crisis

The European Union's executive outlined plans on Wednesday to raise more than $140 billion from energy firms to help shield households and businesses from soaring prices that threaten economic recession and insolvencies.

Reuters

EU proposes banning products made with forced labour

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday an EU ban on products made using forced labour with legislation that will add to existing U.S. pressure on China, but will likely change before it enters force.

Daily Mirror

EU nations told not to 'appease' Russia as desperate Putin 'uses kit from North Korea'

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU's alliance with Ukraine would be 'unshakeable' and 'this is the time for us to show resolve, not appeasement'

Reuters

EU executive chief backs call to reform way bloc acts and decides

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen voiced her support on Wednesday for the idea of reforming EU institutions through an update of the European Union's treaties, something she said citizens had shown they wanted.

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Says Solidarity with Ukraine ‘Unshakeable’, Lays Out Energy Spike Solutions

The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday a series of proposals to curb the energy price spike that has hit Europe in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while stressing that the bloc's solidarity with Kyiv would be "unshakeable." With Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska the guest of honor as…

Reuters

EU will double firefighting capacity to tackle climate impacts, von der Leyen says

The European Union will double its firefighting capacity to help countries cope with increasingly devastating climate change impacts, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.

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